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The disclosure and prior art relates to writing utensil devices and more particularly pertains to a new writing utensil device for writing on a writing surface.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an ink dispenser is configured to be attached to a finger. The ink dispenser discharges ink when the ink dispenser engages a writing surface. A grip is removably attached to the ink dispenser to facilitate writing with the ink dispenser.
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 funnel 38 is mounted within the housing 20. A quantity of fluidic ink 16 is positioned in the funnel 38. The funnel 38 has a discharge end 40 that is aligned with and fluidly coupled to the discharging aperture 30. A distal end 42 of the funnel relative 38 to the discharge end 40 faces the opening 34. The funnel 38 is comprised of a rigid material.
An interior wall 44 is positioned within the housing 20 and is located between the opening 34 and the funnel 38. The interior wall 44 has a vent 46 that extends therethrough and is comprised of a rigid material. A panel 48 is coupled to the distal end 42 of the funnel 38 with respect to the discharge end 40 and closes the distal end 42. The panel 48 has a vent 50 that extends therethrough. The vent 50 in the panel 48 is offset from the vent 46 in the interior wall 44. The panel 48 is comprised of resiliently bendable material.
A release tube 52 is fluidly coupled with the funnel 38. The release tube 52 has a first end 54 and a second end 56 and extends through the discharge aperture 30 such that the second end 56 is exposed. The release tube 52 has an interior surface 58 adjacent to the second end 56 that has a concave shape and defines a saddle 60. A roller 62 is rotatably positioned in the saddle 60 and extends outwardly from the second end 56. The roller 62 releases ink 16 from the funnel 38 outwardly through the second end 56 of the release tube 52.
A grip 64 is removably attached to the ink dispenser 12 to facilitate writing with the ink dispenser 12. The grip 64 comprises a sleeve 66 that is worn on a person's finger 14. The sleeve 66 is removably attached to the ink dispenser 12. The sleeve 66 has a finger receiving end 68 and a coupler end 70. The finger receiving end 68 is open and the coupler end 70 is removably attached to the ink dispenser 12. The coupler end 70 includes a male threaded member extendable in and threadably coupled to the housing 20. The sleeve 66 comprises a resiliently stretchable material. The sleeve 66 has an outer surface 72 that has indent 74 therein positioned adjacent to the coupler. The indent 74 receives a thumb 76. A tab 78 is attached to and extends outwardly from the finger receiving end 68 of the sleeve 66. The tab 78 facilitates pulling of the sleeve 66 onto the finger 14. The sleeve 66 may comprise a finger section 80 and a thumb section 82 wherein the finger section 80 receives the finger 14 and the thumb section 82 has the indent 74 positioned on the outer surface 72 thereof.
In an alternative embodiment, the grip 64 comprises an elongated shaft 84 that has a first coupling end 86 and a second coupling end 88. Each of the first and second coupling ends 86, 88 is removably coupled to the ink dispenser 12. Each of the first and second coupling ends 86, 88 comprises a male threaded member. The elongated shaft may have a tubular shape and a length greater than 3.0 inches.
In use, the sleeve 66 is threadably attached to the ink dispenser 12. The person's finger 14 is then inserted into the sleeve 66. The person's thumb 76 is placed on the indent 74. The finger 14 and the thumb 76 are used to direct the roller 62 and engage the roller 62 along the writing surface 18 to write thereon.
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.
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