Ball-point pen having three sides and complementary cap

• US 4,302,121 A
• Filed: 10/19/1979
• Issued: 11/24/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jung S. Kim
• Original Assignee: Jung S. Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Jung S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bratlie, Steven A.
• Application Number:
  US06/086,595
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 401/6, 401/243, 401/7, 401/246, 401/131, 401/98, 401/209, 401/213, 401/217, D19/43, D19/45, D19/47, D19/49, D19/51
• US Class Current: 401/209
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/12 for pens caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 5/005 Pen barrels
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 7/005 Pen barrels

Abstract

A barrel for a ball-point pen is formed with three concave surfaces extending along the length thereof. Such a construction facilitates the firm holding of the pen barrel in an untiring manner by the thumb, forefinger and middle finger of the hand of the user. To reduce the cost of the manufacture of the pen, the ink is contained in a hole extending through the longitudinal center of the barrel.

Claims

1. A ball-point pen comprising:

a barrel having the length of its periphery formed by three axially extending correspondingly shaped concave surfaces so disposed as to provide a generally triangular cross section therefor with the adjacent sides of said concave surfaces joining to form the three projecting corners of the triangular cross section;

said barrel having a tapered lower end and a central bore therethrough forming a reservoir for ink;

a cylindrical writing member having an axial aperture therethrough and including a metal ball held in a socket on the outer end thereof so as to freely rotate therein;

said cylindrical writing member having a shoulder intermediate the end thereof and having its inner end portion press fitted in the bore on the lower end of the barrel with said shoulder abutting the end thereof;

a filling of viscous ink in the reservoir formed by the bore in said barrel;

an end plug provided with an air vent press fitted in the bore on the upper end of said barrel; and

a removable end cap having a conical portion on one end thereof for receiving the tapered lower end of said barrel and three axially extending angularly spaced peripheral arms on the opposite end thereof, said peripheral arms having convex inner radial surfaces for respectively frictionally engaging the concave surfaces on said barrel.