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US 8,282,297 B2Granted
Adjustable cartridge pen housing
AssigneeSureFire, LLC
InventorsSteven T. Ryan, Douglas J. Port
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Abstract
A writing instrument having a housing accommodating various sizes and lengths of cartridges fixed inside the housing by an adjustable control element. In its correct placement, the cartridge will abut against one end of the control element and will be held in place with a spring at the other end, such that the user may write steadily with the pen.
Claims17
A writing instrument comprising:
- a housing having a distal portion and a proximate portion threaded together;
- a cartridge disposed within the housing;
- a control element positioned in said proximate portion of the housing and configured to be fixed in various position to accommodate cartridges of varying lengths;
- wherein said cartridge abuts against said control element;
- and
- wherein the threading and unthreading of the distal portion and the proximate portion of the housing causes the retraction and extension of the cartridge.
3 more elements
A pen comprising:
- a pen comprising:
- housing having a distal portion and a proximal portion threaded together;
- a cartridge disposed within the housing;
- an adjustable control element disposed within said proximate portion of said housing to accommodate cartridges of varying size
- wherein said cartridges abuts against said control element;
- and
- wherein the threading and unthreading of the distal portion and the proximate portion causes the retraction and extension of the cartridge.
4 more elements
A pen housing comprising:
- a pen tip;
- a pen grip;
- a pen barrel;
- and an end cap accommodating a cartridge, wherein said pen grip and said pen barrel are threaded together;
- said cartridge having a writing tip end and a butt end;
- a set screw threadably attached within said pen barrel to move cartridge distally and proximally to accommodate varying cartridge lengths;
- wherein the butt end of said cartridges abuts against said set screw;
- and
- wherein the threading and unthreading of said pen grip and said pen barrel causes the retraction and extension of the cartridge.
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A writing instrument comprising:
- a housing comprising;
- a pen grip;
- a pen barrel;
- a control element having a threaded end and a pin end;
- a cartridge having a butt end and a tip end;
- wherein the pin end of said control element abuts to a butt end of said cartridge and
- wherein a threading and unthreading of the pen grip and the pen barrel causes the retraction and extension of the cartridge.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.