Crayon carving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9827618-B2
Application number	US-201614996221-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2016
Priority date	Jan 15, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

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, wherein the at least one guide template comprises a plurality of carving bucks and a plurality of openings, the openings each configured to mate to and receive a respective one of the carving bucks therein, wherein each carving buck comprises a template surface commensurate in size to at least a portion to be carved of an outer surface of a 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 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 cutter guide arm first end, a cutter guide arm second end, and a cutter guide arm intermediate portion between the cutter guide arm first end and the cutter guide arm second end, wherein the cutter guide arm comprises a guide tip coupled to the cutter guide arm first end;
a drive shaft arm comprising a drive shaft arm first end, a second drive shaft arm end, and a drive shaft arm intermediate portion between the drive shaft arm first end and the drive shaft arm second end, wherein the drive shaft arm comprises the motorized stylus, which motorized stylus is coupled to the intermediate portion of the drive shaft arm, wherein the drive shaft arm first end is coupled to the cutter guide arm intermediate portion at a first armature joint;
a first support arm comprising a first support arm first end and a first support arm second end, wherein the first support arm first end is coupled to the second end of the drive shaft arm at a second armature joint; and
a second support arm coupled to the first support arm second end at a third armature joint, and the second support arm being coupled to the cutter guide arm second end 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.

5. The crayon carving device of claim 3 , wherein interaction between the cutter guide and the at least one guide template comprises interaction between the guide tip and at least a portion of the at least one guide template, and wherein the interaction between the guide tip and the at least a portion of the at least one guide template occurs at the same time as interaction between a drill bit of the motorized stylus and an outer surface of the at least one crayon body.

6. 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 at least one crayon positioner is configured to secure at least one crayon body having a second size smaller than the first size.

7. The crayon carving device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one guide template further comprises a mounting bridge configured to secure at least one of the carving bucks.

8. The crayon carving device of claim 7 , wherein the mounting bridge is a stationary bridge comprising the plurality of openings.

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

10. The crayon carving device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of the following:
at least one crayon wrapper remover mechanism;
at least one crayon adapter commensurate to the second crayon size;
at least one drill bit guard adjacent a crayon positioner;
at least one guide tip coupled to the base; and
at least one debris removal tool.

11. The crayon carving device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of carving bucks includes one or more of:
a letter carving buck commensurate in size to one or more of a first crayon size and a second crayon size smaller than the first crayon size; and
an icon carving buck commensurate in size to one or more of the first crayon size and the second crayon size smaller than the first crayon size.

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;

the crayon carving device further comprising:
a crayon positioner coupled to the base support at a first position;
a mounting bridge coupled to the base support at a second position, and
at least one template feature removably coupled to the mounting bridge, the at least one template feature comprising a plurality of carving bucks, wherein the mounting bridge comprises a plurality of openings each configured to mate to and receive therein a respective one of the plurality of carving bucks, wherein each of the plurality of carving bucks is commensurate to a crayon body size.

13. 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.

14. 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 at least one crayon body.

15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the crayon positioner comprises:
a first end comprising at least one feature configured to secure at least one end of at least one crayon body having a first size, and
at least one removable adapter configured to secure at least one end of at least one crayon body having a second size, wherein the second size is different from the first size.

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

17. A 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;

the crayon carving kit further comprising:
a carving template, said carving template comprising one or more of the following:
at least one carving buck commensurate to a size of an exterior surface of the crayon body having a first size; and
at least one carving buck commensurate to a size of an exterior surface of the crayon body having a second size; and

the crayon carving kit further comprising:
a carving device comprising a drill tip and a carving guide, wherein the carving device is configured to remove at least a portion of an exterior surface of a crayon body secured by the crayon positioner based on 1) interaction between th

Assignees

• Crayola Llc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• Y10T409/3014

  Pivotally supported for vertical movement · CPC title

• Y10T409/303696

  Templet · CPC title

• B44B3/04

  wherein non-plane surfaces are worked · CPC title

• B23C1/16 Primary

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

• B23Q35/10

  mechanically only · CPC title