The Erasable Pen
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2003
THE ERASABLE PEN
Erasable pens were tremendously popular when they were introduced in the early 1980s by Gillette. Able to be read very clearly, the pen uses brightly coloured ink. In addition, the ink is able to be easily erased, similar to that of a pencil line being rubbed out.
The ink that is used is not derived from oils or dyes, but is made of a liquid rubber cement. The ballpoint rolls on the paper and dispenses the rubber cement ink. When used, the pen leaves a definite and intense ink trace, which resembles the mark made with a traditional ballpoint. However, the trace can be easily erased. The mark must be erased within ten hours, as after that time, the trace will harden.
An example of the eraser pen is manufactured by Gillette, and is called the ‘Eraser Mate’.
Patents US2966418 and US4097290
Erasable pens were tremendously popular when they were introduced in the early 1980s by Gillette. Able to be read very clearly, the pen uses brightly coloured ink. In addition, the ink is able to be easily erased, similar to that of a pencil line being rubbed out.
The ink that is used is not derived from oils or dyes, but is made of a liquid rubber cement. The ballpoint rolls on the paper and dispenses the rubber cement ink. When used, the pen leaves a definite and intense ink trace, which resembles the mark made with a traditional ballpoint. However, the trace can be easily erased. The mark must be erased within ten hours, as after that time, the trace will harden.
An example of the eraser pen is manufactured by Gillette, and is called the ‘Eraser Mate’.
Patents US2966418 and US4097290
