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Apparatus for assembling and displaying information
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-03-08
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2014-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A group of cards containing printed information on one or more selected topics and interconnected to form a deck of such cards. The deck may include a title card bearing indicia denoting a particular topic of information on other cards in the deck, and also may include one or more cards containing general information on the topic, as well as subject cards containing information on one or more specific items relating to the topic. The subject cards include indicia, preferably along a marginal portion of the card, denoting the particular subject for which that card, or the facing surface of the card, contains information.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas C. Scales
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:48
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42C; B42C19/00; B42C19/02; B42B; B42B5/00; B42B5/08; B42D; B42D1/00; B42D1/009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
Apparatus for assembling and displaying information in predetermined format, comprising: a plurality of cards each having a front surface and a back surface; means mutually interconnecting the cards to maintain a predetermined sequential arrangement of the cards; the first card in the sequence bearing indicia indicating a particular topic of information contained in others of the cards; a plurality of the other cards being subject cards bearing indicia containing information on particular subjects relating to the topic; the subject cards including indicia containing information on different groups of subjects relating to the topic; and each subject card including subject indicia along a marginal portion of the card and denoting a specific one of the groups of subjects, so that a person can locate the cards for a particular subject groups by selecting the subset of cards having the corresponding marginal subject indicia and moving the selected cards within respect to the interconnecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
Apparatus for assembling and displaying information in predetermined format, comprising: a plurality of cards each having a front surface and a back surface; means mutually interconnecting the cards to maintain a predetermined sequential arrangement of the cards; the first card in the sequence bearing indicia indicating a particular topic of information contained in others of the cards; a plurality of the other cards being subject cards bearing indicia containing information on particular subjects relating to the topic; the subject cards including indicia containing information on different groups of subjects relating to the topic; and each subject card including subject indicia along a marginal portion of the card and denoting a specific one of the groups of subjects, so that a person can locate the cards for a particular subject groups by selecting the subset of cards having the corresponding marginal subject indicia and moving the selected cards within respect to the interconnecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus in claim 1, wherein: the marginal subject indicia for the cards of a particular group comprises a nonverbal indicium on those cards, characterizing the cards of that group and distinct from the nonverbal subject indicia on the cards of other groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus as in claim 2, wherein: the marginal subject indicia for the cards of a particular group also contain a further indicium identifying the specific item of that group for which information appears on the card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus as in claim 3, wherein: the nonverbal marginal indicia comprise a specific color common to all cards of a particular group; and the further indicia comprise verbal indicia identifying the specific items within each group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus as in claim 3, wherein: at least some of the subject cards bear indicia containing information on dissimilar subjects on front and back sides of the card; and each side of said same cards includes marginal indicia identifying the particular group corresponding to the information on that particular side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising: an index card included in the plurality of cards and containing indicia corresponding to specific subject matter on the sides of the subject cards and to the location of those sides in the sequential arrangement of cards.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein: the interconnecting means extends through an opening in each card and retains the cards in the form of a deck with the openings axially aligned, so that the cards are pivotable around the means to permit fanning the cards on the axis of alignment.
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