Patent · US Expired

Writing implement

US6582144B1 · kind B1 · utility

3Cited by
6References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 2002
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43K8/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A writing implement for preventing ink from leaking out from a front end of a tip by absorbing much of a change in pressure inside an ink tank, the implement being a direct liquid type writing implement having an ink tank and an ink flowing portion connecting the ink tank and a writing end, a temporary ink reserve part for temporarily holding ink and an air supplying portion for supplying air to the temporary ink reserve part, the temporary ink reserve part being constituted by a temporary ink reserve groove and an ink guide groove, an ink introducing groove at a vicinity of the ink tank constituting a portion of the ink guide groove, a distance from the writing end to an end portion of the temporary ink reserve groove on its ink tank side being larger than a distance from the writing end to the ink introducing groove.

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