# US 2009/0211137 A1 · Product Identification Device, System, And Method

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- Number: US 2009/0211137 A1
- Document ID: US20090211137A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/366,872
- Filed: 2009-02-06
- Published: 2009-08-27
- Earliest claimed: 2008-02-11
- Inventors: Andy Trantham; Chad Cheek; Charllie Stack; Matthew Waterman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090211137A1

## CPC

- G09F 3/20: for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS

## Abstract

A product identification device, system, and method can include an inner card slidable into and out of an outer sleeve, product identification information for a plurality of products arranged along an axis of the inner card, and product characteristics arranged along another axis of the inner card that are selectively associated with each of the plurality of products. The inner card can be slid relative to the outer sleeve to display the product identification information in a product identification window in the outer sleeve one product at a time. The product characteristics for the product displayed in the product identification window can be simultaneously displayed in a product characteristic window in the outer sleeve adjacent the product identification window.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A product identification device, comprising:
an outer sleeve having two sides, a bottom, and an open top;
an inner card slidable into and out of the outer sleeve through the open top;
product identification information for a plurality of products arranged along an x-axis toward a side of the inner card;
product characteristics arranged along a y-axis of the inner card and in selective association with each of the plurality of products;
a product identification window in the outer sleeve adapted to display the product identification information for one of the plurality of products at a time; and
a product characteristic window in the outer sleeve adjacent the product identification window adapted to display the product characteristics for the product displayed in the product identification window.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a description of each product characteristic on the outer sleeve adjacent a position for display of the product characteristic in the product characteristic window.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a display of each of the product characteristics on the outer sleeve and a description of the product characteristic adjacent each product characteristic on the outer sleeve.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a thumb notch in the top of the outer sleeve adapted to allow grasping of the inner card for sliding the inner card through the open top.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of ringed tabs along at least one side of the outer sleeve adapted to attached the outer sleeve to a notebook binder.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one cut-out in a surface of the outer sleeve opposite the product characteristic window, wherein the product characteristics on the inner card can be at least partially visualized through the cut-outs.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the product characteristics comprise product colors.

### Claim 8

A product identification system, comprising:
an outer sleeve having two sides, a bottom, and an open top;
an inner card slidable into and out of the outer sleeve through the open top;
product identification information for a plurality of products arranged along an x-axis toward a side of the inner card;
product characteristics arranged along a y-axis of the inner card and in selective association with each of the plurality of products;
a product identification window in the outer sleeve adapted to display the product identification information for one of the plurality of products at a time;
a product characteristic window in the outer sleeve adjacent the product identification window adapted to display the product characteristics for the product displayed in the product identification window; and
a description of each product characteristic on the outer sleeve adjacent a position for display of the product characteristic in the product characteristic window.

### Claim 9

A product identification method, comprising:
providing a product identification device comprising an outer sleeve having two sides, a bottom, and an open top, and an inner card slidable into and out of the outer sleeve through the open top;
arranging product identification information for a plurality of products along an x-axis toward a side of the inner card;
arranging product characteristics along a y-axis of the inner card and in selective association with each of the plurality of products;
displaying the product identification information for one of the plurality of products at a time through a product identification window in the outer sleeve; and
displaying the product characteristics for the product displayed in the product identification window through a product characteristic window disposed in the outer sleeve adjacent the product identification window.