US5011189A
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Publication reference-aid system apparatus therefor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-07-31
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Granted: 1991-04-30
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Expires: 2009-07-31
Abstract
Abstract An improved reference-aid apparatus and system for publications, a production-assembled apparatus included with the publication at the time of manufacture, adapted to be separably removable from the publication and mountable thereon by a user, double-faced apparatus (10) comprised of the mountable directory (34) and markers (11,18) constructed from at least one flexible sheet are formed by at least one separable line (24,25,26). The information means area (12,13; 19,20; 36,37) occupies substantially one face of each member; the attaching means area portion comprised of at least one attaching means area, the sum total attaching means area is from about 2% to about 99.9% overlies the information means area beneath, the attaching means area portion occupied by the substantially transparent and inferior adhesive (16,22) permitting the apparatus members to be remountable repeatedly being adapted to be colored. The multiple-faced releasably protective covering means (15,21) is without a release coating means, intermittently severed and adapted to be imprinted on at least one face overlies the adhesive beneath, at least one edge of the covering extends beyond the adhesive beneath to facilitate removal of the covering. The marker ( 11,18) mounted to the outside margin extending beyond and overlying the publication edge. A separably mountable directory (34) mounting to the publication panel, one information area having at least one inscribable entry area portion comprised of at least one inscribable entry area identified by an adjacent identification indicia reciprocally corresponding in "cross-matched" cooperation with each other, each matched sets being variated to differentiate groups of "like" indicia from each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Craig W. Olson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:37
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42F; B42F21/00; B42F21/04; B42D; B42D1/00; B42D1/003; B42D1/006; B42D9/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
A reference-aid apparatus adapted for use with and temporary securement to a publication, said apparatus comprising: a substrate formed of sheet stock, said substrate comprising a primary marker member and at least one secondary marker member with said at least one secondary marker member being releasably attached to said primary marker member by a line of separations; said primary marker member further comprising a head tab portion with said portion being adapted to receive first indicia thereon for identifying a publication, said primary marker member further comprising on one face thereof a directory area with said directory area having second indicia thereon defining at least one inscribable entry area with third indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable areas on said primary marker member, the other face of said primary marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; said at least one secondary marker member containing on one face thereof fourth indicia defining at least one inscribable entry area thereon with fifth indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said secondary marker member, the other face of said secondary marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; and said third and fifth indicia having a predetermined associative relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
A reference-aid apparatus adapted for use with and temporary securement to a publication, said apparatus comprising: a substrate formed of sheet stock, said substrate comprising a primary marker member and at least one secondary marker member with said at least one secondary marker member being releasably attached to said primary marker member by a line of separations; said primary marker member further comprising a head tab portion with said portion being adapted to receive first indicia thereon for identifying a publication, said primary marker member further comprising on one face thereof a directory area with said directory area having second indicia thereon defining at least one inscribable entry area with third indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable areas on said primary marker member, the other face of said primary marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; said at least one secondary marker member containing on one face thereof fourth indicia defining at least one inscribable entry area thereon with fifth indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said secondary marker member, the other face of said secondary marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; and said third and fifth indicia having a predetermined associative relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A reference-aid of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprising said primary marker member being releasably attached to a portion of said substrate by at least one line of separations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A reference-aid of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprising said at least one secondary marker member being releasably attached to a portion of said substrate by at least one line of separations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A reference-aid of claim 1 wherein said primary marker member is without a head tab portion and said directory area being adapted to receive first indicia thereon for identifying a publication.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A reference-aid of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprising only said primary marker member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A reference-aid of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprising only said at least one secondary marker member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
172 words
A reference-aid apparatus adapted for use with and temporary securement to a publication, said apparatus comprising: a substrate formed of sheet stock, said substrate comprising a primary marker member and at least one substrate portion with said primary marker member being releasably attached to said substrate portion by at least one line of separations; said primary marker member further comprising a head tab portion with said portion being adapted to receive first indicia thereon for identifying a publication, said primary member further comprising on one face thereof a directory area with said directory area having second indicia thereon defining at least one inscribable entry area with third indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said primary marker member, the other face of said primary marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; and said first and third indicia having a predetermined associative relationship.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
172 words
A reference-aid apparatus adapted for use with and temporary securement to a publication, said apparatus comprising: a substrate formed of sheet stock, said substrate comprising a primary marker member and at least one substrate portion with said primary marker member being releasably attached to said substrate portion by at least one line of separations; said primary marker member further comprising a head tab portion with said portion being adapted to receive first indicia thereon for identifying a publication, said primary member further comprising on one face thereof a directory area with said directory area having second indicia thereon defining at least one inscribable entry area with third indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said primary marker member, the other face of said primary marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; and said first and third indicia having a predetermined associative relationship.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A reference-aid of claim 7 wherein said substrate comprising only said primary marker member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A reference-aid of claim 7 wherein said primary marker member is without a head tab portion and said directory area being adapted to receive first indicia thereon for identifying a publication.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A reference-aid of claim 7 wherein said second and third indicia having a predetermined associative relationship with first indicia.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
146 words
A reference-aid apparatus adapted for use with and temporary securement to a publication, said apparatus comprising: a substrate formed of sheet stock, said substrate comprising at least one marker member and at least one substrate portion with said at least one marker member being releasably attached to said substrate portion by at least one line of separations; said at least one marker member containing on one face thereof first indicia defining at least one inscribable entry area thereon with second indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said marker member, the other face of said at least one marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; and said first and second indicia having a predetermined associative relationship.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
146 words
A reference-aid apparatus adapted for use with and temporary securement to a publication, said apparatus comprising: a substrate formed of sheet stock, said substrate comprising at least one marker member and at least one substrate portion with said at least one marker member being releasably attached to said substrate portion by at least one line of separations; said at least one marker member containing on one face thereof first indicia defining at least one inscribable entry area thereon with second indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said marker member, the other face of said at least one marker member comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet; and said first and second indicia having a predetermined associative relationship.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
78 words
A reference-aid of claim 11 wherein said at least one substrate portion comprising a directory area on one face thereof adapted to receive third indicia thereon having a predetermined associative relationship with said first indicia and said second indicia of said marker member and said third indicia defining at least one inscribable entry area with forth indicia located adjacent to and being specific to each of the said at least one inscribable entry areas on said directory area.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A reference-aid of claim 12 wherein the other face of said substrate portion comprising an attaching means area with a releasable and reusable pressure sensitive adhesive permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A reference-aid of claim 11 wherein said substrate comprising said at least one marker member.
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