Patent ID: 6089776
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A writing utensil, comprising:a container defining a first storage area for storing writing fluid, a second storage area and an opening therebetween;a writing tip;a capillary conveying line completely filling the opening and extending from the opening through at least a portion of the second storage area to the writing tip, the capillary conveying line defining first capillaries adapted to transport air through the opening, second capillaries adapted to transport fluid from the first storage area to the tip, the capillary conveying line defining a first predetermined average capillarity and a first predetermined uppermost capillarity; anda capillary storage associated with the second storage area, in direct contact with the capillary conveying line, and separated from the first storage area such that the capillary storage only comes into contact with writing fluid from the first storage area by way of the capillary conveying line, the capillary storage defining a second predetermined average capillarity and a second predetermined uppermost capillarity, the second predetermined average capillarity being substantially less than the first predetermined average capillarity and the second predetermined uppermost capillarity being substantially less than the first predetermined uppermost capillarity.