Programmable document clip
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1. A device for the monitoring of a critical deadline associated with a document having an edge portion comprising:
- a document attachment member having a base portion and a clip portion, said clip portion having a first and a second end, said first end attached to said base member and at least said second end biased into contact with at least one document, said document attachment member being physically retained in direct and removable contact on said at least one document at an edge portion of said at least one document; and
an electrical circuit means including a housing supported on said base portion of said document attachment member, to allow said circuit means to be selectively attached to said at least one document, said electrical circuit means comprising a timing circuit means for monitoring elapsed time and for producing one or more timing signals at predetermined times relative to said critical deadline, a signalling means for producing a signal capable of human detection, and a control means for receiving said timing signal and energizing said signalling means.
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Abstract
A device for keeping track of critical dates relative to a specific file or collection of papers and alerting the responsible individual as to the same. The device consists essentially of a programmable timer unit having a LCD screen and/or alarm mechanism coupled with a means for physical attachment to a document or folder.
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1. A device for the monitoring of a critical deadline associated with a document having an edge portion comprising:
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a document attachment member having a base portion and a clip portion, said clip portion having a first and a second end, said first end attached to said base member and at least said second end biased into contact with at least one document, said document attachment member being physically retained in direct and removable contact on said at least one document at an edge portion of said at least one document; and an electrical circuit means including a housing supported on said base portion of said document attachment member, to allow said circuit means to be selectively attached to said at least one document, said electrical circuit means comprising a timing circuit means for monitoring elapsed time and for producing one or more timing signals at predetermined times relative to said critical deadline, a signalling means for producing a signal capable of human detection, and a control means for receiving said timing signal and energizing said signalling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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