WO2007102043A1 - Selectably combinable multicolor modular marker and kit - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of devices for delivering pigment material onto receiving surfaces of other objects. More specifically the present invention relates to a modular marker removably interconnectable to other such modular marker in selectable numbers and combinations to produce adjacent and parallel elongate markings on a receiving surface of different colors similar to a rainbow, and to a kit including several such modular markers containing different pigment materials producing different colored bands in the composite marking.
- Each modular marker includes a marker housing in the form of a circular tube having a housing proximal end and having a housing distal end through which pigment material is delivered onto a receiving surface.
- a tubular cover cap is provided having a cap closed end and a cap open end for fitting over the housing distal end.
- the housing of each marker has laterally protruding marker interconnection arms preferably having a flat shape in the configuration of flanges for engaging an adjacent such marker so that markers are interconnectable and can only be interconnected along a collective straight line.
- Each interconnection arm (hereinafter “arm”) is flexible and resilient and has a curve along its length to fit around the curvature of and resiliently engage an adjacent marker housing.
- First and second arm sets each including two arms protrude from the marker housing in directly opposing directions, so that two spaced apart arm engaging pairs interconnect adjacent markers in mutually parallel relation, preventing the markers from pivoting relative to each other out of parallel.
- arm set refers to two arms protruding from one side of the marker housing
- arm pair refers to the arms working in unison to interconnect two markers.
- each arm set includes an arm set upper arm and an arm set lower arm.
- the upper and lower arms of a given arm set combine with the lower and upper arms of an adjacent arm set of another marker to produce an upper arm pair and a lower arm pair spaced longitudinally from the upper arm pair.
- Each arm set contributes one upper arm to the upper arm pair, and one lower arm to the lower arm pair.
- the upper and lower arms of each arm set in addition to being staggered longitudinally, extend from the marker housing at circumferentially spread apart angular positions.
- a pigment material sealing elastomer ring resiliently fits around and into a reduced diameter segment of a nib holder at the housing distal end retaining a marking nib.
- the elastomer ring protrudes radially beyond the lateral extent of the nib, and the cover cap open end is sized to slide snugly, sealingly and engagingly over the elastomer ring so that ink cannot leak in the marker when it is not in use.
- the elastomer ring is also resiliently deformable to an extent that when marker cover caps are removed and one marker is interconnected with another and the marker elastomer rings are immediately adjacent and abutting each other, the rings compress sufficiently that the nibs of the markers can laterally abut each other to produce composite parallel marks of different colors which are contiguous.
- the elastomeric ring provides its sealing function without interfering with the interconnection function of the interconnection arms placing the nib distal ends adjacent to each other.
- FIGURE 1 is a prior art of applicant.
- FIGURE 2 Prior art shown in FIGURE 2 is by applicant from 2003, and discloses a modular marker with a long cap, the cap having a diameter large enough for the nib to be inserted without touching the insides of the cap, while the nib width is required to be as wide as or slightly wider than the widest diameter of the marker body in order for the nibs to touch when the markers are connected.
- a long cap is one method of capping the proposed marker.
- it requires a long rod to be inserted in the mould to form the void in the cap which is difficult to prevent from moving as the plastic is being injected, thus resulting in slightly asymmetrical caps.
- a means, therefore, is proposed in this invention that permits a shorter cap to be used.
- the longitudinally aligned fiber nibs and porous plastic nibs that are currently being manufactured are more rigid than needle- punched fiber, and are being used in multi-color marking pens with fixed position nibs.
- the porous plastic nibs are in fixed position with small gaps between them to keep the ink from blending and muddy. The full width of their tips do not always fully contact the paper enough to lay down lines of the intended width because the manufacturing or assembling of the product is not completely perfect.
- the nibs tend to be slightly angled to each other, aligned unevenly perpendicular to the intended lines or are extending unequal distances from the marker body. Even though this unevenness of the nibs may be so small that it is difficult to detect with the naked eye, it results in uneven lines with broad gaps between them. Also, upon normal usage, the outermost nibs wear away faster than the centermost nib, resulting in only two lines being able to be drawn at one time. If the nibs were soft enough, one could apply a moderate amount of pressure and have all of the nibs fully contact paper, but because the nibs are rigid plastic one would have to apply an extraordinary amount of pressure which would make it impossible to write, draw or paint normally.
- This sponge is the only one known in the prior art to be used with low viscosity ink
- Other foam and sponge painting devices are low density and are typically used for high viscosity paints such as acrylics and so are very soft and tend to release too much low viscosity ink or paint when pressed onto paper with the same amount of pressure one normally uses to apply acrylic paint, or when strokes are applied slowly.
- Gruenig's sponge is similar to wedge-shaped sponges for applying make-up, but higher density. They are able to hold and release low viscosity ink and paint well on its surface, but do not have a natural wicking ability to absorb fluid into its pores. Therefore, ink or paint must continually be carefully applied to its surface. It also has a rubbery, high friction surface that squeaks when there is not enough fluid to lubricate it when stroked on paper.
- This sponge, as well as low density ones and foam brushes are not very durable as they tend to tear easily.
- wool felt has not been commercially developed as a water-based paint or ink brush.
- the first is that wool is hydrophobic and does not wick water-based paint or ink well unless treated with a surfactant
- second recent environmental regulations have made the process of producing wool felt nibs more costly
- third wool is being replaced by the less expensive, more versatile variety of synthetic fibers.
- Marker pens with wool felt nibs are generally used with solvent based ink for specialized applications where cost and the inhaling of evaporating solvents are not a concern.
- One such application is the marking of cardboard containers in an industrial shipping and receiving facility.
- kits for painting multi-colored lines or markings disclose kits for painting multi-colored lines or markings. However, they use foam sponge material for the paint applicators.
- Saelkely's painting apparatus is now being marketed as the "Rainbow Art Kit” and uses hard, dry blocks or paint secured in a tray or stand. The method of wetting to soften and loosen the paints is too time- consuming to be seriously considered for applicant's painting purposes.
- the best system would be similar to a fat, upside down marking pen. It would have a bottle-like enclosure for holding paint, which is narrow at the top (neck) for preventing excessive evaporation of ink. When the solvent and/or water in the paint evaporates, the paint becomes too viscous for the wicking action, and clogs the brushes' pores. Protruding from the neck and extending down all the way to the bottom of the bottle would be a wick for dispensing paint or ink. The wick needs to be stiff enough to not flop over when dabbed with a brush. It also needs to protrude far enough that the user's brush does not touch any other part of the bottle dispenser while dabbing.
- the wick would completely fill the neck orifice/opening except for a minute gap or hole to permit a sufficient airflow into the bottle as paint/ink is being drawn out. This would prevent spillage of paint/ink.
- a cap would cover the wick and orifice airtight and leak-tight.
- a second reason that a kit such as this has not been invented is because small, fluid-tight containers of the right size, with small neck openings and with a cap that will cover the wick but not push it down into the opening are difficult to find. Most caps cover the opening flush, thereby pushing the wick down into the neck until it is flush with the opening. The user then has the job of pulling the wick out of the opening, which typically means getting tweezers, fingers or other pointed gripping object, dirty.
- This type of container must be specially ordered in quantities and the neck modified to fit the wick, or must be specially designed and manufactured.
- the wick must also be specially sized to fit the container.
- a modular marker kit for delivering pigment onto a receiving surface, including a first modular marker and a second modular marker, each module marker including a tubular housing having a housing proximal end and a housing distal end, a quantity of pigment material contained within the housing, and first and second arm sets of interconnection arms connected to and protruding laterally from the housing in opposing directions for engaging an adjacent such marker, the arms forming each arm set being staggered in that they are spaced apart from each other along the length of the housing from which they protrude, each arm set including an upper arm and a lower arm; so that spaced apart upper and lower arm pairs interconnect the first and second markers , preventing the first and second markers from pivoting relative to each other when interconnected, and so that the upper arm of one arm set on the first marker combines with the upper arm of an adjacent arm set of the second marker, and so that each arm set contributes
- a modular marker for delivering pigment onto a receiving surface including a tubular housing having a housing proximal end and a housing distal end; a quantity of pigment material contained within the housing? and arm set of interconnection arms connected to and protruding laterally from the housing in opposing directions for engaging an adjacent such marker, the arms forming the arm set being staggered and spaced apart along the length of the housing, the arm set Including an upper arm and a lower arm; so that spaced apart upper and lower arm pairs interconnect each pair of adjacent markers, preventing interconnected markers from pivoting relative to each other, and so that upper arm of the arm set combines with an upper arm of an adjacent arm set of another marker, and so that each arm set contributes one arm to the upper arm pair and one arm to the lower arm pair.
- a modular marker kit for delivering pigment onto a receiving surface, including a first modular marker and a second modular marker, each modular marker including a tubular housing having a housing proximal end and a housing distal end, a quantity of pigment material contained within the housing, a pigment depositing nib protruding from the housing distal end and in fluid communication with the quantity of pigment material, modular marker interconnection structure protruding laterally from the modular marker for laterally interconnecting with another marker; where the pigment depositing nibs are formed of deformable and resilient material which is sufficiently soft that the nibs of the first and second markers are readily compressible distally against a receiving surface to expand the nibs laterally so that the nibs contact each other.
- a modular marker yet further provided for delivering pigment onto a receiving surface including a tubular housing having a housing proximal end and a housing distal end; a quantity of pigment material contained within the housing; and first and second arm sets of interconnection arms connected to and protruding laterally from the housing in opposing directions for engaging an adjacent such marker, the arms forming each arm set being staggered and spaced apart along the length of the housing, each arm set including an upper arm and a lower arm; so that spaced apart upper and lower arm pairs interconnect each pair of adjacent markers, preventing interconnected markers from pivoting relative to each other, and so that each lateral arm set contributes one arm to the upper arm pair and one arm to the lower arm pair.
- the interconnection arms preferably are flexible and resilient.
- Each interconnection arm preferably has a curve along its length to fit around and resiliently engage an adjacent the marker housing.
- the upper and lower interconnection arms of each lateral arm set in addition to being staggered longitudinally, extend from the marker housing at circumferentially spaced apart angles.
- the quantity of pigment material preferably is ink retained within a cylindrical ink reservoir, and where the housing proximal end is open so that the ink reservoir can be inserted and removed from the housing for replacement through the housing proximal end, and where a housing plug is removably and engagingly fitted into the housing proximal end to sealingly close the housing proximal end-
- the modular marker preferably additionally includes a pigment delivery structure for delivering the pigment material from the housing onto a receiving surface.
- the pigment delivery structure preferably includes a marking nib in fluid communication with the ink reservoir.
- the modular marker preferably additionally includes a tubular nib holder having a holder proximal end connected to the housing distal end and having a holder distal end and containing an axial holder passageway opening through the holder distal end as a nib exposing slot in the holder distal end permitting the nib to protrude both distally and laterally from the nib holder, and where the nib has a broad flat nib distal end and a tapered nib proximal end and the nib is mounted within the tubular nib holder and the nib proximal end protrudes proximally beyond the nib holder proximal end to receiving ink from the ink reservoir within the housing.
- the modular marker preferably additionally includes a cover cap having a cover cap open end, and an elastomer ring resiliently fit around the nib holder, so that the elastomeric ring protrudes radially beyond the lateral extent of the nib holder, and where the cover cap open end is sized to fit snugly, sealingly and engagingly over the elastomeric ring preventing ink from leaking out of the marker housing.
- the elastomeric ring preferably is resiliently deformable to an extent that when the marker cover cap is removed from the marker housing and one marker is interconnected with another marker, and the marker elastomer rings are consequently immediately adjacent and abutting each other, the elastomeric rings compress sufficiently that the nib distal ends of the markers substantially laterally abut each other to produce composite parallel marks on a receiving surface of different colors which are contiguous.
- a painting kit preferably includes several brushes; several containers of different colors of paint; and a brush and container retaining tray.
- FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a prior art modular marker
- FIGURE 2 is a side view of a prior art modular marker with a long cap to accommodate the wide nib and seal at the widest point of the marker body.
- FIGURES 3 is a perspective view of a prior art high density painting sponge.
- FIGURE 4 is a perspective side view of the preferred embodiment of the present modular marker with the cover removed, showing the interconnection arms and exposed nib,
- FIGURE 5 is an exploded side view of the present marker of FIGURE 4, showing the housing plug, ink reservoir, elastomeric ring, nib holder and nib.
- FIGURE 5A is a broken away cross-sectional side view of the distal end of the modular marker of FIGURE 4.
- FIGURE 5B is an exploded view of the elements shown in FIGURE
- FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional side view of the marker of FIGURE 4.
- FIGURE 7 is a broken away perspective view of the housing proximal ends of two present modular markers showing how the interconnection arms interconnect the two markers, interconnection being accomplished by the arm second set of the marker on the left and the arm first set of the marker on the right.
- FIGURE 7A is a view as in FIGURE 7 showing the marker on the right rotated to present the arm second set for interconnection with the marker on the left.
- FIGURE 7B is a view as in FIGURE 7 showing the marker on the left rotated to present the arm first set for interconnection with the marker on the right.
- FIGURE 1C is a view as in FIGURE 7B showing the modular markers interconnected .
- FIGURE 8 is a broken away side view of the distal ends of three present adjacent modular markers where the elastomeric rings are not compressed against each other.
- FIGURE 9 is a view as in FIGURE 8 with the markers laterally pressed together so that the abutting elastomeric rings are compress to bring the nibs into lateral contact with each other.
- FIGURE 10 is a cross-sectional side view of the distal end of a marker, showing detail of the nib, nib holder and cap.
- FIGURE 1OA is a view as in FIGURE 10 with the marker rotated 90 degrees about its longitudinal axis.
- FIGURE 11 is a perspective view of the present marker with the cover cap secured over the housing distal end.
- FIGURE 12 is a broken away side view of a nib distal end cut from fibrous nib material with entangled, compressed fibers.
- FIGURE 13 is a perspective view of two of the nibs of FIGURE 12 aligned adjacently and then pressed against and drawn over a receiving surface such as paper.
- FIGURE 14 is a view of a nib as in FIGURE 12 before being brushed.
- FIGURE 14A is a view as in FIGURE 14 of a nib after being brushed with its tip fibers loosened and aligned.
- FIGURE 15 is a perspective view of two of the nibs of FIGURE 14A aligned adjacently and then pressed against and drawn over a receiving surface such as paper.
- FIGURE 16 is a side view of a synthetic needle-punched fiber brush without the handle, being gripped by user fingers.
- FIGURE 17 is a perspective side view of a needle-punched fiber brush with a handle.
- FIGURE 18 is a perspective view of a paint/ink dispenser with a wick, orifice reducer, and a dispenser cap.
- FIGURE 19 is a perspective view of a painting kit including a tray apparatus with four brushes, four ink dispensers and a tray.
- a modular marker 10 and modular marker kit 100 including several modular markers 10 are disclosed.
- Each modular marker 10 is removably interconnectable to another such modular marker 10 along a straight line in selectable numbers and combinations.
- Each modular marker 10 includes a marker housing 20 in the form of a circular tube having a housing proximal end 22 and having a housing distal end 24 into which pigment material P is delivered.
- a tubular cover cap 26 is provided having a cap closed end 26a and a cap open end 26b for fitting over the housing distal end 24.
- each marker 10 has laterally protruding marker interconnection arms 32, 34, 36 and 38 for engaging an adjacent such marker 10 so that markers 10 are interconnectable and can be only be interconnected along a collective straight line.
- Each interconnection arm 32-38 (hereinafter “arm”) is flexible and resilient and has a curve C along its length to fit around the curvature of and resiliently engage an adjacent marker housing 10.
- First and second arm sets I and II each including two arms 32 and 34, or 36 and 38, protrude from the marker housing 20 in directly opposing directions, so that two spaced apart arm engaging pairs A and B interconnect adjacent markers 10 in mutually parallel relation, preventing the markers 10 from pivoting relative to each other out of parallel.
- arm set I or II refers to two arms 32 and 34 or 36 and 38 protruding from one side of the marker housing 20, while the term “arm pair” A or B refers to the arms working in unison to interconnect two markers 10.
- each arm set I and II A key feature of each arm set I and II is that the two arms 32 and 34 or 36 and 38 making up the set are staggered in that they are spaced apart from each other along the length of the housing 20 from which they protrude, so that each arm set I and II includes an arm set upper arm 32 or 36 and an arm set lower arm 34 or 38.
- the upper and lower arms 32 and 34 or 36 and 38 of a given arm set I and II combine with the lower and upper arms 34 and 32 or 38 and 36 of an adjacent arm set I or II of another marker 10 to produce an upper arm pair A and a lower arm pair B, spaced longitudinally from the upper arm pair A.
- Each arm set I and II contributes one given upper arm 32 or 36 to the upper arm pair A and one lower arm to the lower arm pair B interconnecting two markers 10.
- each arm set I and II in addition to being staggered longitudinally, extend from the marker housing 20 at circuBiferentially spread apart angular positions.
- the upper arms 32 and 36 of the two arm sets I and II preferably are diametrically opposite each other, and the lower arms 34 and 38 of the two arm sets I and II preferably are diametrically opposite each other, so that the upper and lower positions of the arms of one arm set I or II on one marker 10 are reversed from upper and lower positions of the arms of the arm set I or II of an adjacent marker 10.
- the staggered arm construction permits either arm set I or II on one marker 10 to interconnect with either arm set I or II on another such marker 10, whether the marker distal ends 24 are pointing in the same direction or in opposite directions. As a result, there is no need to study which way a given marker housing 20 has to be oriented to connect to another such marker housing 20.
- the pigment material P of each marker 10 preferably is ink retained within a cylindrical ink reservoir 50, which in turn is retained within the marker housing 20.
- the housing proximal end 22 is open so that the ink reservoir 50 can be inserted and removed from the housing 20 for replacement, and a housing plug 62 is removably and engagingly fitted into the housing proximal end 22 to sealingly close the housing proximal end 22 and thus retain the ink reservoir 50 without any leakage.
- Pigment delivery means 70 are provided for delivering the pigment material P from the housing 20 onto a receiving surface RS. These pigment delivery means 70 preferably include a marking nib 80 in fluid communication with the ink reservoir 50.
- the nib 80 is of uniform thickness and tapers proximally / having a broad, flat nib distal end 82 which is laterally wider than the nib holder 90 but not as wide as the elastomeric ring 12 and has a tapered nib proximal end 84.
- the nib 80 is mounted within a tubular nib holder 90 containing an axial holder passageway 96 opening distally as a nib exposing slot 96a in the holder distal end 92 permitting the nib 80 to protrude both distally and laterally from the nib holder 90.
- the nib proximal end 84 protrudes proximally beyond the nib holder proximal end 94 to enter the ink reservoir 50 within the housing 20.
- the passageway 9S within the nib holder 90 is wider at the holder proximal end 94 and sized to fit snugly over the housing distal end 24.
- An elastomeric ring 12 resiliently fits around and into a reduced diameter segment 98 of the nib holder 90. This widens the nib holder 90 so that it protrudes radially beyond the lateral extent of the nib 80, and the cover cap open end 26b is able to slide over the nib and is sized to slide snugly, sealingly and engagingly over the elastomeric ring 12 so that air cannot leak into the housing 20 and dry out the ink and ink cannot leak out of the marker 10 when the marker 10 is not in use.
- the elastomeric ring 12 is also resiliently deformable to an extent that when marker 10 cover caps 26 are removed and one marker 10 is interconnected with another marker 10 and the marker elastomeric rings 12 are consequently immediately adjacent and abutting each other, the rings compress sufficiently that the nibs 80 of the markers 10 laterally abut each other to produce composite parallel marks M of different colors which are contiguous.
- the elastoraeric ring 12 provides its sealing function without interfering with the interconnection function of the interconnection arms 32-38 placing the nib distal ends 82 adjacent to each other.
- Most multi-color marking pen manufacfc ⁇ rers have used high density or lower porosity nibs with precise tips, such as longitudinally aligned fiber and porous plastic, versus the "fuzEiness" of die cut needled non-woven material nibs, to ensure that the nibs do not become muddied by touching the adjacent nibs. If two or more nibs are continuously touching for one hour or longer, their inks can mingle to an extent that the entire nibs and even the ink reservoirs can be muddied. Therefore, they are careful to use nibs without fraying fibers that would result in ink mingling.
- FIGURE 12 The result is shown in FIGURE 12 in the form of such a nib, of synthetic needle-punched material/ with finely entangled, compacted fibers, and without transverse fibers protruding.
- the synthetic material may be polyester only or a polyester blend.
- the present nib as shown in FIGURE 14 that is of the same material as that of FIGURE 13 but of lower density, that is less compacted, more porous, softer, more flexible, and with fibers slightly frayed and protruding for "fuzziness" .
- the present nib combines the advantages of previous harder die cut nibs with those of a flat, natural hair paint brush.
- a nib body formed of this material has the advantage of being able to hold ink/paint in its pores without dripping when not in use, and can easily distribute ink/paint transversely to adjacent nibs because of its protruding multi-directional fibers.
- the nib tip has had its fibers loosened and aligned mostly parallel to the nib axis by rubbing, brushing or sanding the nib, so that the nib material resembles a hair or bristle brush, giving it a soft, brush-like flexibility. See FIGURE 14A.
- Methods used to achieve a brush-like tip may be rotary wire-brushing with a wheel-shaped brush, or sanding with medium grit sandpaper such as 100 garnet.
- FIGURE 16 shows two of the nibs put together as would occur for interconnected multicolor modular markers.
- the nibs are then pressed against a receiving surface such as paper and the fibers protruding transversely from each nib cross over to the adjacent nib, enabling the inks of each modular marker to intermingle or blend.
- the fibers also help to bridge any gaps between the nibs.
- Another benefit is that the softness and flexibility of the nib material permits the nib to be pressed further down onto the paper with less pressure, thus helping to overcome any misalignment that could prevent the nibs from creating a contiguous line.
- a nib may become bent, pushed too far into the nib holder, or slightly pulled out of the nib holder, nibs being manufactured to different lengths or used at different rates causing slightly different lengths, or slight flexing or rotation of the marker body during manufacture, for example.
- FIGURE 16 shows the same wick material as shown in FIGURE 14, but made into a basic painting brush 110. It is a simple rectangular shape with enough length for the user fingers to grip to manipulate the brush 110 without having to squeeze too hard and without dropping the brush 110. It need not be “fuzzy" as in FIGURE 14A, since different colors are applied onto adjacent parts of the same brush tip, where slight blending occurs until the brush 110 is used and the ink flows longitudinally toward the paper or other receiving surface RS medium.
- This nib-brush 110 works better than any sponge product, being already engineered to prime porosity, density and flow rate for wicking and laying down water- based inks/paints.
- the brush 110 may be cut into varying shapes and sizes, even with slits, or uneven edges for texturing effects.
- FIGURE 17 shows a brush handle 120 fixed onto a brush 110 of the same synthetic needle-punched wick material as shown in FIGURE 16.
- the handle 120 may be natural or synthetic material. Examples are wood, bamboo, sheet metal, metal tubing, molded plastic and acrylic sheet.
- the handle 120 may be fixed onto the brush 120 by means of glue, hot glue, stapling, sewing, pressure fitting and taping, or by other means .
- FIGURE 18 shows elements of an ink P dispensing means
- an ink/paint vessel such as a plastic squeeze bottle
- a wick 220 extending from the bottom of the vessel 210 through an opening 216 in the vessel 210 top and protrudes outwardly a few millimeters to dispense the paint or ink P thereof
- LO wick 220 the colored fluid such as ink P and a container cap 212, thus preventing ink P spillage and excess ink P evaporation.
- Other contemplated vessels 210 include an eye dropper or a nasal spray bottle, or a jar or vial, made of glass or a type of plastic.
- the "no-spill" means as shown in FIGURE 19 is preferably provided in
- L5 the form of a plug 214 which seals the vessel opening 216 around the wick 220 to prevent ink or paint from flowing around the wick 220 and leaking when the vessel 210 is accidentally tipped onto its side, or shaken while uncapped.
- Other means may be provided in the shape or of the body of the vessel 210, or a plug, or a seal, or in
- Cap 212 is provided to cover and seal the vessel 210 when not in use.
- the vessel 210 with wick 220 shown in FIGURE 19 is useful in multi-color painting because, to apply ink P onto a specific part
- FIGURE 19 shows a possible configuration for a painting kit 300.
- the kit 300 shown includes four brushes 310, four containers 320 of different colored, of paint or ink P and a tray 340 to conveniently organize everything. Additionally, other items with the kit 300 may be provided such as paper towel samples for blotting, a container for holding water, a number of sheets of paper and an instruction book.
- the kit 300 shown does limit the configuration possibilities.
- the kit 300 may contain as few as one brush 310 and two colors of ink/paint P, or as many as desired. It may contain the ink vessel 210 shown in FIGURE 18 or other type not shown.
- the brush 310 shown with the kit 300 may comprise the simple brush 310 shown in FIGURE 16, or it may contain the type of brush 310 shown in FIGURE 17, or a combination thereof.
- the water container may be a separate container or molded into the tray 340 if made of molded plastic.
- the containers 320 of ink/paint P may be situated in the tray 340 in pre-formed molded indentations or holes, or removably adhered with VELCROTM stickers.
- the tray 340 may be of molded plastic, vacuum formed plastic, cardboard, laminated cardstock weight paper or other common materials that are used in packaging.
- the tray 340 holds the brushes 310, supporting the handle portion.
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PCT/IB2006/000664 WO2007102043A1 (en) | 2006-03-06 | 2006-03-06 | Selectably combinable multicolor modular marker and kit |
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