Retractable electronic pen comprising actuator button decoupled from force sensor
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1. An electronic pen comprising:
- a retractable cartridge having a nib at a first end for contacting a surface, said cartridge being configurable in an extended position, wherein said nib protrudes from a body of said pen, and a retracted position wherein said nib is retracted in said body;
a force-actuable device, said device being actuated by a nib force transmitted axially through said cartridge from said nib;
a retraction mechanism comprising a barrel for receiving an opposite second end of said cartridge, said barrel being adapted for seating said cartridge in either an extended position or a retracted position, said barrel being engaged with said force-actuable device;
a button for actuating said retraction mechanism; and
a decoupling mechanism for biasing said button away from coupled engagement with said retraction mechanism and thereby said force-actuable device.
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Abstract
An electronic pen comprises a retractable cartridge having a nib, a force-actuable device that is actuated by a nib force transmitted axially through the cartridge from the nib, a retraction for retracting the cartridge, a button for actuating the retraction mechanism, and a decoupling mechanism for biasing the button away from coupled engagement with the retraction mechanism and thereby the force-actuable device.
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1. An electronic pen comprising:
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a retractable cartridge having a nib at a first end for contacting a surface, said cartridge being configurable in an extended position, wherein said nib protrudes from a body of said pen, and a retracted position wherein said nib is retracted in said body; a force-actuable device, said device being actuated by a nib force transmitted axially through said cartridge from said nib; a retraction mechanism comprising a barrel for receiving an opposite second end of said cartridge, said barrel being adapted for seating said cartridge in either an extended position or a retracted position, said barrel being engaged with said force-actuable device; a button for actuating said retraction mechanism; and a decoupling mechanism for biasing said button away from coupled engagement with said retraction mechanism and thereby said force-actuable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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