Patent ID: 6347898
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B43K,B43L

Abstract:
A dry-erase marker eraser, comprising:a tubular sleeve made of a springy material and having a closed end, an open end for being positioned around a butt end of a dry-erase marker and an interior wall which is tapered from said open end to said closed end to facilitate molding; an erasing pad attached to an exterior of said closed end of said sleeve for erasing dry-erase marks; longitudinal gripping ribs arranged around said interior wall of said sleeve adjacent said open end for gripping said butt end of said marker, said gripping ribs being spreadable apart and said sleeve is reducible in curvature between said gripping ribs to a generally polygonal shape for being attached around markers of different diameters; and longitudinal stop ribs arranged around said interior wall of said sleeve adjacent said closed end for spacing said butt end of said marker from said closed end and preventing suction from developing between said sleeve and said butt end of said marker.