Placemat with changeable card display

Claim 1

A mat for displaying celebrity cards, the mat comprising a front panel and a base panel, the panels being registered with one another, the front panel including a plurality of rectangular cut outs, each card bearing the depiction of a celebrity in a specific field, the width of each cut out being greater than the width of a celebrity card intended to be displayed, the heighth of each cut out being greater than the heighth of a celebrity card intended to be displayed and the thickness of the front panel being not less than the thickness of a celebrity card intended to be displayed, a single taut transparent plastic film overlaying the entire front panel and each cut out and providing a window for viewing a celebrity card, portions of the base panel registered with the cut outs defining a back wall, a pocket associated with each cut out for receiving a celebrity card, the pocket being defined by the cut out, the transparent plastic film overlay and the back wall, and means for insertion and removal of celebrity cards into and out of each pocket, the means for insertion and removal of cards comprising a slot formed in the base panel and associated with each cut out, each slot being registered with an edge of each cut out, the plastic film being liquid impervious, the front panel further including indicia, the indicia being related to the field of the celebrities depicted on the cards.

Claim 8

A system for organizing and displaying a plurality of rectangular celebrity cards, each card including indicia comprising a depiction of a celebrity, the system including a front panel, the front panel carrying indicia, the front panel indicia comprising a scene associated with the celebrities depicted on the celebrity cards, the front panel further including a plurality of rectangular cut outs dimensioned to accommodate the celebrity cards, the front panel further including a clear plastic film overlay, the plastic film overlay providing a window for covering each cut out and to permit viewing of a celebrity card, the system further including a base panel, a plurality of pockets for receiving and displaying the celebrity cards, each pocket being defined by the cut out, the window and the base panel, the system further including means for accessing each pocket for insertion and removal of celebrity cards, the accessing means comprising a slot in the base panel registered with an edge of each cut out, each slot being substantially rectangular and including an arcuate finger notch, the arcuate finger notch, comprising means for permitting insertion of a finger between a celebrity card and the front panel for facilitating removal of a celebrity card from a pocket.

Claim 9

A system for organizing and displaying a plurality of rectangular celebrity cards, each card including indicia comprising a depiction of a celebrity, the system including a front panel, the front panel carrying indicia, the front panel indicia comprising a scene associated with the celebrities depicted on the celebrity cards, the front panel further including a plurality of rectangular cut outs dimensioned to accommodate the celebrity cards, the front panel further including a clear plastic film overlay, the plastic film overlay providing a window for covering each cut out and to permit viewing of a celebrity card, the system further including a base panel, a plurality of pockets for receiving and displaying the celebrity cards, each pocket being defined by the cut out, the window and the base panel, the system further including means for accessing each pocket for insertion and removal of celebrity cards, the accessing means comprising a slot in the base panel registered with an edge of each cut out, each slot being substantially rectangular and including an arcuate finger notch, the arcuate finger notch, comprising means for permitting insertion of a finger between a celebrity card and the front panel for facilitating removal of a celebrity card from a pocket.