EP 4159467 A1 20230405 - WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Title (en)
WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Title (de)
SCHREIBINSTRUMENTE
Title (fr)
INSTRUMENTS D'ÉCRITURE
Publication
Application
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)
- US 10532601 B2 20200114 - DAVIES-SMITH LEIGHTON [US]
- US 2004228671 A1 20041118 - SUNATORI GO SIMON [CA]
- US 8100598 B2 20120124 - KILLION THOMAS [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XI] WO 2004060697 A1 20040722 - NICOLAY HILMAR [DE], et al
- [XI] DE 1298911 B 19690703 - BOOST WERNER
- [XI] US 3063419 A 19621113 - DANIEL PARKER
- [XI] DE 19717028 C1 19980813 - SCHMIDT FEINMECH [DE]
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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21200157 A 20210930; EP 2022077252 W 20220930