Writing instrument and ink cartridge

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9884508
APP PUB NO 20160288561A1
SERIAL NO

14777840

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A writing instrument includes: a writing instrument body and an ink cartridge. The ink cartridge includes a bottomed cylindrical container with an opened front end and a plug fitted into an inner circumferential surface of an opening of the container. The writing instrument body includes a projection that opens the ink cartridge when inserted into the opening to press the plug rearward and an air tight connecting portion, formed separately from the projection, that surrounds the projection. The opening is divided into a plurality of openings by air tight fitting the opening in the air tight connecting portion. A plurality of longitudinal channels are formed on an outer periphery of the projection. At least one of the plurality of channels serves as an ink channel and at least one of the other channels serves as an air intake path.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION (ALSO TRADING AS PILOT CORPORATION)TOKYO 104-8304

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoshino, Takanori Nagoya, JP 7 22

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