Patent ID: 8528619

Claim:
A highlighter tape pen comprising: a pen shaped dispenser having a generally cylindrical first portion, the first portion having a first end, a second end, a first threaded section disposed on the second end, and a tip section disposed on the first end, the dispenser having a generally cylindrical second portion releasably attachable to the first portion, the second portion having an open end, a top end, and a second threaded section disposed on the open end of the second portion, the second threaded section being releasably attachable to the first threaded section; a generally hemi-cylindrical trough removably insertable into the first portion second end and the second portion open end, the trough having a front end, a rear end, and a narrow guide channel disposed on the front end; a cutting edge disposed endwise on the guide channel; a spool pin disposed proximal to the rear end of the trough; an in-use tape reel removably rotatably disposed on the spool pin, the in-use tape reel comprising a reel portion and a leading strand; and wherein the leading strand is extended through the guide channel, the guide channel extends out of the tip section of the first portion when the trough is inserted into the pen-like dispenser, and the leading strand is extendible across a surface unspooling from the reel portion, whereby a surface is impermanently highlighted by removable tape.