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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Societe Bic, Clichy, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SOCIETE BIC, Clichy, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 24/00 (2006.01); B43K 24/03 (2006.01); B43K 24/10 (2006.01); B43K 24/12 (2006.01); B43K 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 24/03 (2013.01); B43K 24/00 (2013.01); B43K 24/10 (2013.01); B43K 24/12 (2013.01); B43K 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hand-held device, in particular a writing instrument, comprising a body, a single carriage carrying a first head and a second head, or a first carriage and a second carriage carrying respectively the first head and the second head, and a blocking device including a cavity and a ball, the ball) blocking the single carriage or the first carriage when the first end is below the second end, such that the first head is blocked and projecting while the second head is retracted, and the ball blocking the single carriage or the second carriage when the first end is above the second end, such that the second head is blocked and projecting while the second first head is retracted.