Patent ID: 6394680
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A multi-purpose writing instrument for allowing a number of different functions to be performed with a single instrument comprising, in combination:a cylindrical casing having an upper end, a lower end, and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the upper end having an eraser head coupled therewith, the lower end having a writing tip removably coupled thereto, the cylindrical side wall having an elongated recess formed therein extending between the upper end and the lower end; an elongated pivot bar removably coupled with the cylindrical casing, the elongated pivot bar having an upper end and a lower end, the pivot bar having incremental markings disposed thereon, the pivot bar being removably received within the elongated recess of the cylindrical casing in a closed orientation, the pivot bar having a longitudinal slot; a needle assembly, slidably mounted within the longitudinal slot, the needle assembly having an inner section and an outer section, the inner section extending from the pivot bar in an orthogonal relationship thereto, the outer section being pivotally coupled with the inner section, the outer section being linearly aligned with the inner section in a first orientation and perpendicular to the inner section in a second orientation, the lower end of the pivot bar having a ring couplable thereto, the ring being positionable between the lower end of the cylindrical casing and the writing tip thereof wherein the pivot bar can be raised for positioning within the elongated recess, lowered to a position perpendicular to the cylindrical casing, and removed by removing the writing tip; and a clip member adapted for being removably coupled with the outer section of the needle assembly, the clip member having an opening in an upper end thereof for receiving the outer section of the needle therein, whereby the member can be used for attachment to a selected clothing article.