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US 2006/0233591 A1Published application
Writing Instrument With Magnetic Clip
OwnerDan Dietzinventor
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Abstract
A writing instrument having an elongated body housing a writing mechanism and having an engagement surface that is magnetic or magnetizable. The instrument further includes a rigid clip supported by the elongated body, and a clip magnet supported by the clip and positioned on the clip sufficient to line up with and engage the engagement surface.
Claims8
A writing apparatus comprising:
- a writing instrument comprising a first engagement surface;
- a rigid clip attached to the instrument and comprising a second engagement surface;
- wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are magnetically coupled and aligned to provide an engagement zone between them.
A method of modifying a writing instrument comprising:
- affixing a clip comprising a first engagement surface to the instrument;
- affixing a member to the instrument, wherein the member comprises a second engagement surface, and wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are magnetically attracted to each other;
- aligning the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface to form an engagement zone there between.
A clip system for a writing instrument comprising:
- a clip adapted for connection to a writing instrument and comprising a first engagement surface;
- an engagement member adapted for connection to a writing instrument and having a second engagement surface;
- wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface will magnetically couple when aligned.
An apparatus comprising:
- a tool comprising a first engagement surface;
- a rigid clip affixed to the tool and comprising a second engagement surface;
- wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are magnetically coupled and aligned to provide a pinching zone between them.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.