Patent ID: 7794164

Claim:
A barrel for a writing implement, the barrel comprising: a barrel body having a gripping part, the gripping part having a front end and a back end; and a grip member of layered structure formed by assembling an inner member and an outer member, the grip member being disposed on the gripping part of the barrel body, wherein the inner member is covered with the outer member, and the grip member is formed in an assembly facilitating shape for facilitating putting the outer member on the inner member, wherein each of the inner member and the outer member is formed prior to putting the outer member on the inner member such that each of the inner member and the outer member constitutes a preformed member, wherein the inner member has a first distal end disposed at the front end of the gripping part and a second distal end disposed at the back end of the gripping part, wherein the outer member has a first distal end disposed at the front end of the gripping part and a second distal end disposed at the back end of the gripping part, wherein the assembly facilitating shape is a tapered configuration, the outer member tapering from a location adjacent to the first distal end to the second distal end thereof, and the inner member tapering from the second distal end thereof to the first distal end thereof, and wherein the outer member is configured to be axially compressed when put on the grip part of the barrel body.