Informational device
OwnerYukio Godainventor
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Abstract
With a self adhesive base, the informational brochure can be affixed to direct mail, company literature, etc as well as to the back of a business card. An innovative piece designed with the intention of allowing the user to attach the informational brochure to the back of a standard size business card. This provides a very easy and flexible means of storing product or corporate information as well as keeping it organized without taking up much space. You simply peel off the adhesive label on the back of the informational device and attach it to any existing business card. The informational device folds down to a size of just 17/8".times.33/8" and contains up to nine panels or individual pages of four color information.
Claims19
In combination:
- a) a business card having first and second oppositely facing, flat surfaces and a perimeter edge bounding a first area,
- the first surface of the business card having business information thereon;
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- b) an informational brochure comprising at least a first panel having first and second oppositely facing, substantially flat surfaces that is attached to the business card so as to be movable relative to the business card to selectively place the informational brochure in i) a folded state and ii) an infolded state,
- the first panel residing within the perimeter edge of the business card with the first surface of the first panel facing the second surface of the business card with the informational brochure in the folded state,
- the first surface of the first panel being viewable with the informational brochure in the unfolded state,
- the first panel leaving substantially unobstructed the first surface of the business card with the informational brochure in the folded state.
An informational brochure comprising:
- first and second substantially flat covers;
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- a first panel having first and second oppositely facing, substantially flat surfaces;
- an adhesive on the first cover that allows the first cover to be attached to an object,
- the first and second covers and first panel being movable relative to each other to place the informational brochure selectively in i) a folded and ii) an unfolded state,
- the first panel being captively located between the first and second covers with the informational brochure in the folded state,
- both of the first and second flat surfaces on the first panel being visible with the informational brochure in the unfolded state;
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- a releasable adhesive is applied to one of the second cover and the first cover to releasably adhere the second cover to one of the first cover and an object to which the informational brochure is attached to releasably maintain the first panel captively between the first and second covers with the informational brochure in the folded state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.