Adjustable length pen holder
OwnerScott E. Andochickinventor
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Abstract
A pen holder includes an upper housing for receiving and holding an upper end of a writing implement and a lower housing adapted to receive the writing end of the writing implement. The lower housing has a hole at its lower end that is sized to allow the writing tip of the writing implement to pass through, and the lower housing being removably coupled to the upper housing to form a chamber that at least partially encloses the writing implement. The length of the chamber, or the longitudinal position of the writing implement within the chamber, is variable to accommodate writing implements of different lengths.
Claims14
A pen holder comprising:
- an upper housing;
- an elastomeric lining located within and in at least partial contact with the upper housing;
- and
- a lower housing adapted to receive a writing end of a writing implement, the lower housing having a hole at its lower end sized to allow the writing end of the writing implement to pass through, and the lower housing being removably coupled to the upper housing to form a chamber that at least partially encloses the writing implement;
- wherein the length of the chamber is variable to accommodate writing implements of different lengths, and wherein the upper housing and the elastomeric lining form a tapered cavity adapted to receive and hold the upper end of writing implements of a range of diameters.
A pen holder adapted to hold a writing implement having an upper end and a writing end, comprising:
- an upper housing that includes a notched slot, having a plurality of notches;
- a lower housing adapted to receive the writing end of the writing implement, the lower housing having a hole at its lower end sized to allow the writing end of the writing implement to pass through, and the lower housing being removably coupled to the upper housing to form a chamber that at least partially encloses the writing implement;
- an inner housing adapted to hold the upper end of the a writing implement, the inner housing having a post that extends from the inner housing through the notched slot;
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- a bias spring, configured to apply a longitudinal bias force to the post, the bias force tending to bias the post into a notch of the plurality of notches of the notch slot;
- wherein the longitudinal position of the inner housing is adjustable by moving the post into a selected notch of the plurality of notches of the notched slot in the upper housing, the movement achieved by rotating the inner housing to move the post out of a first notch, sliding the inner housing in a longitudinal direction and rotating the inner housing to move the post into the selected notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.