A HAND-HELD DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A WRITING INSTRUMENT, HAVING TWO RETRACTABLE HEADS

• Main Authors: BEZ, Arnaud, MAZINGUE, Laurent, MICHENAUD, Etienne
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.01.2021
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING; ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; BUREAU ACCESSORIES; BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES; HAND TOOLS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING; MANICURING OR OTHER COSMETIC TREATMENT; MANIPULATORS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING; TRANSPORTING; WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS

A hand-held device, in particular a writing instrument, comprising a body (12), a single carriage (14) carrying a first head (14A) and a second head (14B), or a first carriage (14-1') and a second carriage (14-2') carrying respectively the first head (14A) and the second head (14B), and a blocking device (18) including a cavity (18A) and a ball (18B), the ball (18B) blocking the single carriage (14) or the first carriage (14-1') when the first end (12A) is below the second end (12B), such that the first head (14A) is blocked and projecting while the second head (14B) is retracted, and the ball (18B) blocking the single carriage (14) or the second carriage (14-2') when the first end (12A) is above the second end (12B), such that the second head (14B) is blocked and projecting while the second first head (14A) is retracted.