Freestanding penholder
OwnerJohn Joseph Minehartinventor
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Abstract
A penholder having a retractable tether for holding a pen in an upright position adjacent a vertical portion of the stand extending the when not in use for easily finding the pen. The tether extends when the pen is in use but does not interfere with use since little or no tension is exerted on the tether when it is extended. The tether prevents the pen from being taken away from the stand so that it is always available for use. The penholder can have paper holders, paper dispensers, advertising, a business card holder, or pamphlet holder attached, and may have an LCD for a clock, thermometer or calendar display. The penholder may also have a light attached. The base of the penholder may be weighted to help station the penholder on a desktop. The penholder can support trophies or awards and can be used as a promotional item.
Claims34
A freestanding penholder comprising:
- a base portion, having a top surface
- an upright portion, attached to the top surface of the base portion, the width of the upright portion being no longer than the width of the base, the length of the upright portion being less than the length of the base such that the upright portion leaves an open portion on the surface of the base,
- a tether with a length greater than the height of the upright portion having, a pen attached, the pen with a length, which is less than the height of the upright portion, attached at one end of the tether,
- a tether mechanism for extending and retracting the tether within the upright portion above the top surface of the base such that the bottom tip of the pen in the tether retracted position hangs above the height of the bottom surface of the base,
- the upright portion having an aperture for the tether to extend through thus extending from within to the outside of the upright portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.