Foldable dry erase surface
AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorRandy S. Young
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Abstract
A foldable dry erase surface, such as a temporary wall, permits writing on the surface as is typically done with a dry erase board. The dry erase surface includes individual panels that are hinged together so that the surface formed by the panels is foldable. The individual panels have a dry erase film attached to them so that writing may occur on the panels themselves. The dry erase surface may be collapsed when not in use, or it may be expanded when it is necessary to write on or read from the surface. The dry erase surface is collapsed or expanded by pivoting the panels about the hinged connections, which is typically done by pushing or pulling an end panel of the dry erase surface.
Claims29
A method of creating a dry erase structure, comprising:
- providing a plurality of at least three panels;
- providing a hinged connection between adjacent panels of the plurality, wherein at least one of the panels rotates around the hinged connection to form an angle less than 180 degrees with the back of the next adjacent panel and at least one of the panels rotates around the hinged connection to form an angle less than 180 degrees with the front of the next adjacent panel;
- applying a dry erase film to at least one side of one or more of the plurality of panels;
- providing a track;
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- attaching hangars to the plurality of at least three panels, wherein the hangars moveably engage the track and wherein each panel may rotate around an axis extending perpendicular to the direction of movement of the hangars with respect to the track.
A dry erase surface structure, comprising:
- a plurality of at least three contiguous panels;
- a hinged connection between each contiguous panel, wherein at least one of the panels rotates around the hinged connection to form an angle less than 180 degrees with the back of the next adjacent panel and at least one of the panels rotates around the hinged connection to form an angle less than 180 degrees with the front of the next adjacent panel;
- a dry erase film covering at least one side of one or more contiguous panels, wherein the dry erase film comprises an adhesive layer, a backing layer, a middle layer, and a top copolymer layer;
- a track;
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- hangars connecting the plurality of at least three contiguous panels to the track, wherein each hangar is attached to a panel and moveably engages the track, and wherein each panel may rotate relative to the track around an axis parallel with the axis of the hinged connection.
A collapsible wall, comprising:
- a plurality of contiguous panels;
- a hinged connection between each contiguous panel;
- a dry erase film covering at least one side of one or more contiguous panels, wherein the dry erase film comprises an adhesive layer, a backing layer, a middle layer, and a top copolymer layer;
- ink written on the dry erase film;
- a track;
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- hangars connecting the plurality of contiguous panels to the track, wherein each hangar is attached to a panel and moveably engages the track, and wherein each panel may rotate around an axis extending from a hangar downward.
A dry erase structure, comprising:
- a plurality of contiguous panels;
- a hinged connection between each contiguous panel;
- and
- a dry erase film covering both sides of one or more contiguous panels;
- a track;
- and
- hangars connecting the plurality of contiguous panels to the track, wherein each hangar is attached to a panel and moveably engages the track, and wherein each panel may rotate relative to the track around an axis extending parallel with the axis of the hinged connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.