Patent ID: 6186687
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A fountain pen comprising:a tubular barrel having an open front end, and an open rear end;a ink guide positioned in said barrel and having a front end and a rear end;a nib attached to said front end of said ink guide and having a tip;an ink cartridge removably attached to said rear end of said ink guide; andsaid ink guide mounted with respect to said barrel so that ink guide is substantially linearly movable between: a writing position, in which said nib tip projects out of said open front end of said barrel; a detented storage position, in which said nib is retracted into said barrel and a user is given a positive indication that the ink guide is in a positive storage position; and a replacement position different than said storage position, in which said replacement position a portion of said ink cartridge projects outwardly from said open rear end of the barrel so that said cartridge can be readily grasped and removed, and said nib is positioned differently than in said storage position.