Patent ID: 9333796
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B43K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A writing instrument comprising: a body extending along a central axis, the body having a tubular member and a distal writing tip located on a first side of the tubular member and a proximal end located on a second side of the tubular member, distal from the distal writing tip; and a cap releasably connectable to the body at either one of the distal writing tip and the proximal end, wherein the cap includes an interior rib extending circumferentially therealong, the rib being sized to releasable engage the circumferential ridge when the cap is connected to the distal writing tip, and wherein the rib engages the distal end of each of the plurality of fingers when the cap is connected to the proximal end, wherein the distal writing tip has a frustoconical end and a tubular portion extending proximally from the frustoconical end, the tubular portion having a circumferential ridge adjacent the frustoconical end; wherein the body has a diameter larger than the diameter of the tubular portion; and wherein the proximal end includes a plurality of fingers extending proximally from the body, each of the plurality of fingers being biased toward the central axis.