Writing utensil case
First Claim
1. A case for holding writing utensils comprising:
- a body including an outer surface and a retaining surface, the outer surface of the body configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface, the retaining surface having at least one first recess at a first angle and configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at the first angle such that an end portion of the writing utensil obliquely extends from the retaining surface and a portion of the writing utensil is closely adjacent to the bottom;
wherein the retaining surface has at least one second recess at a second angle and configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at the second angle, and the second angle is not equal to the first angle;
wherein the at least one first recess is positioned adjacent to the at least one second recess such that a first plane vertically extending through a longitudinal axis of the first recess is substantially parallel to a second plane vertically extending through a longitudinal axis of the second recess, when the outer surface of the body is placed on a substantially horizontal surface; and
wherein the first recess and the second recess include an engagement surface for frictionally retaining a portion of a writing utensil along a first axis having the first angle and a second axis having the second angle, wherein the engagement surfaces at least partially overlap along an axis perpendicular to the first and second axis.
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Abstract
A case for holding writing utensils includes a body having an outer surface and a retaining surface. The outer surface of the body is configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface. The retaining surface has at least one first recess configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at a first angle with respect to the horizontal surface such that an end portion of the writing utensil obliquely extends from the retaining surface. The case may include at least one first channel and at least one second channel are defined within the inner surface along first and second gradients, respectively. The first gradient slopes upward from a front end of the first channel to a rear end of the first channel. The second gradient slopes downward from a front end of the second channel to a rear end of the second channel. The first and second channels are each configured to retain a portion of a writing utensil. Each first channel is positioned adjacent to at least one second channel such that the first and second channels form a non-interconnected crisscross pattern. The case may also include means for retaining a plurality of writing utensils coupled to the inner surface of the body. The means for retaining a plurality of writing utensils is configured such that the writing utensils alternatively extend from the inner surface in at least two separate directions.
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27 Claims
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1. A case for holding writing utensils comprising:
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a body including an outer surface and a retaining surface, the outer surface of the body configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface, the retaining surface having at least one first recess at a first angle and configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at the first angle such that an end portion of the writing utensil obliquely extends from the retaining surface and a portion of the writing utensil is closely adjacent to the bottom;
wherein the retaining surface has at least one second recess at a second angle and configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at the second angle, and the second angle is not equal to the first angle;
wherein the at least one first recess is positioned adjacent to the at least one second recess such that a first plane vertically extending through a longitudinal axis of the first recess is substantially parallel to a second plane vertically extending through a longitudinal axis of the second recess, when the outer surface of the body is placed on a substantially horizontal surface; and
wherein the first recess and the second recess include an engagement surface for frictionally retaining a portion of a writing utensil along a first axis having the first angle and a second axis having the second angle, wherein the engagement surfaces at least partially overlap along an axis perpendicular to the first and second axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A case for holding writing utensils comprising:
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a first housing including an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the first housing is made of resilient material; and
at least one first channel and at least one second channel defined within the inner surface along a first angle and a second angle, respectively, the first angle sloping upward from a front end of the first channel to a rear end of the first channel, the second angle sloping downward from a front end of the second channel to a rear end of the second channel, the first and second channels each configured to retain a portion of a writing utensil, the first and second channels being open on each end such that a writing utensil retained therein can extend out each end of the channel, each first channel positioned adjacent to at least one second channel such that the first and second channels form a non-interconnected crisscross pattern. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A case for holding writing utensils comprising:
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a body including an interior cavity;
a first retaining surface;
a second retaining surface;
wherein the first and second retaining surfaces are formed adjacent the interior cavity, the first retaining surface including at least a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface configured to frictionally engage a first and second writing utensil so as to retain the first and second writing utensil along a first and second axis at a first and second angle, respectively; and
wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagment surface at least partially overlap one another in a direction perpendicular to the first and second axes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A combination of a case and writing utensils comprising:
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a body including an interior cavity;
a first retaining surface;
a second retaining surface; and
a plurality of writing utensils, including a first writing utensil and a second writing utensil;
wherein the first and second retaining surfaces are formed adjacent the interior cavity and include at least one engagement surface configured to frictionally engage the first writing utensil and the second writing utensil so as to retain the first and second writing utensils along a first axis and a second axis at a first angle and a second angle, respectively; and
wherein at least two engagement surfaces at least partially overlap one another in a direction perpendicular to the first and second axes. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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