US 7,399,135 B2
Pen with flashy barrel
Carson Kar-Sein Lee, Pomona, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Baily Promo Products (Shen Zhen) Co., Guang Dong Province (China)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/477,357.
Prior Publication US 2008/0003050 A1, Jan. 03, 2008
Int. Cl. B43K 29/00 (2006.01); B43K 5/12 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 401—195  [401/192] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pen comprising:
a penholder;
a refill, received in the penholder;
a driving mechanism configured to drive the refill to jut out from or draw back into the penholder; and
a barrel including a first tube and a second tube: the first tube having a pattern area defined by a plurality of parallel lines thereon: the second tube being transparent, coaxially overlaying the first tube and having a plurality of parallel protrusions formed thereon, wherein either one of the first and second tubes is movable relative to one another, and the parallel lines of the first tube are parallel with the parallel protrusions of the second tube;
wherein the first tube of the barrel is secured on the penholder, and the second tube is capable of driving the driving mechanism.