Clipboard with card attachment
AssigneeAdstracts, Inc.
InventorsRobert A. Jones, Jeneen Preciose
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Abstract
A clipboard includes a planar panel suitable for writing and holding documents and a retaining member pivotally secured thereto that is configured to have Rolodex.RTM.-style cards releasably secured to a front surface thereof. A pair of adjacent, spaced-apart card retaining rails are secured to the retaining member front face. One or more cards are releasably secured to the card retaining rails via a pair of complementary shaped notches. Each card includes opposite first and second faces with printed indicia on at least one of the first and second faces. Each card is also movable along the retaining rails from a first position wherein the first face is exposed to a second position wherein the second face is exposed.
Claims19
A clipboard, comprising:
- a planar panel suitable for writing and holding documents;
- a base member secured to said panel;
- a retaining member including a front face and an edge portion, said retaining member movably secured to said base member for pivotal movement about an axis;
- means for biasing said retaining member about said axis such that said retaining member edge portion is biased towards said base member to retain documents placed therebetween;
- a pair of adjacent, spaced-apart card retaining rails extending outwardly from said retaining member front face in a direction substantially normal to said retaining member front face, wherein each retaining rail has an arcuate configuration with opposite ends secured to said retaining member front face, and wherein each rail has a cross-sectional shape that is configured to cooperate with a complementary-shaped notch in a card;
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- at least one card releasably secured to said card retaining rails via a pair of complementary-shaped notches in said at least one card, wherein said at least one card comprises opposite first and second faces, and wherein said at least one card is movable along said retaining rails from a first position wherein said card first face is exposed to a second position wherein said card second face is exposed.
A clipboard, comprising:
- a planar panel suitable for writing and holding documents;
- a retaining member including a front face and an edge portion, said retaining member movably secured to said panel for pivotal movement about an axis;
- means for biasing said retaining member about said axis such that said retaining member edge portion is biased towards said panel to retain documents placed therebetween;
- a pair of adjacent, spaced-apart card retaining rails extending outwardly from said retaining member front face in a direction substantially normal to said retaining member front face, wherein each retaining rail has an arcuate configuration with opposite ends secured to said retaining member front face, and wherein each rail has a cross-sectional shape that is configured to cooperate with a complementary-shaped notch in a card;
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- at least one card releasably secured to said card retaining rails via a pair of complementary-shaped notches in said at least one card, wherein said at least one card comprises opposite first and second faces, and wherein said at least one card is movable along said retaining rails from a first position wherein said card first face is exposed to a second position wherein said card second face is exposed.
A document clamping apparatus, comprising:
- a base member;
- a retaining member including a front face and an edge portion, said retaining member movably secured to said base member for pivotal movement about an axis;
- means for biasing said retaining member about said axis such that said retaining member edge portion is biased towards said base member to retain documents placed therebetween;
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- a pair of adjacent, spaced-apart card retaining rails extending outwardly from said retaining member front face in a direction substantially normal to said retaining member front face, wherein each retaining rail has an arcuate configuration with opposite ends secured to said retaining member front face, and wherein each rail has a cross-sectional shape that is configured to cooperate with a complementary-shaped notch in a card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.