Patent · US Expired

Mechanical pencil with self-tapping propelling nut and the method of producing same and propelling a lead contained therein

US4505606A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1982
Grant dateMar 19, 1985
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43K21/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A screw feed mechanical pencil having a propelling nut which self-taps on an unthreaded interior barrel wall. The pencil's barrel and split tube are plastic extrusions and a square lead is used to prevent lead rotation during writing.

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