DE29916268U1 - Writing utensils with multiple uses - Google Patents

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J.S. STAEDTLER GmbH & Co. Nuremberg, September 17, 1999 Moosäckerstr. 3 Pat - P/G 262-990917.Hr-4

D-90427 Nuremberg
REF. : 3 159 299

Writing utensils with multiple uses

J.S.S. - Pat/ P 262-DE Hr-04/17.09.1999 Writing utensils with multiple uses.

The invention relates to writing utensils with multiple uses, whereby writing utensils are understood to mean any type of writing, drawing, painting or marking device, as well as their packaging or casings or accessories for writing, drawing, painting or marking, such as erasers, extensions, brushes, sharpeners, leads, etc. and whereby multiple uses also stand for additional uses or for external or special uses , which can be provided, for example, by applying information or markings of any kind, such as labels, inscriptions, prints, numbers, letters or other symbols or any motif representations, with which the writing utensil can be used additionally - or exclusively - as a collector's item, game, advertising medium, calculation aid, lottery ticket or other lottery element or as a means of information per se.

Writing utensils with multiple uses and with additional information or with all kinds of markings are known. For example , [1] DE-GM 11 50 499, [2] DE-GM 82 04 456, [3] DE-GM 85 24 994, [4] DE-GM 89 02 681, [5] DE-PS 36 27 728 and [6] US-PS 4 207 695 show writing instruments with multiple or additional uses which, due to special printing, labeling, cutouts or additional elements, are suitable as dice or other toys, as lottery aids for determining lottery numbers, as calculation aids or as advertising or information carriers. In all known articles, the element constituting the multiple, additional or additional use and its information are usually always recognizable in every phase of storage and use, at least in a given field of vision. As a result, special multiple or additional benefits, which are based, for example, on surprise effects or on delayed disclosures of certain content or information, cannot be achieved or realized here.

The object of the present invention is therefore to further develop such writing utensils and to design them in such a way that their utility value is increased by further application possibilities, in that the additional information, markings or elements are also suitable for surprise messages, prize draws or applications with other differentiated disclosure phases.

This object is achieved with the features included in claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the proposed solution are covered in the supplementary claims.

The invention is described in more detail below with the aid of some figures.

Here we show:

Figure 1: a pencil as a simple writing instrument

with already exposed information, Figure 2: a ballpoint pen

with the logo not yet exposed and with a scratch-off layer,

Figure 3: a marker with advertising information, Figure 4: an eraser with sleeve and with prize information

Figure S: a chalk with sliding sleeve and lot number, Figure 6: a sharpener,
Figure 7: an eraser with cover, Figure 8: a case with information, Figure 9: a pen set

Figure 10: a pen set as a combined advertising medium, Figure 11: a marker set as a competition, Figure 12: a chalk set with company advertising.

Figure 1 shows a pencil as a simple writing instrument with already exposed information 2 on the information surface 10.The already removed opaque

but originally adhesive cover film 31 has additional information which is visible even when applied and which may indicate the hidden information underneath - for example in the context of a competition.

In Figure 2, a ballpoint pen is shown as a further writing instrument 11', the shaft of which has a company logo 22 covered by a scratch-off layer 33 that has not yet been removed and which can be used, for example, as a discreet advertising medium with delayed information transfer, whereby the scratch-off layer can then be removed without residue by lightly scraping or rubbing.

The marker H'' shown in Figure 3 with a text 22 as advertising information on the already exposed information surface 110 can initially be sold or given away and used neutrally and without advertising as long as the information is covered by a cover 32 or otherwise. Only after the cover 32 or the cover has been removed does the advertising information or any other motif appear - if this is desired.

According to Figures 4 and 5, an eraser lead 12' and a chalk H''' are provided with sliding sleeves as shafts 4, on whose information surfaces 110 a winning information or a winning number 21 as a ticket number for a lottery game is indicated when the covering element 3 - no longer present here - has been removed, which, depending on the case, can be a sleeve 30, a cover film 31, a removable coating 32, an abradable scratch-off layer 33, a removable cap or also a detachable slider 34.

On the sharpener 14 shown in Figure 6 , information 2 that has already been exposed can also be seen on information surfaces 120.

The same applies to the eraser 12 shown in Figure 7 with a casing 41, the information surface(s) 130 of which reveal the advertising text as information 2.

The case 13 shown in Figure 8 is also very well suited for the proposed additional use or application. Relatively large information surfaces 140 can accommodate comprehensive information 2 or any representations and thus are particularly suitable for staggered disclosures.

Figure 9 shows a pen set 100' as a whole lottery game, with each pen 11 carrying a different information 2, 2', 2", 2"',2"" , 2""' . The covers have also already been removed here and consist of scratch-off layers 33 or other removable covers,

In the pen set 100'' shown in Figure 10 , several high-quality writing instruments 11, 11', H'' serve as a combined advertising medium, whereby combined advertising statements and logos 22 are present at the same time and can be temporarily covered or uncovered simultaneously or alternately.

Both the shaft 4 and the clip 42 are suitable as good information surfaces.

According to Figure 11, a marker set 100''' is designed as a prize game, the information areas of which contain 10 simple game statements.

And Figure 12 shows a chalk set 100''' with company advertising, where each writing instrument 11, 11', H'' has a different name component and only the entire correct combination forms the solution, if required.

All applications can of course be expanded as desired and supplemented, for example, with spaces, zeros or "rivets" in any quantity.

The multi-purpose writing utensils shown in Figures 1 to 12 include writing, drawing, painting or marking instruments of all kinds as well as their packaging, cases or covers or accessories for writing,

Drawing, painting or marking, such as erasers, sharpeners, extensions, brushes, leads, etc., the multiple use of which, or the additional or third-party use of which can be given by the application of markings of any kind, such as labels, inscriptions, prints, symbols or any motif representations, with which the writing utensil can be used additionally - or exclusively - as a game, advertising medium, calculation aid, lottery ticket or information medium.

According to the proposal, such writing utensils (1, 11, 12, 13, 14) should have at least one additional piece of information (2) and at least one cover (3) which is arranged and treatable or changeable in such a way that the existing information(s) (2), markings or elements only become or are recognizable when required or after special treatment and are initially hidden under the cover (3) in a concealed state (A), e.g. in the delivery state, and can be transferred to a recognition state (E) or released as required.

It may also be advantageous if several identical or different writing utensils (1, 11, 12, 13, 14) form a set (100 ff) that belongs together as individual parts and have identical or different, initially hidden information (2, 21, 22, 23) or elements. Such utensil sets (100 ff) can also advantageously form or be a block of information (101), a competition (102) or an advertising message (103) that belongs together and have identical or different information (2) as initially hidden elements. Alternatively, however, the writing utensils can be designed in such a way that several identical or different utensils (1, 11, 12, 13, 14) are available as individual pieces and have identical or different, initially hidden information (2, 21, 22, 23) or elements.

The cover (3) or the covering part can advantageously be a detachable sleeve (30), a removable cover film (31), a removable cover (32) or a

preferably a scratch-off layer (33) that can be removed by rubbing or scratching, or also a detachable cap, a flap or a slider (34).

The proposed solutions make it particularly advantageous to achieve multiple, additional, special, third-party or secondary uses of writing utensils, for example as system components with collection points for loyalty bonuses or prize draws or as supplementary sets for advertising slogans, image motifs and much more.

A particular advantage of using such utensils as lottery elements or as tickets is that even "duds" are still valuable usable objects and therefore give such a game a special appeal and useful effect even without "winning".

Especially at so-called charity events, where tickets or "lucky charms" are sold "for a good cause", higher-quality writing utensils in the suggested packaging are also well suited.

J.S.S. - Pat/ P 262-DE Hr-04/17.09.1999

Positions: Writing utensils with multiple uses

Writing utensils

100, 100', ... set / utensil set,

11, 11'', ... writing instruments (or similar),

12, 12' Eraser,

13 Case (or other packaging) ,

14 sharpeners;

10, 110, 120, 130, 140 information area,

Information / hidden element

21 winning number(s) ,

22 Image/Logo/Text,

Cover / concealing element,

30 sleeve,

31 cover foil,

32 coating,

33 scratch layer,

34 Slide or flap, 35

shaft

41 Wrapping,

42 clip,

A baseline/hidden state, B treatment, E recognition state,

Claims (7)

1. Writing utensil with multiple uses, whereby a writing utensil is understood to mean any type of writing, drawing, painting or marking device, its packaging or casing or also accessories for writing, drawing, painting or marking, such as erasers, sharpeners, extensions, brushes, leads, etc., and whereby a multiple use or an additional or third-party use can be provided by the fact that markings of any type, such as labels, inscriptions, prints, symbols or any motif representations are applied, with which the writing utensil can be used additionally - or exclusively - as a game, advertising medium, calculation aid, lottery ticket or information medium, characterized in that the writing utensil ( 1 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) has at least one additional piece of information ( 2 ), that in addition at least one cover ( 3 ) is arranged through which the additional information(s), markings or elements can be recognized as required or after special treatment B. and that the information ( 2 ) is initially in a hidden state (A), e.g. in the delivery state as starting point A, hidden under the cover ( 3 ) and can be transferred to a recognition state (E) or released if required. 2. Writing utensils according to claim 1, characterized in that several identical or different utensils ( 1 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) as individual parts form a coherent set ( 100 , 100 ', 100 ", 100 ''', 100 "") and have identical or different, initially concealed, information ( 2 , 21 , 22 , 23 ) or elements. 3. Writing utensils according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each utensil set (100 ff) forms or has a related information block ( 101 ), a competition ( 102 ) or an advertising message ( 103 ). 4. Writing utensils according to claim 3, characterized in that each part ( 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) of the utensil set (100 ff) has the same or different information ( 2 ) as initially hidden elements. 5. Writing utensils according to claim 1, characterized in that several identical or different utensils ( 1 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) are present as individual pieces and have identical or different, initially concealed information ( 2 , 21 , 22 , 23 ) or elements. 6. Writing utensils according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover ( 3 ) or the covering part is a detachable sleeve ( 30 ), a removable cover film ( 31 ), a removable coating ( 32 ) or a scratch-off layer ( 33 ) which can preferably be removed by rubbing or scratching. 7. Writing utensils according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cover ( 3 ) or the covering part is a detachable cap, a flap or a slider ( 34 ).