Foldable Dry Erase Board
First Claim
1. A writing board, comprising:
- a substrate, comprisinga front panel,a rear panel opposite the front panel, anda plurality of spaced apart ribs connecting the front panel to the rear panel, wherein the front panel and the rear panel are integrally formed with the plurality of ribs;
at least one backslit formed in the rear panel;
at least one living hinge formed in the front panel opposite the at least one backslit to form at least one outer panel; and
at least one holding mechanism coupled to the at least one outer panel to maintain the outer panel in one of a substantially open, unfolded position or a substantially closed, folded position.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to writing boards, and more particularly to reusable and foldable boards that permit writing to be easily removed. In one embodiment, a writing board comprises a substrate comprising a front panel, a rear panel opposite the front panel, and a plurality of spaced apart ribs connecting the front panel to the rear panel, wherein the front panel and the rear panel are integrally formed with the plurality of ribs. The writing board of this embodiment further includes at least one backslit formed in the rear panel, at least one living hinge formed in the front panel opposite the at least one backslit to form at least one outer panel, and at least one holding mechanism coupled to the at least one outer panel to maintain the outer panel in one of a substantially open, unfolded position or a substantially closed, folded position.
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24 Claims
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1. A writing board, comprising:
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a substrate, comprising a front panel, a rear panel opposite the front panel, and a plurality of spaced apart ribs connecting the front panel to the rear panel, wherein the front panel and the rear panel are integrally formed with the plurality of ribs; at least one backslit formed in the rear panel; at least one living hinge formed in the front panel opposite the at least one backslit to form at least one outer panel; and at least one holding mechanism coupled to the at least one outer panel to maintain the outer panel in one of a substantially open, unfolded position or a substantially closed, folded position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A writing board, comprising:
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a substrate comprising a front panel and a rear panel separated by a spacer, wherein the front panel and the rear panel are integrally formed with the spacer; at least one backslit formed in the rear panel; at least one living hinge formed in the front panel opposite the at least one backslit to form at least one outer panel; and at least one holding mechanism operable to maintain the outer panel in one of a substantially open, unfolded position or a substantially closed, folded position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A writing board comprising:
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a substrate having a front panel connected to a rear panel by a plurality of ribs, wherein at least one of the front or rear panels comprises a dry erase property; and a plurality of outer panels formed in the substrate, the plurality of outer panels configured to articulate from a substantially open, unfolded position to a substantially closed position and from the substantially closed position to the substantially open, unfolded position, wherein the plurality of outer panels are maintainable in the substantially open, unfolded position or the substantially closed, folded position by a plurality of holding mechanisms coupled to the plurality of outer panels. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 24)
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23. The writing board of claim 23, further comprising a plurality of backslits formed in the rear panel to permit the plurality of outer panels to articulate.
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