Refilling container for a writing, marking, painting or drawing implement
AssigneeSchwan-Stabilo Schwanhausser GmbH & Co.
InventorGerhard Moeck
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Abstract
A refilling container (34) for a writing, marking, painting or drawing implement (10) which has a capillary reservoir (36) in a housing (16). The implement (10) can be inserted with its rearward housing end portion (12) into the container (34) for refilling purposes. The opening of the container (34) is provided with a sleeve (50) which is provided for fixing a capillary conveyor element (64) against which the reservoir (36) closely bears when the implement (10) is inserted into the sleeve (50) or the container (34).
Claims17
In a system for refilling a marking instrument with liquid, the combination comprising:
- a marking instrument having a housing defining an interior space, a capillary receiver received in said interior space, a cap means removably secured to an end of said housing for exposing said capillary receiver when removed;
- a refilling container having a bottle portion having a bottom and an upper neck portion, said bottom bottle portion defining a liquid receiver, a capillary conveyor element within said liquid receiver, said upper neck portion defining an opening, hollow sleeve means located within said opening and extending into said liquid reservoir, said hollow sleeve means having (1) first abutment means for locating said hollow sleeve within said opening at a desired location with respect to said liquid reservoir and (2) second abutment means for abutting the housing when said marking instrument is positioned in said bottom sleeve for refilling with liquid wherein said capillary reservoir contacts said capillary conveyor element.
A refilling container containing a liquid comprising:
- a refilling container having a bottle portion having a bottom and an upper neck portion, said bottom bottle portion defining a liquid receiver, a capillary conveyor element within said liquid receiver, said upper neck portion defining an opening, hollow sleeve means located within said opening and extending into said liquid reservoir, said hollow sleeve means having (1) first abutment means for locating said hollow sleeve within said opening at a desired location with respect to said liquid reservoir and (2) second abutment means for abutting a housing of a marking instrument when said marking instrument is positioned in said bottom sleeve for refilling with liquid wherein said capillary reservoir contacts said capillary conveyor element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.