Erasable writing system
A system including a writing instrument having a body with a marking portion and an eraser portion, wherein the marking portion is configured to dispense a permanent ink and the eraser portion is configured to dispense a solvent which solubilizes the permanent ink and a writing surface upon which the marking portion can dispense the permanent ink, wherein the writing surface is part of a school or office product.
1 . A system comprising:
a writing instrument including a body having a marking portion and an eraser portion, wherein the marking portion is configured to dispense a permanent ink and said eraser portion is configured to dispense a solvent which solubilizes said permanent ink; and
a writing surface upon which said marking portion can dispense said permanent ink, wherein said writing surface is part of a school or office product.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein said school or office product is selected from the group consisting of a binder, a notebook, a folder, a divider, a portfolio, a book cover, a compact disk case, a computer case and an electronic equipment case.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein said writing surface includes a polymeric material that is chemically resistent to said solvent.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein said writing surface is made of polypropylene or polyethylene.
5 . The system of claim 1 wherein said writing surface is located on a front cover of said school or office product.
6 . The system of claim 1 wherein said writing surface is located on a spine of said school or office product.
7 . The system of claim 1 wherein said school or office product includes at least one flap pivotally attached to said product, said flap being movable between a closed position wherein said flap covers at least a portion of said writing surface and an open position wherein said flap does not cover said writing surface.
8 . The system of claim 7 wherein said at least one flap includes a flap writing surface capable of being marked upon by permanent ink, wherein said flap writing surface is chemically resistant to at least one solvent capable of solubilizing said permanent ink.
9 . The system of claim 8 wherein said flap writing surface is part of a binder, a notebook, a folder, a divider, a portfolio, a book cover, a compact disk case, a computer case or an electronic equipment case.
10 . The system of claim 8 wherein said flap writing surface includes a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
11 . The system of claim 7 further comprising at least one securing device for securing said flap to said writing surface.
12 . The system of claim 7 wherein, when said flap is in said closed position, said flap covers about 10% to about 50% of said writing surface.
13 . The system of claim 7 wherein, when said flap is in said closed position, said flap covers about 50% to about 75% of said writing surface.
14 . The system of claim 7 wherein, when said flap is in said closed position, said flap covers about 75% to about 100% of said writing surface.
15 . The system of claim 8 wherein said flap has a supplemental flap writing surface on an opposite side of said flap writing surface.
16 . The system of claim 7 wherein said school and office product is a binder having a spine, a front cover and a back cover, wherein said front and back covers are pivotally attached to said spine and wherein said flap is pivotally coupled to a free edge of said front or back cover.
17 . The system of claim 1 wherein said school and office product is a folder having a front cover pivotally coupled to a back cover, wherein said back cover has a top edge that extends beyond a top edge of said front cover and includes a pen/pencil holder fixedly attached to said top edge of said back cover.
18 . The system of claim 1 wherein said school and office product is a book cover having a front cover portion, a back cover portion and a closure mechanism, wherein said front cover portion is adapted to be received over the front cover of a book and said back cover portion is adapted to be received over the back cover of a book.
19 . A school or office product comprising:
a spine;
a front cover pivotally attached to said spine;
a back cover pivotally attached to said spine; and
a writing surface located on at least one of said spine, said front cover and said back cover, wherein said writing surface is capable of being marked upon by a permanent ink and is chemically resistant to at least one solvent capable of solubilizing said permanent ink.
20 . The school or office product of claim 19 wherein said writing surface includes a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
21 . The school or office product of claim 19 wherein said writing surface is a part of said front cover.
22 . The school or office product of claim 19 further comprising at least one flap pivotally attached to said front cover for covering a portion of said front cover.