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US4249757A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Art and educational book

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-11-22
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Granted: 1981-02-10
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Expires: 1998-11-22
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Abstract

Abstract An education and art book comprising a first page, a last page and a plurality of additional pages in between. Components of graphical information such as words or pictorial illustration are fixed to the rear surface of the first page and to the front surface of the last page. Openings are provided in the additional pages through which the components on the first or last pages are visible to the reader depending upon the position to which the additional pages are moved. Additional components of graphical information are provided on the additional pages and located relative to the openings so as to combine with the components on the first or last pages to convey to the reader a graphical message such as a completed sentence or pictorial illustration. In other book embodiments, the additional pages can have other openings and components of graphical information which combine sequentially as the pages are moved sequentially. The book provides a new way of reading and finds use in the areas of education, art and semiotic research.

Inventors

  • 👤 Teresa M. Gella

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 02:22
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D1/00; B42D1/003; B42D1/004; G; G09; G09B; G09B1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 718 words
A book comprising: (a) a first page having front and rear surfaces, a last page having front and rear surfaces, and at least one additional page having front and rear surfaces, said pages meeting at a junction and being relatively movable about said junction; (b) a component of graphical information in the form of a word on said back surface of said first page and another component of graphical information in the form of a word on said front surface of said last page; (c) an opening in said additional page and located thereon such that when said additional page is moved to a position where said front surface of said additional page is adjacent said rear surface of said first page said word on said first page is visible through said opening and when said additional page is moved to a position where said rear surface of said additional page is adjacent said front surface of said last page said word on said last page is visible through said opening; (d) components of graphical information in the form of groups of words on said front and rear surfaces of said additional page, said groups of words being arranged on said additional page relative to said opening such that when said additional page is moved to positions adjacent either said first or last pages said groups of words on said front or rear surfaces of said additional page are combined with either said words on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combination of said words and said groups of words; (e) a plurality of additional components of graphical information in the form of words on said first and last pages, a corresponding plurality of openings on said additional page, said words being located on said back surface of said first page and on said front surface of said last page and said openings being located on said additional page such that when said pages are in said closed position said words are visible through corresponding ones of said openings, and a plurality of other components of graphical information in the form of groups of words on said front and back surfaces of said additional page, said other groups of words being arranged relative to corresponding ones of said openings such that said words on said first and last pages and said groups of words on said additional pages associated with each of said openings are combined to convey a graphical message to the reader formed by the combination of said words and said groups of words; (f) said words on said first and last pages being spaced apart along a direction disposed generally perpendicular to a line intersecting both eyes of the reader and said groups of words on said additional pages being disposed along a line generally parallel to a line intersecting both eyes of reader, said groups being spaced along a direction generally perpendicular to said line intersecting the eyes of the reader; (g) a plurality of said additional pages each having a plurality of said openings therein, said openings on each of said additional pages being in registry with corresponding openings in the other of said additional pages so that said words on said first and last pages are visible through all of said openings when said additional pages are moved to positions adjacent said first or last pages; and (h) components of graphical information in the form of groups of words on said front and rear surfaces of each of said additional pages, said groups of words being arranged on each additional page relative to said openings therein such that when each additional page is moved to positions toward either said first or last pages said groups of words on said front and rear surfaces of each additional page are combined with either of said words on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combinations of said words and said groups of words, said groups of words on said additional pages being disposed along a line generally parallel to a line intersecting both eyes of the reader, said groups being spaced along a direction generally perpendicular to said line intersecting the eyes of the reader.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 718 words
A book comprising: (a) a first page having front and rear surfaces, a last page having front and rear surfaces, and at least one additional page having front and rear surfaces, said pages meeting at a junction and being relatively movable about said junction; (b) a component of graphical information in the form of a word on said back surface of said first page and another component of graphical information in the form of a word on said front surface of said last page; (c) an opening in said additional page and located thereon such that when said additional page is moved to a position where said front surface of said additional page is adjacent said rear surface of said first page said word on said first page is visible through said opening and when said additional page is moved to a position where said rear surface of said additional page is adjacent said front surface of said last page said word on said last page is visible through said opening; (d) components of graphical information in the form of groups of words on said front and rear surfaces of said additional page, said groups of words being arranged on said additional page relative to said opening such that when said additional page is moved to positions adjacent either said first or last pages said groups of words on said front or rear surfaces of said additional page are combined with either said words on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combination of said words and said groups of words; (e) a plurality of additional components of graphical information in the form of words on said first and last pages, a corresponding plurality of openings on said additional page, said words being located on said back surface of said first page and on said front surface of said last page and said openings being located on said additional page such that when said pages are in said closed position said words are visible through corresponding ones of said openings, and a plurality of other components of graphical information in the form of groups of words on said front and back surfaces of said additional page, said other groups of words being arranged relative to corresponding ones of said openings such that said words on said first and last pages and said groups of words on said additional pages associated with each of said openings are combined to convey a graphical message to the reader formed by the combination of said words and said groups of words; (f) said words on said first and last pages being spaced apart along a direction disposed generally perpendicular to a line intersecting both eyes of the reader and said groups of words on said additional pages being disposed along a line generally parallel to a line intersecting both eyes of reader, said groups being spaced along a direction generally perpendicular to said line intersecting the eyes of the reader; (g) a plurality of said additional pages each having a plurality of said openings therein, said openings on each of said additional pages being in registry with corresponding openings in the other of said additional pages so that said words on said first and last pages are visible through all of said openings when said additional pages are moved to positions adjacent said first or last pages; and (h) components of graphical information in the form of groups of words on said front and rear surfaces of each of said additional pages, said groups of words being arranged on each additional page relative to said openings therein such that when each additional page is moved to positions toward either said first or last pages said groups of words on said front and rear surfaces of each additional page are combined with either of said words on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combinations of said words and said groups of words, said groups of words on said additional pages being disposed along a line generally parallel to a line intersecting both eyes of the reader, said groups being spaced along a direction generally perpendicular to said line intersecting the eyes of the reader.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 606 words
A book comprising: (a) a first page having front and rear surfaces, a last page having front and rear surfaces, and at least one additional page having front and rear surfaces, said pages meeting at a junction and being relatively movable about said junction; (b) a component of graphical information on said back surface of said first page and another component of graphical information on said front surface of said last page; (c) an opening in said additional page and located thereon such that when said additional page is moved to a position where said front surface of said additional page is adjacent said rear surface of said first page said component of graphical information on said first page is visible through said opening and when said additional page is moved to a position where said rear surface of said additional page is adjacent said front surface of said last page said component of graphical information on said last page is visible through said opening; (d) components of graphical information on said front and rear surfaces of said additional page, said components of graphical information being arranged on said additional page relative to said opening such that when said additional page is moved to positions adjacent either said first or last pages said components of graphical information on said front or rear surfaces of said additional page are combined with either said components or graphical information on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combination of said components of graphical information; (e) a plurality of said additional pages each having an opening therein, said openings being in registry so that said components of graphical information on said first and last pages are visible through all of said openings when said additional pages are moved to positions adjacent said first or last pages; (f) components of graphical information on said front and rear surfaces of each of said additional pages, said components of graphical information being arranged on each additional page relative to said opening therein such that when each additional page is moved to positions toward either said first or last pages said components of graphical information on said front and rear surfaces of each additional page are combined with either said components of graphical information on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combinations of said components of graphical information; (g) an additional component of graphical information on at least one of said additional pages on at least one surface thereof and another opening on the neighboring one of said additional pages arranged so that when said one additional page and said neighboring additional page are moved together to a closed position said additional component of graphical information is visible through said other opening; (h) each of said additional pages having a plurality of openings therein, the number of openings progressively changing by one from page-to-page, one of said openings being out of registry with any openings on the preceding page and the remaining openings being in registry with corresponding openings in the preceding page, the preceding page having graphical information arranged so as to be visible through said one opening and said graphical information being visible also through the other pages; and (i) said graphical information components and said openings being arranged so that upon sequential moving together of said pages said additional components are sequentially visible to the reader through the progressively changing number of openings and combine sequentially to convey another graphical message to the reader formed by the combination of said additional components.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 606 words
A book comprising: (a) a first page having front and rear surfaces, a last page having front and rear surfaces, and at least one additional page having front and rear surfaces, said pages meeting at a junction and being relatively movable about said junction; (b) a component of graphical information on said back surface of said first page and another component of graphical information on said front surface of said last page; (c) an opening in said additional page and located thereon such that when said additional page is moved to a position where said front surface of said additional page is adjacent said rear surface of said first page said component of graphical information on said first page is visible through said opening and when said additional page is moved to a position where said rear surface of said additional page is adjacent said front surface of said last page said component of graphical information on said last page is visible through said opening; (d) components of graphical information on said front and rear surfaces of said additional page, said components of graphical information being arranged on said additional page relative to said opening such that when said additional page is moved to positions adjacent either said first or last pages said components of graphical information on said front or rear surfaces of said additional page are combined with either said components or graphical information on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combination of said components of graphical information; (e) a plurality of said additional pages each having an opening therein, said openings being in registry so that said components of graphical information on said first and last pages are visible through all of said openings when said additional pages are moved to positions adjacent said first or last pages; (f) components of graphical information on said front and rear surfaces of each of said additional pages, said components of graphical information being arranged on each additional page relative to said opening therein such that when each additional page is moved to positions toward either said first or last pages said components of graphical information on said front and rear surfaces of each additional page are combined with either said components of graphical information on said last or first pages, respectively, to convey graphical messages to the reader formed by the combinations of said components of graphical information; (g) an additional component of graphical information on at least one of said additional pages on at least one surface thereof and another opening on the neighboring one of said additional pages arranged so that when said one additional page and said neighboring additional page are moved together to a closed position said additional component of graphical information is visible through said other opening; (h) each of said additional pages having a plurality of openings therein, the number of openings progressively changing by one from page-to-page, one of said openings being out of registry with any openings on the preceding page and the remaining openings being in registry with corresponding openings in the preceding page, the preceding page having graphical information arranged so as to be visible through said one opening and said graphical information being visible also through the other pages; and (i) said graphical information components and said openings being arranged so that upon sequential moving together of said pages said additional components are sequentially visible to the reader through the progressively changing number of openings and combine sequentially to convey another graphical message to the reader formed by the combination of said additional components.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-02-10 1984-08-11 1985-02-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-02-10 1988-08-11 1989-02-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-02-10 1992-08-11 1993-02-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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