Pixel art crayon and marker photo array assembly and kit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10471617-B2
Application number	US-201715789636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2017
Priority date	Jan 26, 2015
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

Aspects herein are directed to an apparatus and method for creating pixelated artwork composed of coloring element pixels. In some embodiments, a system converts the millions of pixels and colors of a digital image to a simplified color template with numbers assigned to particular colors. In one embodiment, a plastic grid is configured to cover the color template and receives crayons whose arrangement is determined by the numbers/colors of the color template.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A crayon chopping mechanism kit for chopping a crayon, the crayon chopping mechanism kit comprising:
a crayon chopper comprising:
a plunger feature having a blade securing feature with a blade;
a ring structure; and
a collar feature having an interior chamber and a crayon opening configured to receive a crayon; and

a crayon label cutter comprising:
an opening for receiving a labeled crayon; and
a cutting protrusion located on a surface of the crayon label cutter defining the opening, wherein the cutting protrusion is configured to cut a label of a crayon as the labeled crayon is passed through the opening.

2. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , wherein the collar feature comprises a coupling ring configured to couple the collar feature of the crayon chopper to a base cylinder, wherein the base cylinder comprises an interior space configured to receive and store one or more chopped crayon segments.

3. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 2 , wherein the base cylinder is removable.

4. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , wherein the blade and the blade securing feature are integrally formed as a unitary piece.

5. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , wherein the blade is secured to the blade securing feature by a pin inserted through a first opening in the blade, and through a second opening in the blade securing feature.

6. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , wherein the blade is formed from a plastic material.

7. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , wherein the interior chamber of the collar feature comprises a wall for limiting an amount of the crayon that can be inserted into the interior chamber and for assisting a user in chopping the crayon into uniform size pieces.

8. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , further comprising a spring.

9. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 , wherein the opening of the crayon label cutter comprises a straight edged polygonal shape.

10. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 9 , wherein the straight edged polygonal shape is a hexagonal shape.

11. The crayon chopping mechanism kit of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of crayons.

Assignees

• Crayola Llc

Inventors

• Volzer David
• Brand Douglas A
• Skinner Craig

Classifications

• B44C3/12

  Uniting ornamental elements to structures, e.g. mosaic plates · CPC title

• B44B9/00

  Machines or apparatus for inlaying with ornamental structures, e.g. tarsia or mosaic work (uniting ornamental elements, on a support B44C1/28, to structures B44C3/12; imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04) · CPC title

• G06T11/60

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• B26D5/10

  Hand or foot actuated means · CPC title

• B26D2001/002

  Materials or surface treatments therefor, e.g. composite materials · CPC title