Including Advancing Means For Erasive Body Patents (Class 15/433)
  • Patent number: 9994066
    Abstract: Provided are an erasing implement and a writing implement equipped with the erasing implement, the erasing implement being capable of erasing writing regardless of the type of ink or lead of the writing implement, even writing with thermochromic ink or writing with pencil lead. The erasing implement is equipped with a first erasing member for erasing writing with thermochromic ink and a second erasing member for erasing writing of types other than thermochromic ink, and is configured by covering the outer surface of the second erasing member with the first erasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
    Inventors: Sakae Hayao, Hiroshi Ohtsuka, Tsuyoshi Nishida
  • Patent number: 9044265
    Abstract: A retractable safety knife has a hollow handle with an opening at an end thereof, a pusher that is movably disposed within the handle and is operable by a user, and a blade that is connected with an end of the pusher. When the pusher moves from a blade-retracted position to a blade-extended position, the blade extends outwardly from the handle opening and rotates from a nested position to an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Beaver-Visitec International (US), Inc.
    Inventor: Dana Michael Cote
  • Patent number: 8915663
    Abstract: A writing instrument that includes a shaft and an eraser exit device. The eraser exit device includes an eraser protection sleeve that is mobile at least in rotation relative to the shaft so that the eraser can assume a maximum exit configuration and a retraction configuration, and an eraser holder provided with at least a first longitudinal guiding member directly interacting with a first complementary guiding member connected to the shaft so as to prevent any rotation movement between the holder and the shaft, and provided with at least a second guiding member that interacts with a second complementary guiding member connected to the sleeve. The sleeve has a front portion surrounding the rear end of the shaft and a rear portion having an inner guiding portion including the second complementary guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Franck Rolion, Richard O'Brien, Samuel Malinverni
  • Patent number: 8776313
    Abstract: A stationery tool has a body and a rubber holding device. The body has a holding end and a holding recess defined in the holding end. The rubber holding device is detachably or securely mounted in the holding recess for holding a rubber to adjust an extension length of the rubber relative to the body and has a clamping segment and a guiding segment. The clamping segment has multiple clamping protrusions for pressing against the rubber. The guiding segment extends outwardly and makes an opening of the rubber holding device have a distance from the clamping segment. Accordingly, the stationery tool has capabilities of adjusting an extension length of the rubber and conveniently replacing a used rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: SDI Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Lung Wu
  • Publication number: 20120159739
    Abstract: A stationery tool has a body and a rubber holding device. The body has a holding end and a holding recess defined in the holding end. The rubber holding device is detachably or securely mounted in the holding recess for holding a rubber to adjust an extension length of the rubber relative to the body and has a clamping segment and a guiding segment. The clamping segment has multiple clamping protrusions for pressing against the rubber. The guiding segment extends outwardly and makes an opening of the rubber holding device have a distance from the clamping segment. Accordingly, the stationery tool has capabilities of adjusting an extension length of the rubber and conveniently replacing a used rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SDI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chien-Lung WU
  • Patent number: 8096016
    Abstract: There is provided a stick-shaped body advancing holder or a combination of a holder and an eraser adapted to advance a stick-shaped body and to ensure chucking of the body or the eraser without enlargement of the entire configuration. A stick-shaped body advancing holder has an outer barrel, an inner barrel, and urging members, the urging members each being of a sawtooth shape and having bent portions. The urging members are arranged in a gap between flat faces of the outer barrel and flat faces of the inner barrel. On a knocking operation, the bent portions are deformed, thereby generating an urging force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sakura Color Products Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7861355
    Abstract: A retractable eraser has an elongated contoured housing which has a longitudinal slot and spaced detents and an opening at one end. A carrier has a button which is depressible so that a catch clears the detents to permit selective longitudinal displacement of the carrier. An oval shaped eraser element is mounted to the carrier and displaced into and out of the housing so as, in one position, to project beyond the housing. Bristles project longitudinally from the housing around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Acme United Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart David Farnworth, Jonathan A. Lee, Lee Webb
  • Publication number: 20090142127
    Abstract: A hand-held instrument comprising a writing utensil and associated handles interconnected to each other to allow a user to selectively position the writing utensil in either an extended position of use or a closed position of storage, as well as a variety of positions there between. The writing utensil may take a variety of forms, and the handles may incorporate additional devices or tools. The rotation of the handles about the writing utensil allows a user to manipulate the handles in a variety of ways, similar to that of a “butterfly knife” or similar device comprising balisong style openings. In one aspect of the invention, the writing instrument may be used to perform moves or tricks as a novelty device to provide entertainment and enjoyment to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SPYDERCO, INC.
    Inventors: Louis S. Glesser, Eric G. Glesser
  • Publication number: 20090064453
    Abstract: A retractable eraser has an elongated contoured housing which has a longitudinal slot and spaced detents and an opening at one end. A carrier has a button which is depressible so that a catch clears the detents to permit selective longitudinal displacement of the carrier. An oval shaped eraser element is mounted to the carrier and displaced into and out of the housing so as, in one position, to project beyond the housing. Bristles project longitudinally from the housing around the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Stuart David Farnworth, Jonathan A. Lee, Lee Webb
  • Patent number: 7373691
    Abstract: An eraser dispenser is provided which can store in a dispenser body an eraser longer than the overall length of the dispenser body. The eraser dispenser enables the eraser to be used without replacement with a new one for a long period of time. The eraser dispenser includes: a dispenser body which is enclosed by an outer circumferential wall having a distal opening and has a storing chamber capable of storing therein an eraser that is longer than the overall length of the dispenser body; and a cover which covers the dispenser body. The eraser dispenser further includes; an external operation member which partially projects from the outer circumferential wall and is operated from the outside of the dispenser body; a driving roller which is operated by the external operating member; a receiving member which is disposed opposite to the driving roller with the eraser held therebetween; and a stopper which prevents a rotary button as the external operation member from undergoing reverse turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Yamamoto, Yoshio Noguchi
  • Patent number: 6854158
    Abstract: This invention discloses an erasing device that can be held in the same manner as a writing instrument. The eraser is stored in a tube assembly and a rolling mechanism is used to slide the eraser out of the tube assembly for use. The rolling mechanism prevents the eraser from accidentally sliding back into the device during use and gives the user total control over the length of eraser that is extended from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Inventor: Mao Jung Fu
  • Publication number: 20040221422
    Abstract: An eraser advancing mechanism for a mechanical pencil has a pair of nested screws within a barrel. A second screw, with outwardly directed threads, extends through a conduit in a first screw that includes outwardly directed threads and a thread in the conduit meshing with the threads of the second screw. An eraser ferrule includes a thread that meshes with the outwardly directed threads of the first screw. The ferrule includes a knob serving to drive rotation of the eraser ferrule, and hence the first screw. The first screw includes a head with a profile that complements the inner profile of the barrel. Rotation of the first screw causes rotation of the barrel and serves to create a counter-rotation of the second screw, leading to axial movement of the second screw relative to the first screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventor: Han Aiguo
  • Publication number: 20030041408
    Abstract: This invention discloses an erasing device that can be held in the same manner as a writing instrument. The eraser is stored in a tube assembly and a rolling mechanism is used to slide the eraser out of the tube assembly for use. The rolling mechanism prevents the eraser from accidentally sliding back into the device during use and gives the user total control over the length of eraser that is extended from the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Mao Jung Fu
  • Patent number: 5598604
    Abstract: A pencil-shaped eraser comprising an elongate tube for placing a bar eraser therein, a sleeve to fit around a lower portion of the tube movably, the lower portion of the tube having a plurality of claws divided by slots and movable inward, the claws respectively having a larger diameter constricting section and a smaller diameter loosening section, the sleeve having a hollow passageway consisting of a distal smaller diameter section and a proximal larger diameter section, the distal constricting section constricting the constricting section of the tube so that the claws may be compressed inward to constrict a bar eraser a little protruding out of the claws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Kun-Chuan Ho
  • Patent number: 5370471
    Abstract: This invention is to a writing tool such as mechanical pencil or a ballpoint pen in which a writing shaft having a head member is inserted in an outer sleeve in such a manner that the head member projects from the outer sleeve. A stair or step and a spiral groove are provided on the forward inner surface and the rearward inner surface of a tubular cap, respectively, with an inside diameter of the rear part of the spiral groove being larger. A bearing part is brought into contact with a lead tank provided inside a forward art of the tubular part so that the forward part of the outer sleeve is movable in the axial direction and is locked in the turning direction against a rearward inner surface of the outer sleeve. The rearward part of the tubular body is provided with a slit, holding pieces of a stick-shaped object holder slidably inserted in said slit. A stick-shaped object is held by the holding pieces, and the projection is provided on each holder engaged with the spiral groove of the tubular cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shubei Kageyama, Toshihiko Kageyama, Youichi Nakazato, Yoshihide Mitsuya
  • Patent number: 5362166
    Abstract: A stick-shaped material propelling container comprised of a flat-shaped outer sleeve, a chuck in the form of tweezers having a pair of opposing flat arms inserted into the outer sleeve and having a base in the rear portion thereof, and a chuck ring connected to the front portion of the outer sleeve and positioned around the front portion of the chuck. A through hole is formed through the base of the chuck in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction thereof, and a retaining portion is formed on an inner surface of the outer sleeve. An elastic member is mounted between the rear inner surface of the through hole and the retaining portion of the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Yamamoto, Shuhei Kageyama
  • Patent number: 5345652
    Abstract: A refill eraser comprises at least one refill member. Each refill member includes a holding barrel having a partition portion and a plurality of rotation-preventive ridges formed on an inner peripheral surface of its front portion, and an eraser body having a generally frustro-conical front end portion, a cylindrical intermediate portion, and a cylindrical rear end portion. The eraser body is press-fitted into and held at its rear end portion and intermediate portion within the front portion of the holding barrel with its rear end portion and intermediate portion engaged with the ridges and with its rear end supported by the partition portion. The front end portion of the eraser body protrudes from the front end of the holding barrel. A plurality of the refill members are refillably held within an elongated tubular shaft. A front end of the eraser body located on the foremost end protrudes from a front end of the tubular shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Pioneer Industrial Co.
    Inventor: Cheng-Hwa Chuang
  • Patent number: 5236270
    Abstract: This invention is to a writing tool such as mechanical pencil or a ballpoint pen in which a writing shaft having a head member is inserted in an outer sleeve in such a manner that the head member projects from the outer sleeve. A stair or step and a spiral groove are provided on the forward inner surface and the rearward inner surface of a tubular cap, respectively, with an inside diameter of the rear part of the spiral groove being larger. A bearing part is brought into contact with a lead tank provided inside a forward art of the tubular part so that the forward part of the outer sleeve is movable in the axial direction and is locked in the turning direction against a rearward inner surface of the outer sleeve. The rearward part of the tubular body is provided with a slit, holding pieces of a stick-shaped object holder slidably inserted in said slit. A stick-shaped object is held by the holding pieces, and the projection is provided on each holder engaged with the spiral groove of the tubular cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kageyama, Toshihiko Kageyama, Youichi Nakazato, Yoshihide Mitsuya
  • Patent number: 5090831
    Abstract: A writing instrument wherein a rear cap is rotatably connected through a connector to a rear end of an outer tube into which a core pipe is axially slidably inserted, a guide member for an eraser is axially slidably inserted into the rear cap for axial engagement, a spiral member is spirally connected to an eraser receiving member which supports an eraser axially slidably inserted into a spiral member for axial engagement, the spiral member having a front end axially slidably connected to the connector for axial engagement, and the eraser guide member is urged in a withdrawing direction by means of an elastic body so that the guide member is held at a fixed projected position during non-knocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehei Kageyama, Yoshihide Mitsuya, Youichi Nakazato
  • Patent number: 5022774
    Abstract: This invention is to a writing tool such as mechanical pencil or a ballpoint pen in which a writing shaft having a head member is inserted in an outer sleeve in such a manner that the head member projects from the outer sleeve. A stair or step and a spiral groove are provided on the forward inner surface and the rearward inner surface of a tubular cap, respectively, with an inside diameter of the rear part of the spiral groove being larger. A bearing part is brought into contact with a lead tank provided inside a forward art of the tubular part so that the forward part of the outer sleeve is movable in the axial direction and is locked in the turning direction against a rearward inner surface of the outer sleeve. The rearward part of the tubular body is provided with a slit, holding pieces of a stick-shaped object holder slidably inserted in said slit. A stick-shaped object is held by the holding pieces, and the projection is provided on each holder engaged with the spiral groove of the tubular cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kageyama, Toshihiko Kageyama, Youichi Nakazato, Yoshihide Mitsuya
  • Patent number: 5018891
    Abstract: A writing instrument wherein a rear cap is rotatably connected through a connector to a rear end of an outer tube into which a core pipe is axially slidably inserted, a guide member for an eraser is axially slidably inserted into the rear cap for axial engagement, a spiral member is spirally connected to an eraser receiving member which supports an eraser axially slidably inserted into a spiral member for axial engagement, the spiral member having a front end axially slidably connected to the connector for axial engagement, and the eraser guide member is urged in a withdrawing direction by means of an elastic body so that the guide member is held at a fixed projected position during non-knocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Kotobuko & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehei Kageyama, Yoshihide Mitsuya, Youichi Nakazato
  • Patent number: 5015111
    Abstract: A pencil has front and rear barrels mounted on an inner barrel. The rear and inner barrels are axially displaceable as a unit relative to the front barrel to advance a lead, and the rear barrel is angularly displaceable in opposite directions relative to the front and inner barrels to axially extend and retract an eraser. The eraser is carried by an eraser holder having projections which ride in helical grooves formed in the rear barrel, and the eraser holder is prevented from undergoing rotation. Angular displacement of the rear barrel effects axial displacement of the eraser holder so as to extend and retract the eraser depending on the direction of angular displacement of the rear barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Pentel of America, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tor Petterson
  • Patent number: 4979254
    Abstract: An eraser mover for use with a power eraser comprising mechanical means for sliding the eraser out of its holder by inserting prongs into the eraser and moving the prongs outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventor: Gordon L. Naujock
  • Patent number: 4904101
    Abstract: A writing instrument has an inner barrel defining a compartment for storing writing leads, an outer front barrel encircling a forward portion of the inner barrel and an outer rear barrel encircling a rearward portion of the inner barrel. The outer rear barrel is angularly displaceable about the inner barrel but not axially displaceable relative thereto. An eraser holder is mounted within the rearward portion of the inner barrel and holds an elongate eraser which can be extended and retracted in response to angular displacement of the outer rear barrel in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Pentel of America, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tor Petterson
  • Patent number: 4856693
    Abstract: This invention relates to a container for feeding a bar shaped article such as an erasing gum, a pencil lead, a crayon, a pastel, or an eyebrow stick, especially for advancing or retracting the bar shaped article. A bar shaped article (8) is inserted into an inner sleeve (2) from the rear end with the outer sleeve (1) being held by the hand, then the rear end of the inner sleeve (2) is pressed. Inner sleeve (2) moves forward and rearward against the resilient force of an elastic biasing member (3). A chuck (4) at the end of the inner sleeve (2) opens and closes repeatedly and the end of the bar shaped article (8) is fed out and can be used. When the chuck (4) holds the bar shaped article (8) in an unused state a chuck open means opens the chuck 4 slightly and loosens the securing force preventing encroachment of the chuck (4) into the article (8) allowing the chuck (4) to easily separate from the article (8) when the article (8) is fed out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Kotobuki and Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kageyama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Tadayoshi Ebinuma
  • Patent number: 4352580
    Abstract: A knock-out type mechanical pencil has a supporting rod mounted with an eraser at its rear end and axially slidably engaged within the interior of a cylindrical knock-button. A tubularly cylindrical weight is axially slidably engaged around the supporting rod. A cylindrical magnet is axially magnetized and secured to the inner peripheral surface of the knock-button. An annularly inwardly raised guide portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the knock-button for guiding the weight to the axial line of the knock-button when the weight is axially slidably dropped downwardly toward the writing tip of the pencil. To protrude and fix an eraser from the rear end of the tubular cylindrical body, the rear end of the pencil is tilted downward. To automatically contain or retract the eraser in the knock-button, the writing tip of the pencil is directed downwardly in writing state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1982
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Ando