Crayon carving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016207123-A1
Application number	US-201614996221-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 14, 2016
Priority date	Jan 15, 2015
Publication date	Jul 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Devices, kits, and methods for making a carved crayon are provided. In one aspect, a crayon carving device includes a base, a pantograph armature coupled to the base, a crayon positioner, and at least one guide template parallel to the crayon positioner. The pantograph armature includes a motorized drive shaft with a drill tip for carving an outside surface of a crayon body, as well as a guide tip for tracing along a guide template that directs where the drill tip carves. In some embodiments, the guide template includes a stationary bridge support and a plurality of removable carving bucks that insert into one of multiple openings on the bridge support. The surface features of each of the carving bucks may be traced by the guide tip to generate a corresponding carving on the surface of a crayon body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A crayon carving device comprising:
a base; a pantograph armature coupled to the base, the pantograph armature comprising a motorized stylus and a cutter guide; at least one crayon positioner configured to secure at least one crayon body; and at least one guide template corresponding to the at least one crayon body, wherein the motorized stylus is configured to alter at least one surface of the at least one crayon body secured by the at least one crayon positioner in response to at least one indication of interaction between the cutter guide and the at least one guide template.

2 . The crayon carving device of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises one or more cage supports configured to secure at least a portion of the pantograph armature.

3 . The crayon carving device of claim 1 , wherein the pantograph armature comprises:
a cutter guide arm comprising a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the cutter guide arm comprises a guide tip coupled to the first end of the cutter guide arm; a drive shaft arm comprising a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the drive shaft arm comprises a motorized stylus coupled to the intermediate portion of the drive shaft arm, wherein the first end of the drive shaft arm is coupled to the intermediate portion of the cutter guide arm at a first armature joint; a first support arm comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first support arm is coupled to the second end of the drive shaft arm at a second armature joint; and a second support arm coupled to the second end of the first support arm at a third armature joint and the second end of the cutter guide arm at a fourth armature joint.

4 . The crayon carving device of claim 3 , wherein movement of the guide tip corresponds to movement of the motorized stylus based at least in part on parallel movement of the armature at the first joint and the third joint.

5 . The crayon carving device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one crayon positioner is configured to secure at least one crayon body having a first size, and further wherein the crayon positioner is configured to secure at least one crayon body having a second size smaller than the first size based on at least one crayon adapter coupled to at least a portion of the at least one crayon body having the second size and at least a portion of the at least one crayon positioner.

6 . The crayon carving device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one guide template corresponding to the at least one crayon body comprises a mounting bridge configured to secure at least one carving buck.

8 . The crayon carving device of claim 6 , wherein the mounting bridge is a stationary bridge comprising a plurality of openings configured to secure a plurality of carving bucks.

9 . The crayon carving device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of carving bucks comprises a at least one jumbo carving buck corresponding to the crayon body having the first size, and a regular carving buck corresponding to the crayon body having the second size.

10 . The crayon carving device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one indication of interaction between the cutter guide and the at least one guide template comprises simultaneous interaction between 1) a drill bit of the motorized stylus and an outer surface of the at least one crayon body, and 2) the guide tip and at least a portion of at least one guide template.

11 . The crayon carving device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of the following:
at least one crayon wrapper remover mechanism; a plurality of letter carving bucks corresponding to one or more of a first crayon size and a second crayon size smaller than the first crayon size; a plurality of icon carving bucks corresponding to one or more of a first crayon size and a second crayon size smaller than the first crayon size; at least one crayon adapter corresponding to the second crayon size; at least one drill bit guard hingedly coupled to the base and adjacent the crayon positioner; at least one guide tip support coupled to the base; and at least one debris removal tool.

12 . A crayon carving device comprising:
a base support; a tracing guide coupled to the base support, wherein the tracing guide comprises:
(1) a guide tip; and
(2) a drill tip separated a distance from the guide tip;
a crayon positioner coupled to the base support at a first position; a mounting bridge coupled to the base support at a second position, wherein the second position is parallel to and spaced apart from the first position; and at least one template feature removably coupled to the mounting bridge.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the base support comprises a rollbar configured to separate at least a portion of the tracing guide from a surface exterior to the base support.

14 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the tracing guide comprises a pantograph armature configured to simultaneously adjust a position of the guide tip and the drill tip.

15 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the crayon positioner comprises a tensioning mechanism configured to secure and release at least one crayon body on at least one end of the crayon body.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the crayon positioner comprises:
a first end comprising at least one feature configured to secure at least one end of a crayon body having a first size, and at least one adapter configured to secure at least one end of a crayon body having a second size, wherein the second size is different from the first size, and further wherein the at least one adapter is configured to removably couple to the crayon positioner.

17 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one template feature comprises a plurality of openings configured to mate to one or more of a plurality of carving bucks, wherein each of the plurality of carving bucks corresponds to a crayon body size.

18 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one template feature comprises a plurality of openings configured to mate to one or more totem plates, wherein each totem plate comprises a hemisphere template surface corresponding to at least a portion of an outer surface of a crayon body.

19 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the drill tip is configured to alter at least one surface of at least one crayon body secured by the crayon positioner in response to contact between the guide tip and the at least one template feature.

20 . The crayon carving kit comprising:
a crayon positioner configured to secure a crayon body at a first end and a second end of the crayon body, wherein the crayon positioner comprises:
a tension release for coupling and decoupling the crayon body with the crayon positioner,
a crayon stabilizer for securing a tip end of a crayon body having a first size, and
a crayon adapter configured to secure a tip end of a crayon body having a second size that is smaller than the first size;
a carving template corresponding to the crayon positioner, said carving template comprising one or more of the following:
at least one carving buck corresponding to an exterior surface of the crayon body having a first size; and
at least one carving buck corresponding to an exterior surface of the crayon body having a second size; and
a carving device comprising a drill tip and a carving guide, wherein the carving device is configured to remove at least a p

Assignees

• Crayola Llc

Inventors

• Moll Joseph Thomas
• Henry Robert J
• Ho Y K
• Nungester Gregory Ronald

Classifications

• Y10T409/303696

  Templet · CPC title

• Y10T29/5107

  Drilling and other · CPC title

• B23C1/16 Primary

  specially designed for control by copying devices {(not used; see B23Q35/00)} · CPC title

• B44B3/002

  using a pantograph · CPC title

• B44B3/04

  wherein non-plane surfaces are worked · CPC title