Patent ID: 11951762
Assignee: BIC VIOLEX SINGLE MEMBER S.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A writing instrument extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, the writing instrument comprising:
a writing element configured to produce writing upon a surface;
a first housing member extending axially between the first end and the second end of the writing instrument and oriented radially about at least a portion of the writing element; and
a second housing member extending axially between the first end and the second end of the writing instrument and oriented radially about at least a portion of the first housing member, the second housing member being configured to move relative to the first housing member, axially between a first relative position and a second relative position, and at least a portion of the second housing member being configured to move radially to with respect to the first housing member;
wherein, the relative movement of the second housing member from the first relative position toward the second relative position transitions the writing instrument from a non-writing state toward a writing state and the relative movement of the second housing member from the second relative position toward the first relative position automatically transitions the writing instrument from the writing state toward the non-writing state, wherein the writing instrument is configured to automatically transition from the writing state to the non-writing state upon a removal of force exerted on the second housing member.