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US 7,395,937 B2Granted
Adjustable bulletin board
OwnerShereen I. Sliwowski, Piotr Sliwowskiinventors
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Abstract
A bulletin board is provided by a backboard mounted within a frame, with a plurality of semicircular rods successively mounted in a desired spaced apart relationship on said board, the rods being concentric with one another and of successively decreased diameter, with a plurality of alligator-like clips being slideably hung from each of said rods. The spacing of the rods is adjustable.
Claims10
A bulletin board comprising:
- a frame;
- a peg board mounted within said frame;
- a plurality of rigid rods, each of said plurality of rods having free ends configured for transversely mounting said rods onto said peg board, wherein a first portion of each free end is vertically disposed adjacent a rear surface of the peg board and a second portion of each free end is disposed vertically adjacent a front surface of the peg board, and the free ends further having a semicircular portion therebetween configured for extending from the front surface of the peg board upon mounting thereon, wherein the semicircular portion having opposite end portions connected to the second portions and the semicircular portion comprises a substantially constant curvature extending along the entire length thereof from a first one of the second portions to the other second portion;
- each of said plurality of rods being transversely successively mounted on said peg board in any desired spaced apart relationship;
- and
- a plurality of manually operable clips slidably mounted upon each of said plurality of rods, each of said clips being adapted for twisting or turning horizontally, while remaining mounted thereupon, and for permitting sheet configured items including memos, notes, displays, and other such items to be removably connected to a respective one of said clips on an associated one of said plurality of rods, for hanging down therefrom.
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A method for providing an adjustable bulletin board comprising the steps of:
- mounting a peg board within a frame;
- forming a plurality of rigid rods, each of said plurality of rods having free ends, and a semicircular portion;
- configuring the free ends of said plurality of rigid rods to permit said rods to each be transversely mounted on said peg board;
- configuring a portion of each of the free ends to be vertically disposed adjacent a rear surface of the peg board, configuring a second portion of each of the free ends to be disposed vertically adjacent a front surface of the peg board, and configuring the semicircular portion therebetween,
- configuring the semicircular portion of each of said plurality of rods to have opposite end portions thereof connected to the second portions and configuring the semicircular portion to extend from the front surface of the peg board upon mounting thereon, wherein the semicircular portion comprises a substantially constant curvature extending along the entire length thereof from a first one of the second portions to the other second portion;
- mounting said plurality of rods in spaced apart relation on said peg board;
- and
- slidably mounting a plurality of clips on each one of said plurality of rods, each of said clips being adapted for twisting or turning horizontally, while remaining mounted thereupon, and for permitting items to be removably attached thereto and hanging down therefrom.
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A bulletin board comprising:
- a backboard adapted for hanging on a wall or sitting upright on a surface;
- a plurality of rigid rods, each of said plurality of rods having free ends configured for transversely mounting said rods onto said backboard, wherein a first portion of each free end is vertically disposed adjacent a rear surface of the backboard and a second portion of each free end is disposed vertically adjacent a front surface of the backboard, and the free ends further having a semicircular portion therebetween configured for extending from the front surface of the backboard upon mounting thereon, wherein the semicircular portion having opposite end portions connected to the second portions and the semicircular portion comprises a substantially constant curvature extending along the entire length thereof from a first one of the second portions to the other second portion;
- each of said plurality of rods being transversely successively mounted on said backboard in any desired spaced apart relationship;
- and
- a plurality of manually operable clips slidably mounted upon each of said plurality of rods, each of said clips being adapted for twisting or turning horizontally, while remaining mounted thereupon, and for permitting sheet configured items including memos, notes, displays, and other such items to be removably connected to a respective one of said clips on an associated one of said plurality of rods, for hanging down therefrom.
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A method for providing an adjustable bulletin board comprising the steps of:
- forming a backboard for hanging on a wall or sitting upright on a surface;
- forming a plurality of rigid rods, each of said plurality of rods having free ends, and a semicircular portion;
- configuring the free ends of said plurality of rigid rods to permit said rods to each be transversely mounted on said backboard;
- configuring a portion of each of the free ends to be vertically disposed adjacent a rear surface of the backboard, configuring a second portion of each of the free ends to be disposed vertically adjacent a front surface of the backboard, and configuring the semicircular portion therebetween,
- configuring the semicircular portion of each of said plurality of rods to have opposite end portions thereof connected to the second portions and configuring the semicircular portion to extend from the front surface of the backboard upon mounting thereon, wherein the semicircular portion comprises a substantially constant curvature extending along the entire length thereof from a first one of the second portions to the other second portion;
- mounting said plurality of rods in spaced apart relation on said backboard;
- and
- slidably mounting a plurality of clips on each one of said plurality of rods, each of said clips being adapted for twisting or turning horizontally, while remaining mounted thereupon, and for permitting items to be removably attached thereto and hanging down therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.