Stylus tip protection
US12045400B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43K24/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Examples are disclosed relating to electronic styli and methods for protecting a tip of an electronic stylus. In one example, an electronic stylus comprises an elongated body and a tip protection mechanism within the elongated body comprising a housing that is moveable relative to the elongated body. A protective cone is located at a body tip end of the body, with the stylus tip configured to protrude from the protective cone. A method for protecting the tip comprises preventing relative movement between the housing and the elongated body when a force exerted on the tip is below a protection threshold. When the force exerted on the tip reaches the protection threshold, the method includes allowing movement between the housing and the elongated body that retracts the tip into the protective cone.
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