Patent ID: 9354729
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A kit comprising: a plurality of protective devices, each having an elongate tubular body defining an aperture positioned at a proximal end, the aperture being sized to receive two or more different writing instruments into the body, wherein each of the protective devices further defines a first internal profile configured to matingly engage a complementarily configured outer portion of one of the writing instruments to secure the protective device and a first writing instrument together, and a second internal profile, different from the first internal profile, configured to matingly engage a complementarily configured outer portion of a second of the writing instruments to secure the protective device and the second writing instrument together; and a holder having a plurality of apertures in a first layer of material configured to receive the plurality of protective devices and expose each respective proximal end such that a user can insert a writing instrument into a selected protective device while the protective device remains within the holder, wherein the holder having the plurality of apertures in the first layer of material is further configured to release an assembly of the protective device and writing instrument when a user pulls on the assembly.