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US 7,448,816 B2Granted
Display insert containing writing instrument
OwnerThomas Killioninventor
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Abstract
A writing instrument includes a colorant dispensing tip and a barrel. The barrel has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion includes a hand-engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip. The distal portion is unitarily formed with the proximal portion and includes a distal end. The distal end is joined to the proximal portion to form a display card receiving closed hoop. A display card is sized and configured for being received by the hoop.
Claims20
A writing instrument comprising
- a colorant dispensing tip;
- a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a hand-engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip, the distal portion being unitarily formed with the proximal portion and including a distal end, the distal end being joined to the proximal portion to form a display card receiving closed hoop, the hoop being disposed at a distal most portion of the writing instrument, and
- a display card, capable of displaying a message, sized and configured for being received by the hoop.
A writing instrument comprising
- a colorant dispensing tip;
- a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a hand-engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip, the distal portion being unitarily formed with the proximal portion and including a distal end, the distal end being joined to the proximal portion to form a display card receiving closed hoop,
- a display card sized and configured for being received by the hoop, and
- a solvent for joining the distal end to the proximal portion through solvent bonding.
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A writing instrument comprising:
- a colorant dispensing tip;
- a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a hand engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip, the distal portion being unitarily formed with the proximal portion and including a distal end, the distal end being joined to the proximal portion to form a display card receiving closed hoop
- a display card sized and configured for being received by the hoop, wherein the hoop includes a relatively thicker portion having a relatively smaller diameter, a relatively thinner portion having a relatively larger diameter, and a lip portion extending between the thicker portion and the thinner portion.
A writing instrument comprising
- a colorant dispensing tip,
- a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a hand engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip, the distal portion being unitarily formed with the proximal portion and including a distal end, the distal end being joined to the proximal portion to form a display card receiving closed loop,
- a display card sized and configured for being received by the loop
- wherein the barrel includes a hollow interior passageway extending substantially along the length of the barrel, the passageway being substantially uncompressed in the proximal portion for interiorly receiving an ink cartridge, and being substantially compressed in the distal portion to permit the distal portion to assume a relatively flattened configuration.
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A writing instrument comprising
- a colorant dispensing tip,
- a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a hand engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip, the distal portion being unitarily formed with the proximal portion and including a distal end, the distal end being joined to the proximal portion to form a display card receiving closed loop,
- a display card sized and configured for being received by the loop wherein the display card is disposed at a distal most portion of the writing instrument and includes a non-porous substrate member having a first side surface and a second side surface, a first message printed on the first side surface, a second message printed on the second side surface, a first plastic overlay for overlaying the first message and a second plastic overlay for overlaying the second message.
A writing instrument comprising
- a colorant dispensing tip,
- a display card;
- and
- a barrel having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a hand-engaging surface and a proximal end coupled to the colorant dispensing tip, the distal portion being unitarily formed with the proximal portion and including a distal end, the distal portion forming a hoop sized and configured for receiving the display card, the hoop including a relatively smaller diameter portion, a relatively larger diameter portion, and a lip portion extending between the smaller diameter portion and the larger diameter portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.