THE INK ERASER WITH' 'RUBBER ERASER
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a correction fluid applicator having an eraser, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a correction fluid applicator having an eraser which can be used for obscuring ball-point pen markings and at the same time for removing pencil markings, thereby enabling an obscuring or removing operation for markings on paper made by a pencil or a ball-point pen to be implemented in an easy and convenient manner.
Background Art
Conventionally, in order to change or correct markings, an eraser for pencil markings and a correction fluid applicator for ball-point pen markings are separately used.
In other words, the eraser is used for removing letters, drawings or the like on paper made by a pencil. The eraser is made of natural or synthetic rubber. Also, the correction fluid applicator is used for obscuring letters, drawings or the like on paper made by a ball-point pen, a water pen, an oil pen, etc. Correction fluid is made by mixing a diversity of constituent elements. Describing in detail the conventional correction fluid applicator with reference to FIG. 3, the conventional correction fluid applicator 100 includes a body 130 and a cover 140. The body 130 has at one end thereof an outlet portion 110 which has a ball 111 at a distal end thereof and a first cover fitting portion 120
which is connected to a proximal end of the outlet portion 110.
The outlet portion 110 which has the ball 111, defines an exit through which correction fluid is discharged out of the body 130. By pressing the body 130 against paper at a point where correction must be effected, the correction fluid is discharged through the outlet portion 110 and is applied onto the paper, whereby a correction operation is implemented. The first cover fitting portion 120 which is connected to the proximal end of the outlet portion 110, is formed in a manner such that the cover 140 can be fitted therearound.
The body 130 has a configuration of a tube in which the correction fluid is stored. By compressing the body 130 using fingers, the correction fluid can flow toward the ball 111.
When the correction fluid applicator 100 is not used, the cover 140 is fitted around the first cover fitting portion 120 which is connected to the proximal end of the outlet portion 110, whereby it is possible to protect the ball 111 and the outlet portion 110. When the correction fluid applicator 100 is used, the cover 140 is fitted around a second cover fitting portion which is formed at the other end of the body 130.
However, in the conventional art, in the case that a pencil and a ball-point pen are simultaneously used to make letters, drawings or the like on the paper, an eraser for removing pencil markings and the correction fluid applicator for obscuring ball-point pen markings must be separately prepared. In this respect, a problem is induced in that bothersomeness is caused.
Further, when the eraser for removing pencil markings and the correction fluid applicator for obscuring ball-point pen markings are used in a state wherein they are separated from each other, because they should be separately kept, a space efficiency is decreased in a writing material case having a narrow space and a possibility of the eraser to be lost is increased.
Disclosure of the Invention Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the problems occurring in the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a correction fluid applicator having an eraser which can be used for obscuring ball-point pen markings and at the same time for removing pencil markings, thereby minimizing a possibility of the eraser to be lost and enabling an obscuring or removing operation to be implemented in an easy and convenient manner . In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a correction fluid applicator comprising: a body having at one end thereof an outlet portion which has a ball at a distal end thereof and a first cover fitting portion which is connected to a proximal end of the outlet portion and at the other end thereof a protruded portion an inner surface of which delimits a groove and an outer surface of which defines a second cover fitting portion; a cover capable of being fitted around the first cover fitting portion or the second cover fitting portion of the body; and an eraser securely fitted at one end
thereof into the groove of the body.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a correction fluid applicator comprising: a body having at one end thereof an outlet portion which has a ball at a distal end thereof and a first cover fitting portion which is connected to a proximal end of the outlet portion and at the other end thereof an adhesive layer a circumferential outer surface of which defines a second cover fitting portion; a cover capable of being fitted around the first cover fitting portion or the second cover fitting portion of the body; and an eraser secured to the adhesive layer of the body.
Brief Description of the Drawings The above objects, and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent after a reading of the following detailed description when taken m conjunction with the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a correction fluid applicator having an eraser in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a correction fluid applicator having an eraser m accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a perspective v ew illustrating the conventional correction fluid applicator.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Reference will now be made in greater detail to a
preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Wherever possible, the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a correction fluid applicator having an eraser in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the correction pen applicator having an eraser according to this embodiment of the present invention includes a body 14 which stores correction fluid, a cover 15 and an eraser 17. The body 14 has at one end thereof an outlet portion 11 and a first cover fitting portion 13. The outlet portion 11 has a ball 12 at a distal end thereof. The first cover fitting portion 13 is connected to a proximal end of the outlet portion 11 in a manner such that the cover 15 can be fitted therearound. The body 14 has at the other end thereof a protruded portion an inner surface of which delimits a groove 16 and an outer surface of which defines a second cover fitting portion 18. The cover 15 can also be fitted around the second cover fitting portion 18. The eraser 17 is securely fitted at one end thereof into the groove 16 of the body 14. The outlet portion 11 which has the ball 12, defines an exit through which correction fluid is discharged out of the body 14. By pressing the body 14 against paper at a point where correction must be effected, the correction fluid is discharged through the outlet portion 11 and is applied onto the paper, whereby a correction operation is implemented.
The first cover fitting portion 13 which is
connected to the proximal end of the outlet portion 11, is formed in a manner such that the cover 15 can be fitted therearound when the eraser 17 for removing pencil markings is used. The body 14 has a configuration of a tube in which the correction fluid is stored. By compressing the body 14 using fingers, the correction fluid can flow toward the ball 12.
When the correction fluid applicator for obscuring ball-point pen markings is not used, the cover 15 is fitted around the first cover fitting portion 13 which is connected to the proximal end of the outlet portion 11, whereby it is possible to protect the ball 12 and the outlet portion 11. When the correction fluid applicator for obscuring ball-point pen markings is used, the cover 15 is fitted around the second cover fitting portion 18 which is defined by the outer surface of the protruded portion which in turn is formed at the other end of the body 14. In the case that the eraser 17 for removing pencil markings is used, the cover 15 is fitted around the first cover fitting portion 13 which is connected to the proximal end of the outlet portion 11.
The groove 16 which is delimited by the inner surface of the protruded portion at the other end of the body 14, allows a part of the eraser 17 to be inserted and secured therein, whereby the eraser 17 for removing pencil markings and the correction fluid applicator for obscuring ball-point pen markings are integrated with each other. As a consequence, it is possible to decrease a possibility of the eraser to be lost, and an obscuring or removing operation can be implemented in an easy and
convenient manner.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a correction fluid applicator having an eraser in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the correction pen applicator having an eraser according to this embodiment of the present invention includes a body 14 which stores correction fluid, a cover 15 and an eraser 17. The body 14 has at one end thereof an outlet portion 11 and a first cover fitting portion 13. The outlet portion 11 has a ball 12 at a distal end thereof. The first cover fitting portion 13 is connected to a proximal end of the outlet portion 11 in a manner such that the cover 15 can be fitted therearound. The body 14 has at the other end thereof an adhesive layer 19 to which the eraser 17 is secured. A circumferential outer surface of the adhesive layer 19 defines a second cover fitting portion 18. The cover 15 can also be fitted around the second cover fitting portion 18. As described above, in the case that the adhesive layer 19 is formed at the other end of the body 14 and the eraser 17 is secured to the adhesive layer 19, it is possible to use the eraser 17 to the end.
Industrial Applicability As a result, by the correction fluid applicator having an eraser according to the present invention, constructed as mentioned above, advantages are provided in that, since the correction fluid applicator for obscuring ball-point pen markings and the eraser for removing pencil markings are integrated with each other, a possibility of the eraser to be lost is minimized and
an obscuring or removing operation for letters, drawings or the like made by a pencil or a variety of pens is enabled to be implemented in an easy and convenient manner . In the drawings and specification, there have been disclosed typical preferred embodiments of the invention and, although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.