PEN HAVING MAGNETS AND FERROMAGNETIC BODIES
Technical Tield The present invention relates to a pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies, and more particularly, to a pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached alternately on every other side of a plurality of sides of a pen body, respectively, along the outer peripheral surface of the pen body having a plurality of sides, which allows a user to conveniently arrange a plurality of the pens during using them and after using them, and easily grasp them at a time without the movement of the pens when the user uses a plurality of the pens together.
Background Art
In general, a ballpoint pen having a magnet is used only for the purpose of a scratch paper holder attached on a ref igerator, but cannot be used for the purpose of arranging a plurality of pens or grasping them together. Products including various colored pencils or felt tip pens forming a set have several disadvantages in that a user must put the pencils or pens into a case one by one after using
them and it is difficult to arrange them because they' frequently drop from a desk or are lost during using them.
Furthermore, the conventional pens have other disadvantages in that it is difficult to simultaneously grasp a plurality of the pens when the user uses a plurality of pens to express various colors at a time and it is difficult to draw many lines at regular intervals because the user cannot apply a uniform force to a plurality of pens even though the user can grasp them. To overcome the above problems of the conventional pens, the present inventor has been developed a pen that allows a user to conveniently arrange them not only during using, but also after using and to easily grasp them when using them at a time .
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention is to provide a pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon to conveniently arrange a plurality of pens .
Another object of the present invention is to provide a pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies to allow a user to easily grasp a plurality of pens at a time.
To achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon, the pen comprising: a body configured in a polyhedral form having a plurality of sides defining the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to prevent the rolling of the pen; magnets mounted on a plurality of sides of the body so as to be stuck to magnets or ferromagnetic bodies attached on other pens; and ferromagnetic bodies mounted on a plurality of sides of the body so as to be stuck to magnets attached on other pens, wherein grooves are formed on a plurality of sides of the body to have the same size as the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies, respectively, so as to prevent the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies from projecting on the outer peripheral surface of the body when the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies are attached on the body of the pen.
The magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies are attached on every other side of the plurality of sides of the body,
respectively, in such a manner as to be arranged adjacent to each other along the outer peripheral surface of the pen body.
The ferromagnetic bodies are attached on the pen body in such a manner that both ends of the ferromagnetic bodies are connected using nonferrous metal or synthetic resin bands which are wound on the pen body to be easily attached on the pen body, to reduce influence of magnetic field, and to reduce the influence between the magnets having the same pole.
The shape of the pen body is selected from the group consisting of a cylinder and a polygon of two sides, three sides, four sides, six sides and eight sides.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon, the pen comprising:
a body configured in a cylindrical form having a round side defining the outer peripheral surface thereof and divided into the front part, the middle part and the rear part;
a magnet mounted on the round side thereof so as to be stuck to magnets or ferromagnetic bodies of other pens; and
ferromagnetic bodies mounted on the round side thereof so as to be stuck to the magnets of other pens,
wherein grooves are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the front part and the rear part of the body to allow the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies to be inserted and fixed into the outer peripheral surfaces of the front part and the rear part of the body, and wherein protrusion inserting recesses are formed at end portions of the grooves for receiving protrusions formed at corners of ends of the bottom surfaces of the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies so as to insert the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies into the outer peripheral surface of the rear part of the body.
The ferromagnetic bodies may be made of steel, cobalt, nickel or their alloy.
Brief Description of Drawings The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hexagonal pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hexagonal pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3a is a perspective view of a round pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3b is a partially enlarged view of the "A" portion of FIG. 3a;
FIG. 4a is a perspective view of a triangular pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4b is a partially enlarged view of the WB" portion of FIG. 4a; and
FIG. 4c is a view showing a state in which a plurality of the triangular pens each having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon are united.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings .
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hexagonal pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies comprises a body 1 configured in a hexahedral form having six sides defining the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to prevent the rolling of the pen, magnets 2 mounted on three sides of the hexahedron to be stuck to magnets or steel boards of other pens, and steel boards 3 mounted on the other three sides of the hexahedron so as to be stuck to the magnets of other pens, wherein grooves 4 are formed on the six sides of the body to have the same size as the magnets 2 and the steel boards 3, respectively, to fix the magnets and the steel boards so as to prevent the magnets and the steel boards from projecting on the outer peripheral surface of the pen body when the magnets and the steel boards are attached on the pen body.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hexagonal pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is intended to easily mount steel boards on a body of the pen. As shown in FIG. 2, the pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies comprises a body 1 configured in a hexahedral form
having six sides defining the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to prevent rolling of the pen, magnets 2 mounted on three sides of the hexahedron to be stuck to magnets or steel boards of other pens, and steel boards 3 connected together with bands 5 and mounted on the other three sides of the hexahedron so as to be stuck to the magnets of other pens, wherein grooves 4 are formed on the six sides of the body to have the same size as the magnets 2 and the steel boards 3, respectively, to securely fix the magnets and the steel boards to the grooves so as to prevent the magnets and the steel boards from projecting on the outer peripheral surface of the body when the magnets and the steel boards are attached on the pen body.
The bands 5 may be made of nonferrous metal, synthetic resin, and the like. The magnets, the ferromagnetic bodies and the bands are adhered to one another by adhesives .
FIG. 3a is a perspective view of a round pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon according to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3a, the pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon comprises a body 11 configured in a cylindrical form having a round side defining the outer
peripheral surface thereof and divided into the front part, the middle part and the rear part, magnets 12 mounted on the round side thereof so as to be stuck to magnets or steel boards of other pens, steel boards 13 mounted on the round side thereof so as to be stuck to the magnets of other pens, wherein grooves 14 are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the front part and the rear part of the body to allow the magnets and the steel boards to be inserted and fixed into the outer peripheral surfaces of the front part and the rear part of the body. FIG. 3b is a partially enlarged view of the "A" portion of FIG. 3a. As shown in FIG. 3b, the magnets 12 and the steel boards 13 are inserted and fixed into the outer peripheral surface of the rear part of the body in such a manner that protrusions 16 formed at corners of ends of the bottom surfaces of the magnets and the steel boards are fitted into protrusion inserting recesses 15 formed at end portions of the grooves 14, respectively .
FIG. 4a is a perspective view of a triangular pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4a, the pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon comprises a body 21 configured in a
trihedral form having three sides defining the outer peripheral surface thereof and divided into the front part, the middle part and the rear part, a magnet 22 mounted on one side of the body so as to be stuck to magnets or steel boards of other pens, steel boards 23 mounted on the other two sides of the body so as to be stuck to the magnets of other pens, wherein grooves 24 are formed on the three sides of the front part and the rear part of the body to allow the magnets and the steel boards to be inserted and fixed into the outer peripheral surfaces of the front part and the rear part of the body and wherein protrusion inserting recesses 25 are formed at end portions of the grooves 24 for receiving protrusions 26 formed at corners of ends of the bottom surfaces of the magnets and the steel boards so as to insert the magnets 22 and the steel boards 23 into the outer peripheral surface of the rear part of the body.
FIG. 4b is a partially enlarged view of the "B" portion of FIG. 4a. As shown in FIG. 4b, the magnets 22 and the steel boards 23 are inserted and fixed into the outer peripheral surface of the rear part of the body in such a manner that protrusions 26 formed at ends of the bottom surfaces of the magnet and the steel boards are fitted into protrusion
inserting recesses 25 formed at end portions of the grooves 14, respectively.
FIG. 4c is a view showing a state in which a plurality of the trihedral pens having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon are united. As shown in FIG. 4c, the pen according to the present invention allows a user to easily grasp a plurality of the pens together and to conveniently arrange them during using or after using.
The pens may be colored pencils, felt tip pens, ballpoint pens or others.
If the pen having magnets and ferromagnetic bodies has a hexahedral body, the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies may be alternately attached on three sides of the body, respectively, in such a manner as to be arranged adjacent to each other along the outer peripheral surfaces of the hexahedral body .
Alternatively, if the pen has a tetrahedral body, the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies may be alternately attached on two sides of the pen body, respectively, in such a manner as to be arranged adjacent to each other along the outer peripheral surfaces of the tetrahedral body.
Moreover, it is not essential that the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies are attached on the three sides of the pen body respectively, and one or two magnets and ferromagnetic bodies may be alternately attached on proper positions according to the use purpose. This is also applied to all polyhedral pen bodies, such as a trihedral, a tetrahedral, a hexahedral or an octahedral, and round pen bodies in the same way. Additionally, only one magnet may be attached on the upper surface of the pen body and one ferromagnetic body may be attached on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface.
The present invention is to allow a user to grasp a plurality of pens of the same kinds or other various shapes at a time. Furthermore, the pen according to the present invention is to allow the user to conveniently keep and arrange a plurality of colored pencils, felt tip pens or others according to color, thickness or function. Moreover, the present invention can be used as a scratch paper holder attached on a refrigerator or a memo board.
By changing the position of the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies attached on the pen body or by alternately attaching the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies onto several sides of the pen body, a user can use a plurality of the pens
without movement of the pens and safely keep and use them together because they are fixed to one another by the magnets and the ferromagnetic bodies.
Industrial Applicability
As described above, the pen having the magnets and ferromagnetic bodies attached thereon allows a user to conveniently arrange a plurality of pens during using them or after using them and to easily grasp a plurality of pens at a time without movement of the pens .
The forgoing embodiments are merely exemplary and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. The present teachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. The description of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.