Patent ID: 6357944
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B43K

Abstract:
A writing implement protector for use on a writing implement which becomes shorter during use, the writing implement having a centrally located break zone region where a user grasps the implement, the break zone region constantly changing as the implement becomes shorter, said protector comprising a writing implement covering means substantially cylindrical in configuration, said covering means being of unbreakable, non-cuttable, flexible material and being configured to substantially surround and partially cover the writing implement solely around and over the break zone region of the implement, whereby when the covering means is in place over the break zone region, the covering means provides reinforcement of the implement solely at the break zone region, detering it from breaking, said covering means further being configured to be moved on and repositioned along the implement to maintain it solely around and over the break zone region, to continually reinforce the implement solely at the break zone region as the implement becomes shorter and the break zone region changes, and for removal from and reuse on a different writing implement, the covering means comprising a longitudinal slit to facilitate sliding insertion onto and removal from a writing implement and to allow flexible expansion of the flexible material of the covering means for the insertion of writing implements of varying diameters.