Rubberized Sleeve

Type: component
PROBLEM

The smart sleeve needs to fit over any writing utensil without tools, glue, or commitment.

SOLUTION

The Rubberized Sleeve is the primary structural body of the Under Writer, a thermoplastic elastomer overmold housing that accommodates the full component stack of the smart layer while fitting snugly over the barrel of any standard pencil, construction pencil, or pen via a tapered inner bore with a friction-fit grip ring at the lower edge rated for 4,000 on-and-off cycles before grip degradation. The sleeve ships in three internal diameter profiles corresponding to the Woody, Chunky, and Inky writing utensil classes, with the Chunky profile wide enough for the flat rectangular cross-section of a standard construction pencil. The outer surface is textured for grip under gloved hands, sawdust, drywall compound, and the general condition of a construction site hand. All internal components are embedded in the sleeve body during manufacture and are not user-serviceable, which was the correct engineering decision and also the decision that generated the most user feedback of any decision made during development. The sleeve is available in high-visibility yellow, safety orange, and a gray that the color team called Concrete and the product team called Fine.

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Schema
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