Patent Application
20150290964
The disclosure relates to writing utensil assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new writing utensil assembly for ensuring that various accessories are readily accessible for use during hunting.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a tube having a first end, a second end and a hollow interior configured to receive objects therein. A writing implement is provided having a main body and a tip. The writing implement is positionable within the hollow interior of the tube through the first end of the tube wherein the tip is positioned proximate the second end of the tube when the writing implement is positioned within the hollow interior. An light emitter is coupled to the second end of the tube. A first end cap is coupled to a distal end of the main body with respect to the tip. The first end cap is removably couplable to the first end of the tube for securing the writing implement within the hollow interior.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A writing implement 28 is provided having a main body 30 and a tip 32. The writing implement 28 may include anything useful for marking other objects, such as a pen, pencil or the like. However, as the assembly 10 will ideally be used while hunting, the writing implement 28 is preferably a pen to comply with hunting regulations that require ink to be printed on hunting tags. The writing implement 28 is removably positionable within the hollow interior 20 of the tube 12 through the first end 14 of the tube 12 wherein the tip 32 is positioned proximate the second end 16 of the tube 12 when the writing implement 28 is positioned within the hollow interior 20. Thus, the writing implement 28 must be removed entirely from the tube 12 in order to use the writing implement 28. The main body 30 has an opening 34 positioned therein. The tip 32 of the writing implement 28 is retractable into the main body 30 through the opening 34. The main body 30 of the writing implement 28 includes a first section 36 and a second section 38. The main body 30 is mechanically coupled to the tip 32 wherein twisting the second section 38 relative to the first section 38 causes the tip 32 to retract into and out of the main body 30 in a conventional manner, such as through the use of a spring-loaded plunger. The main body 30 of the writing implement 28 may have an outer diameter that varies in size along a longitudinal axis of the main body 30 and in particular may be designed to resemble a bullet casing.
A light emitter 40 is coupled to the second end 16 of the tube 12. A first end cap 42 is coupled to a distal end 44 of the main body 30 with respect to the tip 32. The first end cap 42 is removably couplable to the first end 14 of the tube 12 for securing the writing implement 28 within the hollow interior 20. A clip 46 is attached to the first end cap 42. The clip 46 allows the assembly 10 to be attached to a hunting bag, belt loop or the like. A second end cap 48 is coupled to the second end 16 of the tube 12. The light emitter 40 is positioned within the second end cap 48. Each of the first end cap 42 and the second end cap 48 may be constructed from a waterproof or water-resistant material, such as rubber, soft plastic or the like. Each of the first 42 and second 48 end caps may be bright orange in color, similar to the orange that is commonly worn by hunters and mandated by hunting regulations. The light emitter 40 may comprise a light emitting diode or the like. The light emitter 40 may emit either colored or non-colored light.
An on/off switch 50 is coupled to the second end cap 48. The on/off switch 50 is electrically coupled to the light emitter 40 for activating and deactivating the light emitter 40. A power source 52 is positioned within the second end cap 48. The power source 52 is electrically coupled to the light emitter 40 for providing power to the light emitter 40. The power source 52 may comprise at least one rechargeable battery.
In use, as stated above and shown in the Figures, the clip 46 may be used to attach the assembly 10 to a bag, belt loop or the like while a person is hunting. Objects 22, such as a plurality of tie straps 24 and paperwork 26 related to hunting, such as hunting tags, licenses and the like, are positioned within the hollow interior 20 of the tube 12. When the hunter kills an animal, the tie straps 24, writing implement 28 and hunting tags are removed from the tube 12. The writing implement 28 is used to mark the hunting tags with required information about the kill The tie straps 24 are used to secure a hunting tag around each animal that was killed. The light emitter 40 is actuated to provide a flashlight for use in low-lighted conditions. In this manner, the assembly 10 ensures that various hunting accessories are readily available while a person is hunting.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
