Patent Grant
7811020
The present invention relates to a writing instrument, and more particularly to a writing instrument that provides entertainments and increases competition abilities.
Writing instruments are used for works or studies. Recently, some stationers would add some toys or ornaments on the writing instruments to improve beauties and functions, thereby catching users' attention.
The writing instruments which have the functions or ornaments are variety, including quill pens and laser pens. However, these writing instruments are unable to catch the users' attention due to simple ornaments. Without the users' attention, the writing instruments are thrown away. Alternatively, after the ink of refills is used up, entire writing instruments are then thrown away to cause unnecessary wastage. Moreover, some writing instruments may be played by the users to generate a single monosyllable that is unable to satisfy the users regarding the pursuit of syllable variations. The competition abilities of these writing instruments are then decreased.
The inventor of the present invention based on years of experience to conduct extensive researches and experiments on conventional writing instruments invents a writing instrument, as a method or a basis for achieving the aforementioned object. A complete music is then formed when a user plays the writing instrument.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a writing instrument to improve the entertainment of the writing instrument. The value added and competition of the writing instrument are also increased.
To achieve the foregoing object, the writing instrument comprises a first hollow tube body, a second hollow tube body and a refill. The first hollow tube body comprises a passing hole at the other end. The second hollow tube body comprises a protrusion end which is to correspondingly, tightly fit with the first hollow tube body, and an air inlet at the other end. The first hollow tube body comprises a plurality of scale holes arranged uniformly at its surface, at least two semitone holes near the passing hole, a plurality of first air outlets located around the first hollow tube body, the first air outlets being located between the two semitone holes and close to the passing hole 130 of the first hollow tube body 11. The second hollow tube body comprises a second air outlet near the aforesaid air inlet.
According to the corresponding protrusion end of the second hollow tube body, the first hollow tube body and the second hollow tube body can lock together to be an integrated grasp body design. The grasp body is a hollow main body. Therefore, via combination of the first hollow tube body and the second hollow tube body, air is injected from the air inlet, such that some of the air is ejected to the outside of the second hollow tube body from the second air outlet and the rest of the air is guided to pass from the second hollow tube body to the first hollow tube body then passes from the first air outlets to outside of the first hollow tube body. Therefore different tones are generated by covering the scale holes and the semitone holes. The actual practice method is to inject air into the air inlet via a user's mouth and covering the scale holes and the semitone holes through the user's fingers. Therefore, the musical tones are generated simultaneously. Otherwise, the residual air is removal from the first air outlet and the second air outlet to outside of the grasp body.
The aforementioned refill can be disposed into the grasp body, while the first hollow tube body separates from the second hollow tube body. Consequently, a nib of the refill can protrude outside of the grasp body from the passing hole. Finally, the second hollow tube body locks with the first hollow tube body via the protrusion design, the refill accommodates in the hollow space of the grasp body. Therefore, the refill can be assembled into the grasp body or replaced from the grasp body.
It is concluded that the hollow space of the grasp body accommodates not only the refill to make the present invention be a writing ball-point-pen and pencil, but also the air injected from the air inlet to make the present invention be a musical instrument, such like clarinet and flute.
Other features and advantages of the present invention and variations thereof will become apparent from the following description, drawings, and claims.
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According to the corresponding protrusion end 17 of the second hollow tube body 15, the first hollow tube body 11 and the second hollow tube body 15 can lock together to be an integrated grasp body 10. The grasp body 10 is a hollow main body. Therefore, via combination of the first hollow tube body 11 and the second hollow tube body 15, air is injected from the air inlet 16, such that some of the air is ejected to the outside of the second hollow tube body 15 from the second air outlet 30 and the rest of the air is guided to pass from the second hollow tube body 15 to the first hollow tube body 11 then ejects from the first air outlets 19 to outside of the first hollow tube body 11. Therefore different tones are generated by covering the scale holes 12 and the semitone holes 18. The actual practice method is to inject air into the air inlet 16 via a user's mouth and covering the scale holes 12 and the semitone holes 18 through the user's fingers, therefore the musical tones are generated simultaneously. Otherwise, the residual air is removal from the first air outlets 19 and the second air outlet 30 to outside of the grasp body 10.
The aforementioned refill 20 can be disposed into the grasp body 10, while the first hollow tube body 11 separates from the second hollow tube body 15. Consequently, a nib 21 of the refill 20 can protrude outside of the grasp body 10 from the passing hole 130, as shown in
It is concluded that the hollow space of the grasp body 10 accommodates not only the refill 20 to make the present invention be a writing ball-point-pen and pencil, but also the air injected from the air inlet 16 to make the present invention be a musical instrument, such like clarinet and flute.
In other words, the user can use his/her mouth that corresponds to the air inlet 16 of the second hollow tube body 15 for blowing. The user uses fingers to press the scale holes 12 of the first hollow tube body 11 synchronously. The writing instrument with the writing and the blowing functions is thus provided.
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Although the features and advantages of the embodiments according to the preferred invention are disclosed, it is not limited to the embodiments described above, but encompasses any and all modifications and changes within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
This application claims priority to, and is a Continuation-in-part of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/534,592, filed on Sep. 22, 2006, now abandoned, which claims foreign priority to Taiwan application No. 095210513, filed Jun. 16, 2006, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Although incorporated by reference in its entirety, no arguments or disclaimers made in the parent application apply to this divisional application. Any disclaimer that may have occurred during the prosecution of the above-referenced application(s) is hereby expressly rescinded. Consequently, the Patent Office is asked to review the new set of claims in view of all of the prior art of record and any search that the Office deems appropriate.
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| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 20100104351 A1 | Apr 2010 | US |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | 11534592 | Sep 2006 | US |
| Child | 12651869 | US |
