Coupon organizer

• US 5,489,120 A
• Filed: 12/05/1994
• Issued: 02/06/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bettie A. Thornsburg
• Original Assignee: Bettie A. Thornsburg
• Inventors: Thornsburg, Bettie A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Willmon
• Application Number:
  US08/349,192
• Time in Patent Office: 428 Days
• Field of Search: 281/29, 281/31, 281/33, 281/36, 281/37, 402/70, 402/73
• US Class Current: 281/33
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/042 Diaries; Memorandum calendars
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 13/0006 Covers for loose-leaf binders book covers B42D3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/1428 Adaptations for calculators, memory aids or reading aids

Abstract

A discount coupon organizer for storing and displaying discount coupons redeemable at grocery stores including a breakback notebook having a back and two (2) sides and configured when in an open condition to fit within the child'"'"'s seat of a grocery shopping cart. A multi-ring structure is mounted to the notebook and a plurality of plastic sheets are supported on the ring structure. Each of the plastic sheets is provided on both sides with a plurality of clear plastic pockets for receiving and viewing discount coupons. The binder sides and back are divided into upper and lower portions which are at least partially foldable upon each other. The ring structure is secured only to the upper portion of the back and a strap is connected to a lower portion of the ring structure and to the lower portion of the binder to limit the movement between the upper and lower portions of the binder and thus to provide structure for enabling the binder to be self-supporting on a level surface.

Claims

1. A coupon organizer for storing and displaying discount coupons redeemable at grocery stores comprising;

a break-back notebook having a back and two sides and configured when in an open condition to fit within a child seat of a grocery shopping cart,

multi-ring structure mounted to said back of said notebook, a plurality of plastic sheets supported on said ring structure and each provided on both sides with clear plastic pockets for receiving and viewing discount coupons,

said notebook sides and back divided into upper and lower portions which are at least partially foldable upon each other,

said ring structure being secured only to said upper portion of said back, and

a narrow, flexible strap connecting a lower portion of said ring structure with said lower portion of said back to limit relative movement between said ring structure and said lower portion of said back to form a rigid structure permitting said organizer to stand substantially Upright on a level surface.

2. The coupon organizer of claim 1 including hard paper separators to divide said plastic sheets into groups and imprinted with selected names of items available at grocery stores, coupons for which can be inserted in said plastic sheets in a group behind a hard paper separator.

3. The coupon organizer of claim 1 including a clear plastic pocket attached to an inside surface of one of said covers for receiving coupons related to goods selected while shopping in a grocery store.

4. The coupon organizer of claim 3 in which said clear plastic pocket is open at its top and extends entirely across the inside surface of said one of said covers for receiving coupons related to goods selected while shopping in a grocery store.

5. The coupon organizer of claim 1 in which four plastic pockets are provided on each side of each of said plastic sheets, said plastic pockets being open at their tops and a lowest pocket being larger than the other pockets.