An automated white board eraser is proposed to wipe clean the board without resorting to a manual effort to wipe that board as has been usually done for several years with white board.
Inventor: Samir Moujaes
Areas of expertise include: HVAC, Thermal engineering, Renewable energy
Invention:
The automated eraser idea is a simple one in principle and it is composed essentially of a horizontal cylinder(A) which may span say have the length of the white board be erased. Through the use of a small motor to allow the lowering of (A) starting from the top to the bottom of the white board height (H). As the eraser reaches the bottom of the height of the board it will automatically raise itself to the top by reversing the rotation of that motor. If the board is wider than the length of the cylinder then a preprogrammed action will be set in motion to move the whole cylinder/motor assembly to the remaining side of board to perform the same erasing action on that side of the board after the faculty member is finished with writing/explaining on that side of the board and where the faculty member could stay a little further away from this action and not be caught up where his/her “breathing zone” is further out from the erasing action taking place.
Benefits:
Market Opportunity:
According to IBISWorld, there are a variety of markets that overlap with this idea. Currently, school supplies wholesaling has a revenue of $3.8B. In a different study on school supply sales the industry is deceived to have a revenue of $2.7B and expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.5% between 2023 and 2028.
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