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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Europe Brands S.à R.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventors:
Leighton Davies-Smith, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Jean-Patrick Dalancourt, St. Etienne de Montluc, FR;
Assignee:
Europe Brands S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 5/00 (2006.01); B43K 11/00 (2006.01); B43K 8/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43K 11/00 (2013.01); B43K 8/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A writing instrument includes a barrel, a refill assembly, and a refill plug assembly that is quick to release from the barrel and quick to re-attach to the barrel when changing a refill assembly. The refill plug assembly is quickly secured to the barrel of the writing instrument and quickly released from the barrel of the writing instrument through a twisting and/or pushing action that may require less than one full turn to disengage from the barrel and to re-attach to the barrel, thus expediting replacement of the refill assembly.