Hand-held dry-erase board system
AssigneeJulia Marie Rhodes 2010 Revocable Trust
InventorJulia M. Rhodes
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Abstract
A hand-held dry-erase system for communication is provided, with application in education, healthcare, or other fields. A writing instrument may be stored in the handle of a portable dry-erase board. The hand-held dry-erase board system includes a frame including a writable surface, a handle, wherein the handle includes an upper end and a lower end and wherein the upper end of the handle is attached to the frame enabling a power grip. A clip may be attached to the handle to secure a marker. The writable surface may be transparent, and removable substrates may be included.
Claims26
A hand-held writing system for use with a writing instrument, the system comprising:
- a frame having a height along a Y-axis, a width along an X-axis, and a depth along a Z-axis, wherein the frame defines at least one substantially planar writable surface along a portion of the frame's height and width, the frame further defining a side surface along the frame's depth at a perimeter of the writable surface;
- a handle having at least one proximal end and at least one distal end, wherein the proximal end of the handle is attached to the frame at a point on the frame other than the substantially planar writable surface, with the at least one distal end extending unattached to the frame substantially parallel to the Y-axis and forming an ergonomic gripping surface apart from the frame, the handle and ergonomic gripping surface adapted to being encircled by a user's hand in a power grip;
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- wherein the frame and the handle are embodied in a general shape of a paddle.
A writing kit, the kit comprising:
- (i) a hand held writing system for use with a writing instrument, the system having
- a frame with a height along a Y-axis, a width along an X-axis, and a depth along a Z-axis, wherein the frame defines at least one substantially planar writable surface along a portion of the frame's height and width, the frame further defining a side surface along the frame's depth at a perimeter of the writable surface,
- a handle with at least one proximal end and at least one distal end, wherein the proximal end of the handle is attached to the frame at a point on the frame other than the substantially planar writable surface, with the at least one distal end extending unattached to the frame substantially parallel to the Y-axis and forming an ergonomic gripping surface apart from the frame, the handle and ergonomic gripping surface adapted to being encircled by a user's hand in a power grip,
- wherein the frame and the handle are embodied in a general shape of a paddle;
- (ii) a tray having a tray bottom and at least one tray side, the tray bottom and at least one tray side defining a container with an open top, the tray bottom having an inner bottom surface and an outer bottom surface, the tray having a handle mount integrally affixed to the inner bottom surface and extending vertically, configured to engage with the handle so as to enable the handle and frame to be supported in a substantially vertical orientation from the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.