Writing instrument
US6817802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43K5/1845
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A writing instrument adapted, responsive to a pressure axially applied to a pen core, to supply ink in an ink chamber to the pen core, and includes a valve seat disposed between the ink chamber and the pen core, a valve body operable to be selectively moved between a close position where the valve body is in contact with the valve seat to isolate the pen core from the ink chamber and an open position where the valve body is spaced apart from the valve seat to communicate the pen core with the ink chamber, a pressing spring for biasing the valve body toward the front end of a pen shaft, and a support member for supporting the valve body and the pressing spring to allow the valve body to be moved in the axial direction. The support member includes a communication channel for communicating the inner space thereof with the ink chamber. The valve body has a channel control portion for allowing the ink flow through the communication channel to be more restricted when the valve body is in the close position that when it is in the open position. The writing instrument can reduce the deposit of ink pigments around the valve body to prevent occurrence of defect in the operation of the valve …
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