Hygienic writing instrument and method of using

摘要

A hygienic modular writing utensil and method of using for eliminating or minimizing the spread of germs, bacteria and the like between a first and a second user. The utensil has an External Protective Shield with a first holding area for use by the first user and a removable Internal Writing Utensil with a second holding area for use by the second user. The External Protective Shield has an internal cleaning element and the Internal Writing Utensil has a removable cap on its outer end, whereby when the first user pulls the Internal Writing Utensil out from the External Protective Shield or reinserts the Internal Writing Utensil back into the External Protective Shield by grasping the exterior surface of the removable cap, an outer surface of the Internal Writing Utensil, including the second holding area is cleaned.

主权项

1. A modular hygienic writing instrument having a pair of separate components: a first of the pair of components consisting of an elongated, hollow exterior protective shield having a first open end and a second open end; a second of the pair of components consisting of an interior writing utensil having a writing tip end and a capped outer end held in the elongated, hollow exterior protective shield with the writing tip end extending out of the first open end and the outer capped end secured over the second open end; the exterior protective shield having a first holding area thereon adjacent the first open end and the interior writing utensil having a second separate holding area thereon, adjacent the tip end; a cleaning system secured in the interior of the elongated, hollow exterior protective shield adjacent the second open end and in contact with an exterior surface of the interior writing instrument; and wherein the cleaning system includes a cleaning element having a sanitizing agent held therein secured in the interior of the elongated, hollow exterior protective shield by a pair of securing elements.