Claims
- 1. A wood-encased pencil, comprising:a pencil body formed with a handling surface; and raised structures on said handling surface for facilitating holding said pencil body, said raised structures being applied as an initially flowable plastic composition that later solidifies to form said raised structures, and said plastic composition comprising, as principal constituent, an aqueous polymer dispersion that hardens to become water-resistant.
- 2. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said raised structures form grip surfaces.
- 3. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said raised structures form grip nubs.
- 4. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said aqueous polymer dispersion is a mixture of dispersions hardening to become water-resistant.
- 5. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said polymer dispersion has a polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyacrylate, poly-styrene, polyvinyl acetate, and polyester-polyurethane.
- 6. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said polymer dispersion contains UV-crosslinkable functional groups.
- 7. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said polymer dispersion comprises a thickener.
- 8. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said polymer dispersion comprises a filler.
- 9. The pencil according to claim 1, wherein said polymer dispersion has a solids content of from 30 to 65% by weight.
- 10. The pencil according to claim 9, wherein said plastic composition has an uncured starting state which comprises from 30 to 95% by weight of said polymer dispersion and a remainder of fillers and auxiliaries.
- 11. The pencil according to claim 10, wherein said plastic composition in the uncured starting state comprises, in % by weight:polymer dispersion 40 to 90% filler 0 to 40% auxiliaries remainder.
- 12. The pencil according to claim 1, which comprises a lead and is configured for an activity selected from the group consisting of writing, sketching, drawing, and cosmetic purposes.
Priority Claims (2)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/EP99/09323, filed Dec. 1, 1999, which designated the United States.
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