Patent ID: 11897278
Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ BIC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. A writing instrument comprising:
a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being at least partially fitted into the first portion and being moveable in an axial direction relative to the first portion;
the first portion includes a first distal end while the second portion includes a second distal end opposite the first distal end, and a lock;
the first distal end includes a writing tip or a nib;
wherein, when the first distal end is arranged above the second distal end in a direction of gravity, the lock is configured to:
prevent relative axial movement between first portion and the second portion when the writing tip or nib is in a retracted position; and
allow relative axial movement between the first portion and the second portion when writing tip or nib is in an extended position.