US 6,681,933 B1 · Writing utensil case

Abstract

A case for holding writing utensils includes a body having an outer surface and a retaining surface. The outer surface of the body is configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface. The retaining surface has at least one first recess configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at a first angle with respect to the horizontal surface such that an end portion of the writing utensil obliquely extends from the retaining surface. The case may include at least one first channel and at least one second channel are defined within the inner surface along first and second gradients, respectively. The first gradient slopes upward from a front end of the first channel to a rear end of the first channel. The second gradient slopes downward from a front end of the second channel to a rear end of the second channel. The first and second channels are each configured to retain a portion of a writing utensil. Each first channel is positioned adjacent to at least one second channel such that the first and second channels form a non-interconnected crisscross pattern. The case may also include means for retaining a plurality of writing utensils coupled to the inner surface of the body. The means for retaining a plurality of writing utensils is configured such that the writing utensils alternatively extend from the inner surface in at least two separate directions.

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Dependent claims

A case for holding writing utensils comprising:

a body including an outer surface and a retaining surface, the outer surface of the body configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface, the retaining surface having at least one first recess at a first angle and configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at the first angle such that an end portion of the writing utensil obliquely extends from the retaining surface and a portion of the writing utensil is closely adjacent to the bottom;
wherein the retaining surface has at least one second recess at a second angle and configured to frictionally retain a portion of a writing utensil at the second angle, and the second angle is not equal to the first angle;
wherein the at least one first recess is positioned adjacent to the at least one second recess such that a first plane vertically extending through a longitudinal axis of the first recess is substantially parallel to a second plane vertically extending through a longitudinal axis of the second recess, when the outer surface of the body is placed on a substantially horizontal surface;
and
wherein the first recess and the second recess include an engagement surface for frictionally retaining a portion of a writing utensil along a first axis having the first angle and a second axis having the second angle, wherein the engagement surfaces at least partially overlap along an axis perpendicular to the first and second axis.

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