US2019118111A1PendingUtilityA1

Sandwriter Tool

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 20, 2017Filed: Oct 17, 2018Published: Apr 25, 2019
Est. expiryOct 20, 2037(~11.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Scot A. Bower
A63H 33/32
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Claims

Abstract

A tool for writing with flowable sand includes a tube of flexible plastic that may be filled with a mixture of sand and water (the consistency, controlled by the user, sufficient to allow the sand to flow, such as when making a drip castle at the beach). A writing tip is attached to one end of the tube, where the user provides sufficient pressure to the tube so that the flowable sand exits through a properly-sized aperture formed in the writing tip. An end cap may be attached to the opposing end of the tube. Either the writing tip or end cap are removable (or both are removable) to allow for re-filling of the tube with flowable sand.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tool for dispensing flowable sand comprising
 a tube for filling with flowable sand, the tube having opposing first and second end terminations;   an end cap attached to the first end termination of the tube; and   a writing tip attaching to the second end termination of the tube, wherein the writing tip is formed to include an aperture of a diameter d sized to permit flowable sand to exit therethrough upon the application of minimal hand pressure to the tube.   
     
     
         2 . The tool as defined in  claim 1  wherein the end cap is permanently affixed to the first end termination of the tube. 
     
     
         3 . The tool as defined in  claim 2  wherein the writing tip is removably attached to the second end termination of the tube. 
     
     
         4 . The tool as defined in  claim 3  wherein the writing tip is attached to the second end termination of the tube using a screw-on configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The tool as defined in  claim 3  wherein the writing tip is attached to the second end termination of the tube using a snap-on configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The tool as defined in  claim 1  wherein the writing tip is permanently affixed to the second end termination of the tube. 
     
     
         7 . The tool as defined in  claim 6  wherein the end cap is removably attached to the first end termination of the tube. 
     
     
         8 . The toll as defined in  claim 7  the end cap is attached to the first end termination of the tube using a screw-on configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The tool as defined in  claim 6  wherein the end cap is attached to the first end termination of the tube using a snap-on configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The tool as defined in  claim 6  wherein the end cap further comprises a ring element including
 a ring portion for fitting over an outer surface of the tube; and 
 a tether disposed between the ring portion and the end cap for maintaining attachment therebetween. 
 
     
     
         11 . The tool as defined in  claim 1  wherein the tube comprises a flexible plastic material. 
     
     
         12 . The tool as defined in  claim 11  wherein the tube comprises a low density polyethylene (LDPE) material. 
     
     
         13 . The tool as defined in  claim 1  wherein the writing tip comprises a hard plastic material. 
     
     
         14 . The tool as defined in  claim 13  wherein the writing tip comprises high density polyethylene (HDPE) material. 
     
     
         15 . The tool as defined in  claim 1  wherein the aperture of the writing tip has a diameter in the range of ⅛″ to ½″.

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