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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Société Bic, Clichy, FR;
Inventor:
Etienne Michenaud, Clichy, FR;
Assignee:
SOCIÉTÉ BIC, Clichy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 24/14 (2006.01); B43K 24/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 24/14 (2013.01); B43K 24/10 (2013.01); B43K 24/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multifunction writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axis and receiving at least two writing elements, each writing element comprising a writing tip and being movable between a protruded position in which the writing tip extends out of the body and a retracted position in which the writing tip is retracted within the body, and an actuating mechanism comprising a spinner configured to move one of the writing elements at a time, one after the other, from the retracted position to the protruded position, a ratchet receiving the spinner, and a single button configured to actuate the actuating mechanism.