Patent ID: 7018123

Claim:
A hand-held implement for writing or marking, comprising: (a) a body, including body flanges displaced radially outward from the outermost surface of said body; (b) a writing or marking instrument included in the body; (c) a clip assembly, comprising: (1) a rigid member for securably clasping a large volume of, or thick, material between the body and the rigid member without deformation or breaking of the rigid member, said rigid member having a first end where material is held against the body, and a second end for manually pivoting the rigid member away from the body, said first end having a maximum angular displacement of approximately 35 degrees relative to the body; (2) a spring biasing said first end of the rigid member towards the body, said spring being sufficiently strong to grasp a large volume of, or thick, material between the first end of the rigid member and the body; and (d) a guide pin securing the clip assembly to the body flanges.