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US 2003/0194257 A1Published application
Writing instrument
OwnerMark G. Collinsinventor
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Abstract
A writing instrument having rotatable beads of various shapes and sizes abutting one another so that the beads form logos, designs, words or messages for promotional or advertising purposes. The beads provide an ergonomically pleasing sensation to the user and further provide an element of amusement to the user.
Claims20
A writing instrument comprising:
- a rod section including a first end and a second end, at least a portion of the first end being threaded;
- a fore element including a writing member, the fore element being adapted to threadedly engage the threaded portion of the first end of the rod section;
- an aft element fixedly attached to the second end of the rod section;
- and
- one or more indicia adapted to be rotatably mounted directly on the rod section and retained between the aft element and the fore element.
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A writing instrument comprising:
- a writing member including:
- a head including a threaded portion;
- an end including a threaded portion;
- a fore element defining a threaded bore adapted to receive and retain therein the threaded portion of the head;
- an aft element defining a threaded bore adapted to receive and retain therein the threaded portion of the end;
- and
- one or more indicia adapted to be rotatably mounted directly on the writing member and retained between the aft element and the fore element.
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A method of assembling a writing instrument comprising:
- rotatably mounting one or more indicia on a rod section including a first end and a second end, the second end being fixedly attached to an aft element;
- and
- engaging the first end of the rod section with a fore element to retain the indicia on the rod section between the aft element and the fore element, the fore element including a writing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.