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US 8,926,213 B1Granted
Contact organizing system and method
OwnerGregory Joel Shavitzinventor
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Abstract
A contact organizing system has a ring device and a hole punching device. The ring device is shaped for holding the business cards. The hole punching device for adapted punching holes in the business cards. The hole punching device includes a hanging aperture through the hole punching device for hanging the hole punching device on the ring device.
Claims8
A contact organizing system for organizing business cards, the contact organizing system comprising:
- a ring device for holding the business cards, wherein the ring device is a cord having a main body and opposed ends, and a fastening element at each of the ends, the fastening elements being connectable together such that the cord forms a loop;
- a hole punching device for punching holes in the business cards;
- a hanging aperture through the hole punching device, the ring device being positioned through the hanging aperture so that the hole punching device hangs on the ring device with the business cards;
- and
- wherein the hole punching device comprises:
- a first plate having a punching post that is slightly larger than a diameter of the ring device;
- a second plate having a punching aperture sized and shaped to receive the punching post such that the punching post and punching aperture together can cut one of the business cards when the first and second plates are compressed together;
- a hinge connecting the first and second plates that enables the first and second plates to pivot with respect to each other between an open position in which the first and second plates are apart from each other for receiving the business cards, to a closed position in which the first and second plates close against each other and the punching post nests within the punching aperture and cut a hole in one of the business cards;
- wherein the hanging aperture is through the first plate or the second plate for receiving the ring device therethrough for hanging the hole punching device on the ring device;
- and
- whereby the hole punching device hangs from the ring device so that it may be used to punch holes in the business cards so that the business cards may also be hung from the ring device.
8 more elements
A contact organizing system for organizing business cards, the contact organizing system comprising:
- a cord having a main body and opposed ends, the main body having a length and a diameter;
- a fastening element at each of the ends, the fastening elements being connectable together such that the cord forms a loop;
- a hole punching device for punching holes in the business cards, the hole punching device comprising:
- a first plate having a punching post slightly larger than the diameter of the cord;
- a second plate having a punching aperture sized and shaped to receive the punching post such that the punching post and the punching aperture together can cut one of the business cards when the first and second plates are compressed together, wherein the first and second plates are each generally rectangular in shape and are roughly the size of a standard business card;
- a hinge connecting the first and second plates that enables the first and second plates to pivot with respect to each other between an open position in which the first and second plates are apart from each other for receiving one of the business cards, to a closed position in which the first and second plates close against each other and the punching post nests within the punching aperture and cut a hole in one of the business cards;
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- a hanging aperture through the first or second plate for receiving the cord therethrough for hanging the hole punching device on the cord;
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- whereby the hole punching device may be hung from the cord and used to cut holes in the business cards so that the business cards may be hung from the cord.
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A method for organizing business cards, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cord having a main body and opposed ends, the main body having a length, a diameter, and having a fastening element at each of the ends, the fastening elements being connectable together such that the cord forms a loop;
- providing a hole punching device for punching holes in the business cards, the hole punching device comprising a first plate having a punching post slightly larger than the diameter of the cord, a second plate having a punching aperture sized and shaped to receive the punching post, and a hinge connecting the first and second plates;
- hanging the hole punching device on the cord;
- spreading the first and second plates so that the hole punching device is in an open position;
- inserting one of the business cards into the hole punching device;
- moving the hole punching device to a closed position in which the first and second plates close against each other and the punching post nests within the punching aperture and cut a hole in one of the business cards;
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- hanging the business card on the cord.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.