Dry eraser and associated systems and methods

A dry eraser system, comprising:

• a plurality of individual wipes;
• and
• a dry eraser including:
• a body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front concave wall, a rear concave wall, and first and second side walls, the body further including a hollow interior configured and dimensioned to receive therein the plurality of individual wipes, and the top wall of the body including an opening configured and dimensioned to dispense therefrom the plurality of individual wipes;
• an erasure material disposed on at least a portion of the bottom wall of the body;
• and
• a dispensing mechanism for dispending the plurality of individual wipes through the opening, the dispensing mechanism comprises (i) a door slidably disposed relative to the opening of the top wall and configured to be positioned in a closed position or an open position, the door covering the opening of the top wall in the closed position, and (ii) an actuator configured to be depressed or slid relative to the body to position the door between the closed and open positions,
• wherein the dispending mechanism further comprises an extension disposed within the hollow interior and mechanically cooperating with the actuator such that depressing or sliding the actuator positions the door in the open position, actuates the extension to hook onto one of the plurality of individual wipes, and at least partially dispenses one of the plurality of individual wipes from the opening in the top wall without dispensing a subsequent individual wipe, wherein the actuator is spring-loaded such that releasing the depressed or slid actuator repositions the extension within the hollow interior and positions the door in the closed position.

A method of dispensing individual wipes, comprising:

• providing a dry eraser, the dry eraser including (i) a body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front concave wall, a rear concave wall, and first and second side walls, the body further including a hollow interior configured and dimensioned to receive therein a plurality of individual wipes, and the top wall of the body including an opening configured and dimensioned to dispense therefrom the plurality of individual wipes, (ii) an erasure material disposed on at least a portion of the bottom wall of the body, and (iii) a dispensing mechanism for dispending the plurality of individual wipes through the opening, the dispensing mechanism comprises a door slidably disposed relative to the opening of the top wall and configured to be positioned in a closed position or an open position, the door covering the opening of the top wall in the closed position, and an actuator configured to be depressed or slid relative to the body to position the door between the closed and open positions, wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises an extension disposed within the hollow interior and mechanically cooperating with the actuator such that depressing or sliding the actuator positions the door in the open position, actuates the extension to hook onto one of the plurality of individual wipes, and at least partially dispenses one of the plurality of individual wipes from the opening in the top wall without dispensing a subsequent individual wipe;
• positioning the plurality of individual wipes within the hollow interior of the body of the dry eraser;
• and
• dispensing the plurality of individual wipes from the dry eraser through the opening in the top wall of the body of the dry eraser by depressing or sliding the actuator of the dispensing mechanism of the dry eraser to position the door slidably disposed relative to the opening of the top wall in the open position, actuating the extension of the dispensing mechanism to hook onto one of the plurality of individual wipes, and at least partially dispensing one of the plurality of individual wipes from the opening in the top wall without dispensing a subsequent individual wipe, wherein the actuator is spring-loaded such that releasing the depressed or slid actuator repositions the extension within the hollow interior and positions the door in the closed position.