Off-highway vehicle trail map directory
First Claim
1. A trail map directory for off-highway vehicles comprising:
- a binder having a plurality of individual map pages laminated for dry ease writing and ease of cleaning;
a mechanism for releasably attaching each said map page to said binder;
a key map positioned towards the front of said binder, said key map being subdivided into individual regional map display portions corresponding to said individual map pages;
each said map page comprising a substantially flat, relatively stiff laminated panel having first and second faces located on opposite surfaces of said panel and first and second side edges defining one dimension of said panel, each said first face including an enlarged map display portion indexed relative to said key map and in the form of an enhanced topographical map overlaid with off-road trails present within the map boundary and color-coded to indicate relative difficulty of use, and further including trail symbols relative to the indicated off-road trails, and each said second face including an index to said trail symbols appearing on said first face; and
an apparatus disposed along each said panel first side edge for releasably attaching said panel to said binder for removal for individual use.
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Abstract
A trail map directory for off-highway vehicles is disclosed. The directory includes a binder having a plurality of individual map pages laminated for dry ease writing and for ease of cleaning. A mechanism is provided for releasably attaching each map page to the binder. A key map is positioned towards the front of the binder, and the key map is subdivided into individual regional map display portions corresponding to the individual map pages. Each map page is preferably a substantially flat, relatively stiff laminated panel. The panel has first and second faces located on opposite surfaces thereof, and first and second side edges which define the width dimension of the panel. Each panel first face includes an enlarged map display portion indexed relative to the key map and is in the form of an enhanced topographical map overlaid with off-road trails present within the map boundary. The trails are color-coded to indicate relative difficulty of use. The first face further includes trail symbols relative to the indicated off-road trails. Each second face includes an index to trail symbols appearing on the first face. The second face may also include GPS coordinates pertinent to the geographical points on the topographical map as well as driving directions to the off-road trails. Finally, an apparatus is disposed along each panel first side edge for releasably attaching the panel to the binder for removal for individual use.
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1. A trail map directory for off-highway vehicles comprising:
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a binder having a plurality of individual map pages laminated for dry ease writing and ease of cleaning;
a mechanism for releasably attaching each said map page to said binder;
a key map positioned towards the front of said binder, said key map being subdivided into individual regional map display portions corresponding to said individual map pages;
each said map page comprising a substantially flat, relatively stiff laminated panel having first and second faces located on opposite surfaces of said panel and first and second side edges defining one dimension of said panel, each said first face including an enlarged map display portion indexed relative to said key map and in the form of an enhanced topographical map overlaid with off-road trails present within the map boundary and color-coded to indicate relative difficulty of use, and further including trail symbols relative to the indicated off-road trails, and each said second face including an index to said trail symbols appearing on said first face; and
an apparatus disposed along each said panel first side edge for releasably attaching said panel to said binder for removal for individual use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A map panel relating to a key map subdivided into individual map display portions corresponding to a plurality of said map panels, said map panel comprising a substantially flat panel member having first and second faces, said first face including an enlarged map display portion indexed relative to the key map and in the form of an enhanced topographical map overlaid with off-road trails present within the map boundary, the trails being color-coded to indicate relative difficulty of use, and further including trail symbols relative to the indicated off-road trails, and said second face including GPS coordinates pertinent to the geographical points on said topographical map, driving directions to said off-road trails, an index to trail symbols appearing on said first face, and photographs relative to off-road trails in the enhanced topographical map appearing on said first face.
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15. A book-type map comprising:
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a book binder having a plurality of individual map pages;
a mechanism for attaching each said map page to said binder;
a key map positioned towards the front of said binder, said key map being subdivided into individual map display portions each covering a small portion of the geographic area covered by said key map and each corresponding to one of said individual map pages;
each said map page comprising a substantially flat, relatively stiff-panel having first and second faces located on opposite surfaces of said panel and first and second side edges defining the width dimension of said panel, each said first face including an enlarged map display portion color indexed relative to said key map and in the form of an enhanced topographical map overlaid with off-road trails present within the map boundary and color-coded to indicate relative difficulty of use, and further including trail symbols relative to the indicated off-road trails, and each said second face including GPS coordinates pertinent to the geographical points on said topographical map, driving directions to said off-road trails, an index to trail symbols appearing on said first face, and photographs relative to off-road trails in the enhanced topographical map appearing on said first face; and
clear laminate covering each said face of each said page to provide stiffness to said page and an erasable writing surface for dry ease writing and ease of cleaning. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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