Writing instrument comprising a clip and a retractable eraser device
AssigneeSociete BIC
InventorsEtienne Michenaud, Franck Vadenne, Aurélien Coffinet
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Abstract
Writing instrument having a body, a clip, and a retractable eraser device movable between a first position and a second position, the clip forming a housing that is designed to receive all or part of a gripping portion of the eraser device in the first position.
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A writing instrument, having a body, a clip, and a retractable eraser device configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, the clip forming a housing that is designed to receive all or part of a gripping portion of the eraser device when the eraser device is in the first position, and the clip and/or the body comprising an opening, an interior wall that extends transversely from a plane of the opening, and a guide that is designed to guide the eraser device between the first and second positions, the guide comprising a channel or axial ribs extending from the first position to the second position corresponding to complementary axial ribs or a complementary channel of the eraser device, wherein the channel or axial ribs extend along the interior wall.
A writing instrument, having a body, a clip, and a retractable eraser device configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, the clip forming a housing that is designed to receive all or part of a gripping portion of the eraser device when the eraser device is in the first position, wherein the clip has a “V” or “U” shaped portion that forms the housing, wherein the “V” or “U” shaped portion includes a concavity and a guide extending along the concavity, and wherein the gripping portion is received in the concavity of the “V” or “U” shaped portion when the eraser device is in the first position, the concavity being open at an axial end of the body, the guide comprising a channel or axial ribs extending from the first position to the second position corresponding to complementary axial ribs or a complementary channel of the eraser device.
A writing instrument, having a body, a clip, and a retractable eraser device configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, the clip forming a housing that is designed to receive all or part of a gripping portion of the eraser device when the eraser device is in the first position, the clip having a “V” or “U” shaped portion that forms the housing, wherein the “V” or “U” shaped portion includes a concavity, and wherein the gripping portion is received in the concavity of the “V” or “U” shaped portion when the eraser device is in the first position, the concavity being open at an axial end of the body, and the clip and/or the body comprising an opening, an interior wall that extends transversely from a plane of the opening, and a guide that is designed to guide the eraser device between the first and second positions, the guide comprising a channel or an at least one axial rib extending from the first position to the second position corresponding to a complementary at least one axial rib or a complementary channel of the eraser device, wherein the channel or axial ribs extend along the interior wall.
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