Name badge and compass
AssigneeReeves Company, Inc.
InventorJohn M. Reeves
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Abstract
A combination name badge and compass includes a substantially planar substrate having a front surface that has name indicia thereon, and a rear surface and a clutch bar that includes spaced pins. The clutch bar is secured to the rear surface of the planar substrate with the pins extending away from the planar substrate. A magnetic circuit includes a pair of opposite polarity magnets mounted at the substrate. The magnetic circuit further includes a metal arrow that is coupled with the opposite polarity magnets to form the magnetic circuit. When the name badge is floated on a liquid surface the metal indicator points to magnetic north.
Claims7
A name badge comprising:
- a substrate that is of generally rectangular shape and that includes a front surface that has name indicia thereon and a rear surface with oppositely disposed end holes;
- a clutch bar secured at the rear surface;
- said clutch bar including a substantially flat bar piece and separately disposed pins extending from the bar piece and that are used for securing the name badge to a fabric;
- a pair of opposite polarity magnets, one disposed in each of the substrate end holes;
- a metal arrow member with a pointed end;
- said metal arrow member including through holes spaced the same distance as the spacing between the pins for receipt of the pins therethrough;
- said metal arrow member secured over the clutch bar and pins and covering the opposite polarity magnets so as to provide a magnetic circuit with the magnets;
- whereby, when the name badge is floated on a liquid surface, the metal arrow member points to magnetic north.
A name badge comprising:
- a substantially planar substrate that includes a front surface that has name indicia thereon and a rear surface;
- a clutch bar secured to the rear surface of the planar substrate;
- said clutch bar including a substantially flat bar piece and means for securing the name badge to a fabric;
- a pair of opposite polarity magnets that are spacedly mounted to the planar substrate;
- a metal arrow member with a pointed end;
- said metal arrow member secured over the clutch bar and covering the opposite polarity magnets so as to provide a magnetic circuit with the magnets;
- wherein the rear surface of the planar substrate has oppositely disposed end holes for receiving the magnets;
- wherein the substantially flat bar piece also has a pair of spacedly disposed pins extending therefrom;
- and wherein the metal arrow member has through holes spaced the same distance as the spacing between the pins for receipt of the pins therethrough;
- whereby, when the name badge is floated on a liquid surface, the metal arrow member points to magnetic north.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.