Palm pen
OwnerMark Cubaninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pen for writing, referred to as a palm pen herein because the body of the pen fits into the palm of a human hand. The palm pen can include a spherically shaped body, and an ink delivery system. The ink delivery system can include a tip having an end connected to the body and an opposite end comprising a nib, an ink conduit having an end coupled to the nib within the tip and an opposite end extending inside the body, and a first ink cartridge fluidly coupled with the opposite end of the ink conduit and contained within the body. The ink delivery system can additionally include a cartridge holder having an active cartridge slot for the first ink cartridge and cartridge storage slots for storage of additional ink cartridges.
Claims20
A pen comprising:
- a spherically shaped body;
- and
- an ink delivery system comprising:
- a tip having an end connected to the body and an opposite end comprising a nib;
- an ink conduit having an end coupled to the nib within the tip and an opposite end extending inside the body;
- a first ink cartridge fluidly coupled with the opposite end of the ink conduit and contained within the body;
- and
- a cartridge holder contained within the body and comprising a plurality of cartridge storage slots and an active cartridge slot, wherein the active cartridge slot is configured to hold the first ink cartridge, wherein the first ink cartridge is fluidly coupled with the opposite end of the ink conduit via the cartridge holder,
- wherein the plurality of cartridge storage slots comprises a first set and a second set, wherein one of the plurality of cartridge storage slots in the first set is between the active cartridge slot and another of the plurality of cartridge storage slots in the first set, and wherein one of the plurality of cartridge storages slots in the second set is between the active cartridge slot of another of the plurality of cartridge storage slots in the second set.
A pen comprising:
- a spherically shaped body;
- an ink delivery system comprising i) a tip having an end connected to the body and an opposite end comprising a nib, and ii) an ink conduit having an end coupled to the nib within the tip and an opposite end extending inside the body;
- and
- a first ink cartridge fluidly coupled with the opposite end of the ink conduit and contained within the body;
- wherein the first ink cartridge has a disc shape,
- wherein the first ink cartridge comprises i) two circular walls and a cylindrical wall that form the disc shape, and ii) a valve on the cylindrical wall, wherein the valve is configured to move from a closed position to an open position when the opposite end of the ink conduit is inserted into the valve and coupled with the first ink cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.