# US 5,346,326 A · Video guide

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- Number: US 5,346,326 A
- Document ID: US5346326A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/099,424
- Filed: 1993-07-30
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1993-07-30
- Inventors: Donald J. Bienvenu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346326A

## CPC

- B42D 15/00: Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
- B42D: BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS

## Abstract

A video guide is provided which consists of a binder and a plurality of data pages held within the binder for listing and keeping track of video cassette tapes that are rented and bought.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A video guide which comprises:
a) a binder, said binder including a spine, a front cover hinged to said spine containing a pocket on an inner surface of said front cover for storing notes, cards and similar articles therein, a back cover hinged to said spine, a three ring mechanism mounted on an inner surface of said spine for holding the data pages within said binder;
b) a plurality of data pages held within said binder for listing and keeping track of video cassette tapes that are rented and bought;
c) a plurality of index dividers each having a tab with one letter of the alphabet thereon, so as to arrange in alphabetical order the video cassette tapes listed on said data pages;
d) a pocket on an inner surface of said front cover for storing notes, cards and similar articles therein;
e) a plurality of memo pages for keeping track of video cassette tapes to buy, rent and that are loaned out;
f) a first title box with the words "VIDEO GUIDE" applied to an outer surface of said spine;
g) a second title box with the words "VIDEO GUIDE" applied to an outer surface of said front cover, so that said first and said second title boxes will identify said binder; and
h) a plurality of application sheets, each having at least one adhesive rectangular label and a plurality of adhesive circular number stickers which can be applied to the actual video cassette tapes, so that the tapes can be correlated to the information placed upon said data pages in said binder.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A video guide as recited in claim 1, wherein each said data page includes a plurality of information boxes for identifying each of the video cassette tapes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A video guide as recited in claim 2, wherein each said information box includes a first area with the word "TITLE" printed thereon for listing a name of a movie.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A video guide as recited in claim 3, wherein each said information box includes a second area with the words "TAPE NO." printed thereon for assigning a number to a movie.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A video guide as recited in claim 4, wherein each said information box includes a third area with the word "ACTOR(S)" printed thereon for listing the starring actors in a movie.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A video guide as recited in claim 5, wherein each said information box includes a fourth area with the words "YEAR MADE" printed thereon for listing the year a movie was made.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A video guide as recited in claim 6, wherein each said information box includes a fifth area with the words "DATE RENTED" printed thereon for listing the date a movie was rented.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A video guide as recited in claim 7, wherein each said information box includes a sixth area with the words "TIME HR. MIN." printed thereon for listing the length of a movie.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

A video guide as recited in claim 8, wherein each said information box includes a seventh area with the word "COUNTER" printed thereon for listing the number off of a counter in a video cassette recorder, when a movie is taped from a television receiver.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A video guide as recited in claim 9, wherein each said information box includes an eighth area with the words "SUBJECT, Animated ( ) Fantasy ( ) Sports ( ) Sci Fi ( ) Adventure ( ) Biography ( ) Comedy ( ) Drama ( ) Thriller ( ) X Rated ( ) printed thereon for checking off the type of a movie.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A video guide as recited in claim 10, wherein each said information box includes a ninth area with the words "RATING, General Audiences ( ) Parental Guidance ( ) Adult Viewing ( )" printed thereon for checking off the rating of a movie.