Felt-tip pen cover with eraser

• US 6,019,535 A
• Filed: 09/01/1998
• Issued: 02/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chelsea Group, Ltd (Ameresco, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Chelsea Group, Ltd (Ameresco, Inc.)
• Inventors: Turner, Patricia
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Prunner, Kathleen J.
• Application Number:
  US09/144,705
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• Field of Search: 401/52, 401/202, 401/98, 401/198, 15/428, 15/427, D19/43, D19/53
• US Class Current: 401/52
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/08 Protecting means, e.g. caps
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 29/02 with rubbers

Abstract

An eraser is placed on or near the end of the cover of a felt tip pen. The cover is inserted into the bottom of the pen or on the bottom of the pen itself. For a tapered cover type of pen, the eraser is placed on the flat upper end. For a raised or dimple type of cover, the eraser is placed concentrically around the end away from the dimple like a girdle or belt or flat on the bottom of the pen body. On a type of pen that resembles a fountain pen, the eraser is placed on the top cover on a flat area that may be slightly angled. The eraser can also be an annular ring on the base of the pen body. The eraser can be removable from the pen or can be attached with adhesive.

Claims

1. An eraser, felt-tip pen combination comprising:

a substantially cylindrical felt tip pen having a body, a base end, and a writing end, said base end having a substantially circular aperture, concentric with said body;

a pen cap used to cover said writing end of said felt-tip pen, said cap also insertable in said aperture in said base end when said pen is used;

a hollow substantially cylindrical eraser pad with top and bottom surfaces, and a side surface, attached to said pen cap, said pen cap inserted through said top and bottom surfaces of said substantially cylindrical eraser pad, said side surface used to make erasures.

2. The eraser, felt-tip pen combination of claim 1 wherein said substantially cylindrical eraser pad is felt.

3. The eraser, felt-tip pen combination of claim 1 wherein said substantially cylindrical eraser pad is glued to said pen cap.

4. An eraser, felt-tip pen combination comprising:

a substantially cylindrical felt tip pen having a body, a base end, and a writing end, said base end having a substantially circular aperture, concentric with said body;

a pen cap used to cover said writing end of said felt-tip pen, said cap also insertable in said aperture in said base end when said pen is used;

a hollow substantially cylindrical eraser pad with top and bottom surfaces, and a side surface, removably attached to said pen cap, said pen cap inserted through said top and bottom surfaces of said substantially cylindrical eraser pad, said side surface used as an eraser.

5. The eraser, felt-tip pen combination of claim 4 wherein said substantially cylindrical eraser pad is cloth.

6. The eraser, felt-tip pen combination of claim 5 wherein said cloth is felt.

7. A writing device comprising a writing means with a base and a removable cap that is inserted into an aperture in said base when the writing device is in use, and a hollow cylindrical eraser pad removably attached to the cap;

the eraser pad being placed around the cap so that an outer surface of the eraser pad is exposed and used for making erasures;

the eraser pad capable of being placed on and removed from the removable cap.

8. The writing device of claim 7 wherein said eraser pad is cloth.

9. The writing device of claim 8 wherein said cloth is felt.