Patent ID: 11938750
Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A refillable free ink writing instrument comprising:
a body having a rear end, a front end and an ink reservoir disposed between the rear end and the front end,
a writing tip mounted on the front end, the writing tip having a portion in fluid communication with the ink reservoir, the writing tip being removable from the body for refill,
the writing instrument further comprising a removable cap, the removable cap comprising a funnel portion designed to feed a refill into the reservoir when the writing tip is removed, the removable cap:
(1) being configured to allow feeding of a refill into the reservoir when the writing tip is removed, and
(2) comprising an engaging element portion for removing a writing tip of the writing instrument.