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US 5,706,543 AGranted
Pencil eraser cleaner
OwnerRussell R. Lalevee, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to removing the graphite that accumulates on the rubber eraser attached at the end of a common pencil. The pencil eraser cleaner is provided with a connecting hole to mount on the eraser end of a pencil with means to be held securely and disconnected easily. The pencil eraser cleaner has four concaved cleaning surfaces for controlled rubbing action.
Claims1
For use with a standard pencil having an eraser attached to an end thereof, an eraser cleaner comprising:
- (a) an elongated body having opposite first and second ends, said body including at least one concave surface on an exterior of said body extending substantially the entire length of said body, said body having a hole for receiving the eraser end of the pencil, and said exterior of said body being abrasive;
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- (b) wherein the eraser of the pencil may be rubbed against the concave surface of the body to remove graphite from the pencil eraser, and wherein the erase cleaner, when placed on the pencil, provided increased stability thereto by virtue of the concave surface to limit movement thereof when the pencil is placed on a planar support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.