Pen structure

• US 6,761,495 B1
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Issued: 07/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sheng Hsiung Wu
• Original Assignee: Sheng Hsiung Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Sheng Hsiung
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan N.
• Application Number:
  US10/651,972
• Time in Patent Office: 315 Days
• Field of Search: 401/117, 401/109-112, 401/99, 401/102
• US Class Current: 401/117
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 24/02 for locking a single writing unit in only fully projected or retracted positions

Abstract

An improved structure of a pen is disclosed. The casing is provided with a conic casing at the top portion and having two protruded pegs. The cap mounting for capping onto the conic casing is provided with an upper circular groove and a lower circular groove at the inner edge of the cap mounting. A vertical sliding rail is provided at the side of the circular groove. The interior of the casing is mounted with a compression spring and a refill and the upper portion of the conic casing is mounted onto the compression spring and is positioned within the cap mounting. The protruded pegs are in combination with the upper circular groove and the lower circular groove so that the rotating of the casing will retracting or extending out the refill for writing.

Claims

1. An improved structure of a pen comprising a cap mounting, a first and a second compression springs, a refill, and a casing, wherein the casing has an upper conic casing with a lower edge having a protruded peg at the lateral side of the edge, the conic casing is extended downward to form a cylindrical tube provided with appropriate length slot so that the casing is extendable externally and compressible internally, the lower section of the hollow casing has a tapered holding region being mounted with the first compression spring, the refill is positioned within the casing and is urged by the compression spring, the external edge of the conic casing is mounted with the second compression spring for the holding and urging of the cap mounting having a clip, and the inner edge of the cap mounting is provided with an upper circular groove and a lower circular groove for the combination with the two protruded pegs, and a vertical sliding rail is positioned between the two circular grooves, the two protruded pegs at the two lateral sides of the conic casing are in engagement with the lower circular engaging groove;

whereby the slidably mounting of the protruded pegs with the upper and lower circular grooves can provide a rapid method of securing the refill while writing or to retract the refill.

2. The pen structure of claim 1, wherein the two protruded pegs and the inner edge of the cap mounting are made into an engaging slot, and an upper circular groove and a lower circular groove, and one side of the groove is a vertical sliding rail.