US 11,738,588 B2
Compact writing instrument
Thomas Aten Nielson, Lamoille, NV (US); and Jens G. Jacobson, Lincoln, NE (US)
Filed by Thomas Aten Nielson, Lamoille, NV (US); and Jens G. Jacobson, Lincoln, NE (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,596.
Application 17/701,596 is a continuation of application No. 17/161,644, filed on Jan. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,279,166, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/161,644 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/867,551, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,292,285.
Application 16/867,551 is a continuation of application No. 15/976,810, filed on May 10, 2018, granted, now 10,639,926, issued on May 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/967,022, filed on Jan. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/504,510, filed on May 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314684 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B43K 25/02 (2006.01); B43K 7/00 (2006.01); B43K 5/00 (2006.01); B43K 24/04 (2006.01); B43K 23/08 (2006.01); B43K 23/12 (2006.01)
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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.