Patent ID: 6063222
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B65C,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for strengthening crayons each having a pre-existing paper cover wrapped about its circumference, the paper cover having writing thereon, the method comprising the steps of:providing a set of crayons of a plurality of different colors;creating a plurality of wraps, each of the wraps being formed of paper material and having a top surface and a bottom, self-adhesive surface carried on a release layer, each of the wraps having a length less than the length of the crayons and a width substantially equal to the circumference of the crayons, each of the wraps having a color corresponding to a color of at least one of the crayons;printing a writing zone on the top surface of each of the wraps;color-matching the wraps with the crayons to match each of the wraps with one of the crayons having a same color as the wrap;removing the wraps from the release layer; andwrapping the wraps around the corresponding color-matched crayons by wrapping the bottom, self-adhesive surface of each wrap around the circumference of the corresponding color-matched crayon so that it completely covers the pre-existing paper cover of the crayon to hide the printing on the pre-existing cover, to strengthen the crayon, and to display the writing zone on the exterior of the crayon.