# US 8,786,579 B2 · Handwriting pen

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- Number: US 8,786,579 B2
- Document ID: US8786579B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/376,378
- Filed: 2010-06-03
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2009-06-05
- Applicants: Elton Yu Man Leung
- Inventors: Elton Yu Man Leung
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8786579B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A handwriting pen is disclosed. The handwriting pen comprises of a pen barrel 12 and a pen tip 11 which is arranged at one end of the pen barrel 12. A slit 121 is opened on the pen barrel 12. A rotatable rotation element 13 is mounted in the slit 121 through a rotation shaft 14. An enlarged head portion 131, with thickness larger than the width of the slit 121, is on one end of the rotation element 131. When using the handwriting pen, the user rotates the rotation element 13 to make the enlarged head portion 131 of the rotation element rotate 13 into the slit 121 on the pen barrel 12. Since the thickness of the head portion 131 is larger than the width of the slit 121, the slit 121 will be pried open by the head portion 131, and the diameter of the pen barrel 12 is thus increased. The user can hold the pen barrel 12 at the bulged place where the diameter is larger; therefore the handwriting pen can be held and handled more easily. Additionally, the rotation shaft 14 mounted on the pen barrel 12 at the other extremity to the pen tip 11. After the rotation element 13 is rotated, the longer end of the rotation element 13 will extend out a considerable distance from the slit 121 and lengthen the entire length of the handwriting pen. With the length of the handwriting pen is increased, handling and maneuvering of the handwriting pen is made easier.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A handwriting pen comprising:
a pen barrel having a slit;
a pen tip set at one end of the pen barrel; and
a rotation element mounted in the slit through a rotation shaft;
wherein one end of the rotation element comprises an enlarged head portion having a thickness greater than the width of the slit; and
wherein the pen barrel is configured such that a diameter of a portion of the pen barrel is increased when the enlarged head portion is inserted into the slit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the slit is opened on the pen barrel, and the rotation shaft is set on one end of the pen barrel that is far away from the pen tip; the distance between the rotation shaft to the end of the rotation element with the head is less than the distance between the rotation shaft to the closed end of the slit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, there is a concave convex positioning structure, engaging with each other between the interior of the slit and the exterior of the rotation element.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

According to claim 3 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the positioning structure comprises of a convex set on the interior of the slit and the concave set on the exterior of the rotation element; or, the positioning structure comprises of a concave set on the interior of the slit and the convex set on the interior of the, rotation element.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the pen barrel has a slope at its end, which is far away from the pen tip; the head of the rotation element has a slope matches with the slope on the pen barrel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the closed end of the slit has a slope; the rotation element has a slope on its end which is far away from its head, the slope matches with the slope on the closed end of the slit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the closed end of the slit has an arc protrusion; the rotation element has an arc pits on its end which is far away from the head, the arc pits matches the arc protrusion on the closed end of the slit.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the pen barrel has an arc pits on its end which is far away from the pen tip; the rotation element has an arc protrusion near the root of its head end, the arc protrusion matches the arc pits on the pen barrel.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the slit is a long thin rectangular opening; the rotating element is a long thin rectangular shaft corresponding with the shape of the slit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

According to claim 1 of the above-mentioned handwriting pen, the pen barrel is plastic or metal.