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Assignee: MAXIMILIAN Inc
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Filing: 1963-11-29
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1983-11-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arenson Herbert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:29
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43M; B43M99/00; B43M99/001; B43K; B43K31/00; G; G09; G09F; G09F23/00; G09F23/02; G09F23/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
AN ANIMATED ARTICLE HOLDER COMPRISING, (A) A STATIONARY HOLDER, (B) A MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER MOVABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID STATIONARY HOLDER AND HAVING A MESSAGE-BEARING SURFACE NORMALLY POSITIONED TO BE INVISIBLE, SAID MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER BEING MOVABLE TO EXPOSE THE MESSAGE-BEARING SURFACE FOR VIEW, (C) A WRITING INSTRUMENT, (D) SAID HOLDER HAVING A RECEPTACLE HOLDER FOR RECEIVING THE WRITING END OF SAID WRITING INSTRUMENT FOR POSITIONING SAME FOR STORAGE WHEN NOT IN USE, (E) SAID ARTICLE HOLDER HAVING LATERALLY SPACED PARALLEL GUIDEWAYS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM AN OPENING IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID INSTRUMENT RECEPTACLE, (F) SAID MESSAGE-BEARING HOLDER INCLUDING A PANEL HAVING PORTIONS MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID GUIDES FOR MOVEMENT TO AND FROM A POSITION INSIDE OF SAID HOLDER, (G) MEANS ON SAID STATIONARY HOLDER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER AND RESPONSIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID WRITING INSTRUMENT TO AND FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION IN SAID RECEPTACLE TO MOVE SAID MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION TO A POSITION WHERE THE MESSAGE IS VISIBLE WHEN THE WRITING INSTRUMENT IS REMOVED FROM SAID HOLDER, (H) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID PANEL FOR BIASING SAID PANEL OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOLDER, (I) AND STOP MEANS ENGAGED IN RESPONSE TO OUTWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID PANEL TO LIMIT THE EXTENT THE PANEL PROTRUDES FROM SAID HOLDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
AN ANIMATED ARTICLE HOLDER COMPRISING, (A) A STATIONARY HOLDER, (B) A MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER MOVABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID STATIONARY HOLDER AND HAVING A MESSAGE-BEARING SURFACE NORMALLY POSITIONED TO BE INVISIBLE, SAID MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER BEING MOVABLE TO EXPOSE THE MESSAGE-BEARING SURFACE FOR VIEW, (C) A WRITING INSTRUMENT, (D) SAID HOLDER HAVING A RECEPTACLE HOLDER FOR RECEIVING THE WRITING END OF SAID WRITING INSTRUMENT FOR POSITIONING SAME FOR STORAGE WHEN NOT IN USE, (E) SAID ARTICLE HOLDER HAVING LATERALLY SPACED PARALLEL GUIDEWAYS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM AN OPENING IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID INSTRUMENT RECEPTACLE, (F) SAID MESSAGE-BEARING HOLDER INCLUDING A PANEL HAVING PORTIONS MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID GUIDES FOR MOVEMENT TO AND FROM A POSITION INSIDE OF SAID HOLDER, (G) MEANS ON SAID STATIONARY HOLDER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER AND RESPONSIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID WRITING INSTRUMENT TO AND FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION IN SAID RECEPTACLE TO MOVE SAID MESSAGE-BEARING MEMBER FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION TO A POSITION WHERE THE MESSAGE IS VISIBLE WHEN THE WRITING INSTRUMENT IS REMOVED FROM SAID HOLDER, (H) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID PANEL FOR BIASING SAID PANEL OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOLDER, (I) AND STOP MEANS ENGAGED IN RESPONSE TO OUTWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID PANEL TO LIMIT THE EXTENT THE PANEL PROTRUDES FROM SAID HOLDER.

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