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Hand-held device, in particular a writing instrument, having two retractable heads

US10766297B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2019
Grant dateSep 8, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D2040/207
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hand-held device, in particular a writing instrument, comprising a body, a single carriage carrying a first head and a second head, or a first carriage and a second carriage carrying respectively the first head and the second head, and a blocking device including a cavity and a ball, the ball) blocking the single carriage or the first carriage when the first end is below the second end, such that the first head is blocked and projecting while the second head is retracted, and the ball blocking the single carriage or the second carriage when the first end is above the second end, such that the second head is blocked and projecting while the second first head is retracted.

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