Book enclosure for the storage, transport and display of decorative pins

A method of using a pin holder for pin trading,

• (I) the pin holder comprising
• (a) an enclosure having a front, a back, and a sidewall extending between the front and the back, the enclosure defining an interior space containing a puncturable and resilient material defining a mounting surface for the mounting of pins having post portions, the puncturable and resilient material being configured to receive pin post portions therein for securely retaining pins;
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• (b) a first closure mechanism disposed in the sidewall of the enclosure, the first closure mechanism extending around a periphery of the enclosure from a first end of a spine portion of the enclosure to a second end of the spine portion of the enclosure, the first closure mechanism being configured to enable opening and closing of the enclosure in the manner of a book, the mounting surface within the interior space being accessible when the enclosure is open for
• (i) mounting a pin to the mounting surface without using a pin back by pushing the pin onto the mounting surface such that a post portion of the pin pierces and passes into the puncturable and resilient material defining the mounting surface, and
• (ii) removing a mounted pin from the mounting surface by pulling the mounted pin to effect withdrawal of a pin post portion of the mounted pin from the puncturable and resilient material defining the mounting surface;
• (c) wherein the front of the enclosure comprises
• (i) a cover,
• (ii) a second mounting surface defined by a puncturable and resilient material for the mounting of pins having post portions, the puncturable and resilient material being configured to receive pin post portions therein for securely retaining pins, and
• (iii) a second closure mechanism extending along a periphery of the front of the enclosure, the second closure mechanism partially defining a periphery of the cover on three sides, the cover being configured to enable opening and closing of the cover in the manner of a page of a book with the portion of the periphery of the cover that the second closure mechanism does not define serving to maintain securement of the cover to the front of the enclosure during hinged movement of the cover between
• (A) a closed configuration in which the cover is secured over the second mounting surface, and
• (B) an open configuration in which the second mounting surface is accessible for (I) mounting another pin to the second mounting surface without using a pin back by pushing the another pin onto the second mounting surface such that a post portion of the another pin pierces and passes into the puncturable and resilient material defining the second mounting surface, and (II) removing another mounted pin from the second mounting surface by pulling the another mounted pin to effect withdrawal of a pin post portion of the another mounted pin from the puncturable and resilient material defining the second mounting surface;
• (d) wherein the cover and the second closure mechanism partially defining a periphery of the cover on three sides are positioned and dimensioned such that the second closure mechanism allows access to substantially the entire second mounting surface by folding the cover away from the second mounting surface;
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• (II) the method comprising
• (a) opening the enclosure to access the mounting surface contained within the interior space;
• (b) removing a first pin from the mounting surface by pulling the first pin to effect withdrawal of a pin post portion of the first pin from the puncturable and resilient material defining the mounting surface;
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• (c) mounting a second pin to the mounting surface without using a pin back by pushing the second pin onto the mounting surface such that a post portion of the second pin pierces and passes into the puncturable and resilient material defining the mounting surface;
• (d) transitioning the second closure mechanism to an open configuration;
• (e) removing a third pin from the second mounting surface by pulling the third pin to effect withdrawal of a pin post portion of the third pin from the second mounting surface;
• (f) mounting a fourth pin to the second mounting surface without using a pin back by pushing the fourth pin onto the second mounting surface such that a post portion of the pin pierces and passes into the second mounting surface;
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• (g) transitioning the second closure mechanism to a closed configuration such that the cover is secured over the second mounting surface.