Patent ID: 8297868
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic pen comprising: a retractable cartridge having a nib at a first end for contacting a surface, said cartridge being configurable in an extended position, wherein said nib protrudes from a body of said pen, and a retracted position wherein said nib is retracted in said body; a force-actuable device, said device being actuated by a nib force transmitted axially through said cartridge from said nib; a retraction mechanism comprising a barrel for receiving an opposite second end of said cartridge, said barrel being adapted for seating said cartridge in either an extended position or a retracted position, said barrel being engaged with said force-actuable device; a button for actuating said retraction mechanism; and a decoupling mechanism for biasing said button away from coupled engagement with said retraction mechanism and thereby said force-actuable device.