Board edging system and method of manufacture thereof
AssigneeSanford, L.P.
InventorRodney Jay Baudino
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Abstract
A board edging system for cork, dry erase and other board consisting of an endless ring of rubber or rubber-like material which, when stretched to fit around the edges of a board, functions to hold the board together as a unit and, by reason of an internal channel, provides an anchor support for markers and other attachments along any edge of the board.
Claims13
A board edging system for a board of a given size, said system including a board, a continuous, integral band surrounding the periphery of said board;
- said band having a length in an as-formed condition which is less than the periphery of the board;
- said band being formed from a soft flexible material having the characteristics with respect to compressibility, resiliency and plastic memory of rubber, vinyl or plastic;
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- means formed in said band for attaching an accessory to said band, said accessory being adapted for use with said board.
A method of manufacturing a band and accessory retainer for a board edging system and assembling said band to a board, said method including the steps of:
- forming a band from a strip of soft, flexible material having the characteristics with respect to compressibility, resiliency and plastic memory of rubber, vinyl or plastic;
- said strip having a length less than the periphery of the board to which the band is to be assembled;
- melting the ends of the discrete length of the band to one another to form a joint which is stronger than any other location along the run of said band;
- stretching the band to a length greater than the periphery of the board;
- thereafter placing the band around the periphery of the board;
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- means formed in the band including means for attaching an accessory to the band, the accessory being adapted to use with the board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.