| 摘要 |
In various novel embodiments thereof, the inventive hand held active element instrument (such as a writing instrument (e.g., a pen, pencil, or marker) is readily operable by a qualified user, to be secured in such a manner as to minimize any risk of harm therefrom to a child who gains possession thereof and subjects the instrument to undesirable and/or dangerous physical manipulation, by preferably providing at least one self-contained securing component requiring two or more steps to secure and unsecure, that must be operated through the applicable number of provided steps, by the qualified user, in order to secure (and unsecure) the instrument's at least one active element. Advantageously the at least one multi-step self-contained securing component of the present invention, obviates any need to conceal the inventive hand held active element instrument, or to otherwise physically secure the location thereof when not in use, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to take such measures (that are necessary with currently available hand held active element instruments). |
| 主权项 |
1. A hand-held apparatus comprising at least one active element, each operable by a qualified user to perform at least one predetermined desired task, that comprises:
at least one self-contained multi-step securing component that is selectively operable by the qualified user through at least two separate steps, to be configured in a “secure mode” that minimizes any risk of harm therefrom to an unqualified user who gains possession thereof and subjects the instrument to physical manipulation, and further operable by the qualified user to be configured in a “utilization mode” during which, the at least one active element may be readily utilized by the qualified user in performance of the at least one predetermined task. |
