# US 2013/0154248 A1 · Notepads, assemblies incorporating the same, and associated methods of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0154248 A1 - Document ID: US20130154248A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/625,395 - Filed: 2012-09-24 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-05 - Inventors: Mark Knudsen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130154248A1 ## CPC - B42D 1/00: Books or other bound products (match books A24F27/12; picture books with additional toy effects A63H33/38; indexing features B42F21/00; educational or demonstration appliances G09B, e.g. textbooks for teaching foreign languages G09B19/08) - B42B 5/08: by finger, claw or ring-like elements passing through the sheets, quires or signatures - B42D 1/008: {Sheet materials} - B42D 1/06: in which the fillings and covers are united by other means - B42D 5/003: {Note-pads} - B42D 5/006: {combined with auxiliary devices} - B42P 2241/10: Means for suspending - B42D: BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS - B42B: PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES OR SIGNATURES OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together sheets or signatures B42C1/12; temporarily attaching sheets together B42F) - B42P: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BOOKS, FILING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE ## Abstract A notepad for use in wet environments preferably having a base member, a plurality of sheets of natural and/or synthetic water resistant and/or waterproof paper stacked together to form a pad, wherein the base member is preferably folded over to cover the top edge of the pad, and preferably one or more securement members extending through a region where the base member is folded over the pad. Methods of using notepads, notepad assemblies, and associated individual notepad sheets are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A notepad for use in wet environments, the notepad comprising: a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of sheets of natural and/or synthetic water resistant and/or waterproof paper stacked together to form a pad, the pad including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a top edge; wherein at least a portion of the base member is folded over and covers the top edge of the pad; and one or more securement members extending through a region where the base member overlaps the pad to associate the pad with the base member, the securement members being adapted to releaseably connect the notepad to a surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The notepad according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the base member include a waterproof coating. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The notepad according to claim 1, wherein the top edge of the pad includes an adhesive, wherein when the pad is associated with the base member, the adhesive contacts at least a portion of the top surface of the base member when the base member is folded over the pad. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The notepad according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sheets of paper include a score line extending along a length thereof, the score line spaced apart from a top edge of the sheet of paper such that a lower edge of the base member overlapping the top edge of the pad is substantially aligned with the score line. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The notepad according to claim 1, wherein the securement members include a head, an attachment member, and a post extending therebetween, the post extending through at least a portion of the region where the base member overlaps the pad. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The notepad according to claim 5, wherein at least a portion of the region where the base member is folded over the pad is captured between the head and the attachment member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The notepad according to claim 5, wherein the attachment member includes at least one of a suction cup and a hook. ### Claim 8 A notepad assembly for use in wet environments, comprising: a notepad comprising: a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of sheets of natural and/or synthetic water resistant and/or waterproof paper stacked together to form a pad, the pad including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a top edge; wherein at least a portion of the base member is folded over and covers the top edge of the pad; and one or more securement members extending through a region where the base member overlaps the pad to associate the pad with the base member, the securement members being adapted to releaseably connect the notepad to a surface; at least one writing implement adapted for marking sheets of paper having a waterproof coating; and at least one securement member adapted to releaseably retain the at least one writing implement, the at least one securement member adapted to releaseably attach to a surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The assembly according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the base member include a waterproof coating. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the top edge of the pad includes an adhesive, wherein when the pad is associated with the base member, the adhesive contacts at least a portion of the top surface of the base member when the base member is folded over the pad. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The assembly according to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of sheets of paper include a score line extending along a length thereof, the score line spaced apart from a top edge of the sheet of paper such that a lower edge of the base member overlapping the top edge of the pad is substantially aligned with the score line. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the securement members include a head, an attachment member, and a post extending therebetween, the post extending through at least a portion of the region where the base member overlaps the pad. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The assembly according to claim 12, wherein the region where the base member is folded over the pad is captured between the head and the attachment member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The assembly according to claim 12, wherein the attachment member includes at least one of a suction cup and a hook. ### Claim 15 A method of using a sheet of paper, comprising the steps of: providing a sheet paper having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the sheet of paper comprises at least one of a natural and synthetic material which is at least one of water resistant and waterproof; moistening at least one of the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet of paper with an aqueous liquid; applying the sheet of paper to a surface; and releasably securing the sheet of paper to the surface with the aqueous liquid. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of providing a sheet of paper comprises the step of providing adhesive free paper. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of providing a sheet of paper comprises the step of providing a sheet of paper having indicia associated with at least one of the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet of paper. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of applying the sheet of paper to a surface includes the step of applying the sheet of paper to a substantially non-porous and substantially vertical surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the step of releasably securing the sheet of paper to the surface includes the step of releasably securing the sheet of paper to the surface for at least one hour. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of removing the sheet of paper from the surface by an individual who did not apply the sheet of paper to the surface.