Stationery article for carrying self-stick note pads

• US 6,886,685 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2002
• Issued: 05/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Slater
• Original Assignee: Robert Slater
• Inventors: Slater, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSTER, JIMMY G
• Application Number:
  US10/197,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20040011676A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 206/387.13, 206/214, 206/215, 206/224, 206/371, 206/447, 206/449, 206/450, 206/460, 206/472, 206/473, 281/31, 150/143
• US Class Current: 206/215
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/005 Supports for note-pads B42F9/00 takes precedence; underlays B43L3/00

Abstract

A stationery article of manufacture for carrying one or more self-stick note pads in combination with one or more other items, such as, business cards, photo identification cards, credit cards, check books, calculators, personal digital assistants, a wireless e-mail reader, and other similar items for convenience.

Claims

1. A stationery article comprising:

a body having a fold with which said body is foldable in half, defining the body into a first half and a second half;

multiple self-stick note pads having a length, width, and thickness secured to the first half;

multiple items other than self-stick note pads carried by the second half of the body;

wherein the first half of the body has multiple recesses, each having a length, width, and a plurality of internal sidewalls sized to receive one of said self-stick note pads;

wherein each said recess has a length at least as long as the length of a respective one of said self-stick note pads, and a width at least as wide as the width of the respective one of said self-stick note pads; and

wherein the second half of the body has multiple pockets each having a slit opening in which the items other than self-stick note pads are carried.

2. A stationery article of claim 1, wherein the multiple recesses are each at least 1.0 mm deep.

3. A stationery article of claim 1, wherein the first half of the body has at least one pocket having a slit opening within which at least one self-stick note pad is secured.

4. A stationery article of claim 1, wherein the first half of the body has at least one substantially flat surface onto which said multiple self-stick note pads are secured.

5. A stationery article of claim 1, wherein the multiple items other than self-stick note pads carried by the second half of the body are selected from the group consisting of credit card-like items, business cards, check books, calculators, personal digital assistants, and wireless e-mail readers.

6. A stationery article of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one fastener for joining the two halves of the body together after the body is folded in half.

7. A stationery article of claim 6, wherein the fastener comprises zippers.

8. A stationery article of claim 6, wherein the fastener comprises a strap.

15. A stationery article of claim 1, wherein said multiple recesses each has at least three sidewalls.

9. A stationery article comprising:

a substantially flat body having a fold with which said body is foldable in half, dividing the body into a first half and a second half, each half having an inside surface and an outside surface;

multiple self-stick note pads having a length, width, and thickness secured to the first half;

wherein the first half of the body has multiple recesses, each having a length, width, and a plurality of internal sidewalls sized to receive one of said self-stick note pads;

wherein each said recess has a length at least as long as the length of a respective one of said self-stick note pads, and a width at least as wide as the width of the respective one of said self-stick note pads; and

wherein the second half of the body has at least one windowed pocket on its inside surface in which multiple items other than self-stick note pads can be carried.

10. A stationery article of claim 9, wherein the multiple recesses are each at least 1.0 mm deep.

11. A stationery article of claim 9, wherein the multiple items other than self-stick note pads are selected from the group consisting of credit card-like items, business cards, check books, calculators, personal digital assistants, and wireless e-mail readers.

12. A stationery article of claim 9, further comprising:

at least one fastener for joining the two halves of the body together after the body is folded in half.

13. A stationery article of claim 12, wherein the fastener comprises zippers.

14. A stationery article of claim 12, wherein the fastener comprises a strap.

16. A stationery article of claim 9, wherein said multiple recesses each has at least three sidewalls.