Fingertip mountable writing instrument
OwnerKeith Martininventor
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Abstract
A writing instrument is provided. The writing instrument includes a bifurcated body extending along a central axis. The body has a distal writing tip located on a first side of a tubular bifurcation and a proximal end located on a second side of the bifurcation, distal from the distal writing tip. The distal writing tip has a frustoconical end and a tubular portion extending proximally from the frustoconical end. The tubular portion has a circumferential ridge adjacent the frustoconical end. The bifurcation has a diameter larger than the diameter of the tubular portion. The proximal end includes a plurality of fingers extending proximally from the bifurcation. Each of the plurality of fingers is biased toward the central axis. A method of using the writing instrument is also provided.
Claims12
A writing instrument comprising:
- a body extending along a central axis, the body having a tubular member and a distal writing tip located on a first side of the tubular member and a proximal end located on a second side of the tubular member, distal from the distal writing tip;
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- a cap releasably connectable to the body at either one of the distal writing tip and the proximal end, wherein the cap includes an interior rib extending circumferentially therealong, the rib being sized to releasable engage the circumferential ridge when the cap is connected to the distal writing tip, and wherein the rib engages the distal end of each of the plurality of fingers when the cap is connected to the proximal end,
- wherein the distal writing tip has a frustoconical end and a tubular portion extending proximally from the frustoconical end, the tubular portion having a circumferential ridge adjacent the frustoconical end;
- wherein the body has a diameter larger than the diameter of the tubular portion;
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- wherein the proximal end includes a plurality of fingers extending proximally from the body, each of the plurality of fingers being biased toward the central axis.
A writing instrument comprising:
- a body extending along a central axis, the body having:
- a distal end;
- a central portion attached to a proximal end of the distal end, the central portion having a larger diameter than the distal end;
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- a proximal end having a plurality of fingers extending proximally from the central portion, each of the plurality of fingers being biased toward the central axis;
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- a cap alternatively removably connectable to the distal end of the body and engageable with the central portion and removably connectable over the proximal end of the body and engageable with the central portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.