Device for dispensing chemiluminescent solution

A marking device comprising:

• an elongate hollow housing having an inside chamber and extending from a housing first end to a housing second end, wherein the housing is formed from an elastically deformable material and the first end is closed;
• a first chemiluminescent fluid disposed within a breakable container, wherein the breakable container is disposed within the inside chamber, and wherein the breakable container has a diameter that is at least 30 percent that of a diameter of the inside chamber;
• a second chemiluminescent fluid disposed within the inside chamber, wherein one of the first chemiluminescent fluid and the second chemiluminescent fluid is an oxalate solution, and wherein the other of the first chemiluminescent fluid and the second of the second chemiluminescent fluid that is not the oxalate solution is an activator solution that is an aqueous solution and that includes a surfactant;
• a tip assembly attached to the housing second end and comprising:
• a hollow body connected with the housing second end, the body having a first end and a second end, wherein the body first end is positioned adjacent the inside chamber and the body second end is positioned adjacent a peripheral edge of the housing second end, the body having one or more surface features that register with surface features of the housing to provide a locked attachment therebetween;
• a nib movably disposed in the body and including a first end extending towards the housing and a second end extending towards the body second end, wherein the second end includes a tip that extends outwardly from the body second end;
• a spring disposed within the body interposed between the body first end and the nib and imposing a biasing force on the nib;
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• a porous material disposed over an outer surface of the nib tip and the body second opening and secured to the body second end;
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• wherein a chemiluminescent solution is formed by deforming the housing to cause the breakable container to break to cause the first and second chemiluminescent fluids to mix and react to form a chemiluminescent solution, and wherein the chemiluminescent solution flows from the internal chamber to the tip assembly and is dispensed from the body second end by the nib and porous material.

A marking device for dispensing a marking solution comprising:

• a housing having an inside chamber extending from a housing first end to a housing second end, wherein the housing first end is closed and the housing second end is open;
• a volume of a marking solution disposed within the inside chamber;
• a tip assembly attached to the housing and comprising:
• a hollow body disposed within the housing second end, the body having a first end and a second end, wherein the body first end is open and positioned adjacent to and in fluid-flow communication with the inside chamber, wherein the body second end is open and positioned adjacent a peripheral edge of the housing second end, the body including an inwardly tapered section moving from the body first end to the body second end;
• a nib disposed in the body and including a first end extending axially towards the housing and a second end extending axially towards the body second end, the nib second end having a tip that extends outwardly from the body second end;
• a spring disposed within the body and imposing a biasing force on the nib urging the nib towards the body second end;
• a porous material disposed over an outer surface of the nib tip and the body second opening;
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• a ring element disposed over the porous material and attached with the body second end such that the porous material is securely interposed in place in the tip assembly between the body and the ring;
• wherein the marking solution is a chemiluminescent solution, and wherein the chemiluminescent solution is formed by breaking a container comprising a first chemiluminescent fluid to mix with a second chemiluminescent fluid already disposed within the internal chamber, wherein the container is broken by bending or squeezing the housing, and wherein the first chemiluminescent fluid is an activator solution, and the second chemiluminescent fluid is an oxalate solution, and wherein the activator solution is an aqueous solution and comprises a surfactant.