Patent ID: 6450721
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A writing instrument for use with a computing device having a stylus port for receiving and holding the writing instrument, the writing instrument comprising:an elongated housing adapted to fit in the stylus port having a first end and a second end; a cap connected to the second end, the cap tapering from the second end to a cap top; a generally elliptical clip located on a side of the cap and extending over at least a portion of the housing, the clip having at least one horizontal groove on an outward-facing surface of the clip; a pair of detents, one detent in each side surface of the clip adjacent the second end of the housing for engaging corresponding projections in the stylus port; a pair of longitudinal ribs positioned 180 degrees apart on the sides of the cap, the ribs spaced evenly on each side of the clip, the outer edge of the ribs defining a width equal to or greater than a diameter of the housing; and a stylus tip connected to the cap top.