Patent ID: 6050735
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B43K,G06F

Abstract:
A writing implement comprising:an elongated body portion defining an interior chamber and including a first end having a bore therethrough, a second end and an outer surface constructed and arranged to be gripped by a user;a non-hollow, non-retractable stylus tip for inputting information into an electronic device, said stylus tip extending from the outer surface of said elongated body portion adjacent said first end thereof, said stylus tip comprising a base which is integrally formed with said first end of said body portion, and an engagement tip, said base and said engagement tip including interengaging formations for releasably mounting said engagement tip to said base, said stylus tip having an interior surface coextensive with the interior surface of said bore;a writing tip at least partially disposed within said interior chamber and moveable through said bore between a first, retracted position wherein said writing tip is disposed within said interior chamber between the first and second ends of said body portion, and a second, extended position wherein said writing tip extends from said interior chamber beyond the first end of said body portion and said stylus tip for engaging a writing media; andactuator apparatus for selectively moving the writing tip between the retracted position and the extended position.