Paper Pad Construction

Abstract

The present device is an easel pad that comprises a plurality of generally rectangular paper sheets stacked adjacent to each other in a stack, a top-most sheet and a bottom-most sheet sandwiching each other sheet. Each sheet includes a linear detaching perforation extending from a right edge thereof to an opposing left edge thereof that is at a marginal distance from and generally parallel to a top edge of each sheet, such that the marginal distance defines a top margin of each sheet. A backing sheet extends around the top edges of each of the paper sheets and down substantially to the detaching perforation of the top-most sheet. The backing sheet is fastened to each of the plurality of sheets with at least two fastening means fixed proximate the detaching perforation at each of the right and left edges of each paper sheet, creating stress points at the left and right edges of each sheet at the detaching perforation thereof for facilitating the removal of each sheet from the pad by tearing at the perforation. Each sheet further includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical separating perforations or score lines, dividing the sheet into a plurality of generally equally-sized sub-sheets. Preferably each sub-sheet is substantially formed to be a commonly used paper size, such as A4, letter, or legal sized

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