| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 401099000 | PROJECTABLE AND RETRACTABLE TOOL | 72 |
| 20100232865 | WATER-BASED INK COMPOSITION FOR BALLPOINT PENS - A water-based ink composition for a ballpoint pen wherein the initial start of writing and writing over time is good, and no blur in handwriting occur and a stable writing performance can be sustained and good handwriting can be continuously formed. A water-based ink composition for a ballpoint pen dissolving or dispersing a coloring agent in an aqueous medium. The aqueous medium substantially contains no water-soluble organic solvent and is composed of water. The water-based ink composition includes a thickening inhibitor together with a shear thinning viscosity-imparting agent. As the thickening inhibitor, one or two or more are selected from a group of polyalkylene glycol, polypropylene glycol derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based polymer compounds, polymer compounds having a polyalkylene oxide group and/or surfactants having a polyoxyethylene group. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100119288 | RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING A ONE-PIECE VALVE DOOR ACTUATING ASSEMBLY - An instrument includes an instrument body having an opening at one end. A valve is mounted within the instrument body, the valve having an opening at one end. A lid is integrally molded with the valve and hingedly movable with respect to the valve opening. An actuating arm is operatively connected to the lid, the actuating arm transmitting forces from an instrument movement mechanism to the valve door under both tension and compression. As a result, the lid is opened and closed substantially solely by the actuating arm. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100104347 | WRITING IMPLEMENT - A writing implement is provided including a knock mechanism, in which, without obstruction of normal operation, impact can be cushioned by a damper space that is sealed off from the outside. The writing implement ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20090136283 | WRITING INSTRUMENT FOR HAND-HELD DEVICES - The present invention is a collapsible retractable pen for attachment to a hand-held device, such as a cell phone. The pen extends from a compact size to an extended size to provide a comfortable fit in the hand. The extension exposes, in a coordinating movement, the writing point of a retracted ink refill. The movements are governed by a system of keys and keyways between the telescoping housing components. The nested keys and keyways allow a narrow profile while providing an intuitive operational sequence. The invention includes a sheath, or alternatively a clip, for holding the pen and attaching it an object. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20120099917 | Thin Film Dispenser - A thin film dispenser has a body, a moving assembly, a resilient positioning element, a dispensing unit and a push button. The body has an opening, a sliding channel and two sets of positioning recesses. The moving assembly is connected to the dispensing unit. The resilient positioning element is connected to the moving assembly and has a positioning segment selectively engaging one of the sets of the positioning recesses. The dispensing unit has a dispensing head corresponding to the opening of the body. The push button is mounted slidably in the sliding channel of the body, is connected to the moving assembly and selectively pushes against the positioning segment of the resilient positioning element to disengage from a corresponding set of positioning recesses to enable the moving assembly to move relative to the body. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20090142123 | Fragrance Tester and Method of Applying a Fragrance - A fragrance tester for applying a fragrance comprising a mechanism for providing a visible indication and a fragrance applicator for applying the fragrance, the tester adapted to apply the fragrance in proximity of said visible indication. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20080317541 | WRITING IMPLEMENT - Writing implement ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110222953 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE - The invention relates to a liquid supply device utilizing a rotating cam mechanism for supplying a liquid. In the liquid supply device for smoothly supplying a liquid with the assistance of pressurizing action, switching operation by the rotating cam mechanism can be carried out reliably. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20100150638 | Knock-type writing instrument having a shock-relaxing device - Upon depressing a knock rod in a state of writing of FIG. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100215422 | Toggling Cosmetic Substance Dispenser - Disclosed is an improved toggling dispenser for dispensing substances. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100316429 | DAMP TELESCOPIC TUBE AND A DAMP WRITING PEN - A damp telescopic tube and a damp writing pen are disclosed. The damp telescopic tube has at least two metallic tubes in different diameters to be fitted together, which can change the total length of the damp telescopic tube by a small tube slipped over a big tube telescopically. This can solve the questions of controlling handle feeling, quality instability and fricative bad voice between metallic tubes. The damp telescopic tube has at least two metallic tubes in different diameters. A small diameter tube is fitted in a big diameter tube in the two adjacent tubes. A limited location member is provided between the small diameter tube and the big diameter tube. A plastic piston is provided in the end of the small diameter tube which located inside of the big diameter tube and keeps in touch with the inside wall of the big diameter tube. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100322696 | PEN WITH WINDOW FOR DISPLAY OF PATTERN - A pen with windows for display of patterns at random is revealed. The pen consists of a pen holder, at least one window disposed on the pen holder, a first control part and a second control part operated outside the pen holder. At least one rotating part with a plurality of patterns, a driving member and a stopping member are respectively mounted in the pen holder. The first control part is operated for driving the rotating part to rotate by the driving member. Then operate the second control part so as to stop the rotating part by the stopping member and one of the patterns is displayed through the window. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20080253825 | STYLIZED WRITING INSTRUMENT - A stylized writing instrument which is shaped like a proprietary and/or familiar object. In general, embodiments of the invention include a housing shaped like the proprietary and/or familiar object, a writing element, and internal mechanisms provided within the housing for extending the writing element from, and retracting the writing tip into, the housing. The internal mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of actuation systems for extending and retracting the writing element, including a cam actuation assembly, an edge slide actuation assembly, a gravity actuation assembly, a pressure actuation assembly and a push button actuation assembly. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090136284 | Slide Type Writing Tools Having Device for Prevent Dryness - Disclosed herein is a slide type writing tool having a dryness prevention unit. The writing tool includes a hollow shaft ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110236120 | RETRACTABLE-POINT WRITING IMPLEMENT - A writing implement that includes a barrel extending in a longitudinal direction; a writing cartridge provided at one front end with a tip and designed to be moved in the barrel in the longitudinal direction between a forward position in which the tip is extended and a retracted position in which the tip is retracted into the barrel; a push member movable in the longitudinal direction and in a radial direction relative to the barrel, connected to the cartridge in order to move the latter, that includes at least one control member extending through an opening in the side of the barrel in order to project radially outwards, and also including at least one locking member designed to cooperate with a complementary locking member of the barrel allowing the push member to be locked in the forward position of the cartridge. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20100232864 | WRITING INSTRUMENT HAVING A MOVABLE ORNAMENT MOUNTED THEREON - An amusement writing instrument with a mechanical toy consists of an elongated pen body having a seat mounted on an end, a toy housing said seat and a working piece passing through said seat. The working piece comprises of a rod, pluralities of driving elements driven by the rod and pluralities of resilient devices for providing reciprocal movement. The toy composes of a frontal and rear casings and a decorating object is further attached to the seat. The working piece is driven as the user propels the refill to disengage the frontal casings from the rear casing, creating a slit for allowing the decorating object to be extended and exposed. | 09-16-2010 |
| 401100000 | Magnetically projected, retracted, or latched | 3 |
| 20110020049 | Marker pen with magnetic closure arrangement - A marker pen includes a hollow shank comprising a finger grip including a forward opening and a cavity; a spring depressible ink applicator and ink source assembly slidably disposed in the shank; a handle for actuating the assembly; a hub in the finger grip and comprising an axial channel with the ink applicator being adapted to slide therethrough, and a forward truncated conic recess being in communication with the cavity and the channel; a metal sleeve in a forward enlarged portion of the channel; and a spherical magnetic member having a diameter greater than that of the metal sleeve so as to seat on one end of the sleeve when a marking face of the ink applicator is in a non-operating position. Pushing the handle will project the marking face out of the forward opening of the shank by disengaging the magnetic member from the sleeve. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20090175672 | Two-piece magnetically actuated pen - A magnetically actuated writing instrument includes a holder portion including a first magnetically attractive member. The instrument also includes a writing instrument portion having an interior and a second magnetically attractive member. The writing instrument portion includes a barrel having a distal end portion. The barrel member is movable between a retracted position wherein the distal end is disposed within the interior of the writing instrument portion, and an extended position wherein the distal portion is disposed exteriorly of the writing instrument portion. A retractor for moving the barrel between the retracted and extended positions includes the first and second magnetically attractive members. The presence of magnetic attraction between the first magnetically attractive member and the second magnetically attractive member causes the barrel to move toward the retracted position, and the absence of magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetically attractive members causes the barrel to move toward the extended position. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120057920 | WRITING IMPLEMENT WITH MAGNETIC REPULSION - A writing implement that includes a tubular body that extends longitudinally between a front end and a back end; a writing member that is movable relative to the body between an extended position in which the writing member projects from the front of the body and a retracted position in which the writing member is housed inside the body; a first magnetic member secured to the writing member and movable with it; and a selection device that includes a second magnetic member and an actuation member A, adapted for moving from a first configuration of the device in which the writing member is in the retracted position, to a second configuration in which the writing member is in the extended position. | 03-08-2012 |
| 401101000 | With means to apply force on material in reservoir | 4 |
| 20130058703 | PEN WITH PRESSURIZING MECHANISM TO PRESSURIZE INK REFILL - A pressurizing-type pen has a compression cylinder fitted to a rear portion of a refill holder which holds an ink-containing refill. A return spring holder holding an elastic airtight member is inserted inside the refill holder. When the compression cylinder advances, the refill holder also advances and presses the airtight member to bring the inner face of the airtight member into close contact with the refill to close a vent path. When the compression cylinder further advances, the rear space of the refill is pressurized by a compression chamber provided within the compression cylinder. Then, following the advance movement of the compression cylinder, the airtight member and the return spring holder advance together with the refill holder and the refill, and the refill is thereby maintained at the writing position. The elastic member does not make sliding contact with the refill and therefore is not abraded. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20090232581 | Squeeze to write ink highlighter - Squeeze to write ink highlighter comprises one cover and one ink bottle. The mechanism of squeezing to advance the ink bottle and releasing to retract the ink bottle is equipped inside the squeeze to write ink highlighter. User squeezes squeeze to write ink highlighter to write and releases squeeze to write ink highlighter to close the ink highlighter. Therefore user will never leave squeeze to write ink highlighter open and let ink dry out. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090245918 | Toggling Cosmetic Lacquer Dispenser and Delivery - A toggling dispenser is disclosed with a reservoir capable of containing substances and an integrally placed applicator which, at the user's election, enters and exits the dispenser by shifting or shaking the dispenser. While inside the dispenser, an amount of contained substance collects on the applicator so that when the applicator exits the enclosure, the collected substance may be delivered to a target via contact with the applicator. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110116857 | Retractable Substance Dispenser - Disclosed is a cosmetic dispenser comprising a reservoir configured to hold a substance; an applicator selectively extendable or retractable from the dispenser; and, means for ejecting the substance in the reservoir through the applicator. Also disclosed are methods related to the use of the cosmetic dispenser. | 05-19-2011 |
| 401103000 | Tip-pressure projection | 2 |
| 20080267687 | Writing instrument with one press-release operating member - A writing instrument includes one press-release operating member, which extends and instantly retracts the writing element when depressed and released, respectively, by the user's fingers. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100098477 | Press-action Device - A press-action device comprises a holding barrel, a push button, a rotation module, and an auxiliary spring. The holding barrel comprises a window, and the rotation module includes at least one rotation barrel on which a plurality of patterns can be attached. When a user pushes the push button, the window will randomly display one of the patterns on the rotation barrel. | 04-22-2010 |
| 401104000 | Clasp (e.g., Pocket Clip) associated with project-retract means or with latch | 9 |
| 20110268491 | Expandable Writing Instrument - An expandable writing instrument has a writing end body section and a rear body section mounted to the writing end body section for relative axial and non-rotational movement between an extended position with the rear body section spaced away from the writing end body section, and a retracted position with the rear body section closer to the writing end body section. A spring in the writing end body section biases the cartridge upwardly. A helix cylinder is mounted for rotation and axial movement in the rear body section with a peg of the rear body section sliding in a track of the helix cylinder. The track is a closed loop with left and right hand helixes so that axial movement of the rear body section causes rotation of the helix cylinder continuously in one rotational direction. A shuttle receives a cartridge body and is mounted for axial movement in the helix cylinder. A shuttle cam on the shuttle is mounted for axial non-rotational movement to the writing end body section. Shuttle cam surfaces slidably engage cam surfaces of the helix cylinder and the cam surfaces include a high point that engages a flat portion of another cam surface for moving the shuttle with rotation of the helix cylinder, to project a writing tip of a cartridge out of the bottom opening in the extended position. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20100150639 | Adjustable cartridge pen housing - 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. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100003062 | KNOCK TYPE WRITING INSTRUMENT - A slide body ( | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090016800 | Pen with operable clip - There are records of making pens with operable clip. Most such pens provide less entry passage length for pocket flap to enter through the gap between the clip and the body of the pen or cap, while others provide a minimal lever arm length, very less thumb keeping space and minimal mechanical advantage. The pen with operable clip according to this invention provide a full effective clip length entry passage for flap of pocket or other anchoring object to enter through the gap between the clip and the body of the pen; simultaneously with adequate or improved mechanical advantage obtainable provision and provision to offer adequate space for thumb support. Besides, provision of interlocking facility of the clip with the pocket flap, production co-operating hinge and spring eliminated arrangements, and its applicability in different hand held implements and casings are added features of this invention. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110013965 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A CLIP TO THE BODY OF A WRITING INSTRUMENT - A writing instrument that includes a body extending longitudinally along a central axis (X), a clip extending in parallel to the central axis (X), from a base fixed to the body up to a free end, and a first projecting member for attaching the clip, having a first lateral side extending between a base that is integral with the body and a radially distant apex. The clip includes a bar having a first end that is integral with the base of the clip, where the body includes a second projecting attachment member having a second lateral side facing the first lateral side, the second lateral side extending from a base that is integral with the body up to an upper end from which a projection extends towards the first lateral side, up to a free end. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120308290 | WRITING INSTRUMENT - Provided is a thermochromic writing instrument | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120057921 | RETRACTABLE MONEY DETECTOR APPARATUS - A retractable money detector apparatus for detecting counterfeit paper currency is disclosed. The apparatus comprises of a barrel for housing a sealing sleeve, a lanyard mechanism, a reservoir housing unit, and a spring. A plastic clip fitted into an end of the barrel houses a plunger and a rotor. A sealing sleeve keeps a marking tip from drying out when retracted. A lanyard mechanism can be utilized for closing the sealing sleeve. A reservoir-housing unit can include an ink reservoir and the marking tip. The reservoir can be filled with a special type of ink that detects the counterfeit when applied on the paper currency. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20110103875 | RETRACTABLE PUSH BUTTON PEN - A retractable push button pen includes a barrel, a pen refill, which has a refill body with hooks at the front side and a writing tip extended out of the front side of the refill body, an extending and retracting mechanism formed of a slide, a limiter and a spring member and received inside the barrel around the writing tip received in the barrel, and a press-control mechanism formed of an absorption rod, which is connected to the writing tip to supply an ink, a cylindrical cap holding the absorption rod and extending out of the rear side of the barrel for pressing by a user to move the writing tip out of the barrel for writing and a pen clip, which has a positioning protrusion engageable into the barrel to lock the pen refill in the extended position and a press portion for pressing by a user to unlock the positioning protrusion from the pen refill. | 05-05-2011 |
| 401105000 | Clasp passage blocked when tool is projected | 1 |
| 401106000 | By reception of clasp within implement wall recess | 1 |
| 20110318083 | WRITING IMPLEMENT WITH A RETRACTABLE CLIP - The present invention relates to a writing implement with a retractable clip in which a clip is configured to be retractable into a pen body, so that the clip can be kept in a retracted state when the clip is not being used and, therefore, the clip is not easily broken and does not easily injure a user and, furthermore, allows the user to efficiently use a space for receiving writing implements. | 12-29-2011 |
| 401107000 | With movable closure or gate | 12 |
| 20100028071 | Capless Cosmetic Applicator - A cosmetic applicator for a cosmetic agent includes a capless housing; a seal for sealing the housing from an exterior; a seal opener for opening the seal to prevent damage to the cosmetic agent; and a control for manipulating the seal opener to open the seal and advancing the cosmetic agent is advanced from a stored position to an advanced position beyond the seal. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100322697 | Capless Writing Instrument - A writing instrument that includes a barrel extending longitudinally from a rear end to a forward end having an opening; a writing member having a writing tip at a forward end longitudinally movable inside the barrel between a retracted position and an extended position for which the writing tip projects through the forward opening; a sealing sleeve that can move longitudinally inside the barrel along a predetermined stroke between a withdrawn position and an advanced position and having rear and forward ends presenting rear and forward openings respectively, through which the writing member can slide, where the sealing sleeve is propelled between positions by the writing member when the latter is moved between the retracted and extended positions; and a closure device able to allow the passage of the writing member through the forward openings of the sleeve and barrel when the sleeve is in the advanced position, and substantially to seal off the forward opening of the sleeve when the latter is in the retracted position with the writing tip housed inside said sleeve. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110027000 | WRITING INSTRUMENT CASING AND METHODS OF USE - Various systems and methods are provided for adorning various writing instruments. A casing removably receives the writing instrument such that at least the writing tip extends outwardly from a grip portion of the casing. A cap is provided for removably engaging the grip portion to fully enclose the writing instrument. An opening from which the writing tip is disposed is sized to accommodate various writing instruments. A biasing member within the barrel of the casing is provided to accommodate writing instruments of various lengths. An intercap seal within the cap of the casing enables an original cap to the writing instrument to not be used for protecting the writing tip and preventing the writing instrument from drying out. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110058888 | SLIDE TYPE WRITING TOOL PREVENTING DRYNESS - A retractable writing instrument having a dryness prevention device is disclosed. The retractable writing instrument includes a casing ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 401108000 | Interrelated with tool moving means | 8 |
| 20120107034 | WRITING INSTRUMENT WITH RETRACTABLE TIP - A writing instrument is described, composed of a body adapted to contain therein ink or at least one ink cartridge, connected to a delivering tip for this ink, the delivering tip sliding inside the body between a first operating position in which the delivering tip goes out of an opening and a second rest position in which the delivering tip is retracted from the opening and is contained inside the body. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20090142124 | Seal Assembly For Retractable Instrument - A closure assembly for a retractable instrument having an applicator element comprises at least two fingers and a sleeve operatively coupled with the at least two fingers. When the retractable instrument is in a retracted position, the sleeve constrains the fingers such that the fingers are in a fully closed state around the applicator element. Protraction of the sleeve and relative movement between the fingers and the sleeve allows the fingers to open, thereby exposing the applicator element. Thus, the closure assembly opens to expose an applicator element such that the applicator element is in an application position. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20110013966 | Liquid applicator device - A liquid applicator device is disclosed for dispensing an applicator liquid from an applicator liquid container comprising a closure for sealing with the applicator liquid container. A sealing surface is defined in the closure and a valve is disposed within the closure. A spring is located within the closure between a spring retaining step defined in the closure and the valve for biasing the valve into sealing engagement with the sealing surface of the closure for inhibiting the flow of the applicator liquid from the applicator liquid container. A passageway defined in the closure for slidably receiving an applicator tip for engaging with the valve to enable a depression of the applicator tip to displace the valve from the sealing surface of the closure to flow applicator liquid from the applicator liquid container to the applicator tip. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110070013 | STYLIZED WRITING INSTRUMENT - A stylized writing instrument which is shaped like a proprietary and/or familiar object. In general, embodiments of the invention include a housing shaped like the proprietary and/or familiar object, a writing element, and internal mechanisms provided within the housing for extending the writing element from, and retracting the writing tip into, the housing. The internal mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of actuation systems for extending and retracting the writing element, including a cam actuation assembly, an edge slide actuation assembly, a gravity actuation assembly, a pressure actuation assembly and a push button actuation assembly. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20090245919 | VALVE DOOR HAVING A FORCE DIRECTING COMPONENT AND RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING SAME - A valve door for a seal cylinder comprises a lid having first and second surfaces and a connecting means connecting the lid with an actuating mechanism, the connecting means distributes forces from the actuating mechanism across a portion of the first lid surface in order to bias the lid to a closed position. A force directing member is attached to the first lid surface, the force directing member being adapted to distribute force from the connecting means over a portion of the lid surface, thereby maintaining a positive seal and reducing lid deflection. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20120003027 | Liquid applicator device - A liquid applicator device is disclosed for applying a liquid from a container to a surface. A closure defining a closure aperture is secured the closure to the container. A sealing member sealingly engages with the closure mounting. The sealing member has a tubular sleeve with an applicator slidably disposed within the tubular sleeve. The applicator comprises a hollow interior with an applicator tip defined by an outer applicator portion of the applicator. A biasing member coacts between the closure and the applicator for urging the applicator to form a seal with the sealing member. A depression of the outer applicator portion against the surface displaces the applicator from the sealing member to enable the flow of the liquid from the container to the applicator tip of the applicator. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20080298878 | MARKER WITH A SEAL ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a marker with a seal arrangement, comprising a housing in which an ink storage chamber, a spring system, a writing tip connected to an end portion of the ink storage chamber, and a seal arrangement fitted onto the outer periphery of an end of the writing tip are disposed. The seal arrangement comprises a frame portion and a sealing chamber fixed on the frame portion. The sealing chamber has an opening at its front end for the writing tip to protrude and retract, the frame portion is fixed at its front end with one end of a tough and flexible sealing strip which has the other end fixed on a hooked block formed at the front end of the ink storage chamber, the sealing strip further comprising an aperture capable of closing and exposing the opening of the sealing chamber. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20120328352 | RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENT HAVING A TWO STAGE PROTRACTION/RETRACTION SEQUENCE - A retractable instrument in accordance with the disclosure advantageously has a simple construction and fewer pieces or sub-assemblies than known retractable instruments. The retractable instrument includes a barrel that encloses a tool holder. The tool holder has an extension, and a tool extending from the distal end of the extension. A valve selectively covers the tool to protect the tool from environmental conditions. A biasing element is disposed between the valve and the tool holder, the biasing element biases the valve away from the tool holder. A movable closure assembly retains the valve on the extension and selectively allows the lid to open and close. The closure assembly includes a closure ring and a retention ring connected by one or more closure arms. The retention ring is disposed on the tool holder and the retention ring is prevented from sliding off of the tool holder by a retention stop. | 12-27-2012 |
| 401109000 | Including retraction spring and projected-position retainer | 16 |
| 20090245920 | Capless Retractable Marking Pen - A capless retractable marking pen has excellent sealing capability and a simple structure. The capless retractable marking pen includes a hollow sealing member for receiving a writing tip when the pen is in nonuse, and an opening and closing member for opening and closing an opening provided at a front end of the sealing member. The opening and closing member has a cover part pivotably fixed at a first end thereof to a lower edge portion of a front opening of the sealing member, an extending part extended from a second end of the cover part, and fixed at a front end portion thereof to the ink cartridge, and a hole provided at the extending part so that the writing tip can be extended and retracted through the hole. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090169285 | Adapter for Writing Instruments - An adapter for pen, pencil, or any other types of writing instruments where the adaptor is sized and dimensioned to receive a regular sized writing instrument, and the adapter is designed for safety to use such writing instrument as a refill. The design has an inner holder designed to securely hold the writing instrument. In one embodiment, the adapter is short enough to expose a proximal end of the writing instrument, so that the exposed part of the writing instrument becomes a push button. In another embodiment, the adapter has a push button, and the regular sized writing instrument is entirely contained with the adapter. Other embodiments use different retracting mechanism such as twist-and-retract mechanism, and slider mechanism. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100040401 | Water Based Ink Compositions For Ballpoint Pen - A water based ink composition for a ballpoint pen containing ι-carrageenan in addition to a dye, water and a water-soluble organic solvent. When used in the ball point pen, the ink composition satisfies an ink drooling prevention and a drying resistance which are mutually incompatible functions and is excellent in writing performance regardless of containing a dye as a coloring agent. The ink composition (c) is used, for example, by accommodating a refill ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20090290929 | WRITING INSTRUMENT WITH CUSHIONING DEVICE - A retractable writing instrument that includes a barrel, a writing tip, an actuating mechanism that includes a plurality of parts for extending and retracting the writing tip upon actuation of the actuation member, and a cushioning device enabling a retraction of the writing tip when an excessive pressure is exerted by a user. The cushioning device includes a spring member elastically deformable, which is integrally formed with a movable part of the actuating mechanism, the part being movable relative to the barrel. The spring member has a free end abutting the barrel toward its rear end and has a through hole. A stem extends within the spring member's hole and connects the actuating member to the actuating mechanism. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100129131 | RETRACTABLE PEN WITH RETRACTION-LINKING DEVICE FOR EXTENDING PEN-BODY - A retractable pen includes an improved triggering device (i.e., an actuating means), which is easy for manufacturing and user-friendly. The retractable pen has a pen-body having two pen-tubes, a pen-cartridge within the pen-body, and an actuating means. The actuating means not only triggers the movement of pen-cartridge (slidable protrusion/retraction of the pen-cartridge) but also, at the meantime, triggers length-change of pen-body (slidable movement between the two pen-tubes). | 05-27-2010 |
| 20090097899 | Retractable Substance Dispenser - The application relates to a dispenser featuring a body and a reservoir housed in said body wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a substance; wherein there is an applicator selectively extendable or retractable from the dispenser; and further featuring a means for ejecting the substance through the applicator. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100166487 | PEN WITH DOUBLE PEN BARREL - A pen with double pen barrels is revealed. The pen with double pen barrels includes two pen barrels connected in parallel, a pen refill in each pen barrel, and a driving member disposed between the two pen barrels. When one of the pen barrels is pressed and moved downward, a pen refill extends out of a front end of the pen barrel, located to be in writing state. Then by releasing a stopper of the pen barrel, the pen barrel moves upward and the pen refill retracts to be in storage state. Thus the pen barrel and the pen refill extends and contracts synchronously. Moreover, interests in use of the pen are increased. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100014906 | Liquid Applicator - A liquid applicator adapted to prevent an application liquid from leaking or drying with a small biasing force. A tip unit for a liquid applicator of the present invention includes a tubular member and a valve member. The valve member is biased toward a distal end thereof by a biasing member so as to seal a distal opening portion of the tubular member. The distal opening portion includes a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface located at a proximal side of the first tapered surface. The first and the second tapered surfaces are in contact with a tapered area and a ring of the valve member, respectively, so as to seal the distal opening portion. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100254748 | FINGER PEN - A finger pen includes a sheath and a spring clip. An end of the sheath is an opening for sheathing in a finger, and the other end is a hole allowing the pen to penetrate. A spacing hole is close to the hole, the spring clip is fixed on the sheath, and a stop block is located on the spring clip, away from a place where the spring clip is fixed, to be engaged with the spacing hole. A back side of the spring clip, close to the stop block, is a fixing piece to fix the pen. When the finger pen is to be used, the finger is sheathed into the sheath, and at a same time, the finger is abutted at the spring clip to push and move the stop block toward the hole out of which the pen is penetrated to write. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100196080 | RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENT HAVING A TWO STAGE PROTRACTION/RETRACTION SEQUENCE - A retractable instrument in accordance with the disclosure advantageously has a simple construction and fewer pieces or sub-assemblies than known retractable instruments. The retractable instrument includes a barrel that encloses a tool holder. The tool holder has an extension, and a tool extending from the distal end of the extension. A valve selectively covers the tool to protect the tool from environmental conditions. A biasing element is disposed between the valve and the tool holder, the biasing element biases the valve away from the tool holder. A movable closure assembly retains the valve on the extension and selectively allows the lid to open and close. The closure assembly includes a closure ring and a retention ring connected by one or more closure arms. The retention ring is disposed on the tool holder and the retention ring is prevented from sliding off of the tool holder by a retention stop. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110318084 | RETRACTION MECHANISM - The present invention describes a mechanism and method for retracting an instrument. In a rearward position, a sliding weight aligns an elongated assembly with a rear canal allowing the assembly to slide backward into the canal thereby retracting. When the weight slides forward, it collides with a protrusion on the elongated assembly forcing the elongated assembly forward and pulling the rear of the elongated assembly out of the rear canal. Once the elongated assembly is pulled out of the rear canal, it is unlikely to spontaneously return to the canal and contacts an internal shoulder which locks the elongated assembly in a forward position. Alternatively, means are provided to lock the elongated assembly out of the rear canal when in forward position. Preferably the weight is moved between the forward and rearward position by shaking. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120230752 | RETRACTABLE LAMP PEN - A lamp pen includes a pen body, a refill, a conductive rotating slide, a lamp, and a cartridge holding a battery. The rotating slide is electrically connected to the battery. A conductive bar on a surface of the slide abuts an end of the cartridge, which comprises a helical surface forming higher and auxiliary higher slots disposed at a highest point of the surface. A first lead of the lamp is connected to the battery, and a second lead is affixed within the higher slot. Rotating the slide causes the conductive bar to engage either the higher slot or auxiliary higher slot, pushing the cartridge downward so that the refill extends out of the pen tip. When the higher slot is engaged, the second lead of the lamp connects to the conductive bar, the electric circuit completes, and the lamp illuminates. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20100183356 | RETRACTABLE WRITING IMPLEMENT - To prevent faint writing or writing failure from occurring during a writing operation due to back shock and to reduce shock sound by using a simple structure, a pressure contact member protrudes from one surface or both surfaces on the side of a shaft tube and a knock body so as to come into sliding contact with each other, parts on the side of the shaft tube and the knock body being opposed to each other in a radial direction. Accordingly, even when the part on the side of the knock body retreats with respect to the part on the side of the shaft tube in terms of a releasing operation, a retreat speed of an ink tank becomes slow due to a friction resistance of the pressure contact member, and thus back shock remarkably reduces. As a result, ink does not flow to the ink tank in a reverse direction due to air introduced from a writing tip portion and shock sound generated when the retreating ink tank returns to a normal position reduces. | 07-22-2010 |
| 401110000 | Retainer guided in orbital path (e.g., rotary indexing) | 2 |
| 20100098478 | RETRACTABLE LAMP PEN - A lamp pen includes a pen body, a refill, a conductive rotating slide, a lamp, and a cartridge holding a battery. The rotating slide is electrically connected to the battery. A conductive bar on a surface of the slide abuts an end of the cartridge, which comprises a helical surface forming higher and auxiliary higher slots disposed at a highest point of the surface. A first lead of the lamp is connected to the battery, and a second lead is affixed within the higher slot. Rotating the slide causes the conductive bar to engage either the higher slot or auxiliary higher slot, pushing the cartridge downward so that the refill extends out of the pen tip. When the higher slot is engaged, the second lead of the lamp connects to the conductive bar, the electric circuit completes, and the lamp illuminates. | 04-22-2010 |
| 401111000 | And mechanical-movement actuator | 1 |
| 20100143020 | Retractable Writing Instrument - A retractable writing instrument has a push-to-extend, push-to-retract operating mechanism assembled for life as a single module which is removeable from a body of the writing instrument. A prehensile member is connected to the operating mechanism and is moveable axially for displacing the writing tip of the cartridge between its extended and retracted positions. The prehensile member has resilient parts adapted for grasping the end of the cartridge inserted through an aperture in the operating mechanism module and pressed into a cavity in the prehensile member, thereby allowing users to readily replace the cartridge without the risk of releasing small easily-lost components of the operating mechanism. | 06-10-2010 |
| 401112000 | Including laterally or circumferentially movable keeper | 1 |
| 20110135378 | TRAVEL MULTIPLIER MECHANISMS FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS - A writing instrument includes a travel multiplier mechanism that includes a cam member that pivots about a pivot axis in response to motion of a push button member. The cam member engages a sliding piston member in order to provide a travel multiplying effect such that a distance of travel of the sliding piston member exceeds a distance traveled by the push button member. | 06-09-2011 |
| 401115000 | Projection by movement of implement | 1 |
| 20090238632 | Toggling Cosmetic Lacquer Dispenser and Delivery - A toggling dispenser is disclosed with a reservoir capable of containing substances and an integrally placed applicator which, at the user's election, enters and exits the dispenser by shifting or shaking the dispenser. While inside the dispenser, an amount of contained substance collects on the applicator so that when the applicator exits the enclosure, the collected substance may be delivered to a target via contact with the applicator. | 09-24-2009 |
| 401116000 | By screw mechanism | 7 |
| 20130121748 | Lip Product - Disclosed is a lip product comprising an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle comprising a substance that is to be applied to the lips of a user, the inner receptacle disposed within the outer receptacle such that the former moves to and fro within the latter, an applicator stick wherein the substance is applied to the lips about any of the either end thereof, and a closure cap for sealing off the outer receptacle thereby storing the substance and the applicator stick. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20090003921 | DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING FLUIDS - A fluid dispenser includes an applicator attached to a base, as well as a case that is at least partially filled with a fluid. The base and case are telescopically mounted together and can be relatively reciprocated to retract and extend the applicator relative to the case. A piston is mounted in the case for outwardly urging the fluid. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080226380 | Rotating Retractable Writing Instrument - The present invention relates to a rotating retractable writing instrument, which is constituted in a simpler way and can thrust a mouthpiece and a writing core element smoothly to positions ready for writing. The writing instrument by the present invention comprises a rear outer cylinder | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090185850 | ROTARY-TYPE PEN - A rotary-type pen includes a barrel unit, a refill seat and a rotary drive unit. The barrel unit includes a barrel defining a barrel axis and having an inner barrel surface formed with a helical guiding unit surrounding the barrel axis. The refill seat is guided by the guiding unit to move along the barrel axis for moving a refill relative to the barrel when the refill seat is rotated relative to the barrel. The rotary drive unit includes a rotary knob and a force transmitting member. The rotary knob is retained rotatably on the barrel and is operable to rotate relative to the barrel about the barrel axis. The force transmitting member extends from the rotary knob into the barrel and is coupled co-rotatably to the rotary knob. The force transmitting member drives the rotation of the refill seat in the barrel. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090016801 | Handy tool pen - A handy tool pen is mainly constituted, for example, to write a brief summary and to implement a repair of hardware equipment. A hollow shaft | 01-15-2009 |
| 20120014737 | WRITING IMPLEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS RETRACTABLE ENDS - The present invention relates to a writing implement, both ends of which are retractable, in which an upper shaft and a lower shaft are coupled together such that the two shafts are rotatable relative to each other, and thus a cartridge and an eraser holder accommodated in an intermediate connection member are simultaneously movable in the upward and downward directions. The writing implement of the present invention comprises: said cartridge equipped with a writing nib; said intermediate connection member having a slit for upward and downward sliding of the cartridge accommodated therein; said lower shaft coupled to the intermediate connection member, and which has a nib hole for extending/retracting the nib therethrough; said upper shaft having a thread which enables the cartridge accommodated in the intermediate connection member to move in accordance with the integrated rotation of the intermediate connection member and the lower shaft; a cam coupled to one end of the upper shaft, and which has an inner wall with a protrusion; an eraser holder accommodated in the intermediate connection member such that the eraser holder engages the protrusion of the cam and the slit of the intermediate connection member and rotates in the upward and downward directions in accordance with the integrated rotation of the intermediate connection member and the lower shaft; and a ball shutter accommodated in the lower shaft to open/shut the nib hole by means of the upward and downward sliding of the cartridge. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120020719 | ROTARY-TYPE RETRACTABLE WRITING IMPLEMENT WITH AN ANTI-DRYING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a rotary-type retractable writing implement with an anti-drying device, wherein an upper shaft and a lower shaft are coupled together such that the two shafts are rotatable in opposite directions, and a cartridge accommodated in a intermediate connection member is movable, and an open/shut module for covering a nib opens/shuts by means of the movement of the cartridge so as to provide a nib-advancing path. The rotary-type retractable writing implement with an anti-drying device comprises: said cartridge equipped with a writing nib; said intermediate connection member having a slit for the upward and downward sliding of the cartridge accommodated therein; said lower shaft which is coupled to the intermediate connection member, and which has a nib hole for extending/retracting the nib therethrough; said upper shaft having a thread which enables the cartridge accommodated in the intermediate connection member to move in accordance with the integrated rotation of the intermediate connection member and the lower shaft; and a is ball shutter disposed within the lower shaft to open the nib-advancing path when the nib advances by the upward and downward sliding of the cartridge, and to shut the nib-advancing path when the nib moves backwards and to permit the nib to be accommodated in the closed space. | 01-26-2012 |
| 401117000 | Manually reciprocable sleeve | 2 |
| 20110129285 | RETRACTABLE PEN - A retractable pen includes an outer tube whose inner surface on a front end is arranged with a plurality of axial guiding rails circularly, an inner tube whose inner surface on a rear end is disposed with a plurality of stoppers is arranged circularly, a first sleeve mounted in the outer tube and having a plurality of ratchet teeth arranged circularly on a front end thereof as well as an axial guiding rail between two adjacent ratchet teeth sliding in the axial guiding rail of the outer tube, and an elastic member elastically supported between the front end of the inner tube and the axial guiding rail of the ring tube. In use, the rear end of the inner tube is pressed so as to change the length of the retractable pen. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120163896 | APPARATUS HAVING A SLIDABLE CAP - An apparatus comprises a body that extends longitudinally between a top end and a bottom end, an elongate slot disposed in an outer surface of the body and having first and second spaced-apart detents, and a cap disposed coaxially around the body and having a cut therein that defines an elongate arm. The elongate arm has an inwardly-oriented protrusion configured to engage the detents of the slot. The cap is slidable along the body such that the inwardly-oriented protrusion slides along the slot until it detachably engages a detent, thereby retaining the cap in either a closed position that covers the bottom end or an open position in which the bottom end is exposed. | 06-28-2012 |
