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Granted Patent B2
US 11,535,050 · App. 17/536,575 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Retractive writing utensil

Inventor: Masataka Mizutori (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ZEBRA CO., LTD.
B43K24/12B43K7/005B43K27/006B43K24/10B43K24/16B43K24/163
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Patent No.
US 11,535,050
App. No.
17/536,575
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A retractive writing utensil includes a shaft tube, a core stored in the shaft tube in such a manner as to protrude from a front end of the shaft tube when moved forward, and an urging member that is stretched and contracted in the shaft tube in a front-rear direction, wherein the urging member is located adjacent to the core radially outward in such a manner that the center of the urging member is positioned radially outside the core, and urges the core rearward.

Claims (16)

1. A retractive writing utensil, comprising:

a shaft tube;

a core stored in the shaft tube in such a manner as to protrude from a front end of the shaft tube when moved forward; and

an urging member that is stretched and contracted in the shaft tube in a front-rear direction,

wherein the urging member is located adjacent to the core radially outward in such a manner that a center of the urging member is positioned radially outside the core, and urges the core rearward.

2. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 1 , wherein a coil spring having an outer diameter smaller than that of the core is used as the urging member.

3. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 2 , wherein the urging member is a compression coil spring having a front end side locked directly or indirectly to the shaft tube and a rear end side locked directly or indirectly to the core.

4. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 1 , wherein the urging member is a compression coil spring having a front end side locked directly or indirectly to the shaft tube and a rear end side locked directly or indirectly to the core.

5. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 1 , wherein a guide shaft that is inserted through the urging member to guide the urging member to be stretched and contracted is provided in the shaft tube.

6. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 5 , wherein

a slide operation body that is slid to cause the core to protrude from the front end of the shaft tube is provided integrally with the core, and

the slide operation body being provided with a guided part that is fitted with the guide shaft to advance and retreat.

7. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 1 , wherein a guide recessed part that fits the core radially inside the shaft tube to guide the core in a shaft tube axial direction is provided integrally with the shaft tube.

8. The retractive writing utensil according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of the cores are provided so as to line up in a shaft tube circumferential direction, and

the urging member is located near a valley between two cores adjacent to each other in the shaft tube circumferential direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MIZUTORI, MASATAKA
To: ZEBRA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058228/0364 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-205885 · Dec 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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