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US 9,168,779 B2Granted
Magnetically supported clipboard having dry-erasable writing surface
AssigneeW.A. Krapf, Inc.
InventorsChristian Q. Krapf, Artem G. Sivak, Dana Castronova
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Abstract
A clipboard is defined by a planar support having a back surface that retains at least one magnet, thereby permitting releasable attachment of the clipboard to a metallic supporting surface. A dry-erasable steel surface is secured to the front of the support and a hinge clip attached enables at least one paper to be secured to the front side of the clipboard as well as at least one magnet.
Claims17
A clipboard comprising:
- a planar support made entirely from a plastic molded material, the planar support having a front facing side and an opposing rear facing side;
- a steel panel secured to the front facing side of the planar support, the steel panel having a dry-erasable front surface defined by a treated coating that enables writing by dry-erasable pens and erasure therefrom;
- a hinge clip attached to the front facing side of said planar support, the hinge clip enabling at least one paper to be secured thereto;
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- wherein the dry-erasable front surface is configured for adhesion by at least one item retaining magnet, and in which the majority of the front facing side of the planar support includes a first formed recess having dimensions corresponding to those of the steel panel to allow the steel panel to be disposed therein and further enabling the dry-erasable surface to be substantially coplanar with a front surface of the planar support, the front facing side of the planar support further including a plurality of second recesses additionally formed within the first formed recess.
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A clipboard comprising:
- a plastic molded planar support;
- steel panel attached to a front facing side of the planar support, the steel panel having a front dry-erasable surface defined by a treated coating that permits writing thereon using dry-erase pens, and in which the dry-erasable permits adhesion of at least one article thereto using at least one item retaining magnet in which the steel panel is secured to the planar support within a first recess formed in the planar support, enabling the dry-erasable surface to be substantially coplanar with the front surface of the planar support and in which a plurality of second recesses are formed in the first recess of the planar support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.