摘要 |
A pen (10) of the type having a tubular housing (12) with an aperture at one end thereof, a long tubular flexible ink reservoir (14) dimensioned to fit withi n the housing, a writing tip (16) mated to the ink reservoir and dimensioned to fit through t he housing aper- ture (22), the improvement comprising a shaping of a lower section (28) of t he housing adja- cent the apertured end thereof to reposition the writing tip relative to the longitudinal axis of an upper straight section of the housing, the shaping taking the form of a first portion (30) which extends away from the longitudinal axis at a first angle (R) and havin g a first length and a second portion (32) contiguous with the first portion having a second length and ex- tending back towards the longitudinal axis at a second angle (S) relative to the first portion; the first and second lengths and the first and second angles being selected to position the writing tip at a pre-selected distance (34) from the longitudinal axis. The shape of the lower section of the pen housing positions the writing tip at a steeper than usual angle to the sur- face of the paper while still allowing the user to maintain a comfortable gr ip upon the pen.
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