Ballpoint dot pen tattoo cartridge

A ballpoint dot pen tattoo cartridge, comprising:

• A) an integral cartridge barrel comprising a longitudinal centerline axis, a first cartridge barrel aperture centered on and along the longitudinal centerline in a tapered bottom of the cartridge barrel comprising a flanged top surface at a top portion of the first cartridge barrel aperture, and a second cartridge barrel aperture centered on and along the longitudinal centerline at a cylindrical top of the cartridge barrel and comprising a diameter larger than the first barrel aperture and, a locking indent on a top surface, and external second cartridge casings to attach the cylindrical top of the second cartridge barrel to a tattoo machine;
• B) a ballpoint pen element sized to be received within the first cartridge barrel aperture and comprising two equal sized tabs on opposite sides of the ballpoint pen element at an equal distance below a ballpoint pen element midpoint and a pen tip comprising a ballpoint pen assembly for ink discharge;
• C) a cartridge barrel cap sized to releasably fit into and be held by the second cartridge barrel aperture and comprising a central cap aperture sized to receive the ballpoint pen element and a locking detent on a cap top circumference sized to be received into the second cartridge barrel aperture top surface;
• E) a resilient metal spring within the integral cartridge barrel, sized to receive the ballpoint pen element between the first cartridge barrel aperture flanged top surface and the ballpoint pen two equal sized tabs providing means for movement of the ballpoint pen element within the cartridge barrel and exit and retraction of the ballpoint pen assembly for ink discharge from the first cartridge barrel aperture and the integral cartridge barrel tapered bottom;
• F) a cartridge barrel ballpoint pen stabilizing element sized to be within the integral cartridge barrel between a bottom portion of the cartridge barrel cap and above the two equal sized tabs on opposite sides of the ballpoint pen element, and comprising a stabilizing element aperture sized to receive the ballpoint pen element;
• wherein a driving actuation of the tattoo machine to the ball point pen element causes a ballpoint pen element pen tip to reciprocate within the cartridge barrel between one or more extended and retracted positions from the first cartridge barrel aperture and the integral cartridge barrel tapered bottom allowing the ball point pen tip to dispose ink from a ballpoint ink reservoir onto a material;
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• wherein a tattoo machine operator controls the driving actuation of the tattoo machine to the ballpoint pen tip for controlling marking of the material with the ballpoint pen element pen tip and ink.

A ballpoint dot pen tattoo cartridge, comprising:

• A) an integral cartridge barrel comprising a longitudinal centerline axis;
• B) a ballpoint pen element movably disposed within an inner channel of the barrel, the ballpoint pen element comprising an ink discharge tip, an elongate shaft comprising an ink reservoir, and two equal sized tabs on opposite sides of the elongate shaft at an equal distance below a midpoint of the ballpoint pen element;
• C) a first cartridge barrel aperture centered on and along the longitudinal centerline in a tapered bottom of the cartridge barrel, sized to receive the ballpoint pen element elongate shaft and comprising a flanged top surface at a top portion of the first barrel aperture;
• D) a cartridge barrel cap sized to releasably fit into and be held by a second cartridge barrel aperture centered on and along the longitudinal centerline at a cylindrical top of the cartridge barrel and comprising a diameter larger than the first barrel aperture, and an assembly means cartridge barrel external casings to attach the cylindrical top of the cartridge barrel to a tattoo machine;
• E) a resilient assembly element within the cartridge barrel comprising a bottom resilient surface contacting the first cartridge barrel aperture flanged surface and a top resilient surface contacting the ballpoint pen elongate shaft two equal sized tabs, and sized to receive the ballpoint pen element elongate shaft between the first cartridge barrel aperture flanged top surface and the ballpoint pen elongate shaft two equal sized tabs providing for movement of the ballpoint pen element within the integral cartridge barrel and exit and retraction of the ballpoint pen element ink discharge tip from the integral cartridge barrel tapered bottom;
• F) a cartridge barrel ballpoint pen stabilizing element sized to be within the integral cartridge barrel between a bottom portion of the cartridge barrel cap and above the two equal sized tabs on opposite sides of the ballpoint pen elongate shaft, and comprising a stabilizing element central aperture sized to receive the ballpoint pen elongate shaft;
• wherein a driving actuation of the tattoo machine to the ball point pen element causes the ball point pen element to reciprocate within the barrel between one or more extended and retracted positions from the integral cartridge barrel tapered bottom allowing the ball point pen tip to dispose ink from the ink reservoir onto a material;
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• wherein a tattoo machine operator controls the driving actuation of the tattoo machine to the ball point pen tip for controlling marking of the material with the tip and ink.