Writing pen holder with three wicks
AssigneeThe Pilot Ink Co., Ltd.
InventorTakao Inaba
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Abstract
A writing pen having good ink flow control to a tip suitable for fine writing over a wide range of atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature. The pen has a flow-regulator composed of first, second and third ink supply rods connected in series. The flow-regulator has a plurality of fins around its circumference which cooperatively define a labyrinth groove. The spacing between fins varies from the front end to the rear end of the flow-regulator, with the widest spacing occurring at the front end, towards the writing tip of the pen.
Claims5
A writing pen having a flow-regulator having a labyrinth groove in its circumference interposed between a writing tip and an ink reservoir in a pen barrel, and in which an ink supply rod is inserted into the bore of the flow-regulator to guide ink to the writing tip, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a body including a labyrinth groove defined by a plurality of fins in which a spacing between fins gradually increases toward said writing tip, an ink groove formed in an outer circumference of said flow-regulator and having a width smaller than a smallest spacing between said fins of said labyrinth groove, an air ventilation groove formed in said outer circumference of said flow-regulator, a center bore extending through said flow-regulator along a longitudinal axis thereof, and a first ink supply rod inserted into said center bore, a posterior end of said first ink supply rod being communicated with the ink reservoir;
- a cylindrical shell extending from an anterior end of said body including a second bore having a larger diameter than said center bore and being communicated with said center bore, said second bore being fitted to said first ink supply rod, a second ink supply rod made of a porous material having a larger diameter than said first ink supply rod and being inserted into said second bore and having an anterior end connected to a posterior end of a third ink supply rod inserted into a tip holder fitted in an anterior end of said second bore said second ink supply rod having a greater ink storage capacity than any other ink supply rod, thereby to guide ink to said writing tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.