Patent ID: 6217245
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A method of making a writing instrument having a glitter-coated barrel comprising:A. providing a writing instrument having a main body defining a barrel extending therearound with a writing tip positioned at one end thereof;B. applying a base coat of colorant onto the barrel of the writing instrument;C. applying a layer of adhesive material over at least a portion of the base coat of colorant on the barrel of the writing instrument;D. depositing of glitter onto the layer of adhesive material on the barrel of the writing instrument; andE. curing of the adhesive material to affix the glitter and the adhesive material together with respect to the colorant coated barrel of the writing instrument,F. wherein the writing instrument is provided with a barrel having a diameter less than standard size by an amount equal to the thickness of the base colorant coat and the layer of adhesive material with deposited glitter after said curing thereof to provide a final barrel diameter approximately equal to the standard size to facilitate writing therewith and to allow conventional sharpening thereof.