Global Patent Index - EP 4159467 A1

EP 4159467 A1 20230405 - WRITING INSTRUMENTS

Title (en)

WRITING INSTRUMENTS

Title (de)

SCHREIBINSTRUMENTE

Title (fr)

INSTRUMENTS D'ÉCRITURE

Publication

EP 4159467 A1 20230405 (EN)

Application

EP 21200157 A 20210930

Priority

EP 21200157 A 20210930

Abstract (en)

The present disclosure relates to a writing instrument (10) comprising:-a barrel (12) having a longitudinal axis,-a writing tip (22),-a writing tip extension-retraction system (20) configured to slide axially inside the barrel between an extended position and a retracted position wherein the writing tip respectively extends outside the barrel and is retracted inside the barrel,-a locking system (34) movable between a locked position wherein the locking system is engaged with the system (20) in the extended position to lock the latter in this position and an unlocked position wherein the locking system is disengaged from the system (20).The system (20) comprises a movable unlocking member (44) configured to be moved rearwardly) when the instrument is moved from a writing to a rest position., This movement causes the locking system to move from the locked position to the unlocked position under magnetic attraction between the movable unlocking member (44) and a permanent magnet (42) associated with the locking system.

IPC 8 full level

B43K 5/16 (2006.01); B43K 7/12 (2006.01); B43K 8/24 (2006.01); B43K 24/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B43K 5/16 (2013.01); B43K 7/12 (2013.01); B43K 8/24 (2013.01); B43K 24/03 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4159467 A1 20230405; WO 2023052577 A1 20230406

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21200157 A 20210930; EP 2022077252 W 20220930