A type of writing apparatus. The writing apparatus is a modified crayon that includes an attached eraser and has an outer plastic sleeve that serves as the gripping mechanism when in use. An individual can rotate the attached eraser and expel the crayon slowly out of the open of the plastic sleeve as the crayon is used up. In addition, the crayon itself has incorporated metallic additives, sparkling additives, and various scents.

II. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns that of a new and improved type of crayon.

III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

U.S. Pat. No. 6,505,984, issued to Smith, discloses a crayon, for marking paper, having an eraser incorporated for removing a mark from the paper.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,750,912, issued to Towne, discloses a combination eraser and caulk holder for use on a blackboard.

IV. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns that of a new and improved type of writing apparatus. The writing apparatus is a modified crayon that includes an attached eraser and has an outer plastic sleeve that serves as the gripping mechanism when in use. An individual can rotate the attached eraser and expel the crayon slowly out of the open of the plastic sleeve as the crayon is used up. In addition, the crayon itself has incorporated metallic additives, sparkling additives, and various scents.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of a writing apparatus that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the writing apparatus that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the writing apparatus in detail, it is to be understood that the writing apparatus is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The writing apparatus is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a writing apparatus which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a writing apparatus which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a writing apparatus which is of durable and reliable construction.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a writing apparatus which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.

VI. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1shows a perspective view of the writing apparatus2. Writing apparatus2comprises a crayon4that has two ends, a writing end and a closed end. Crayon4itself is enveloped in a plastic sleeve6that has two ends, an open end and an eraser end, with the plastic sleeve6also having two surfaces, an inner surface and an outer surface. The writing end of the crayon4itself sticks out a short distance from the open end of the plastic sleeve6to allow an individual to write with the writing end of the crayon4.

The eraser end of the plastic sleeve has an attached eraser8which is rotatably attached to the inside perimeter of the eraser end of the plastic sleeve6. An individual can use the eraser8to erase writings created by the crayon4. The eraser8is attached to the ring10, which itself is attached to the inside perimeter of the eraser end of the plastic sleeve6.

The writing apparatus also has a special characteristic which allows virtually the entire length of the crayon4to be utilized. The writing apparatus has the ability to “push” the writing end of the crayon4forward as the writing end of the crayon is used so that more and more of the crayon4will actually be ejected through the open end of the plastic sleeve6. This characteristic allows the crayon4to always have a specific length to grasp onto and prevents shorter or stubby crayons from being thrown away by toddlers or children because the crayon4might simply be too short to properly wield. The actual length of the writing apparatus is not measured by the actual length of the crayon4itself, but rather, by the length of the plastic sleeve6, which serves as the outer casing of the writing apparatus2itself.

Located near the closed end of the crayon4is a platform12, which is shaped like a flat disc and is mounted on two tracks14and16that are located within the plastic sleeve. Each track has two ends, a first end and a second end, with the first end of each track being located near the eraser end of the plastic sleeve6and the second end of each track being located near the open end of the plastic sleeve6. The tracks run parallel to one another and are placed 180 degrees from one another on the inner surface of the plastic sleeve6.

The material24used to make the actual crayon4itself has items added to it. Specifically, the material24preferably has sparkling additives26, an incorporated scent28, and metallic additives30, and furthermore, is washable when needed.

FIG. 2shows a close-up of the mechanism that is used to push the crayon out of the plastic sleeve. Ring10, platform12is shown, along with tracks14and16, along with the closed end of the crayon4. The ring10has two surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, with the bottom surface of the ring10being the surface that faces the crayon4. The bottom surface of the ring10has a plurality of incorporated teeth70.

The first end of track14is wound around gear42, while the second end of track14is wound around roller52. The first end of track16is wound around gear40, while the second end of track16is wound around roller50. Gears40and42are axially mounted against the inner surface of the plastic sleeve6and also have a plurality of teeth72. Because the plurality of teeth72on the gears40and42are in direct contact with the plurality of teeth70on the bottom surface of the ring10, the gears40and42rotate when the ring10is rotated. Rollers50and52are axially attached to the inner surface of the plastic sleeve6near the open end of the plastic sleeve6and rotate about their axis.

When ring10is rotated, platform12moves toward or away from the open end of the plastic sleeve6, depending on the way in which the ring10is rotated. Platform12is fixedly attached to a specific location on each of the tracks14and16. Tracks14and16move forward or backward when the ring10is rotated, causing the platform12itself to move forward or backward. Ring10itself is rotated when an individual would grasp the eraser8and rotate it.

When the platform12moves forward, it causes the writing end of the crayon4to be further expelled out of the open end of the plastic sleeve6. This will allow, eventually, the entire length of the crayon4to be used for writing, thereby saving people money and causing less resources to be used in creating additional crayons.