Writing Instrument With Holder Element
OwnerPhilip Chattertoninventor
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Abstract
A writing instrument includes a housing having a first end and a second end, and a holder member coupled to the housing, wherein the holder member includes a first part extending toward the second end of the housing and having a first retaining element for retaining a first object between the housing and the first part, and a second part extending toward the first end of the housing and having a second retaining element for retaining a second object between the first and second parts, wherein the second part at least partially extends over the first part.
Claims22
A writing instrument, comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a holder member coupled to the housing, wherein said holder member comprises:
- a first part extending toward the second end of the housing and having a first retaining element for retaining a first object between said housing and said first part;
- and
- a second part extending toward the first end of the housing and having a second retaining element for retaining a second object between said first and second parts, wherein the second part at least partially extends over the first part.
A method for attaching objects to a writing instrument, comprising the steps of:
- placing a first object between a housing of said writing instrument and a first part of a holder member coupled to the housing;
- placing a second object between the first part of the holding element and a second part of the holder element;
- engaging the first object by a first retaining element positioned on the first part of the holder member;
- and
- engaging the second object by a second retaining element positioned on the second part of the holder member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.