Paper products in roll form having printed elements thereon
OwnerBradley Coleinventor
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Abstract
A plurality of elements are disposed on a continuous sheet of coiled paper product. The elements are repeated with a repetition rate determined by the use for the paper product. In the application to an examining room table, the repetition rate is determined by the length of the table.
Claims17
-8. (canceled)
An apparatus comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical roll;
- paper coiled about the roll, a portion of the paper for extending over a medical examining table;
- and
- a group of medically related text items disposed on and spanning a distance on the paper, wherein the group is repeated to span substantially a length of the paper, wherein the distance is substantially equivalent to or less than an examining table length such that one group appears in the portion of the paper extended over the medical examining table and another group appears when a current portion is replaced by a subsequent portion dispensed from the roll.
A plurality of interfolded paper sheets oriented in a vertical stack and enclosed within a housing, and a plurality of prize or informational elements dispersed randomly in the stack, such that when certain of the paper sheets are withdrawn from the housing, one of the prize or informational elements is withdrawn from the housing.
A substantially cylindrical roll for carrying a plurality of coiled serially connected sheets comprising one or more randomly spaced game elements or merchandise coupons embedded within the coil of sheets, wherein the one or more elements or coupons are not accessible until the roll is uncoiled to the location of the element or coupon.
A system comprising:
- a table selected from the group consisting of an examining table for medical examination of a patient, a massage table, a infant scale and a chiropractic table, the table comprising a surface having a surface length defined by a distance between two spaced-apart edges;
- a length of paper sectionalized into a plurality of regions, each region having a length approximately equivalent to the distance;
- a group of medically related text items disposed on the length of paper and repeated within each one of the plurality of regions;
- wherein one of the plurality of regions covers the surface to present an associated group of medically related text items to a patient to be treated;
- and
- wherein removal of one of the plurality of regions from the surface and replacement thereof with a sequential one of the plurality of regions presents a sequential associated group of medically related text items to the patient.
A method of entertaining while instructing patients in an examination room having an examination table protected by a replaceable cover, the method comprising:
- creating a plurality of artistic drawings and a plurality of messages concerning topics of interest to persons generally;
- disposing the drawings and messages in predetermined patterns on an extended paper cover such that some of the drawings and messages are visible on the paper cover when the cover is placed on the examination table in view of a patient;
- and
- changing the exposed portion of the cover after each patient to provide another set of drawings and messages for viewing by a subsequent patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.