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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2023
Bic Violex Single Member S.a., Anoixi, GR;
Panagiotis Kopelas, Anoixi, GR;
Georgios Katsikas, Anoixi, GR;
BIC Violex Single Member S.A., Anoixi, GR;
Abstract
A writing instrument may include a barrel having a longitudinal axis, a cartridge, a writing tip, a self-retracting and sealing system for sliding the cartridge inside the barrel between a first position wherein the writing tip extends outside the barrel and a second position wherein the writing tip is retracted, the system comprising a button configured to move the cartridge between the first and the second position, and a sealing member configured to be actuated between a closed position closing a writing passage of the writing instrument, wherein the cartridge is configured to actuate the sealing member to the open position when the cartridge is moved to the first position and to allow the sealing member in the closed position when the cartridge is in the second position.