Crayons with associated carrying case
OwnerTimothy E. Carpenterinventor
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Abstract
A kit for housing an improved design for crayons includes a container with two chambers. One of the chambers is provided with a blade and a rotatable member for assisting a user to position the crayons against the blade for sharpening purposes. Also included are crayons positionable into another chamber for storage. Such crayons have a plurality of integral faces equidistantly spaced apart from a centrally disposed longitudinal axis thereof respectively. The crayon faces define a plurality of angles therebetween with each of the angles equaling approximately 60 degrees, resulting in substantially triangular cross-sections defining an isometric shape.
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A kit for housing drawing utensils that can be supported on an inclined surface, said kit comprising:
- a container having a substantially rectangular shape and being provided with a plurality of sides sized and shaped for defining a plurality of isolated chambers horizontally disposed along a longitudinal plane, said container including an open top end portion and a closed bottom end portion, said container further including a flap adjustably attached to said top end portion and being movable between open and closed positions, one said chamber being disposed adjacent said lower end portion and having a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal plane, said one chamber having axially opposed end portions equally spaced apart from a center of said container wherein one said chamber end portion is provided with an aperture and another said chamber end portion includes a cap threadably engageable therewith and detachable from said one chamber;
- a plurality of crayons having a wax-like core and a paper-like outer layer coated thereabout, said crayons further having a plurality of integral faces equidistantly spaced apart from a centrally disposed longitudinal axis thereof respectively, each said face defining a sufficient surface area for engaging a support surface and maintaining said crayon at a substantially stable position so that when said crayon is axially rotated along a radial path alternate ones of said faces will engage the support surface and maintain sufficient frictional contact therewith;
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- means for sharpening said crayons wherein said sharpening means is disposed within said one chamber.
A kit for housing drawing utensils that can be supported on an inclined surface, said kit comprising:
- a container having a substantially rectangular shape and being provided with a plurality of sides sized and shaped for defining a plurality of isolated chambers horizontally disposed along a longitudinal plane, said container including an open top end portion and a closed bottom end portion, said container further including a flap adjustably attached to said top end portion and being movable between open and closed positions, one said chamber being disposed adjacent said lower end portion and having a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal plane, said one chamber having axially opposed end portions equally spaced apart from a center of said container wherein one said chamber end portion is provided with an aperture and another said chamber end portion includes a cap threadably engageable therewith and detachable from said one chamber;
- a plurality of elongated crayons longitudinally positionable into another said chamber and being maintained above said one chamber, said crayons having a wax-like core and a paper-like outer layer coated thereabout, said crayons further having a plurality of integral faces equidistantly spaced apart from a centrally disposed longitudinal axis thereof respectively, each said face defining a sufficient surface area for engaging a support surface and maintaining said crayon at a substantially stable position so that when said crayon is axially rotated along a radial path alternate ones of said faces will engage the support surface and maintain sufficient frictional contact therewith;
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- means for sharpening said crayons wherein said sharpening means is disposed within said one chamber and subjacent said another chamber.
A kit for housing drawing utensils that can be supported on an inclined surface, said kit comprising:
- a container having a substantially rectangular shape and being provided with a plurality of sides sized and shaped for defining a plurality of bifurcated and isolated chambers horizontally disposed along a longitudinal plane, said container including an open top end portion and a closed bottom end portion, said container further including a flap adjustably attached to said top end portion and being movable between open and closed positions, one said chamber being disposed adjacent said lower end portion and having a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal plane, said one chamber having axially opposed end portions equally spaced apart from a center of said container wherein one said chamber end portion is provided with an aperture and another said chamber end portion includes a cap threadably engageable therewith and detachable from said one chamber;
- a plurality of elongated crayons longitudinally positionable into another said chamber and being maintained above said one chamber, said crayons having a wax-like core and a paper-like outer layer coated thereabout, said crayons further having a plurality of integral faces equidistantly spaced apart from a centrally disposed longitudinal axis thereof respectively, each said face defining a sufficient surface area for engaging a support surface and maintaining said crayon at a substantially stable position so that when said crayon is axially rotated along a radial path alternate ones of said faces will engage the support surface and maintain sufficient frictional contact therewith, each said crayon further having a body and a converging end portion axially extending away therefrom and for engaging a writing surface;
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- means for sharpening said crayons wherein said sharpening means is disposed within said one chamber and subjacent said another chamber.
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