Marker maker
AssigneeCrayola LLC
InventorsROBERT J. HENRY, JOSEPH MOLL, JAMES ALLEN, DAVID A. CZIRAKY
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Abstract
A marker-making kit for assembling a marking device having a user-determined mixture of marking solution is provided. The kit includes a base unit coupled to a marker positioning mechanism and a press mechanism. A mixing tube holder secures a mixing tube used for collecting a desired amount of one or more marker fluids. A mixed marker solution is combined, including any number of different colors of marker fluid, and used to saturate a marker reservoir. The saturated reservoir may then be transferred to a maker barrel positioned near the press mechanism. By applying an amount of force with a marker compression arm, a completed marker is secured, enclosing the marker reservoir inside a marker barrel.
Claims20
A handheld marker assembly device comprising:
- a base unit comprising at least one storage compartment;
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- a press mechanism coupled to the base unit, the press mechanism adapted to assemble a marker comprising a marker barrel, a marker nib, a marker reservoir, and an end plug, wherein the press mechanism is configured to be moved by a user from a first position to a second position relative to the marker being assembled.
An apparatus for assembling a customized marking device comprising:
- a base unit comprising at least one storage compartment;
- a press mechanism coupled to the base unit, the press mechanism adapted to assemble a marking device comprising a marker barrel and an end plug, wherein the press mechanism is configured to be moved by a user from a first position to a second position relative to the marking device being assembled;
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- a color-mixing tray coupled to the base unit, the color-mixing tray having one or more mixing tube holders on a surface of the color-mixing tray adapted to hold one or more mixing tubes.
A handheld marker making device comprising:
- a base unit comprising at least one storage compartment;
- a press mechanism coupled to the base unit, the press mechanism adapted to assemble a marker comprising a marker barrel, a marker nib, a marker reservoir, and an end plug, wherein the press mechanism is configured to be moved by a user from a first position to a second position relative to the marker being assembled, wherein the press mechanism comprises a compression arm and a marker positioner;
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- a color-mixing tray coupled to the base unit, the color-mixing tray having one or more mixing tube holders on a surface of the color-mixing tray adapted to hold one or more mixing tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.