US 11,882,917 B1
Cosmetic pencil cap with sharpener and waste container
Jillianne R. Moffitt, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Assigned to MODERNMAVENZ, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by MODERNMAVENZ, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/562,473.
Application 17/562,473 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/546,931, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,206,911.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45D 40/20 (2006.01); B43K 29/06 (2006.01); B43K 27/04 (2006.01); B43K 19/02 (2006.01); B43K 23/10 (2006.01); B43K 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 40/20 (2013.01) [B43K 19/02 (2013.01); B43K 23/10 (2013.01); B43K 27/006 (2013.01); B43K 27/04 (2013.01); B43K 29/06 (2013.01); A45D 2040/202 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A disposable pencil cap configured to be selectively positionable to cover an end of a pencil, the disposable pencil cap comprising:
a proximal end body portion having an opening;
an opposite distal body portion having a storage cavity;
a built-in sharpener fixed between the proximal end body portion and the opposite distal body portion; and
a biasing member coupled to a sidewall of the proximal end body portion configured to switch the disposable pencil cap between a capping position and a sharpening position,
wherein additional pressure is required to push the disposable pencil cap from the capping position to the sharpening position, and
wherein upon release of the additional pressure, the disposable pencil cap automatically returns to the capping position from the sharpening position.