Wind resistant clipboard/padholder
OwnerGary W. Johnson, Brad W. Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
A clipboard/padholder for holding, reading or writing on paper or a tablet while in a wind and to store and/or protect the paper from damage during heavy use or abuse of the clipboard. A frame having an opening holds the tablet or paper securely in place on all four sides. The frame is hinged to allow quick and easy access to changing the paper or turning pages. A cover that is hinged to the backboard and frame allows the paper to be protected from rain or snow when not in use or when laid down temporarily and allows for preserving confidentiality.
Claims16
A clipboard/padholder for firmly yet releasably holding paper, including a plurality thereof in stacked form or in the form of a tablet with cardboard backing, while utilizing the topmost paper thereof by reading or writing on it in windy conditions or where it is desired to secure or maintain neatness of the edges of the paper, comprised of:
- a. A flat rigid member comprising a backboard having at least one straight edge;
- b. A second flat rigid member of shape substantially similar to the backboard and having an opening in the center, comprising a frame, hingedly connected to the backboard along one of the matching parallel opposed straight edges of the frame and backboard, said frame having an open and a closed position, whereby, in the closed position the paper or tablet is in a substantially coplanar relationship with the frame and backboard and is secured between them at and near the edges of the paper or tablet while exposing through the frame opening substantially all of the topmost paper for utilization;
- in the open position, the frame hinges away from the paper and backboard to a non-coplanar relationship therewith wherein all physical contact between the frame and paper ceases, for quick removal or replacement of the paper or tablet;
- the size of the frame opening is such that its dimensions are smaller than the dimensions of the frame perimeter, while allowing for substantially all of the topmost paper to be exposed through the frame opening except for the secured edges of the paper, for utilization of said topmost paper when the frame is in the closed position.
A clipboard/padholder for firmly yet releasably holding paper, including a plurality thereof in stacked form or in the form of a tablet with cardboard backing, while utilizing the topmost paper thereof by reading or writing on it in windy conditions and where it is desired to secure or maintain neatness of the edges of the paper, comprised of:
- a. A flat rigid member comprising a backboard having at least one straight edge;
- b. A second flat rigid member of shape substantially similar to the backboard and having an opening in the center, comprising a frame, hingedly connected to the backboard along one of the matching parallel opposed straight edges of the frame and backboard, said frame having an open and a closed position, whereby, in the closed position the paper or tablet is in a substantially coplanar relationship with the frame and backboard and is secured between them at and near the edges of the paper or tablet while exposing through the frame opening substantially all of the topmost paper for utilization;
- in the open position, the frame hinges away from the paper and backboard to a non-coplanar relationship therewith wherein all physical contact between the frame and paper ceases, for quick removal or replacement of the paper or tablet;
- the size of the frame opening is such that its dimensions are smaller than the dimensions of the frame perimeter, while allowing for substantially all of the topmost paper to be exposed through the frame opening except for the secured edges of the paper, for utilization of said topmost paper when the frame is in the closed position;
- c. Means positioned on the backboard for releasably securing the paper or tablet to the backboard when the frame is in the open position;
- d. Means for releasably latching the frame to the backboard in the closed position such that the edges of the paper or tablet are firmly secured between the frame and backboard.
A clipboard/padholder for firmly yet releasably holding paper, including a plurality thereof in stacked form or in the form of a tablet with cardboard backing, while utilizing the topmost paper thereof by reading or writing on it in windy conditions or where it is desired to secure or maintain neatness of the edges of the paper, comprised of:
- a. A flat rigid member comprising a backboard having at least one straight edge;
- b. A second flat rigid member of shape substantially similar to the backboard and having an opening in the center, comprising a frame, hingedly connected to the backboard along one of the matching parallel opposed straight edges of the frame and backboard, said frame having an open and a closed position, whereby, in the closed position the paper or tablet is in a substantially coplanar relationship with the frame and backboard and is secured between them at and near the edges of the paper or tablet while exposing through the frame opening substantially all of the topmost paper for utilization;
- in the open position, the frame hinges away from the paper and backboard to a non-coplanar relationship therewith wherein all physical contact between the frame and paper ceases, for quick removal or replacement of the paper or tablet;
- the size of the frame opening is such that its dimensions are smaller than the dimensions of the frame perimeter, while allowing for substantially all of the topmost paper to be exposed through the frame opening except for the secured edges of the paper, for utilization of said topmost paper when the frame is in the closed position;
- c. Means positioned on the backboard for releasably securing the paper or tablet to the backboard when the frame is in the open position allowing the frame to properly close to its closed position;
- d. Means for releasably latching the frame to the backboard in the closed position such that the edges of the paper or tablet are firmly secured between the frame and backboard;
- e. A third flat rigid member of a size at least as large as that of the frame opening, said member comprising a cover, and having an inside and outside surface defined by its opposite planar surfaces respectively, said cover hingedly connected along the edges of the backboard and frame having the hinge between the backboard and frame, to the corresponding parallel opposed edge of the cover, and hinging to a closed position such that the inner surface of the cover is in a facing coplanar relationship with the frame and entirely covers the frame opening.
The clipboard/padholder in claims 2 or 3, 12, 13, 4, 6, 14, 7 where the means for releasably securing the tablet or paper is a clip to which one side of the paper or tablet releasably engages, said clip being permanently affixed to the backboard in a position near one edge of the backboard such that when the frame is in a closed position, substantially all of the topmost paper except for the edges secured between the frame and the backboard, are exposed through the frame opening;
- and the means for releasably latching the frame to the backboard is comprised of a tab of relatively thin flexible material affixed to and protruding outwardly from one non-hinged side of the frame in the same plane as the frame, one half of a mating pair of velcro pads affixed to the planar surface of the tab facing the plane having in it the paper or tablet, and the other pad of the said velcro pair affixed to the backboard planar surface opposite that backboard surface having the paper or tablet thereon, said pad positioned near the edge of the backboard surface and opposite the tab at a distance from said edge sufficient to enable the frame to firmly secure the edges of the paper when the pad on the flexible tab is selectively mated with the said second pad, thus providing a flexible tab that can be folded around the edge of the backboard to selectively join the mated velcro pads to not only close the frame to the backboard but also firmly secure the edges of the paper or tablet therebetween.
A clipboard/padholder for firmly yet releasably holding paper, including a plurality thereof in stacked form or in the form of a tablet with cardboard backing, while utilizing the topmost paper thereof by reading or writing on it in windy conditions or where it is desired to secure or maintain neatness of the edges of the paper, comprised of:
- a. A flat rigid member comprising a backboard having at least one straight edge;
- b. a second flat rigid member of shape substantially similar to the backboard and having an opening in the center, comprising a frame, hingedly connected to the backboard along one of the matching parallel opposed straight edges of the frame and backboard, said frame having an open and a closed position, whereby, in the closed position the paper or tablet is in a substantially coplanar relationship with the frame and backboard and is secured between them at and near the edges of the paper or tablet while exposing through the frame opening substantially all of the topmost paper for utilization;
- in the open position, the frame hinges away from the paper and backboard to a non-coplanar relationship therewith wherein all physical contact between the frame and paper ceases, for quick removal or replacement of the paper or tablet;
- the size of the frame opening is such that its dimensions are smaller than the dimensions of the frame perimeter, while allowing for substantially all of the topmost paper to be exposed through the frame opening except for the secured edges of the paper, for utilization of said topmost paper when the frame is in the closed position;
- c. A third flat rigid member having a size at least as large as that of the frame opening, said member comprising a cover, and having an inside and outside surface defined by its opposite planar surfaces respectively, said cover hingedly connected between the hinged edge of the backboard and frame having the hinge between the backboard and frame, to the corresponding parallel opposed edge of the cover, and hinging to a closed position wherein the inner surface of the cover is in a facing and substantially coplanar relationship with he frame and entirely covers the frame opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.