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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Maria Moliner Oliver, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Douglas B. Leeds, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Thomson-Leeds Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 2/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 2/302 ;
Abstract
A writing instrument is attached to a cord that is itself retractable into a housing. The housing includes a spool connected to a spring. The retractable cord is connected to the spool, and the spool is adapted to wind the cord around it as a result of the spring being biased to turn the spool so the cord is wound around it. A mount connects the housing to a surface. The housing may have written indicia displaying on it. Further, the mount can be rotatably connected to the housing.