US5161907A
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Combination photo and video cassette album
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-11-01
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Granted: 1992-11-10
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Expires: 2011-11-01
Abstract
Abstract A combination photo/video cassette album having loose leaf pages for holding photographs removably held between front and back covers. Some of the pages are reduced in size to enable a video cassette holder to be fixed to the interior of one of the covers of the album and held in place adjacent to such partial pages, so that the partial pages are nested next to the video cassette holder, and a video cassette held therein, when the covers of the album are in the closed position.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles T. Byrne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:41
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D1/00; B42D1/08; B42F; B42F13/00; B42F13/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
295 words
A combination still photograph and video cassette storage album, comprising, in combination: a substantially rectangular album having a substantially rectangular, flat front cover and a substantially rectangular, flat rear cover connected by an elongated spine, with said front and rear covers movable between open and closed positions; said front and rear covers and said spine having upper and lower edges and exterior and interior surfaces; a plurality of releasable rings fixed to the interior surface of said spine between the interior surfaces of said front and rear covers; a plurality of substantially rectangular pages releasably held by said releasable rings within said album between said interior surfaces of said front and rear covers; said pages being adapted to hold still photographs on or therein with some of the pages being full pages that are slightly smaller in size than said front and rear covers, and some of the said pages being partial pages that are substantially smaller in size than said full pages; and a substantially rectangular video cassette holder having four raised side edges, two of which raised side edges are long and two of which raised side edges are short; said raised side edged adapted to receive and hold a video cassette in a central open area formed therein by said raised side edges; said substantially rectangular holder being permanently secured to the interior surface of one of said front and rear covers with said raised side edges of said substantially rectangular holder parallel to said edges of said rectangular cover to which it is secured and adjacent to said partial pages, whereby said partial pages and said substantially rectangular holder are nested next to each other when said front cover and said rear cover of said album are in said closed position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
295 words
A combination still photograph and video cassette storage album, comprising, in combination: a substantially rectangular album having a substantially rectangular, flat front cover and a substantially rectangular, flat rear cover connected by an elongated spine, with said front and rear covers movable between open and closed positions; said front and rear covers and said spine having upper and lower edges and exterior and interior surfaces; a plurality of releasable rings fixed to the interior surface of said spine between the interior surfaces of said front and rear covers; a plurality of substantially rectangular pages releasably held by said releasable rings within said album between said interior surfaces of said front and rear covers; said pages being adapted to hold still photographs on or therein with some of the pages being full pages that are slightly smaller in size than said front and rear covers, and some of the said pages being partial pages that are substantially smaller in size than said full pages; and a substantially rectangular video cassette holder having four raised side edges, two of which raised side edges are long and two of which raised side edges are short; said raised side edged adapted to receive and hold a video cassette in a central open area formed therein by said raised side edges; said substantially rectangular holder being permanently secured to the interior surface of one of said front and rear covers with said raised side edges of said substantially rectangular holder parallel to said edges of said rectangular cover to which it is secured and adjacent to said partial pages, whereby said partial pages and said substantially rectangular holder are nested next to each other when said front cover and said rear cover of said album are in said closed position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination still photograph and video cassette storage album of claim 1 wherein said substantially rectangular holder is secured to said interior surface of said rear cover.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
The combination still photograph and video cassette storage album of claim 2 wherein said substantially rectangular holder is secured to said rear cover with said two raised long side edges thereof parallel and adjacent to said lower edge of said rear cover, sand said partial pages are held in said album above said substantially rectangular holder in the direction away from said lower edge of said rear cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The combination still photograph and video cassette storage album of claim 3 wherein there are at least three releasable rings, adapted to releasably hold said plurality of pages in said album by means of holes formed in said plurality of pages.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination still photograph and video cassette storage album of claim 1 wherein said substantially rectangular holder is secured to said interior surface of said front cover.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
72 words
The combination still photograph and video cassette storage album of claim 5 wherein said substantially rectangular holder is secured to said interior surface of said front cover with said two raised long side edges thereof parallel and adjacent to said lower edge of said front cover, and said partial pages are held in said album above said substantially rectangular holder in the direction away from said lower edge of said front cover.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The combination still photograph and video cassette storage album of claim 6 wherein there are at least three releasable rings, adapted to releasably hold said plurality of page in said album by means of holes formed in said plurality of pages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
351 words
A combinations till photograph and video cassette storage album, comprising, in combination: a substantially rectangular album having a substantially rectangular, flat front cover and a substantially rectangular, flat rear cover connected together along side edges by an elongated spine, with said front and rear covers movable between open and closed positions; said front cover, said rear cover and said spine having upper and lower edges and exterior and interior surfaces; a plurality of releasable rings fixed to the interior surface of said spine between the interior surfaces of said covers; a plurality of substantially rectangular pages having holes therein adapted to be releasably held by said releasable rings within said album between said interior surfaces of said front cover and said rear cover; said pages being adapted to hold still photographs on or therein, with some of said pages being full page that are slightly smaller in size than said front cover and said rear cover, and some of said pages being partial pages that are substantially smaller in size than said full pages; and a substantially rectangular holder having four raised side edges forming a substantially rectangular interior opening, two of which raised side edges are longer and two of which raised side edges are shorter; said substantially rectangular holder permanently secured to the interior surface of said rear cover with said two raised longer side edges parallel to said lower edge of said rear cover and adjacent to said partial pages, with the partial pages held in said rings in said album above said substantially rectangular holder in the direction away from said lower edge of said rear cover; said substantially rectangular holder including a resilient bead formed on an interior surface of each of said raised longer side edges, to thereby receive and hold a video cassette in said substantially rectangular interior opening in said substantially rectangular holder by said resilient beads, whereby said partial pages and said substantially rectangular holder, with said video cassette therein, are nested next to each other when said front cover and said rear cover of said album are in said closed position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
351 words
A combinations till photograph and video cassette storage album, comprising, in combination: a substantially rectangular album having a substantially rectangular, flat front cover and a substantially rectangular, flat rear cover connected together along side edges by an elongated spine, with said front and rear covers movable between open and closed positions; said front cover, said rear cover and said spine having upper and lower edges and exterior and interior surfaces; a plurality of releasable rings fixed to the interior surface of said spine between the interior surfaces of said covers; a plurality of substantially rectangular pages having holes therein adapted to be releasably held by said releasable rings within said album between said interior surfaces of said front cover and said rear cover; said pages being adapted to hold still photographs on or therein, with some of said pages being full page that are slightly smaller in size than said front cover and said rear cover, and some of said pages being partial pages that are substantially smaller in size than said full pages; and a substantially rectangular holder having four raised side edges forming a substantially rectangular interior opening, two of which raised side edges are longer and two of which raised side edges are shorter; said substantially rectangular holder permanently secured to the interior surface of said rear cover with said two raised longer side edges parallel to said lower edge of said rear cover and adjacent to said partial pages, with the partial pages held in said rings in said album above said substantially rectangular holder in the direction away from said lower edge of said rear cover; said substantially rectangular holder including a resilient bead formed on an interior surface of each of said raised longer side edges, to thereby receive and hold a video cassette in said substantially rectangular interior opening in said substantially rectangular holder by said resilient beads, whereby said partial pages and said substantially rectangular holder, with said video cassette therein, are nested next to each other when said front cover and said rear cover of said album are in said closed position.
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