# US 9,039,315 B2 · Writing apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,315 B2 - Document ID: US9039315B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/796,221 - Filed: 2013-03-12 - Published: 2014-09-18 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-12 - Assignees: Junior's Bullet Pen Company - Applicants: Junior's Bullet Pen Company - Inventors: Jeffrey E Falkel; Eric A Probst; Theodore Probst, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039315B2 ## CPC - B43K 23/00: Holders or connectors for writing implements; Means for protecting the writing-points {(B43K27/003 takes precedence)} - B43K 23/001: {Supporting means (bracelets with means for attaching a writing instrument or a memo pad A44C5/0046)} - B43K 23/12: for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)} - B43K 29/00: Combinations of writing implements with other articles - B43K 29/007: with advertising means - B43K 31/00: Writing implement receptacles functioning as, or combined with, writing implements (other writing implement receptacles A45C11/34, A45C11/36) - Y10T 29/49888: Subsequently coating - B43K: IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING (containers, casings or accessories for cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soap, lipstick, make-up A45D34/00, A45D40/00) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract In one aspect, writing apparatus are described herein. In some embodiments, a writing apparatus comprises a bullet casing having a base, a neck, and a cavity disposed between the base and the neck of the casing. The apparatus also comprises a retaining member disposed in the cavity of the casing adjacent the base of the casing. The retaining member is operable to receive and retain a writing implement disposed in the cavity. Further, in some instances, the retaining member is a threaded retaining member such as a threaded cup. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for retaining a writing implement comprising a body, the apparatus comprising: a casing having a base, a neck, and a cavity extending longitudinally between the base and the neck of the casing; and a threaded retaining member disposed in the cavity of the casing adjacent the base of the casing and attached to the base of the casing, wherein the body of the writing implement is received and retained in the threaded retaining member; and wherein the bottom of the base comprises a flat rim. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the threaded retaining member comprises a threaded cup. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the threaded cup comprises one or more vertical cross-cuts. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the threads of the retaining member define a major diameter having the same or substantially the same length as an outer diameter of the writing implement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the writing implement is screwed into the threaded retaining member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the writing implement comprises a plastic body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rim surrounds a depression and defines an inner diameter of the bottom of the base, and wherein the rim and the depression are operable to retain a cap of the writing implement. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the neck of the casing comprises an opening providing access to the cavity and the opening has a diameter that matches or substantially matches an outer diameter of the writing implement. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the casing is coated with a coating material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the writing implement comprises a deformable body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the writing implement is selected from the group consisting of pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the casing is a bullet casing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the threaded retaining member is attached to the base using a screw mechanism or adhesive. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a tip of the writing implement extends outside the cavity and above the neck of the casing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the vertical cross-cuts define a plurality of stem pieces extending upward toward an open end of the threaded cup. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the vertical cross-cuts comprise two sets of diametric cross-cuts disposed at an angle of about 90 degrees. ### Claim 17 A method of making an apparatus comprising: providing a bullet casing having a base, a neck, and a cavity extending longitudinally between the base and the neck of the casing; disposing a threaded retaining member in the cavity of the casing adjacent the base of the casing; attaching the threaded retaining member to the base of the casing; and disposing a writing implement in the cavity of the bullet casing, the writing implement comprising a body, wherein the threaded retaining member receives and retains the body of the writing implement; and wherein the bottom of the base of the casing comprises a flat rim. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the threads of the retaining member define a major diameter having the same or substantially the same length as an outer diameter of the writing implement. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein disposing the writing implement in the cavity comprises screwing the writing implement into the threaded retaining member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the rim surrounds a depression and defines an inner diameter of the bottom of the base. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20 further comprising expanding the inner diameter of the bottom of the base to match or substantially match an outer diameter of a cap of the writing implement. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the neck of the casing comprises an opening providing access to the cavity; and wherein the method further comprises reducing the size of the opening to match or substantially match an outer diameter of the writing implement.