Eraser assembly
An eraser assembly is provided that includes a housing, a tray, and a coupler disposed between a surface of the tray and a surface of the housing. The housing has a concave shape including an interior portion. The tray has a retaining portion disposed in the interior portion and a mounting portion disposed opposite of the retaining portion. The coupler is configured to releasably hold the tray to the housing. An eraser insert configured to be disposed in the interior portion of the housing and to be enclosed by the tray.
1. An eraser assembly, comprising:
a housing comprising an interior portion;
a mounting portion disposed opposite the housing, the mounting portion comprising a recess and a plurality of magnets configured to magnetically secure the eraser assembly to a board; and
an eraser insert configured to couple with the mounting portion, the eraser insert comprising an eraser pad attached to a plate body, a plurality of apertures extending from an outside surface of the plate body completely through the plate body, each one of the apertures of the plurality of apertures configured to removably receive at least a portion of a corresponding magnet of the plurality of magnets of the mounting portion when so coupled, wherein the eraser insert comprises a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side comprising a first insert surface configured to face the recess of the mounting portion and a raised peripheral rim extending away from the first insert surface and away from the second side of the eraser insert;
wherein the recess of the mounting portion comprises a first surface and a second surface disposed lower than the first surface, the second surface comprising a well that is configured to receive the raised peripheral rim of the eraser insert such that the raised peripheral rim extends lower than the first surface of the recess when the first insert surface is placed against the first surface of the recess of the mounting portion.
2. The eraser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the eraser pad is disposed on the second side of the eraser insert.
3. The eraser assembly of claim 2 , wherein the plate body is disposed on the first side of the eraser insert and an intermediate layer is disposed between the plate body and the eraser pad.
4. The eraser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the raised peripheral rim of the eraser insert is disposed on at least two transverse portions of the first side of the eraser insert.
5. The eraser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the raised peripheral rim of the eraser insert is disposed about an entire periphery of the first side of the eraser insert.
6. The eraser assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the eraser insert further comprises an annular region projecting away from the first insert surface disposed inward of an outer periphery of the first side.