Penholder

Abstract

Penholder includes a hollow stepped holder base having a top center through hole and an expanded split lower section, a connector connected to the holder base at a top side to hold a cord member for hanging, and a shell coupled to the holder base and moved axially relative to said holder base and adapted to compress the split lower section of said holder base, said shell comprising an annular top defining a center through hole, through which said connector and the upper section of said holder base pass to the outside of shell, and an expanded lower section fitting over the tapered outer diameter of the split lower section of said holder base.

What the invention claimed is:  
     
         1 . A penholder comprising: 
 a hollow stepped holder base adapted to receive a pen, said holder base comprising an upper section, and a split lower section, said split lower section having longitudinal splits and a tapered outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of said upper section;    a connector connected to the upper section of said holder base at a top side for the installation of a cord member; and    a shell coupled to said holder base and moved axially relative to said holder base and adapted to compress the split lower section of said holder base, said shell comprising an annular top defining a center through hole, through which said connector and the upper section of said holder base pass to the outside of shell, and an expanded lower section fitting over the tapered outer diameter of the split lower section of said holder base.    
     
     
         2 . The penholder of  claim 1  wherein the upper section of said holder base comprises a plurality of longitudinal sliding slots equiangularly spaced around the periphery thereof, and said shell comprises a plurality of projections radially inwardly extended from said annular top and respectively inserted into the longitudinal sliding slots of said holder base to guide movement of said shell relative to said holder base and to limit moving range of said shell relative to said holder base.  
     
     
         3 . The penholder of  claim 1  wherein said connector is formed integral with the upper section of said holder base.  
     
     
         4 . The penholder of  claim 1  wherein the upper section of said holder base comprises a center through hole in a top thereof; 
 said connector is inserted through and moved axially in the center through hole of the upper section of said holder base, comprising a plurality of springy bottom hooks adapted to limit upward stroke of said connector in the upper section of said holder base, and a plurality of radial top projections adapted to limit down stroke of said connector in the upper section of said holder base.  
 
     
     
         5 . The penholder of  claim 1  wherein said connector comprises a top center through hole, and a cord member fastened to the top center through hole of said connector for hanging the penholder on the user's neck.  
     
     
         6 . The penholder of  claim 1  wherein the split lower section of said holder base comprises an inside annular groove extended around an inside wall thereof and adapted to secure a pen to the inside of said holder base.