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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:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiromichi Izushima, Kawagoe, JP;
Assignee:
Kotobuki & Co, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 5/02 ;
Abstract
A writing stem for writing instruments which can give an appropriate cushion effect to the griping thumb and fingers includes a grip section formed of an elastic material. A plurality of protruding pieces that can be bent by the gripping force are formed in parallel to one another on the surface of the grip section, including a portion about 30 mm to about 40 mm behind the tip of the writing instrument, and this plurality of protruding pieces are formed over a length equivalent to about ⅔ of the overall length of the grip section in the longitudinal direction.