摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combination (1, 30) of a writing instrument and a toy which functions in one case as a writing instrument and in a second case as a toy. SOLUTION: A conventional ball point pen cartridge (2, 32) is mounted in a base and projects therefrom at which the cartridge is grasped by a writer. A plurality of colored disks (14) or beads (40) are stacked one above the other in surrounding engagement with the free end of the ball point pen cartridge (2, 32). When the combination is not used in the capacity of a writing instrument, the disks (14) and beads (40) may be removed from the ball point pen cartridge (2, 32) and used as a play thing to occupy the time of the user. When the disks (14) and beads (40) are returned to the ball point pen cartridge, they may be arranged to form a variety of different patterns depending upon the order in which the disks and beads are stacked, thereby proving a puzzle-like quality.
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