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US 11,974,685 B2Granted
Smart device for retaining planar items
OwnerCamie Amber Crawfordinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising: a retaining device for retaining planar items including mail and/or documents, in which mail can be located and from which mail can be collected; a control means; a sensor means for indicating to the control means information indicative of mail and/or documents having been placed in the retaining device and/or removed from the retaining device, wherein the control means is arranged to cause, in response thereto, at least one action to be performed.
Claims16
A device comprising:
- a retainer for retaining planar items comprising first portion, second portion, and a base, the first portion and the second portion attached to the base, a respective edge of each item being locatable on the base between the first portion and second portion, the second portion being arranged to press respective sides of the retained items against the first portion and to be moveable away from the first portion to release the retained items;
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- an attaching device for attaching the retainer to a fixed object, the attaching device comprising a strap arranged such that the retainer is coupled to the attaching device from the fixed object.
An assembly comprising:
- a retainer for retaining planar items comprising first portion, second portion, and a base, the first portion and the second portion attached to the base, a respective edge of each item being locatable on the base between the first portion and second portion, the second portion being arranged to press respective sides of the retained items against the first portion and to be moveable away from the first portion to release the retained items;
- an attaching device for attaching the retainer to fixed object, the attaching device comprising a strap arranged such that the retainer is coupled to the attaching device from the fixed object;
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- a bag, wherein the bag has at least one handle, the at least one handle attached to the retainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.