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US 10,471,617 B2Granted
Pixel art crayon and marker photo array assembly and kit
AssigneeCrayola LLC
InventorsDavid Volzer, Douglas A. Brand, Craig Skinner
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to an apparatus and method for creating pixelated artwork composed of coloring element pixels. In some embodiments, a system converts the millions of pixels and colors of a digital image to a simplified color template with numbers assigned to particular colors. In one embodiment, a plastic grid is configured to cover the color template and receives crayons whose arrangement is determined by the numbers/colors of the color template.
Claims11
A crayon chopping mechanism kit for chopping a crayon, the crayon chopping mechanism kit comprising:
- a crayon chopper comprising:
- a plunger feature having a blade securing feature with a blade;
- a ring structure;
- and
- a collar feature having an interior chamber and a crayon opening configured to receive a crayon;
- and
- a crayon label cutter comprising:
- an opening for receiving a labeled crayon;
- and
- a cutting protrusion located on a surface of the crayon label cutter defining the opening, wherein the cutting protrusion is configured to cut a label of a crayon as the labeled crayon is passed through the opening.
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