Patent ID: 6164856
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A writing implement having a built-in illumination system comprising:a tubular housing having a central axis, a pen-top end and a pen-tip end, said tubular housing having a translucent portion which acts as a light conductor, said housing having a region adjacent to said pen-tip end which emits light being conducted therein;a marking element located generally along said central axis within said tubular housing and extending to said pen-tip end, said marking element used to create a mark on a writing surface;a lamp located within said tubular housing, said lamp being positioned so that its light output is generally directed along said central axis towards said pen-lip end; anda lens positioned within said tubular housing, said lens being sized and shaped so as to divert a major portion of said light output of said lamp from said central axis towards said translucent portion of said tubular housing, thereby illuminating a portion of said writing surface adjacent to said marking element.