Writing instrument with gripping device
US7070351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43K23/008
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gripping element, particularly to writing instruments having a gripping element, which more specifically relates to a marker having a gripping element over a central region thereof. Such positioning of the gripping element facilitates use of the writing instrument in other than standard writing grasps. For example, the positioning of a gripping element over the central region of a writing instrument facilitates gripping of the writing instrument when writing on vertical or inverse horizontal (i.e. upside down) planes. The gripping element has a plurality of elevated sections in the form of intercalated crosses and hexagons or sliced hexagons. The elevated sections may be smooth or textured to enhance gripping and to reduce slippage of the writing instrument during use.
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