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<noinclude>{{ReferBox|Sistemi di caricamento}}</noinclude>Introdotto dalla [[Parker]] nel [[1933]] con il lancio sul mercato della omonima [[Vacumatic]], venne pubblicizzato come il primo sistema di caricamento senza sacchetto di gomma (''sacless'').  In realtà questo non è assolutamente vero (un classico esempio di pubblicità ingannevole) sia perché all'epoca esistevano già parecchie versioni di sistemi di caricamento senza sacchetto di gomma, come la [[siringa rovesciata]] della [[Onoto]] ed il [[caricamento a stantuffo]] della [[Pelikan]], sia perché in realtà il caricamento si affida sempre ad un elemento di gomma flessibile, il diaframma (o ''[[diaphragm]]'', come si indica nel mondo anglosassone), anche se questo non svolge le funzioni di serbatoio.  
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<noinclude>{{ReferBox|Filling systems}}</noinclude>Introduced by [[Parker]] in [[1933]] with the launch of the [[Vacumatic]] model, it was advertised as the first rubber ''sacless'' filling system.  In fact this is absolutely not true (a classic example of misleading advertising) both because at the time there were already several versions of rubber sacless filling systems, such as the [[plunger filler]] of [[Onoto]] and the [[piston filler]] of [[Pelikan]], or because in reality the filling always relies on a flexible rubber element, the ''[[diaphragm]]'', even if this does not perform the functions of a tank.  
  
Fra i vari sistemi di caricamenti basati sull'uso di uno sfiatatoio il ''Vacumatic'' è senz'altro uno dei più complessi, ma in realtà non è che una rielaborazione del meccanismo del precedente ''[[bulb filler]]'' in cui invece di usare una pompetta la compressione dell'aria nel corpo della penna viene fatta attraverso il movimento di una membrana di gomma, il ''[[diaphragm|diaframma]]'' appunto.  In questo caso il movimento viene effettuato attraverso la pressione su un pulsante a molla posto sul fondello della penna, che agisce sul meccanismo che sposta la membrana. Ripetendo più volte la pressione si ottiene lo stesso risultato di pompaggio di una normale pompetta di gomma.
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[[File:VacumaticFillerSchema.svg|center|500px|Diagram of a pen with  ''Vacumatic'' filler]]
  
Questo meccanismo comporta il vantaggio di poter disporre di un fondello più corto, che rende l'aspetto della penna più gradevole, questo era ancor più evidente nelle prime versioni del sistema, denominate "''[[lockdown]]''", in cui il pulsante, realizzato con un cilindretto di metallo con una scanalatura laterale, poteva essere mantenuto in posizione ''premuta'' grazie alla presenza di una terminazione ad "L" della scanalatura stessa, che ne consentiva l'aggancio al meccanismo tramite una rotazione, così poi da consentire la chiusura del fondello stesso (a vite).
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Among the various filling systems based on the use of a breather tube, the ''Vacumatic'' is certainly one of the most complex, but in reality it is only a reworking of the mechanism of the previous ''[[bulb filler]]'' in which instead of using a pump the compression of the air in the body of the pen is done through the movement of a rubber membrane, the ''[[diaphragm]]'' precisely.  In this case the movement is made by pressing a spring button on the bottom of the pen, which acts on the mechanism that moves the membrane. Repeating the pressure several times results in the same pumping result as a normal rubber pump.
  
Del sistema venne prodotta, a partire dal [[1937]], una seconda versione denominata "''[[speedline]]''", in cui la realizzazione era semplificata eliminando il sistema di bloccaggio. Questo comportava un fondello più lungo, ma venne pubblicizzato per la possibilità di effettuare il riempimento con una sola mano (in realtà per svitare il fondello se ne usano comunque due). Dal [[1942]] circa il sistema venne ulteriormente revisionato (con la versione chiamata "''[[speedline|wartime]]''" dai collezionisti) usando un pulsante in celluloide anziché in alluminio.<noinclude>
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This mechanism has the advantage of having a shorter bottom, which makes the appearance of the pen more pleasant, this was even more evident in the first versions of the system, called "''[[lockdown]]''", in which the button, made with a metal cylinder with a lateral groove, could be kept in ''pressed'' position thanks to the presence of a "L" shaped end of the groove itself, which allowed it to be attached to the mechanism by a rotation, so then to allow the closure of the back itself (screw).
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A second version of the system, called "''[[speedline]]''", was produced starting from [[1937]], in which the realization was simplified by eliminating the locking system. This involved a longer bottom, but was advertised for the possibility of filling with one hand (in fact, to unscrew the bottom you still use two). Since [[1942]] about the system was further revised (with the version called "''[[speedline|wartime]]''" by collectors) using a button in celluloid instead of aluminum.<noinclude>
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Filling systems

Introduced by Parker in 1933 with the launch of the Vacumatic model, it was advertised as the first rubber sacless filling system. In fact this is absolutely not true (a classic example of misleading advertising) both because at the time there were already several versions of rubber sacless filling systems, such as the plunger filler of Onoto and the piston filler of Pelikan, or because in reality the filling always relies on a flexible rubber element, the diaphragm, even if this does not perform the functions of a tank.

Diagram of a pen with Vacumatic filler

Among the various filling systems based on the use of a breather tube, the Vacumatic is certainly one of the most complex, but in reality it is only a reworking of the mechanism of the previous bulb filler in which instead of using a pump the compression of the air in the body of the pen is done through the movement of a rubber membrane, the diaphragm precisely. In this case the movement is made by pressing a spring button on the bottom of the pen, which acts on the mechanism that moves the membrane. Repeating the pressure several times results in the same pumping result as a normal rubber pump.

This mechanism has the advantage of having a shorter bottom, which makes the appearance of the pen more pleasant, this was even more evident in the first versions of the system, called "lockdown", in which the button, made with a metal cylinder with a lateral groove, could be kept in pressed position thanks to the presence of a "L" shaped end of the groove itself, which allowed it to be attached to the mechanism by a rotation, so then to allow the closure of the back itself (screw).

A second version of the system, called "speedline", was produced starting from 1937, in which the realization was simplified by eliminating the locking system. This involved a longer bottom, but was advertised for the possibility of filling with one hand (in fact, to unscrew the bottom you still use two). Since 1942 about the system was further revised (with the version called "wartime" by collectors) using a button in celluloid instead of aluminum.

Related Patents

  • Patent n° US-1966369, of 1934-07-10, requested on 1934-02-13, of Steven G. Yates, David Kahn, Wearever. Fountain pen.
  • Patent n° GB-471612, of 1937-09-08, requested on 1936-04-08, of Edward G. Knight, De La Rue - Onoto. Improvements in or relating to self-filling fountain pens.
  • Patent n° DE-682506, of 1939-10-16, requested on 1937-02-12, Osmia. Fuellfederhalter mit einem im hinteren Ende des Halterschaftes befestigten, durch eine Kolbenstange umstuelpbaren Gummisack.