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US 2023/0085864 A1Published application
Foldable clipboard
OwnerMuhammad Sarfraz Khaliqinventor
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Abstract
A foldable clipboard includes a two panel foldable clipboard in which the two panels cooperate to form a single planar surface when in an extended position, and at least one of the two panels are configured to pivotally move to overlap the other when in a folded position, such that the foldable clipboard is folded into a size to fit into a pocket of a garment. The foldable clipboard includes a clip and a holder for a pen or pencil.
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A foldable clipboard, comprising:
- a first folding panel and a second folding panel which together cooperate to form a single planar surface when in an extended position;
- a pair of hinges, each hinge having an outer leg bracket and an inner leg bracket pivotally connected together,
- wherein each outer leg bracket of each hinge of the pair of hinges is connected to the first folding panel, and each inner leg bracket of each hinge of the pair of hinges is connected to the second folding panel,
- wherein when the first folding panel and the second folding panel are in the extended position, the first folding panel and the second folding panel are positioned at a substantially 180 degree angle relative to each other via the pivotal movement of the pair of hinges and the abutment of the first folding panel against the second folding panel to form the single planar surface of the clipboard in the extended position, and
- wherein at least one of each outer leg bracket and each inner leg bracket of each hinge of the pair of hinges is positioned on a flange extending from a side of the first folding panel, and wherein when in the fully folded position, each of the inner leg brackets of each of the first and second hinges is positioned against a portion of each of the respective outer leg brackets of the first and second hinges, respectively, to form a space between the first and second folding panels to provide a substantially parallel position of the first folding panel and the second folding panel relative to each other when in the folded position.
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A method of making and using a foldable clipboard, the method comprising:
- providing a first folding panel and a second folding panel;
- connecting together the first folding panel and the second folding panel via a pair of hinges that are connected to both the first folding panel and the second folding panel, each hinge having an outer leg bracket and an inner leg bracket pivotally connected together, wherein each outer leg bracket of each hinge of the pair of hinges is connected to the first folding panel, and each inner leg bracket of each hinge of the pair of hinges is connected to the second folding panel;
- pivotally moving the foldable clipboard from a folded position to an extended position by rotating at least one of the first folding panel and the second folding panel away from the other which acts to pivotally move each inner leg bracket of each hinge of the pair of hinges away from each outer leg bracket to achieve about a 180 degree angle relative to each pair of hinges;
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- abutting and aligning a lower edge of the first folding panel to an upper edge of the second folding panel, forming a single planar surface in an extended position for use of the foldable clipboard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.