Patent ID: 8764331

Claim:
A marker comprising: a marking member, comprising a marking tip and an ink reservoir, wherein the ink reservoir has a distal barrel and a proximal tapered end adjoining the marking tip; a removable cap, having an enclosed proximal end and an open distal end, wherein the cap fits over the marking member and comprises a proximal crown section and a distal clip section, and wherein the crown section defines an internal crown cavity which snugly accepts, through a crown aperture, the tapered end and the marking tip of the marking member, and wherein the clip section comprises an elongate, semi-tubular cap extension, having a proximal end which extends axially from the crown aperture, and having a distal end which terminates in a clip flange, and wherein the clip section further comprises an elongate holding prong, projecting substantially perpendicularly from the clip flange and extending and opening toward the enclosed proximal end of the cap in substantially parallel-spaced relation to the cap extension, so as to define, in conjunction with the cap extension and the crown section, an elongate U-shaped slot, which is adapted to snugly engage an attachment material inserted into the slot, thereby making the cap securely attachable to a belt, a pocket or a pouch.