Short pen having a relatively long cap

A writing implement and removable cap combination for use by a person's hand having an uppermost joint of an index finger, an uppermost joint of a thumb, and skin between the joints, the writing implement comprising:

• a writing implement assembly which includes a point portion and a barrel portion, said barrel portion having a first end adjacent to said point portion and having a second end opposite to said point portion, said writing implement assembly having a length which is too short for said barrel portion to rest upon the skin of the hand between the uppermost joint of the index finger and the uppermost joint of the thumb when said writing implement assembly is used for writing, and
• a removable cap capable of sliding longitudinally onto said first barrel end and fitting by a friction fit onto said first barrel end and covering said point portion of said writing implement assembly when said ball point pen assembly is not used for writing, and said removable cap also capable of sliding longitudinally onto said second barrel end and fitting by a friction fit onto said second barrel end when said writing implement assembly is used for writing, such that said removable cap can rest upon the skin of the hand between the uppermost joint of the index finger and the uppermost joint of the thumb when said writing implement assembly is used for writing,
• wherein said removable cap has a first length from a closed end to an open end,
• wherein said barrel portion has a second length from said first barrel end to said second barrel end, and
• wherein said first length to said second length is in a predetermined ratio,
• wherein said removable cap further includes a clip/writing-stabilizer portion extending away from both the open end and the closed end of said removable cap, and
• wherein, said predetermined ratio of said first length to said second length is such that, said clip/writing-stabilizer portion is positioned over said barrel portion in the vicinity of said first end of said barrel portion, such that said clip/writing-stabilizer portion can be squeezed between two of a person's fingers when the person is writing with the writing implement, whereby said clip/writing-stabilizer portion can be used to stabilize the writing implement with respect to the two fingers.

A ball point pen and removable cap combination for use by a person's hand having an uppermost joint of an index finger, an uppermost joint of a thumb, and skin between the joints, the ball point pen comprising:

• a ball point pen assembly which includes a point portion and a barrel portion, said barrel portion having a first end adjacent to said point portion and having a second end opposite to said point portion, said ball point pen assembly having a length which is too short for said barrel portion to rest upon the skin of the hand between the uppermost joint of the index finger and the uppermost joint of the thumb when said ball point pen assembly is used for writing, and
• a removable cap capable of sliding longitudinally onto said first barrel end and fitting by a friction fit onto said first barrel end and covering said point portion of said ball point pen assembly when said ball point pen assembly is not used for writing, and said removable cap also capable of sliding longitudinally onto said second barrel end and fitting by a friction fit onto said second barrel end when said ball point pen assembly is used for writing, such that said removable cap can rest upon the skin of the hand between the uppermost joint of the index finger and the uppermost joint of the thumb when said ball point pen assembly is used for writing,
• wherein said removable cap has a first length from a closed end to an open end,
• wherein said barrel portion has a second length from said first barrel end to said second barrel end, and
• wherein said first length to said second length is in a predetermined ratio,
• wherein said removable cap further includes a clip/writing-stabilizer portion extending away from both the open end and the closed end of said removable cap, and
• wherein, said predetermined ratio of said first length to said second length is such that, said clip/writing-stabilizer portion is positioned over said barrel portion in the vicinity of said first end of said barrel portion, such that said clip/writing-stabilizer portion can be squeezed between two of a person's fingers when the person is writing with the writing implement, whereby said clip/writing-stabilizer portion can be used to stabilize the writing implement with respect to the two fingers.