Bulletin board accessories and accessory attaching mechanism
AssigneeBoone International, Inc.
InventorsBradley C. Davis, Michael K. Boone
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Abstract
A message board comprising a bulletin board fixedly mounted on a backing of heavy cardboard or other substrate, and an optional dry-erase laminate fixedly mounted onto the bulletin board. A frame is fixedly secured to the edges of the bulletin board and backing. The frame is provided with a front channel and a rear channel, each adapted to receive and firmly retain a portion of a generally “C”-shaped grip. The grip may be integrally formed with various accessories desired to be attached to the frame of the message board or other similarly shaped fixed member.
Claims22
An object holder for a message board, comprising:
- a retaining grip detachably mountable to an edge of a message board,
- an elongate rear member extending from a portion of said retaining grip,
- a pair of side members extending from said elongate rear member,
- a front member extending from each of said pair of side members, and
- a bottom member attached to one or more of said elongate rear member, said pair of side members, and said front member,
- wherein said elongate rear member, said pair of side members, said front member, and said bottom member define a cavity for retaining one or more objects therein.
A object holder comprising:
- a housing having a top opening and a bottom opening,
- a detachable cap attached to one of said top opening or said bottom opening, and
- a retaining grip attached to said housing, said retaining grip being detachably mountable to an edge of a message board.
The object holder of 12, wherein said retaining grip comprises a flexible, resilient material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.