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(11) EP 0 679 536 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.02.1996 Bulletin 1996/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.1995 Bulletin 1995/44

(21) Application number: 94114182.2

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B43K 8/20, A45D 34/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 27.04.1994 JP 113703/94
27.04.1994 JP 113704/94
14.05.1994 JP 124321/94

(71) Applicant: SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yasunaga, Masahiro
    Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)
  • Inoue, Shigeyasu
    Nara-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Paul, Dieter-Alfred, Dipl.-Ing. 
Fichtestrasse 18
41464 Neuss
41464 Neuss (DE)


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    (54) Liquid applicator


    (57) The invention provides an improved liquid applicator (1) using a roller (2) which is effectively prevented from being disengaged from the housing thereof. The improved liquid applicator provides very smooth flow of ink from the initial touch of drawing without generating scratchy effect. The improved liquid applicator (1) introduces a roller (2) in place of a conventional ball of a ball pen. The roller is of hollow structure. The roller-storing portion is tapered in double steps. The liquid applicator incorporates a relay core (3). Tip of the relay core comes into contact with the roller in the roller-storing portion to press the roller in the direction of the tip aperture of the roller-storing portion.






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