Patent ID: 7150575
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: B43K,B43M

Abstract:
1. A freestanding penholder comprising: a base portion, having a top surface an upright portion, attached to the top surface of the base portion, the width of the upright portion being no longer than the width of the base, the length of the upright portion being less than the length of the base such that the upright portion leaves an open portion on the surface of the base, a tether with a length greater than the height of the upright portion having, a pen attached, the pen with a length, which is less than the height of the upright portion, attached at one end of the tether, a tether mechanism for extending and retracting the tether within the upright portion above the top surface of the base such that the bottom tip of the pen in the tether retracted position hangs above the height of the bottom surface of the base, the upright portion having an aperture for the tether to extend through thus extending from within to the outside of the upright portion.