White board marker

• US 6,846,122 B1
• Filed: 02/06/2004
• Issued: 01/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chun-Ching Liao
• Original Assignee: Chun-Ching Liao
• Inventors: Liao, Chun-Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US10/772,387
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• Field of Search: 401/131, 401195-207, 401/52
• US Class Current: 401/131
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/008 Holders comprising finger grips B43K23/004, B43K23/012 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/04 enabling the writing implement to be set upright
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/124 comprising an air passage
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 25/00 Attaching writing implements to wearing apparel or objects involving constructional changes of the implements protecting means, e.g. caps B43K23/08; garment-holding devices A44B99/00; fastening articles to wearing apparel A45F5/02
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 29/00 Combinations of writing implements with other articles
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/003 Pen barrels
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/02 with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material B43K8/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 8/06 Wick feed from within reservoir to writing-points

Abstract

A white board marker has a cover, a body, a marker nib, an ink pad, a cap and a magnet. The magnet is mounted inside the body and attaches the white board marker to a white board. Furthermore, the cap may have multiple optional air passages through which air can pass.

Claims

1. A white board marker having

a cover having

a rear end,

a front end,

a cap at one end thereof, and

a neck formed around the cap near a rear end thereof,

a side surface,

multiple ribs formed on the side surface,

a front cavity defined inside the rear end of the cover, and

a nib hole defined inside the front end of the cover and communicating with the front cavity,

a marker nib mounted through the nib hole and having

a tip extending out of the nib hole and having a rear end, and

a refill end integrally formed with the rear end of the tip,

a body mounted on the rear end of the cover and having

a front end,

a rear end,

a magnet chamber formed at the rear end of the body, and

a rear cavity defined inside the body and having an opening at the front end of the body,

an ink pad abutting the refill end of the marker nib and received in the front cavity of the cover and the rear cavity of the body,

a magnet mounted inside the magnet chamber for attaching the white board maker to a white board, and

a cap mounted on the cover and having

a front end,

a rear end mounted on the front end of the cover, and

a central cavity defined inside the cap and having an opening at the rear end of the cap to cover the marker nib.

2. The white board marker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cap further comprises multiple air passages defined through the cap.

3. The white board marker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cap is shaped as the top of a bowling pin, and the cover and the body are shaped as a body of the bowling pin to make board marker have a bowling pin shape.