Patent ID: 6846123

Claim:
A writing instrument including a clip member and a letter opener, comprising: a body having a longitudinal axis; the clip member having front and rear surfaces and a channel disposed therethrough, the channel having a first end opening at an outer edge and extending to a second, closed end, the clip member being supported on the body at an upper end thereof and defining a space between the body and the rear surface and extending substantially from the upper end to a lower end of the clip member, and being adapted to receive an article of clothing therein; and a cutting member having a cutting edge positioned at the closed end of the channel, the cutting edge being spaced apart from the front and rear surfaces of the clip member and being positioned in angled relation to the longitudinal axis of the body; wherein the clip member is constructed and arranged to support the writing instrument on the article of clothing when the article of clothing is received in the space between the body and the rear surface of the clip member such that the article of clothing extends substantially to the upper end.