Stylus with extended and retracted states

摘要

A stylus comprises a stylus barrel, a connecting element and a stylus body. The stylus barrel has a receptacle defined therethrough. The connecting element is fixed to one end of the stylus barrel. The stylus body is retractably and slidably coupled to the stylus barrel. The stylus body is configured to be optionally supported by the connecting element in an extended state or locked to the opposite end of the stylus barrel in a retracted state with the stylus body received within the receptacle of the stylus barrel.

主权项

1. A stylus, comprising:
a stylus barrel defining a receptacle; a connecting element fixed to a first open end of the stylus barrel; a back cover fixed to a second open end of the stylus barrel; a latching post; and a stylus body defining an assembling hole, the latching post passing through the assembling hole, with two ends exposed from opposite sides of the stylus body; wherein the latching post is detachably latched to the back cover when the stylus body is retracted and received within the receptacle of the stylus barrel in an retracted state; the latching post is detachably latched to the connecting element when the stylus body is slidably extended out of the stylus barrel in an extend state; wherein the connecting element is hollow tubular shape and fixedly received within the first end of receptacle of the stylus barrel; the connecting element includes two latching arms extending from two opposite sides of one end thereof; the stylus body includes a body portion and the latching post fixed to one end of the body portion; the two ends of the latching post respectively latch to the corresponding two latching arms when the stylus in the extended state.