Multi-color pen system

A multicolor pen kit which comprises

• (a) a plurality of liquid ink pen units, each such unit comprising
• (i) a nib and writing point,
• (ii) a collector element comprising a plurality of closely spaced lamellae attached to said nib and providing an ink passage to said writing point,
• (iii) a tubular receiving body mounting said nib and enclosing said collector element to provide capillary paths for ink and air,
• (iv) said receiving body having an open lower end and a closed upper end and having a first chamber adjacent said open end closely receiving said collector element, and a second chamber adjacent to said closed end forming an ink reservoir between said collector element and said closed end,
• (v) said receiving body being provided between its ends with external connecting means for the detachable engagement of a pen holder, and
• (b) at least one tubular pen holder having an open end and being provided with internal connecting means adjacent said open end for detachable engagement with said external connecting means, whereby any of said plurality of pen units can be selectively engaged with said holder, whereby when said pen holder is attached to a pen unit, outer surfaces of said receiving body and said pen holder form a relatively smooth, continuous surface along substantially the entire combined length of the holder and the pen unit
• (c) there being fever pen holders than pen units in said kit.