Patent ID: 6568866
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A writing implement comprising:an upper holder having a recess at a top end thereof; a lower holder engaged to said upper holder and having an opening at a lower end thereof; a refill positioned within said upper and lower holders and having a writing end thereof capable of protruding through said opening; a coil positioned between said recess and a top end of said refill to bias said writing end through said opening; a plurality of through-holes at equal spacing positioned on a lower end of said lower holder; and a rubber collet into which said lower holder is inserted, said rubber collet having a plurality of stubs thereon which respectively protrude through said through-holes whereby when a user grasps said rubber collet, said stubs are protruded through said through holes and engage said refill in order to secure the position of said refill within said upper and lower holders and when a user releases said rubber collet, said stubs no longer secure the position of said refill such that said refill is capable of axially moving within said upper and lower holders.