Clipboard with mounting accessories

• US 8,876,165 B1
• Filed: 05/10/2013
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hege Innovations, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hege Innovations, Inc.
• Inventors: Maggi, George Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US13/891,936
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 281/44, 281/45, 24/675, 24/677, D19/88
• US Class Current: 281/45
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 9/002 combined with auxiliary devices, e.g. pencils
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/203 including means to open or close fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/204 Pivotally mounted on pintle

Abstract

A clipboard having a board assembly with a front face and a rear face. A clip assembly is mounted onto the board assembly. The board assembly docks onto a docking assembly. The front face is defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges. The rear face has first and second lower interior channel guide edges and first and second higher interior channel guide edges. The board assembly tapers from the top edge towards the bottom edge. The first and second higher interior channel guide edges terminate forming a channel neck. The channel neck is a channel to receive the docking assembly. The rear face further has at least one grip section that extends from the first or second lateral edge. The front face has a recessed face, and the clip assembly has a docking station, a spring assembly, and a writing instrument holder.

Claims

1. A clipboard, comprising:

A) a board assembly comprising a front face and a rear face;

B) a clip assembly mounted onto said board assembly; and

C) docking means to dock said board assembly onto a docking assembly;

further characterized in that said front face is defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges, and said rear face comprises first and second lower interior channel guide edges and first and second higher interior channel guide edges, the first lower and higher interior channel guide edges terminating near one bottom corner of the rear face, and the second lower and higher interior channel guide edges terminating near the other bottom corner of the rear face;

the first and second higher interior channel guide edges terminate near the top of the rear face forming a channel neck to receive said docking assembly.

2. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said board assembly tapers from said top edge towards said bottom edge.

3. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said rear face further comprises at least one grip section that extends from said first or second lateral edge.

4. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said front face further comprises a recessed face.

5. The clipboard set forth in claim 4, further characterized in that said recessed face is defined by a recessed top edge, a recessed bottom edge, and first and second recessed lateral edges.

6. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said front face comprises a plurality of posts.

7. The clipboard set forth in claim 6, further characterized in that said rear face comprises a plurality of post channels to receive a respective said plurality of posts of another board assembly.

8. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said bottom edge is concave.

9. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said clip assembly comprises a docking station.

10. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said clip assembly comprises a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges.

11. The clipboard set forth in claim 10, further characterized in that said clip assembly comprises a front face having a hole, and a transparent window.

12. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said docking assembly comprises a neck and a head.

13. The clipboard set forth in claim 12, further characterized in that said neck protrudes from a front wall, said docking assembly further comprises an adhesive rear wall.

14. The clipboard set forth in claim 12, further characterized in that said neck and said head comprises a hole.

15. The clipboard set forth in claim 12, further characterized in that said neck protrudes from a tension arm.

16. The clipboard set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said clip assembly comprises a spring assembly.

17. The clipboard set forth in claim 16, further characterized in that said spring assembly comprises a writing instrument holder.