公开(公告)号：EP0924636A2

公开(公告)日：1999-06-23

申请号：EP98310020.7

申请日：1998-12-07

申请人： A.T. CROSS COMPANY

发明人： Southworth, Robert O. ,  Mercurio, Frank ,  Linderson, Paul E.

IPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G06K17/00

CPC分类号： G06K7/10881 ,  G06K7/10772 ,  G06K17/0022

摘要： A data well arrangement is for storing data and for interfacing with a writing implement having a writing end with a writing tip and data transfer end with a data transfer tip. The data well arrangement has a housing with an inlet opening for receiving an end of the implement. A data reader is in the housing for facing the data transfer tip to exchange data with the implement when the data transfer end of the implement is received in the opening. A shutter in the housing is engageable with an engagement portion of the implement for moving of shutter between a writing end storage position in which the data reader is inaccessible, and an interface position in which the data reader is accessible to the data transfer tip with the shutter being engaged by the engagement portion of the implement, only when the data transfer end is received in this opening.