Counting pen
AssigneeNoble Logistics, LLC
InventorsThomas William Rudelius, Steven James Rudelius
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Abstract
An apparatus and method provide a writing device including a button pressed by a user, wherein the button engages a mechanism used to move a writing tip between stowed and operative positions. A counter receives at least one indication each time the button is pressed by a user. A display on the writing device indicates a count kept by the counter.
Claims8
An apparatus comprising:
- a writing device including a button pressed by a user;
- wherein the button engages a mechanism used to move a writing tip between stowed and operative positions;
- a counter receiving at least one indication each time the button is pressed by a user;
- and
- a display indicating a count kept by the counter.
A method comprising using a counter to count the number of times a button on a writing device is pressed, wherein pressing the button causes the writing tip to move between stowed and operative positions, and displaying the number of times the button has been pressed on a display mounted on the writing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.