Patent Publication Number: US-7213996-B1

Title: Writing implement with ornament

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   (a) Field of the Invention 
   The present invention relates to a writing implement with ornament, and more particularly to an ornament plate assembled from a body and a cover plate disposed on a top end of a writing implement. Interior of the ornament plate is provided with a slide piece, and an ornament member is located on the slide piece. Writing with the writing implement and pressing down on the penpoint effects vertical displacement of an ornament located on the ornament member, thereby achieving an amusing effect when writing. 
   (b) Description of the Prior Art 
   A conventional pen is limited to being used to write with, and lacks any additional functions. Hence, in order to increase the fun of writing with a pen, some manufacturers have installed an ornament on top of the pen, such as a puppet, a cartoon character, a feather-like object, and so on. However, all such ornaments are designed to be stationary, lacking any animation, and thus unable to provide any animated movement when writing with the pen. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The primary object of the present invention is to install an ornament plate assembled from a body and a cover plate on a penholder of a conventional writing implement. Interior of the ornament plate is provided with a slide piece, a set of gears and an ornament member. When writing with the writing implement and pressing down on the penpoint, the slide piece upwardly displaces, and meshing of racks and a set of gears is used to effect vertical displacement of an ornament located on the ornament member. With such a configuration, a light touch on the penpoint of the writing implement is able to cause the ornament to protrude from the ornament plate, and release of pressure on the pinpoint enables the ornament to retract back into the ornament plate, thereby achieving an amusing effect when writing. 
   To enable a further understanding of said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, brief description of the drawings is provided below followed by detailed description of the preferred embodiments. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  shows an elevational schematic view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 2  shows a cutaway view of the present invention. 
       FIG. 3  shows a cutaway schematic view of motion of the present invention. 
       FIG. 4  shows a schematic view of the present invention in use. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
   Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , which show the present invention structured to comprise a penholder  1 , a body  2 , a cover plate  3 , a slide piece  4 , a set of gears  5 , a spring  6  and an ornament member  7 , wherein an interior of the penholder  1  is provided with a pen refill  11 , and a bottom portion of the penholder  1  is provided with a cap  12 . A bottom portion of the body  2  is provided with a sleeve  21 , which is assembled to the cover plate  3  to form an ornament plate having an open top end. Interior of the ornament plate provides for the slide piece  4 , the set of gears  5 , the spring  6  and the ornament member  7  to be disposed therein. 
   A protruding rod  42  protrudes from a bottom end of the slide piece  4  and extends into the sleeve  21  of the body  2 . Moreover, a slot  43  is defined in an inner side of the slide piece  4 , and a rack  41  is formed on a side edge of the slot  43 . A clasp post  44  is located on an outer side of a top end of the slot  43 . 
   Three protruding posts  22 ,  23  and  24  are located within the body  2 , which enable the set of gears  5  to be respectively pivot joined thereto. The protruding post  22  is positioned within the aforementioned slot  43  of the slide piece  4 , and the other two protruding posts  23 ,  24  are positioned outside of the slot  43  of the slide piece  4 . The protruding post  22  penetrates a small gear  51  and a large gear  52 , which are coaxially configured. The small gear  51  meshes with the rack  41  formed on the side edge of the slot  43 , and the large gear  52  meshes with a small gear  53  pivot joined to the other protruding post  23 . The small gear  53  and a large gear  54  are coaxially configured, and the large gear  54  meshes with a small gear  55  pivot joined to the protruding post  24 . A large gear  56  and the small gear  55  are coaxially configured, and the large gear  56  meshes with a rack  71  formed on an extended section of a lower portion of the ornament member  7  provided with an ornament  72 . The lower portion of the ornament member  7  is a squared-off inverted U-shaped plate  73 . The rack  71  is formed on a side edge of the squared-off inverted U-shaped plate  73  extended section close to the large gear  56 ; Moreover, the ornament  72 , which is not fixed to any specifically designated design, is positioned on a top end of the aforementioned squared-off inverted U-shaped plate  73 . Furthermore, a groove  25  is additionally defined interior of the body  2  corresponding to an upper portion of the clasp post  44  of the slide piece  4 , thereby enabling the spring  6  to be clamped between the clasp post  44  and the groove  25 . 
   Referring to  FIG. 3 , when the cap  12  is removed from the penholder  1 , and a user is writing with the writing implement of the present invention, pressure applied to the penpoint causes the pen refill  11  to slide within the sleeve  21  of the body  2 , which simultaneously upwardly pushes the protruding rod  42  of the slide piece  4 , thereby upwardly displacing the slide piece  4  and compressing the spring  6 , which enables the rack  41  to actuate and rotate the set of gears  5  that further drive the rack  71  located below the ornament component member  7 , thus effecting a sliding movement of the ornament member  7 , and causing the ornament  72  located on the top end of the ornament member  7  to protrude out from a top portion of the body  2  (ornament plate). Furthermore, when the external force being applied to the penpoint is released, because of the restoring effect of the spring  6 , thus, the slide piece  4  is forced downward and drives the set of gears  5  in reverse, which downwardly displaces the ornament member  7  to its original position, thereby enabling the ornament  72  to retract back into the body  2  (ornament plate). 
   Referring to  FIG. 4 , when holding the penholder  1  and writing with the writing implement of the present invention, touching a piece of paper with the penpoint of the penholder  1  causes the ornament  72  to protrude outward from the ornament plate, and when the user stops writing, the ornament  72  retracts back into the ornament plate. By such means the ornament  72  repeatedly protrudes from and retracts back into the ornament plate. 
   In conclusion, the present invention uses the slide piece  4  and the set of gears  5  to cause the ornament  72  to slide repeatedly up and down within the ornament plate, thereby providing a new, enhanced experience when writing and deliberating over word processing tasks. Furthermore, the present invention has a configuration comprising structurally assembled coordination between the racks  41 ,  71  and the set of gears  5 , which is able to increase stability of the ornament  72  when being vertically displaced. 
   It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.