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Class 401/111 - And mechanical-movement actuator


Subclass of Class 401 - Coating implements with material supply
Definition: Implement wherein the means for moving the tool into the
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 12/04/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7303351Writing instrument and welding method of writing point assembly and writing instrument parts connecting structure and connecting method
A writing point assembly and an ink tube and/or a holder can be welded appropriately at a predetermined area without using ultrasonic waves, so as to be able to prevent dislodging of the writing point assembly, ink leakage and the like. The rear end part, of a metal...
12/04/2007
7144176Ink reservoir for attaching to various pens
A pen includes a housing, and an ink reservoir to be received in the housing. The ink reservoir includes a cartridge received in the housing and for receiving ink, a barrel attaching to front of the cartridge, and a nib attached to the barrel, for extending out thro...
12/05/2006
7108439Flexible barrel writing instrument
A writing instrument having a retractable ball point pen with a metallic coil or spring barrel which permits the instrument to bend, a cushion or textured grip, inner and upper sleeves to provide a housing for the ends of the ink refill cartridge, a click mechanism ...
09/19/2006
7077594Expandable and contractible stylus
An expandable and contractible stylus for interfacing with a touchscreen of an electronic device. The expandable and contractible feature allows for a stylus that contracts to fit into a stylus holder in a small handheld device and expands to facilitate its removal ...
07/18/2006
7066042Advancing/retracting mechanism
An advancing/retracting mechanism having a pair of cams is disclosed. The advancing/retracting mechanism includes a first cam, a second cam, and a barrel. The first cam includes an angled surface and a shoe, and the second cam includes an angled surface and a slider...
06/27/2006
7001092Crayon (eraseables)
A type of writing apparatus. The writing apparatus is a modified crayon that includes an attached eraser and has an outer plastic sleeve that serves as the gripping mechanism when in use. An individual can rotate the attached eraser and expel the crayon slowly out o...
02/21/2006
6902334Ball-point pen
A ball-point pen comprises: a ball-point pen tip, a coil spring, a refill, a mid tube, a upper tube, a clip, a sliding bar, a lower holder, a pen cap, a back plug spring, a sliding bracket, and a back plug; wherein the refill spring is placed inside the ball-point p...
06/07/2005
6761495Pen structure
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 ...
07/13/2004
6698960Push-button writing implement
A push-button writing implement includes a barrel having at least a transparent or semitransparent part, a refill axially slidably contained in the barrel, and provided with a writing tip, and a refill-operating mechanism including a push button, and a re...
03/02/2004
6585441Stylized writing instrument
A stylized writing instrument shaped like a proprietary or familiar object. Embodiments of the invention include a housing shaped like the proprietary or familiar object, a writing implement, and internal mechanisms provided within the housing for extendi...
07/01/2003
6554518Writing instrument with a retraction device
A writing instrument with a retraction device includes a hollow barrel, a grip attached to a lower end of the hollow barrel, a writing implement mounted in the hollow barrel and the grip, and an elastic member mounted around a lower portion of the writing...
04/29/2003
6547470Retractable combination pen and screwdriver
A combination tool capable of being clipped into a pocket which incorporates an outwardly biased writing implement, e.g., pen, into a tip of a removable Phillips-head screwdriver tip at one end of a hexagonal tube while having a removable second tip, e.g....
04/15/2003
6491465Writing implement with a displaceable refill
A writing implement includes a shaft, a refill having a writing tip and that is displaceable co-axially in the shaft, a resilient restoring member acting between the shaft and the refill, a shifting mechanism and a push member associated with the shifting...
12/10/2002
6405402Cosmetic brush assembly
A cosmetic brush assembly includes a first cylindrical member holding bristles, a second cylindrical member, and a protecting cap protecting the bristles. The assembly further includes a brush member, a cylindrical catch member, and a length variable memb...
06/18/2002
6382860Safety knock-type writing utensil
A safety knock-type writing utensil capable of maintaining an outer shell in a relatively thin thickness and making a length of a writing lead substantially long by the change of the locking position, thereby allowing a large amount of ink to be stored th...
05/07/2002
6336761Knock-type writing instrument
The subject of the invention is to provide a knock-type writing instrument in which a cloth can be prevented from being stained by the clip releasing mechanism having a compact structure when the writing instrument is stored in a pocket and further the wr...
01/08/2002
6280110Pressing device for a pen
A pressing device for a pen having a spring, a center stick engaging the spring and a nib part. The pressing device comprises a penholder having a guide slot, a movable tube having an outwardly projecting engaging piece that extends through the guide slot...
08/28/2001
6264388Rotary locator with differential position in a pen
A rotary locator with differential position in a pen comprises an adapter head, a follower stem, and a cam. The adapter head is fixed at the top of the pen, an upper forked portion with a pivot device at the top thereof to form a groove seat, and a lower ...
07/24/2001
6257787Ball point pen smooth touch
A tubular cap for the top of a ball point pen, the cap having a long slot with an offset defining a lower long slot and an upper long slot with narrow slots perpendicular to the upper long slot and extending on either side of the long slot, the top of the...
07/10/2001
6227734Knocking writing utensil
A knocking writing utensil which automatically returns a writing medium to a withdrawn position when a clip is used, includes an engagingly-locking protrusion formed on an engagement body that moves inside an external cylinder together with a refill. An e...
05/08/2001
6224282Side knock-type ball point pen
A side knock-type ball point pen includes a barrel having a front end portion and a rear end portion, a refill-receiver member axially movably incorporated within the barrel, a refill removably received in the refill-receiver member, the refill including ...
05/01/2001
6095706Writing instrument operated by a finger at a holding position
A writing instrument operated by a finger at a holding position comprising a hollow body for containing at least one refill, in which each refill is always forced toward a retracted position in the hollow body, and is moved between the writing position an...
08/01/2000
6062756Push-button writing instrument
A push-button writing instrument has a refill (5) slidably inserted in a barrel (2) and is biased toward the back end of the barrel by a spring (6). The writing instrument is provided with a refill operating mechanism (10) capable of projecting a writing ...
05/16/2000
5417504Refill unit for a writing instrument
A refill unit (1) for a writing instrument has a writing tip (5) at one end and a ratchet mechanism (7) at the other end through the use of which the unit (1) can be turned and selectively extended from and retracted into the writing instrument. The ratch...
05/23/1995
5413428Writing instrument
A writing instrument including; a front casing having a throughhole extending longitudinally therethrough; a refill extending in the throughhole; and a cam body located in the throughhole. The cam body has at least one cam groove formed on the inner perip...
05/09/1995
5263786Rotary-cam ball-point pen
A rotary-cam ball-point pen having an outer sleeve, a rotary-cam mechanism comprised of a cam body provided on the inside of the outer sleeve, a rotary-cam engaging the cam body, and a cam bar engaging the rotary-cam, and a refill. The rear portion of the...
11/23/1993
5184908Writing implement with side actuator
A writing tool comprised of a head member, a refill, a return spring, and a cam mechanism for projecting the top of the refill out of or retracting it into the head member comprised of cam body, a rotation cam, and cam bar. The cam body is attached to the...
02/09/1993
4991988Component writing instrument having retractable cartridge
A writing instrument such as a pen having an elongated housing of an extruded plastic tube, a molded tip member which is press fit into one end of the housing, a cartridge containing a writing medium therein such as ink therein, and including a writing ti...
02/12/1991
4943175Feed mechanism for a writing device
A feed mechanism for a writing device comprising a writing medium carrier which is displaceable in a housing in a front and rear position by means of a press button. Connected with the press button is a rotatable switching element which comprises a circul...
07/24/1990
4859103Self-sealing retractable writing implement
A writing implement including a sleeve-shaped housing and an automatic closure mechanism for the nib. The actuating element has a shift mechanism 3', the spring 10 biasing the writing element 2 against the housing bears on the inner sleeve 104, that the s...
08/22/1989
4838722Device for dispensing flowable substances
A device for dispensing flowable substances which includes an elongated housing having a chamber between a front discharge opening and a rear end opening, a piston rod axially longitudinally displaceable in the housing, an applicator at a forward end of t...
06/13/1989
4624594Fluid dispenser
A fluid dispenser according to the present invention has a tubular body having therein a fluid chamber, a pusher for pushing the fluid, and a feed mechanism for progressively advancing the pusher. The feed mechanism has a slider and an actuator for advanc...
11/25/1986
4459056Disposable pencil structure and method of sharpening pencil head
A disposable lead pencil, eraser and sharpener combination in which there is an eraser mounted upon one end of the housing and an abrasive sharpener structure contained within an enclosed and sealed chamber at the opposite end of the pencil housing. Sharp...
07/10/1984
4381158Writing instrument
A writing instrument is disclosed that includes an operating mechanism for propelling and retracting the writing point of the instrument through the use of depressible pads that are located in the barrel of the instrument adjacent to the lower end thereof...
04/26/1983
4022535Actuator structure for ball-point pens and other writing instruments
An exterior actuator structure for the cartridge retracting mechanism of ball-point pens and other writing instruments which use either an axially movable actuator button or a longer actuator cap, the exterior actuator structure having cooperating guide p...
05/10/1977
 
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