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Information organizing system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-25
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Granted: 1991-06-25
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Expires: 2009-05-25
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Abstract

Abstract An information organization system is provided which utilizes a series of imprinted organizational sheets which have releasable, pressure-sensitive adhesive on the lower edge of the reverse surface. These sheets are carried on a pad and are thereafter individually removed and placed upon preprinted notebook or other reference sheets and held in place by the adhesive. Since they are adhered along their lower edges, the organizational sheets can be placed in overlapping juxtaposition with only their upper areas showing; and, yet, each sheet can be read in its entirety from the top down without removing other sheets. The sheets can be adhered to, or removed from, the notebook pages or other reference sheets in any sequence.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert L. Brass

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 14:16
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D5/00; B42D5/003; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A pad of organizational sheets, said sheets being adapted to be attached to a page, each said sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adhered to one another by releasable, pressure-sensitive adhesive on said reverse surface of each said sheet only proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on the front surface of said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are usable when said lower edge is at the bottom, and said printed indicia being divided into an upper printed area and a lower printed area, whereby said sheets can be removed from said pad and mounted on a page in any sequence and in overlapping juxtaposition with all said upper printed portions being visible to the reader.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A pad of organizational sheets, said sheets being adapted to be attached to a page, each said sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adhered to one another by releasable, pressure-sensitive adhesive on said reverse surface of each said sheet only proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on the front surface of said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are usable when said lower edge is at the bottom, and said printed indicia being divided into an upper printed area and a lower printed area, whereby said sheets can be removed from said pad and mounted on a page in any sequence and in overlapping juxtaposition with all said upper printed portions being visible to the reader.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 165 words
A pad of organizational sheets, said sheets being adapted to be attached to a page bearing printed data, each said sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adhered to one another by releasable, pressure sensitive adhesive on said reverse surface only proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on the front surface of said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are usable when said lower edge is at the bottom, said printed indicia including a pointer proximate to the top edge and one side of said sheet and pointing in the direction of said side edge, whereby said sheets can be removed from said pad and mounted on the page in overlapping juxtaposition with the uppermost portion of said indicia on said sheets being visible to the reader with said pointer pointing to a selected portion of said printed data, and said sheets can be adhered to or removed from the page in any sequence.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 165 words
A pad of organizational sheets, said sheets being adapted to be attached to a page bearing printed data, each said sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adhered to one another by releasable, pressure sensitive adhesive on said reverse surface only proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on the front surface of said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are usable when said lower edge is at the bottom, said printed indicia including a pointer proximate to the top edge and one side of said sheet and pointing in the direction of said side edge, whereby said sheets can be removed from said pad and mounted on the page in overlapping juxtaposition with the uppermost portion of said indicia on said sheets being visible to the reader with said pointer pointing to a selected portion of said printed data, and said sheets can be adhered to or removed from the page in any sequence.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 38 words
A pad or organizational sheets as set forth in claim 1 in which said printed indicia includes an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion carrying information which is to always be visible to the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A pad of organizational sheets as set forth in claim 1 in which the page is a notebook page.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 196 words
A notebook organizing system, said system including a notebook carrying a plurality of notebook pages bearing printed data, a plurality of organizational sheets, each sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adhered to at least one of said pages by releasable, pressure-sensitive on said reverse surface of each said sheet only in a line proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on said front surface of each said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are readable when said lower edge is at the bottom, said pages having alignment markings thereon designating spacing of said sheets on said pages, said alignment markings being dimensioned to complement the size and shape of said sheets and said printed data thereon and being spaced from one another by a distance approximating the width of said lines of releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive, whereby said sheets can be mounted on said pages in overlapping juxtaposition, being adhered only along the lower edges thereof, with the uppermost portion of said indicia on said sheets being visible to the reader and said sheets can be adhered to and removed from said pages in any sequence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 196 words
A notebook organizing system, said system including a notebook carrying a plurality of notebook pages bearing printed data, a plurality of organizational sheets, each sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adhered to at least one of said pages by releasable, pressure-sensitive on said reverse surface of each said sheet only in a line proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on said front surface of each said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are readable when said lower edge is at the bottom, said pages having alignment markings thereon designating spacing of said sheets on said pages, said alignment markings being dimensioned to complement the size and shape of said sheets and said printed data thereon and being spaced from one another by a distance approximating the width of said lines of releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive, whereby said sheets can be mounted on said pages in overlapping juxtaposition, being adhered only along the lower edges thereof, with the uppermost portion of said indicia on said sheets being visible to the reader and said sheets can be adhered to and removed from said pages in any sequence.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 66 words
A notebook organizing system as set forth in claim 5 in which that portion of said indicia visible to said reader, when a plurality of said sheets are adhered to a said page in accordance with said alignment markings, includes printed pointers directing the reader's attention to particular areas of said page, whereby said sheets may be oriented in time or task sequence on said pages.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 55 words
A notebook organizing system as set forth in claim 5 in which said printed indicia divide said sheet into an upper printed area and a lower printed area and means are provided for spacing said sheets on said page so that only said upper printed area is visible on those said sheets which are overlapped.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 26 words
A notebook organizing system as set forth in claim 5 in which the vertical width of said adhesive corresponds to the width of said alignment markings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 38 words
A notebook organizing system as set forth in claim 5 in which some of said notebook pages are so imprinted as to indicate that they are to be used for different tasks than others of said notebook pages.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 184 words
An information organizing system, said system including at least one page bearing printed data, a plurality of organizational sheets, each said sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adherable to said page by releasable, pressure-sensitive adhesive on said reverse surface of said sheet only proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on said front surface of each said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are readable when said lower edge is at the bottom, said indicia having uppermost and lowermost portions, said page having alignment markings thereon designating spacing of said sheets on said pages, said alignment markings being dimensioned to complement the size and shape of said sheets and said printed data thereon and being vertically spaced from one another by a distance approximating the vertical width of said uppermost portion, where said sheets can be mounted on said page in overlapping juxtaposition with the uppermost portion of said indicia on said sheets being visible to the reader and said sheets can be adhered to and removed from said page in any sequence.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 184 words
An information organizing system, said system including at least one page bearing printed data, a plurality of organizational sheets, each said sheet having a front surface and a reverse surface, said sheets being releasably adherable to said page by releasable, pressure-sensitive adhesive on said reverse surface of said sheet only proximate to the lower edge thereof, printed indicia on said front surface of each said sheets, said indicia being so oriented that said indicia are readable when said lower edge is at the bottom, said indicia having uppermost and lowermost portions, said page having alignment markings thereon designating spacing of said sheets on said pages, said alignment markings being dimensioned to complement the size and shape of said sheets and said printed data thereon and being vertically spaced from one another by a distance approximating the vertical width of said uppermost portion, where said sheets can be mounted on said page in overlapping juxtaposition with the uppermost portion of said indicia on said sheets being visible to the reader and said sheets can be adhered to and removed from said page in any sequence.

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