Patent ID: 6735825
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B43K,Y10T

Abstract:
In a pen and pen holder system, the pen holder having a base sidewall sandwiched between a cover sidewall and a transport sidewall, the cover and transport being rotatable relative to the base between a pen replacement state and a pen use state, the pen being coupled to the pen holder by a tether and a stop, the improvement comprising:a cover engagement member on the inner surface of the cover, first and second base engagement members on the base, said cover engagement member and said first base engagement member resiliently engaging each other when the pen holder is in the replacement state, said cover engagement member and said second base engagement member resiliently engaging each other when said pen holder is in the use state, a transport engagement member on the transport, a third base engagement member on the base, said transport engagement member and said third base engagement member resiliently engaging each other when the pen holder is in the use state, to position a wall of said transport adjacent to the stop of the pen in said use state thereby preventing inward movement of the tether of the pen in said use state.