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US 4,153,927 AGranted
Multi-function clipboard apparatus
OwnerOssie E. Owensinventor
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Abstract
A multi-function clipboard and report apparatus is disclosed which includes a receptacle for the storage of various items and provisions for two types of lights, one for illuminating the top surface of the clipboard and a second for providing a spotlight or a flashlight, and the apparatus also includes a gun capable of firing either a tear gas cartridge or a bullet and which contains a camera, a tape recorder, and which may act as a shield against projectiles.
Claims14
Multi-purpose clipboard apparatus for law enforcement personnel, comprising, in combination:
- base means, including
- first and second side walls,
- a lower end wall,
- a forward portion,
- a bottom,
- a plurality of interior walls defining, with the first and second side walls, the lower end wall, the forward portion, and the bottom, a plurality of storage compartments, and
- a top for providing a writing surface and movable to provide access to the storage compartments;
- tray means disposed beneath the top of the base means and movable in the base means,
- light means for providing illumination for the base means, including a first light means for illuminating the top and a second light means defining a spotlight shining away from the base means;
- and
- gun means disposed in the forward portion for firing a cartridge generally parallel to the second light means, and trigger means for firing the gun means extending externally of the base means.
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Multi-purpose clipboard apparatus for law enforcement personnel, comprising, in combination:
- base means, including
- first and second side walls,
- a lower end wall,
- a forward portion,
- a bottom,
- a plurality of interior walls defining, with the first and second side walls, the lower end wall, the forward portion, and the bottom, a plurality of storage compartments;
- and
- a top for providing a writing surface and movable to provide access to the storage compartments;
- light means for providing illumination for the base means, including a first light means for illuminating the top and a second light means defining a spotlight shining away from the base means;
- and
- accessory means disposed in the base means and communicating with a side wall for providing auxiliary uses for the clipboard apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.