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US 4,070,768 AGranted
Information locating system and method
OwnerIrving Zuckermaninventor
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A system for locating information in an information bank comprises an index and a key for the index. The index comprises a sheet bearing an array of indicia identifying the locations of information in the information bank. The key comprises a card having an array of closed windows which are registrable with the array of indicia and bearing legends for guiding a person to open a particular one or more of the windows depending upon the information which is to be located in the information bank. The window or windows which are opened register with indicia identifying the location of the information which is to be located in the information bank when the array of windows is registered with the array of indicia. The method of using the system to locate information in an information bank comprises opening at least one of the windows on the card in accordance with the legends on the card, registering the array of windows on the card with the array of indicia on the index sheet and reading the indicia appearing through the open windows to thereby determine the location of the desired information in the information bank.
A system for locating information in an information bank, comprising an index and a key for the index, the index comprising an integral sheet not part of the information bank and bearing an array of indicia identifying the locations of information in the information bank and the key comprising a card having an array of closed windows which are registrable with the array of indicia, the key bearing legends for guiding a person to open a particular one or more of said windows depending upon the information which is to be located in the information bank and the windows not bearing any legends, the at least one window which is accordingly opened registering with indicia identifying the location of the information which is to be located in the information bank when the array of windows is registered with the array of indicia.
A system for locating information in an information bank, comprising an index and a key for the index, the index comprising a sheet bearing an array of indicia identifying the locations of information in the information bank and the key comprising a card having an array of closed windows which are registrable with the array of indicia and bearing legends for guiding a person to open a particular one or more of said windows depending upon the information which is to be located in the information bank, flaps integral with the index sheet and spaced on the index sheet for holding the card at opposed edges of the card for assisting registering of said array of windows with said array of indicia, each of said windows comprising an area of the card having a boundary which is weaker than portions of the card surrounding the boundary whereby the window may be opened by punching out the area of the card defined by said boundary, the at least one window which is accordingly opened registering with indicia identifying the location of the information which is to be located in the information bank when the array of windows is registered with the array of indicia.
A system for locating information in an information bank, comprising an index, a key for the index and a template, the index comprising a sheet bearing an array of indicia identifying the locations of information in the information bank, the key comprising a card having an array of closed windows which are registrable with the array of indicia and bearing legends for guiding a person to open a particular one or more of said windows depending upon the information which is to be located in the information bank, each of said windows comprising an area of the card having a boundary which is weaker than portions of the card surrounding the boundary whereby the window may be opened by punching out the area of the card defined by said boundary, the template having an array of apertures corresponding to the array of windows whereby the card may be laid on the template to support the card while one or more of the windows are being punched out.
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