Posterboard

• US 5,595,829 A
• Filed: 07/12/1995
• Issued: 01/21/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Second Sight Enterprises Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Second Sight Enterprises Incorporated
• Inventors: Sarao, Mary R., Pitts, Barbara R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ryan, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bahta, Abraham
• Application Number:
  US08/501,385
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 428/153, 428/155, 428/537.5, 428/172, 283/62, 283/115, 283/117, 40/595, 33/477
• US Class Current: 428/537.5
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/00 Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/14 displaying different signs depending upon the view-point of the observer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24455 Paper
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24471 Crackled, crazed or slit
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2457 Parallel ribs and/or grooves
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24612 Composite web or sheet
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24876 Intermediate layer contains particulate material [e.g., pigment, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24893 including particulate material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24901 including coloring matter
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249995 Constituent is in liquid form
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31993 Of paper

Abstract

Improved posterboard is formed from a rectangular posterboard having vertical side edges and horizontal top and bottom edges. Guide marking are applied to the posterbboard. The guide markings are visually perceptible at a writing distance away from the posterboard, and substantially imperceptible at a viewing distance length away from the posterboard.

Claims

1. An improved posterboard, comprising:

a rectangular posterboard having vertical side edges and horizontal top and bottom edges;

guide markings printed on the posterboard;

the guide markings being visually perceptible at a writing distance away from the posterboard, and substantially imperceptible at a viewing distance away from the posterboard.

2. The posterboard of claim 1 with the guide markings being a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.

3. The posterboard of claim 2 with the grid composed of horizontal and vertical lines of substantially equal thickness.

4. The posterboard of claim 2 with the grid composed of horizontal and vertical lines of substantially equal spacing.

5. The posterboard of claim 2 with the grid composed of horizontal and vertical lines of substantially equal thickness and spacing.

6. The posterboard of claim 3 with the lines being about one point rule weight thick.

7. The posterboard of claim 4 with the lines being spaced about 0.5" apart.

8. The posterboard of claim 5 with the lines being about one point rule weight thick and being spaced about 0.5 inch apart.

9. The posterboard of claim 1 with the guide markings being printed from an ink composed of about 50% silver and 50% white.

10. The posterboard of claim 1 with the guide markings being printed by a plate exposed with a 10% screen.

11. The posterboard of claim 2 with the grid being printed from an ink composed of about 50% silver and 50% white.

12. The posterboard of claim 2 with the grid being printed by a plate exposed with a 10% screen.

13. An improved posterboard, comprising:

a rectangular posterboard having vertical side edges and horizontal top and bottom edges;

guide markings applied to substantially all of one surface of the posterboard;

the guide markings composed of a grid printed on the posterboard;

the grid composed of horizontal and vertical lines of substantially equal thickness and substantially equal spacing;

the lines being about one point rule weight thick;

the lines being spaced about 0.5" apart;

the lines being visually perceptible at a writing distance away from the posterboard, and substantially imperceptible at a viewing distance away from the posterboard;

the lines being printed from an ink composed of about 50% silver and 50% white; and

the grid printed by a plate exposed with a 10% screen.

14. An improved posterboard comprising

a writing surface having top, bottom and side edges;

guide markings printed on the writing surface using an ink composed of 50% silver and 50% white pigments;

whereby the guide markings are visually perceptible at a writing distance away from the writing surface and substantially imperceptible at a viewing distance away from the writing surface greater than the writing distance.

15. The improved poster board of claim 14 wherein

the guide markings are printed using a plate exposed with a 10% screen.

16. The improved poster board of claim 14 wherein

the guide markings are applied in a grid composed of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.

17. An improved posterboard comprising

a writing surface having top, bottom and side edges;

guide markings printed on the writing surface using a plate exposed with a 10% screen;

whereby the guide markings are visually perceptible at a writing distance away from the writing surface and substantially imperceptible at a viewing distance away from the writing surface greater than the writing distance.

18. The improved posterboard of claim 17 wherein

the guide markings are printed using an ink composed of 50% silver and 50% white pigments.

19. The improved posterboard of claim 17 wherein

the guide markings are applied in a grid composed of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.