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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Robert Holmes, Corsicana, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
Provided herein are writing instruments which include a first end portion from which characters may be dispensed, such as an inkpen tip, and a second end portion comprising a correction tape dispensing means. Through use of the present invention, a writer who makes an error using an ink may conveniently invert the writing instrument from an initial position having the inkpen in contact with the paper being written upon, to a second position in which the correction tape dispensing means is in contact with the paper. Such a 180 degree change in the position of the writing instrument is all that is needed to render the writer able to apply a sufficient portion of correction tape to an error in the process for its correction. Through use of the present invention, convenience is increased, while exposure of the writer to harmful volatile chemicals as in the cases when a correction fluid containing a volatile organic compound, such as a halogenated hydrocarbon, is used.