DE202014009063U1 - Bookmark Pen - Google Patents

Abstract

Bookmark pen equipped with one of the special clip shown in the description for clamping on leaf top edges of a document according to DPMA 20 2014 008 712.1, with a pen body (1) in the usual length of 10 cm to 16 cm, the pen body (1) in cross section at most Is 3.3 mm thick, with a curved function edge (3) with widths between at least 10 mm to 50 mm depending on the design, wherein in the gripping zone or retaining lug (6) the width is at least 11 mm with a length of at least 16 mm; the writing or writing-mine mechanism being obliquely (8) embedded in the pen body such that the writing tip touches the paper to be inscribed 0.4 to 8 millimeters away from the extension of the leading edge and the rear end of the refill or pen mechanics further away than the front zone is placed by the leading edge.

Description

The invention relates to a bookmark pen, the pen body is flat and wide in normal pen length in cross-section and having a substantially straight longitudinal edge, called "leading edge", and on the opposite side wavy or odd or straight configured the "functional edge" has , In one embodiment group, the writing lead or a writing-mine mechanism is located obliquely in the pen body, in another it is parallel to the leading edge and usually offset towards this, the pen is equipped with a special clip, which is especially for clamping on the upper edges of books , Script and other documents is constructed.

State of the art

Bookmark pens already exist in numerous shapes. Most are relatively small, flat plastic handle parts with centrally integrated, often non-replaceable ballpoint pen refill, often without a suitable clip.

New products are:
The one-sided arrangement of the writing tip with a broad and flat cross-sectional shape of the pen body; the functional shape of the pen body with a straight longitudinal guide edge and curvy functional edges in the skin applications; the optional oblique embedding of the writing lead or the writing mechanism; the combination of these three conditions; and this particular in conjunction with a specially designed for clamping on leaf top edges clips, which happens in a particular embodiment of the spring stroke in the interior of the pen body.

Bookmark pens with the above characteristics or their combination were not found.

Problem:

When reading, even more when working through books and scripts, especially nonfiction, scripts and study literature, many readers want to make side notes directly into the book or script. For a pen must be on hand and a bookmark is useful. Especially on trips to work, academy, university, school, in trains, trams, buses, etc., driving and waiting times are often used for scripture study. The separate handling of pen and bookmarks is a hindrance. These inconveniences present hurdles that may deter readers or students from studying reading.

Often it happens that a normal pen is clamped to the current page, but this is a little satisfactory solution. Normal pens are rather too heavy, too thick, are slightly inclined and can slip off. They arch over the document and protrude bulky. The document can thus be less well put in the bag and taken out of it, is less well transportable and also worse to arrange between other documents in the bookshelf.

Troubleshooting

The bookmark pen according to the invention has both a flat pen body, which is only 3 to 3.2 mm thick, as well as a clip with flat bracket. This makes it suitable as a bookmark and also a qualified pen not only for literature marginal notes. Since he is in the bookmark function not on the binding side but in the middle zone of the upper edges of the sheet to be clamped, the book or document in the central zone is only slightly bulged. The binding is not strained. The pen is always at hand when reading.

concretisations

The thickness of the pen body of about 3 mm is considered ideal and correct. On the one hand, it is not too thick in the sense of a bookmark that can also be inserted into higher-quality books without straining their binding and bulging the book too much. It is the other way round, but still sufficiently thick and handy enough to be held ergonomically comfortable and similar to the usual writing posture in the hand and to be guided safely and easily while writing.

The shape of the pen body is about 15 cm normal length; approx. 3 mm thick apart from the clip projection and possible nub structures in the holding zone; depending on the design of different widths, possibly with variable width in one and the same pen body. The length can be different shorter or longer. The thickness is fixed at about 3 mm to 3.3 mm as the greatest extent, but indentations for the purpose of improving the holding ergonomics, also a taper from the leading edge to functional edge as well as an overall taper towards the pin end can be useful.

The holding zone at the front of the pen, where it is usually held in the hand on the middle finger resting on the index finger and thumb, is referred to as a "holding flag". The rear end of the pen, which in the case of the many embodiments according to the invention has planar formations for pictorial or informative contents, is referred to as a "picture flag". It can carry photos, advertisements, patterns and textures, information, lecture notes, etc. One of the claims for protection relates to a particular embodiment in which the retaining lug and flag form the shape of a double shaft with a wave trough between them. In a further claim for protection, the flag is also outstandingly wide, but the retaining lug is not pronounced. Still a claim for protection relates to an over-wide formed image flag, z. B. in the function as large-scale advertising space.

The support line from the middle finger to the bend between the thumb and forefinger is usually configured predominantly straight in the case of the pens according to the invention. This long side is called "leading edge". The other long side is called the "functional edge". In most embodiments, it is not straight, but according to the invention "curvy" designed.

The bookmark pen of the invention can use various writing leads, pen refills, pencil refills, especially fine refills; and it can also be integrated according slender built feed mechanisms.

For further detail in this description, by way of example, without limitation of any other choice, an embodiment as a ballpoint pen using a commercially available refill DIN 16554D1 considered with 2.3 mm diameter and 67 mm in length. Again, without limiting the choice of other materials, it is believed that the pen body is made in the form of one or more plastic moldings. The mine can be plugged in and exchangeable directly in the handle by a clamped fit. Or it can be firmly integrated as a "one-way execution". The storage of the mine is not described in more detail, since this applies and can be presumed as a common technical activity. The same applies to the embedding and anchoring of the clip.

However, the clip is of particular importance in the realization of a bookmark pen according to the invention. It must, in order to be suitable, be specially designed and constructed. The corresponding partial product development was carried out by the same applicant and has been registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office for utility model; DPMA file number 20 2014 008 712.1 on 4.11.2014; Title: "Clip for bookmark pens, shapes". Therein are described several versions and variations as a spring wire clip, spring plate tape clip and plastic clip.

In order to be able to include the clip sufficiently meaningfully in the context of the explanatory requirement given here, a few passages are cited below from this application letter. The literal passages are quoted.

The clips are specifically designed to "pinch the bookmark pen to the top of some pages of a book or other bound or stapled piece of writing. In this case, a suitable number of sheets is automatically separated and clamped correctly. The clip consists of spring wire or spring steel band or plastic. When the bookmark is inserted, the closed document is only slightly arched up. The necessary spring stroke takes place in most versions in the outer clip bracket. In one variant, the spring stroke takes place inside the handle part. "

It is "half the circumcision of the leaf tops realized very close to the embodiments of spring wire or spring steel strip within about 1.5 millimeters supernatant, in the plastic design within less than 3 millimeters supernatant. The inserted between the sides clip-bracket is only about 1 mm thick, in the Federblech-band design even significantly lower. The additional bulge of the document by the clip is about 1 mm, which is low. "

"The clip part leading into or laterally along the pen body serves as anchorage."

Significantly, the common described all the clips spacing contour, the largest opening dimension on the clip-drop, the "Separierabstand" is called with about 0.7 mm and the largest, uppermost Aussparungsmaß at the clips with outer spring clips with 0.9 mm ,

"Clamping the pen to one of the two half-open halves is usually done as follows: The pen is moved from the top to the periphery of the stack of sheets with a flat overlay or acute angled lean on the open side. By applying some pressure to the touch, the tip of the clip slides between two sides, automatically separating an appropriate number between 2 and 6 sheets, which are threaded between the clip and the pen body, so to speak. Due to the flatness of the clip tip of 1 mm or less with simultaneous convexity of the tip in all directions, the insertion succeeds easily and gently and without injury to the leaf upper edges. "

"The clamping force of the clip is sized so that the pen's position is solid, as well again not too tight. Thus, the bookmark pen remains in the inserted state on the one hand firmly in position, even if the leaves are loosely together by tilting position or "open" in the wind "scroll", on the other hand, it can be easily removed again. "

> Conclusion of the citations from the mentioned utility model application <

In the following text and claims, the special clip will be referred to as a "leaf top edge clip". The embodiments of the leaf top edge clip embodiments presented in the cited patent application are here included as part of the technical novelty, as just by the respective combination with them a part of the inventive innovations is achieved.

Three further essential concretizations of the bookmark pen are described in more detail below, illustrated and explained: various embodiments of the shape of the bookmark pen, in particular the width variations and shapes of the functional edge and the leading edge; then the oblique relative to the leading edge of the writing lead in the pen; also the relative to the leading edge parallel and offset to this arrangement.

Several qualities and shapes are clarified with the figures or their descriptions. Other width designs, insofar as they do not perform significantly new functions, are considered to be covered by the inventive innovation.

The 1 shows a pen in two views. Above a view on the leading edge, with the flatness of the pin is illustrated at a thickness of only about 3 mm. The figure below is a plan view of a pen with pen body ( 1 ), straight leading edge ( 2 ) and wave-shaped functional edge ( 3 ). The tip of the writing mine ( 4 ) is on the far left, the upper leaf edge clip ( 5 ), in this image example as a spring wire clip executed, far right. The front shaft is the retaining lug ( 6 ), the back the picture flag ( 7 ). The pencil sketched with this picture is approx. 15 cm long, 3 mm thick, has a holding banner with a width of approx. 20 mm and a picture banner with a width of approx. 30 mm.

The 2 shows four views of different width shapes of the functional edge ( 3 ). In the uppermost figure, the retaining flag ( 6 ) little pronounced. The holding zone is about 13 mm wide, but at first little, then widening to the maximum width of the wave-shaped image flag ( 7 ) of about 27 mm. This form is particularly pleasing in view and handling.

In the second image from above is the retaining lug ( 6 ) 20 mm wide, while dispensing with the image flag.

In the second lowest variant widens the holding flag ( 6 ) starting from the tip in approximately straight line initially to about 18 mm, then runs slightly flatter, even in about rectilinear with about 33 mm wide, large-scale image flag ( 15 ), in which the functional edge is rectilinear and parallel to the leading edge.

At the bottom is a classically simple design in which the functional edge ( 3 ) straight and parallel to the leading edge ( 2 ) and the pen body has approximately a constant width of about 14 mm.

While the top two versions re-release the spring wire clip ( 5 ) of about 34 mm in length, the two lower show a spring plate band clip ( 9 ) with a strikingly short outer zone, in which the spring stroke is done inside the pen body and the outer part with about 16 mm is particularly short and protrudes only minimally from the overall shape.

The 3 shows a pen in which the image flag as a symbolic figure ( 11 ) or another fantasy or meaning figure is configured, in the concrete example as a heart symbol. At the writing tip ( 4 ) it can also be seen that in this example the writing lead or writing mechanism runs obliquely ( 8th is embedded, what with 5 will be further clarified.

The 4 shows in three side views of Blattoberkanten clips at the end of the pen. Above a plastic clip ( 12 ) possibly made in one piece with the pen body, indicating the black coloring. The middle picture shows a spring wire clip ( 5 ), the figure below shows a top sheet clip made of spring steel strip ( 9 ), in which the spring stroke takes place inside the pen, as described in detail in the above-cited patent or utility model text. Here, the tight clamping zone is recognizable. On all three leaf top edge clips, the separation distance at the clip tips is ( 10 ), which is between about 0.7 mm and about 0.9 mm depending on the design.

The 5 shows the oblique, ie not parallel to the leading edge storage ( 8th ) of a writing lead, which thereby hits a steeper, more favorable angle on the paper surface to be labeled. The oblique embedding results in a construction space on both sides for the inclusion of a feed mechanism, as required by a mechanical pencil or ballpoint pen mechanism. For the purpose of better visualization, but not necessarily functionally necessary, are in this illustration example Mine and Blattoberkanten clip aligned in a common, oblique flight. The leaf top edge clip has an internal anchoring ( 13 ) indicated.

The 6 shows a bookmark pen in two views, in which
The pen body from a 3 mm thick cladding ( 14 ) or directly from a 3 mm thick write mine ( 1 ), which consists mainly of a 3 mm thick write mine or a 3 mm thick, a write mine enveloping pipe ( 14 ), this being limited only by a retaining lug ( 6 ) is wrapped on one side, which may be configured in different shapes, but not less than 11 mm wide and not less than 20 mm long.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

pen body

2

leading edge

3

functional edge

4

Writing-core / spike

5

Sheet top edge clip

6

holding flag

7

banner

8th

banking

9

Clip made of spring band

10

Separierabstand

11

Image banner in symbol form

12

Plastic clip

13

anchoring

14

Tube / rod shape

15

Big picture banner

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• DE 202014008712 [0014]

Cited non-patent literature

• DIN 16554D1 [0013]

Claims (7)

Bookmark pen equipped with one of the special clip for clamping on leaf top edges of a document according to DPMA 20 2014 008 712.1, shown in the description, with a pen body ( 1 ) in the usual length of 10 cm to 16 cm, wherein the pen body ( 1 ) is at most 3.3 mm thick in cross-section, with a curved functional edge ( 3 ) with widths between at least 10 mm to 50 mm depending on the design, wherein in the gripping zone or retaining lug ( 6 ) the width is at least 11 mm with a length of at least 16 mm; wherein the write mine or write mine mechanism such obliquely ( 8th ) is embedded in the pen body so that the writing tip touches the paper to be inscribed 0.4 to 8 millimeters away from the extension of the leading edge and the rear end of the refill or pen mechanism is placed farther than the leading zone of the leading edge. A bookmark pen having the features as recited in claim 1, but wherein the writing lead mechanism is embedded parallel to the leading edge and is offset on one side close thereto, such that the writing tip is between 1.2 mm to 8 mm away from the extension of the leading edge on the paper to be labeled touches down. having the features of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the curved course of the functional edge ( 1 ) represents two wave crests, of which the front wave forms the retaining lug, while the rear wave represents the image banner for illustrations, information, advertising and characteristically between the two waves, the wave trough forms a narrow point in the central zone of the pen body, and the like curvy trained pen body over the majority of the entire pen length extends. with the features of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the course of the functional edge ( 3 ) is realized in the gripping zone as a uniform broadening up to a width of about 20 mm approximately in the middle zone of the pin, followed by a clearly defined image flag ( 7 ) in the form of a wave crest. ( 2 , upper picture) A bookmark pen having a leaf top edge clip as recited in the description with the features of claim 1 or claim 2 and the additional feature that the functional edge (FIG. 3 ) shows an odd course, in which the gripping zone widened in two phases, first to a width of about 22 mm, then to a more than 30 mm wide image banner ( 15 ) in the last third of the pen body, wherein the functional edge is approximately parallel to the leading edge. ( 2 , second lowest figure) Bookmark pen with a leaf top edge clip shown in the description, with a pen body ( 1 ), which consists mainly of a 3 mm thick write mine or a 3 mm thick, a write mine enveloping pipe ( 14 ) or about 3 mm thick mine-feed mechanism ( 14 ), wherein this round rod-shaped part of the pen body is enveloped in the gripping zone by a retaining lug arranged on one side, the width of which is not less than 11 mm and whose length is not less than 20 mm, said retaining lug being a straight leading edge ( 2 ) and a functional edge ( 3 ), which is configured parallel to the leading edge or arcuate and / or with rounded corners and / or oblique side edges. ( 6 ) according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the leaf upper edge clip ( 9 ) in accordance with the named in the specification "clip for bookmarks, shapes" spring band strip is made, and the pen body is designed so that the resilient strap is at the clip inside the pin and the spring stroke also takes place inside the pen, being in the empty state the outer, less than 18 mm long clip section is less than 1 mm ( 10 ) protrudes from the pen body.

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