CPC B43K 23/126 (2013.01) [B43K 5/005 (2013.01); B43K 7/005 (2013.01); B43K 25/022 (2013.01); B43K 23/08 (2013.01); B43K 24/04 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A writing instrument, including:
a barrel with:
a writing element;
a body including:
a first portion from which the writing element protrudes, an exterior surface of the first portion including a cap engagement feature; and
a second portion opposite from the first portion, an exterior surface of the second portion including another cap engagement feature; and
a cap with:
a body including a side surface, a first end, an interior, and a second end, the first end opening to the interior, the first end and the interior capable of receiving the writing element and the first portion of the body of the barrel to place the cap and the barrel in an assembled relationship, an interior surface of the body of the cap including a barrel engagement feature that engages the cap engagement feature and the another cap engagement feature of the body of the barrel; and
a clip including an end secured in place to or over the side surface of the body of the cap, the clip including an inner element extending over a portion of the side surface of the body of the cap toward the second end of the body of the cap, bending back over itself to define a closed end, and including an outer element extending from the closed end over the inner element toward the first end of the body and terminating at a free end, the closed end including a laterally protruding portion defining an enlarged receptacle.
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