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US 2023/0106163 A1Published application
Foldable clipboard
OwnerMuhammad Sarfraz Khaliqinventor
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Abstract
A foldable clipboard includes a three panel foldable clipboard in which three panels cooperate to form a single planar surface when in an extended position, and at least two panels of the three panels are configured to pivotally move to overlap at least one panel when in a folded position, such that the foldable clipboard is folded into a size to fit into a pocket of a garment.
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A foldable clipboard, comprising:
- a first folding panel, a second panel, and a third folding panel, which cooperate collectively to form a single planar surface when in an expanded position;
- a first pair of hinges and a second pair of hinges, each hinge of the first pair of hinges and the second pair of hinges having an outer leg bracket and an inner leg bracket pivotally connected together,
- wherein each outer leg bracket of each of the first pair of hinges is connected to the first folding panel, and each inner leg bracket of each of the first pair of hinges is connected to the second panel,
- wherein each outer leg bracket of each of the second pair of hinges is connected to the third folding panel, and each inner leg bracket of each of the second pair of hinges is connected to the second panel, and
- wherein when the first folding panel, the second panel, and the third panel are in the expanded position, each outer leg bracket of each hinge of the first pair of hinges and the second pair of hinges is positioned at a 180 degrees with respect to each inner leg bracket connected thereto, to form the single planar surface of the clipboard in the expanded position.
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A method of making and using a foldable clipboard, the method comprising:
- providing a first folding panel, a second panel, and a third folding panel;
- connecting together the first folding panel, the second panel, and the third folding panel via a first pair of hinges that are connected to both the first folding panel and the second panel, and a second pair of hinges that are connected to both the second panel and the third folding panel, each hinge having an outer leg bracket and an inner leg bracket pivotally connected together, wherein each outer leg bracket of each of the first pair of hinges is connected to the first folding panel, and each inner leg bracket of each of the first pair of hinges is connected to the second panel, and each outer leg bracket of each of the second pair of hinges is connected to the third folding panel, and each inner leg bracket of each of the second pair of hinges is connected to the second panel;
- pivotally moving the foldable clipboard from a folded position to an expanded position by rotating the first folding panel away from the second panel, each outer leg bracket of the first pair of hinges connected to the first folding panel and overlapping at least a portion of the inner leg bracket on the second panel in the folded position;
- rotating the third folding panel away from the second panel, each outer leg bracket of the second pair of hinges connected to the third folding panel and overlapping at least a portion of each inner leg bracket of the second panel in the folded position;
- wherein each outer leg bracket rotates relative to each inner leg bracket connected thereto to achieve about a 180 degree angle relative thereto, wherein each outer leg bracket rotates about 180 degrees relative to each inner leg bracket connected thereto when in the expanded position, and
- abutting and aligning a lower edge of the first folding panel to an upper edge of the second panel, and abutting and aligning a lower edge of the second portion to an upper edge of the third portion, forming a single planar surface and the expanded position for use of the foldable clipboard.
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