Finger-tip controlled writing utensil and associated method

Abstract

A writing utensil includes a body including a sleeve to receive a single finger tip of the user during writing conditions. A reservoir contains the ink and releases it via an orifice formed at a distal-most end of the body. A mechanism may be included for releasing the ink from a distal end of the body when an external force is applied against the sleeve and towards the distal end of the body. The mechanism may include a nozzle may additionally be conjoined directly to the orifice and contiguously abutted thereagainst so that the ink may be discharged away from the reservoir past the ball bearing while exiting the distal tip of the nozzle.

1 . A writing utensil controlled by a single finger tip for enabling a user to easily write with the single finger tip, said writing utensil comprising:
 a body comprising a sleeve formed therein and being adapted to receive the single finger tip during writing conditions;   a predetermined quantity of ink housed within said body and maintained distal to said sleeve; and   means for releasing said ink from a distal end of said body when an external force is applied against said sleeve and towards said distal end of said body;   wherein said body is formed from flexible and non-porous material for prohibiting said ink from prematurely leaking through said body.   
   
   
       2 . The writing utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said ink releasing means comprises:
 a reservoir oppositely positioned from said sleeve such that said reservoir is distally spaced away from said sleeve;   an orifice formed at a distal-most end of said body and being in fluid communication with said reservoir; and   a nozzle provided with a plug dynamically fitted at a distal tip of said plug,   wherein said nozzle is conjoined directly to said orifice and contiguously abutted thereagainst so that said ink is discharged away from said reservoir past said ball bearing while exiting said distal tip of said nozzle.   
   
   
       3 . The writing utensil of  claim 2 , wherein said sleeve has a deformably resilient inner layer adjoining said reservoir, said inner layer being displaced towards said reservoir during writing conditions such that said reservoir becomes compressed and thereby urges said ink towards said distal tip of said nozzle. 
   
   
       4 . The writing utensil of  claim 2 , wherein said distal tip of said nozzle is expanded to a tensed position when the external force is exerted against said plug to thereby permit said ink to flow beyond said plug during writing procedures. 
   
   
       5 . The writing utensil of  claim 2 , wherein a proximal end of said nozzle remains statically affixed to said orifice while said distal tip of said nozzle is expanded to the tensed position. 
   
   
       6 . The writing utensil of  claim 2 , wherein said plug comprises: a ball bearing permanently connected to said nozzle during writing and non-writing conditions. 
   
   
       7 . The writing utensil of  claim 2 , wherein said reservoir is compressed when an external force is urged against an outer surface of said distal end of said body such that said ink is downwardly discharged through said orifice and said nozzle respectively. 
   
   
       8 . The writing utensil of  claim 2 , further comprising: a cap removably attached to said distal end of said body and thereby shielding said nozzle from undesirably foreign debris during non-writing conditions. 
   
   
       9 . A writing utensil controlled by a single finger tip for enabling a user to easily write with the single finger tip, said writing utensil comprising:
 a single and unitary body comprising a sleeve formed therein and being adapted to receive the single finger tip during writing conditions;   a predetermined quantity of ink housed within said body and maintained distal to said sleeve; and   means for releasing said ink from a distal end of said body when an external force is applied against said sleeve and towards said distal end of said body;   wherein said body is formed from flexible and non-porous material for prohibiting said ink from prematurely leaking through said body;   wherein said sleeve has a closed distal end disposed proximal to said ink and said ink releasing means respectively.   
   
   
       10 . The writing utensil of  claim 9 , wherein said ink releasing means comprises:
 a reservoir oppositely positioned from said sleeve such that said reservoir is distally spaced away from said sleeve;   an orifice formed at a distal-most end of said body and being in fluid communication with said reservoir; and   a nozzle provided with a plug dynamically fitted at a distal tip of said plug,   wherein said nozzle is conjoined directly to said orifice and contiguously abutted thereagainst so that said ink is discharged away from said reservoir past said ball bearing while exiting said distal tip of said nozzle.   
   
   
       11 . The writing utensil of  claim 10 , wherein said sleeve has a deformably resilient inner layer adjoining said reservoir, said inner layer being displaced towards said reservoir during writing conditions such that said reservoir becomes compressed and thereby urges said ink towards said distal tip of said nozzle. 
   
   
       12 . The writing utensil of  claim 10 , wherein said distal tip of said nozzle is expanded to a tensed position when the external force is exerted against said plug to thereby permit said ink to flow beyond said plug during writing procedures. 
   
   
       13 . The writing utensil of  claim 10 , wherein a proximal end of said nozzle remains statically affixed to said orifice while said distal tip of said nozzle is expanded to the tensed position. 
   
   
       14 . The writing utensil of  claim 10 , wherein said plug comprises: a ball bearing permanently connected to said nozzle during writing and non-writing conditions. 
   
   
       15 . The writing utensil of  claim 10 , wherein said reservoir is compressed when an external force is urged against an outer surface of said distal end of said body such that said ink is downwardly discharged through said orifice and said nozzle respectively. 
   
   
       16 . The writing utensil of  claim 10 , further comprising: a cap removably attached to said distal end of said body and thereby shielding said nozzle from undesirably foreign debris during non-writing conditions. 
   
   
       17 . A method for using a writing utensil that is controlled by a single finger tip of a user, said method comprising the chronological steps of:
 a. providing a single and unitary body comprising a sleeve formed therein, said body further having an orifice formed at a distal end of said body, said sleeve having a closed distal end disposed proximal to said ink and said orifice respectively;   b. housing a predetermined quantity of ink within said body by injecting said ink upwardly through said orifice;   c. maintaining said ink distal to said sleeve by attaching a nozzle to said orifice;   d. inserting the single finger tip into said sleeve during writing conditions such that the single finger tip abuts against said closed distal end of said sleeve; and   e. releasing said ink from said distal end of said body by applying an external force against said closed distal end of said sleeve and towards said distal end of said body and thereby urging said ink out from said nozzle;
 wherein said body is formed from flexible and non-porous material for prohibiting said ink from prematurely leaking through said body.