Writing implement
AssigneeHi-Tech Industries Limited
InventorCornel Chu
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Abstract
A writing implement having an elongate body containing a writing mechanism is disclosed. The writing implement has one end that is movable beyond an end of the elongate body, exposing a writing tip. The writing implement includes a clip which cooperates with the elongate body or a member associated with the elongate body. The clip is movable to a position abutting the elongate body or member cooperating with the elongate body. The overall thickness of the clip and adjacent elongate body or member associated with the elongate body is no greater than an overall thickness of the body of the writing implement.
Claims15
A writing implement comprising:
- an elongate body, the body having a length, a width, a thickness, a first end and a second end, wherein the width exceeds the thickness and further comprising an axially disposed bore extending along the length of the elongate body;
- a writing mechanism, one end of the writing mechanism movable to a position wherein a first end of the writing mechanism projects beyond the second end of the elongate body;
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- a clip, having a first leg and a second leg connected at an end of each leg with a curved portion, the first leg operably connected with the first end and co-operates with the elongate body and the second leg is proximate a side of the elongate body, the clip being movable between a first position in which the second leg abuts a portion of the elongate body and a second position, wherein the combination of a thickness of the body adjacent the clip and a thickness of the second leg has a combined thickness which does not exceed the thickness of a remaining portion of the elongate body.
A writing implement comprising an elongate hollow housing with a first end and a second end along the housing's long axis, the housing having a substantially wider dimension relative to its overall thickness and with an aperture in the housing's side proximate the first end, an elongate writing mechanism receivable within the housing along the long axis of the housing and at least partially operably extendible out a port at the housing second end, and an actuator element connected to the writing mechanism operably slidably connected to the elongate hollow housing, the actuator element having a resilient substantially arcuate portion slidably received within the hollow housing and a clip portion extending from the hollow housing at the first end, the clip portion curving back along the long axis of the housing with the housing and clip portion having a combined thickness no greater than the overall thickness, the arcuate portion carrying an actuator arm which projects through the aperture, such that depressing the actuator arm moves the actuator element along the long axis of the housing from a first position in which the writing mechanism is operably extended to a second position in which the writing mechanism is retracted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.