A writing, drawing, marking and/or cosmetic device, wherein the device includes at least one shaft and at least one inner body, wherein the at least one shaft is formed from concrete-containing material. The shaft at least partially surrounds the inner body. In the installation position the shaft is secured in an axial direction against axial displacement by a closing cover and a front part and a prestress is formed in the shaft in the axial direction via the closing cover and the front part.

The diameter of the urging member can be made independent of the outer diameter of the core.

A retractive writing utensil includes a shaft tube, a core stored in the shaft tube in such a manner as to protrude from a front end of the shaft tube when moved forward, and an urging member that is stretched and contracted in the shaft tube in a front-rear direction, wherein the urging member is located adjacent to the core radially outward in such a manner that the center of the urging member is positioned radially outside the core, and urges the core rearward.

An ink reservoir unit for a writing instruments using an ink reservoir tube with which low contamination can be achieved considering environmental problems; and a writing instruments using the same. The ink reservoir tube is composed of a composite material in which a raw material is layered on a paper substrate having paper as a substrate. One end section of the ink reservoir tube is coupled to a connection part formed on a writing member or a relay member that holds the writing member to constitute the ink reservoir unit for a writing instrument. In one preferred aspect, a locking means using a male thread formed on an outer peripheral surface is provided to the connection part to be connected to the ink reservoir tube, and the ink reservoir tube is coupled to the relay member that holds the writing member by the locking means.

[Problems] Provided are a highly marketable reversibly thermochromic composition that provides a black color during color development by using a fluoran derivative having a specific structure as an electron-donating color-developing organic compound, turns colorless during decoloration, and is excellent in contrast between a colored state and a decolored state and a microcapsule pigment encapsulating the same.

[Solution] Disclosed are a reversibly thermochromic composition including: (a) a fluoran derivative having a specific structure as an electron-donating color-developing organic compound; (b) an electron-accepting compound; and (c) a reaction medium which reversibly induces an electron transfer reaction between the component (a) and the component (b) in a specific temperature range, and a reversibly thermochromic microcapsule pigment encapsulating the same.

Provided is a self-made LED luminous floating oil pen, including an empty pen tube. One end of the empty pen tube is threadedly connected to a plastic shell, and the inner cavity of the empty pen tube is filled with a mineral oil. Two sides of the inner cavity of the empty pen tube are provided with LED lamp beads distributed at equal intervals, and floating action figures are arranged in the inner cavity of the empty pen tube. Glitter and hollow plastic balls are filled in the inner cavity of the empty pen tube.

An erasable aqueous non-thermochromic writing ink having core-shell dye microparticles, wherein the core of the core-shell dye microparticles has an organic solvent immiscible with water and at least one dye soluble in the organic solvent and the shell includes a resin component.

There is also a writing instrument containing the ink, a process of preparation of the ink and the use of the core-shell dye microparticles as the only coloring agent in the ink.

The invention relates to a writing implement such as a pen which includes a housing and an internal component in which there is provided a reservoir of ink. The internal component typically includes a portion such as a ballpoint which allows ink to be transferred from the reservoir to a surface to which the said portion is applied. The writing implement and/or internal component is rendered detectable by metal detection and/or X-ray detection apparatus when the internal component is within range of the same so that the internal component is detectable when separated, deliberately or inadvertently, from the remainder of the writing implement.

A thermochromic writing instrument including a writing body, storing a thermochromic ink therein, stored in a barrel; an operation body provided in the barrel to be operated to longitudinally move the writing body; a nib of the writing body configured to be capable of appearing from a front end of the writing instrument, wherein the writing instrument 1 further includes a friction unit, for rubbing handwriting in the thermochromic ink and capable of thermally changing the color of the handwriting by frictional heat generated at that time, and at least one clip body as the operation body, the friction unit 10 is provided at a rear end of the barrel, and the clip body is provided in an area other than the rear end of the barrel.

A compact writing instrument includes a barrel and a cap. A majority of a length of the barrel and a writing element carried thereby may be received by the cap when the barrel and the cap are placed in a stored position, providing a compact stored arrangement. The cap may be secured to the barrel in a writing arrangement that extends a length of the writing instrument significantly; for example, to a conventional writing instrument length. Engagement features of the cap and barrel may include steep threads that enable the cap to be assembled with and disassembled from the barrel with one rotation (360°) or less. A clip on the cap may include a closed end that defines a receptacle, with the closed end and receptacle extending beyond a corresponding end of the cap. In addition, the closed end and receptacle may extend partially over the corresponding end of the cap.

Convertible writing instrument assemblies are provided, including an outer barrel having a tapered nosecone with an aperture for a writing instrument tip and a grip portion, and an aperture for receiving an eraser or a push button therethrough, wherein the writing instrument assembly provides selective access to a volume defined by the outer barrel, and wherein the outer barrel and the volume are collectively configured to operably and interchangeably receive a mechanical pencil insert having the eraser and a retractable pen insert having the push button. Mechanical pencils and pens utilizing the convertible writing instrument assemblies are also provided, along with kits for providing such mechanical pencils and pens.