CA1253901A - Articles of stationery - Google Patents
Articles of stationeryInfo
- Publication number
- CA1253901A CA1253901A CA000491305A CA491305A CA1253901A CA 1253901 A CA1253901 A CA 1253901A CA 000491305 A CA000491305 A CA 000491305A CA 491305 A CA491305 A CA 491305A CA 1253901 A CA1253901 A CA 1253901A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- card
- stationery
- article
- adhesive
- photograph
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
- B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
- B42D15/04—Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
- B42D15/042—Foldable cards or sheets
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
- B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
- B42D15/027—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets combined with permanently fastened other articles, e.g. photographs
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
- B42F5/00—Sheets and objects temporarily attached together; Means therefor; Albums
Landscapes
- Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
- Paper (AREA)
- Audible-Bandwidth Dynamoelectric Transducers Other Than Pickups (AREA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
ARTICLES OF STATIONERY
An article of stationery comprises a card, a layer of adhesive on the card, and a sheet of protective material covering the adhesive and separable therefrom by means of an intervening layer of releasable material. The sheet of protective material is divided into at least two separable areas within one another which can be removed separately to expose separate areas of the adhesive layer.
ARTICLES OF STATIONERY
An article of stationery comprises a card, a layer of adhesive on the card, and a sheet of protective material covering the adhesive and separable therefrom by means of an intervening layer of releasable material. The sheet of protective material is divided into at least two separable areas within one another which can be removed separately to expose separate areas of the adhesive layer.
Description
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RRT I CL ~ S OF S TAT I ON ~RY .
The present invention relates to articles of stationery on which photographs or the like can be mounted, and in particular, although not exclusively to postcards and frames for photographs.
It is known to provide an article of stationery in the form of a card with areas of protective material which are removable to expose one or more areas of adhesive on the card9 to which a photograph can be adhered. However, this arrangement has certain disadvantages in that photographs come in a number of sizes and the size of the photograph to be attached to the card may be other than that of the exposed adhesive region so that the photograph may be inadequately adhered to the card or adhesive may be exposed about the edges of the photograph. The present invention seeks to provide an article of stationery in which the size of exposed adhesive region may be selected by a user.
According to the invention there is provided an article of stationery comprising a card, a layer of adhesive on the card, and a sheet of protective material covering the adhesive and separable therefrom by means of an intervening layer of releasable material, the sheet of protective material being divided into at least two separable areas within one another which can be removed separately to expose separate areas of the adhesive layer.
By virtue of the invention it is p¢ssible to provide an article of stationery which has a first central area of protective layer which is removeable to expose an area of adhesive for securing a first size of photograph or the li ke, and, further, has a strip of separable material about the central part of the protective layer which can be removed to expose more of the adhesive so that a larger photograph or the like can be mounted on the card.
Preferably the strip of separable material completely circumscribes the said central area to form a ring. The strip may be subdivided into separately removeable parts or, as is preferred, 35 be a continuous ring. Preferably there are a number of rings, one ~25390~ .
within another, which may be removed separately to expose successively greater and greater areas of the adhesive and thereby allow a larger or yet larger photograph to be mounted on the card.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be 5 described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a cross-section through an article of stat ionery;
Figure 2 is a plan view of the article; and Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the article with a rear support prop extended.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an article of stationery 1 comprises a sheet of card 2 pre-printed on one side in any desired manner, a layer of adhesive 3 covering the other side of the sheet 15 of card, and a sheet of protective material 4 covering the adhesive 3 and separated therefrom by a layer of releasable material 5. The term "releasable material" is intended to cover materials, such as silicone, which when coated on paper adheres the paper to certain ` adhesives slightly, while allowing removal of the paper to expose 20 the adhesive for further use.
Referring to Figure 2 in particular5 the protective layer and layer of releasable material 5 are cut through to form a first, central area 7 which is independently removable to expose the adhesive beneath. Concentric rings 8 and 9 about the central area 7 25 are also cut into the protective layer and layer of releasable material. These cuts may be complete i.e. so that the areas 7, 8 and 9 are not connected or small, spaced apart tabs may be left joining the areas 7, 8 and 9 together. It will be appreciated that even when cut so that they are separatedf the areas 7, 8 and 9 of 30 the protective layer will be held in place by r eleasable contact of the protective layer 5 with the adhesive 3.
The upper surface of the protective layer 4 may be printed in any desired manner and may for example have details of the method of fixing a photograph to the card. Further, the sheet 4 35 may have printed thereon a grid 10 for aligning a photograph with ~:2539(1~
the removeable areas 7, 8 and 9 of the protective layer 4.
In use, a user wishing to mount a photograph on the card would align the photograph on the grid 10 so that the photograph is centralised. The user would then note which of the grid lines was 5 outside the photograph and having removed the photograph then remove the central area 7 and those rings of protective material 4 up to but not including the ring beneath the guideline noted as being outside the area of the photograph. The photograph can then be attached to the card by the maximum area of adhesive compatible with 10 the area of the card while not exposing undesirable adhesive outside of the edges of the photograph. Even without the grid 10, a photograph can be compared with the card, and those areas 7, 8, 9 less in area than the photograph, can be removed.
The grid 10, may be dimensioned to correspond to, or more 15 particularly the areas 7, 8, 9 can be dimensioned to be just less than, the standard sizes of photographs, for example the width A may correspond to the standard size of 3-~" width and the size B may correspond to the standard size of 4~" width, the central area 7 may correspond in size to the size of a standard instant photograph. It 20 will be thus appreciated that thè card can accommodate the standard photograph sizes and that by suitably selecting the size of the central areas 7 and the concentric rings 8 and 9 to be just less than the area sequentially of the instant photograph, 3~"
photograph, and 4~" photograph, the card can be made adapted to
RRT I CL ~ S OF S TAT I ON ~RY .
The present invention relates to articles of stationery on which photographs or the like can be mounted, and in particular, although not exclusively to postcards and frames for photographs.
It is known to provide an article of stationery in the form of a card with areas of protective material which are removable to expose one or more areas of adhesive on the card9 to which a photograph can be adhered. However, this arrangement has certain disadvantages in that photographs come in a number of sizes and the size of the photograph to be attached to the card may be other than that of the exposed adhesive region so that the photograph may be inadequately adhered to the card or adhesive may be exposed about the edges of the photograph. The present invention seeks to provide an article of stationery in which the size of exposed adhesive region may be selected by a user.
According to the invention there is provided an article of stationery comprising a card, a layer of adhesive on the card, and a sheet of protective material covering the adhesive and separable therefrom by means of an intervening layer of releasable material, the sheet of protective material being divided into at least two separable areas within one another which can be removed separately to expose separate areas of the adhesive layer.
By virtue of the invention it is p¢ssible to provide an article of stationery which has a first central area of protective layer which is removeable to expose an area of adhesive for securing a first size of photograph or the li ke, and, further, has a strip of separable material about the central part of the protective layer which can be removed to expose more of the adhesive so that a larger photograph or the like can be mounted on the card.
Preferably the strip of separable material completely circumscribes the said central area to form a ring. The strip may be subdivided into separately removeable parts or, as is preferred, 35 be a continuous ring. Preferably there are a number of rings, one ~25390~ .
within another, which may be removed separately to expose successively greater and greater areas of the adhesive and thereby allow a larger or yet larger photograph to be mounted on the card.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be 5 described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a cross-section through an article of stat ionery;
Figure 2 is a plan view of the article; and Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the article with a rear support prop extended.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an article of stationery 1 comprises a sheet of card 2 pre-printed on one side in any desired manner, a layer of adhesive 3 covering the other side of the sheet 15 of card, and a sheet of protective material 4 covering the adhesive 3 and separated therefrom by a layer of releasable material 5. The term "releasable material" is intended to cover materials, such as silicone, which when coated on paper adheres the paper to certain ` adhesives slightly, while allowing removal of the paper to expose 20 the adhesive for further use.
Referring to Figure 2 in particular5 the protective layer and layer of releasable material 5 are cut through to form a first, central area 7 which is independently removable to expose the adhesive beneath. Concentric rings 8 and 9 about the central area 7 25 are also cut into the protective layer and layer of releasable material. These cuts may be complete i.e. so that the areas 7, 8 and 9 are not connected or small, spaced apart tabs may be left joining the areas 7, 8 and 9 together. It will be appreciated that even when cut so that they are separatedf the areas 7, 8 and 9 of 30 the protective layer will be held in place by r eleasable contact of the protective layer 5 with the adhesive 3.
The upper surface of the protective layer 4 may be printed in any desired manner and may for example have details of the method of fixing a photograph to the card. Further, the sheet 4 35 may have printed thereon a grid 10 for aligning a photograph with ~:2539(1~
the removeable areas 7, 8 and 9 of the protective layer 4.
In use, a user wishing to mount a photograph on the card would align the photograph on the grid 10 so that the photograph is centralised. The user would then note which of the grid lines was 5 outside the photograph and having removed the photograph then remove the central area 7 and those rings of protective material 4 up to but not including the ring beneath the guideline noted as being outside the area of the photograph. The photograph can then be attached to the card by the maximum area of adhesive compatible with 10 the area of the card while not exposing undesirable adhesive outside of the edges of the photograph. Even without the grid 10, a photograph can be compared with the card, and those areas 7, 8, 9 less in area than the photograph, can be removed.
The grid 10, may be dimensioned to correspond to, or more 15 particularly the areas 7, 8, 9 can be dimensioned to be just less than, the standard sizes of photographs, for example the width A may correspond to the standard size of 3-~" width and the size B may correspond to the standard size of 4~" width, the central area 7 may correspond in size to the size of a standard instant photograph. It 20 will be thus appreciated that thè card can accommodate the standard photograph sizes and that by suitably selecting the size of the central areas 7 and the concentric rings 8 and 9 to be just less than the area sequentially of the instant photograph, 3~"
photograph, and 4~" photograph, the card can be made adapted to
2 5 securely carry any of the standard sizes of photograph.
To form a support prop for the card so that it can be free standing, the cut about the inner area 7 may pass through the card along all but part of one side (7a), and the central portion 7 can have a central fold-line 7b (see Pigure 3). By pushing the area 30 7 out from the front of the card (before attaching a photograph) and folding the card as shown about the foldlines 7a and 7b, a rearwardly extending right-angled prop will be provided. As will be appreciated this is only suitable for use with the larger sizes of photograph and could not be used if the photograph were attached to 35 the card by means of the adhesive on the central area 7. The 12539C)~
protective material 4 covering that control srea 7, is therefore left-in place if the support prop is to be used. The photograph can still be sufficiently secured to the card by means of one or more of the outer concentric ring means 8,9.
To form a support prop for the card so that it can be free standing, the cut about the inner area 7 may pass through the card along all but part of one side (7a), and the central portion 7 can have a central fold-line 7b (see Pigure 3). By pushing the area 30 7 out from the front of the card (before attaching a photograph) and folding the card as shown about the foldlines 7a and 7b, a rearwardly extending right-angled prop will be provided. As will be appreciated this is only suitable for use with the larger sizes of photograph and could not be used if the photograph were attached to 35 the card by means of the adhesive on the central area 7. The 12539C)~
protective material 4 covering that control srea 7, is therefore left-in place if the support prop is to be used. The photograph can still be sufficiently secured to the card by means of one or more of the outer concentric ring means 8,9.
Claims (7)
1. An article of stationery comprising a card, a layer of adhesive on the card, and a sheet of protective material covering the adhesive and separable therefrom by means of an intervening layer of releasable material, the sheet of protective material being divided into at least two separable areas within one another which can be removed separately to expose separate areas of the adhesive layer.
2. An article of stationery as claimed in claim 1, wherein each separable area of protective material about an inner most central area of protective material, circumscribes that central area.
3. An article of stationery as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are two or more separable concentric rings of protective material about a central area of separable, protective material.
4. An article of stationery as claimed in claim 3, wherein the concentric rings are each continuous.
5. An article of stationery as claimed in claim 3, wherein the concentric rings are subdivided into separately removable parts.
6. An article of stationery as claimed in claim 1, wherein the card is cut through about a portion of the card which can thus be bent away from the card to form a support prop for the card.
7. An article of stationery as claimed in claim 6, wherein the portion bent away from the card is adapted to be folded to form a substantially right angled support prop.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB848423990A GB8423990D0 (en) | 1984-09-21 | 1984-09-21 | Articles of stationery |
| GB8423990 | 1984-09-21 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1253901A true CA1253901A (en) | 1989-05-09 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000491305A Expired CA1253901A (en) | 1984-09-21 | 1985-09-23 | Articles of stationery |
Country Status (10)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP0195043B1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JPS62500849A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU588548B2 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR8506939A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1253901A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3571958D1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK227586A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB8423990D0 (en) |
| NO (1) | NO861990L (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1986001777A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4713901A (en) * | 1986-02-03 | 1987-12-22 | Gerald B. Klein | System for retaining and displaying business cards |
| GB2208278A (en) * | 1987-07-31 | 1989-03-22 | Daimatsu Kagaku Kogyo Kk | Postcard temporarily covered by adhesive material |
| GB2209991A (en) * | 1987-09-18 | 1989-06-01 | Daimatsu Kagaku Kogyo Kk | Postcards having peelable layers |
| GB2209992A (en) * | 1987-09-18 | 1989-06-01 | Daimatsu Kagaku Kogyo Kk | Peelable laminates |
| US4953780A (en) * | 1989-09-05 | 1990-09-04 | Ross Thomas H | Postcard with personal photograph |
| GB9320883D0 (en) * | 1993-10-11 | 1993-12-01 | Alouette Innovation Ltd | Display device |
| GB2305630A (en) * | 1995-09-30 | 1997-04-16 | Martin Morris | Postcard with adhesive areas for attachment of photographs or other items |
Family Cites Families (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB191002256A (en) * | 1910-01-29 | 1910-12-22 | Harben James Valentine | Improvements in and relating to the Making of Translucent Pictures. |
| FR1044884A (en) * | 1951-11-07 | 1953-11-23 | Advanced postcard | |
| US3304641A (en) * | 1964-10-02 | 1967-02-21 | Donald L Gonczy | Picture postcard |
| GB1106395A (en) * | 1965-11-09 | 1968-03-13 | Jan Wolfert | Improvements in coin albums |
| FR2454377A1 (en) * | 1979-04-18 | 1980-11-14 | Duval Pierre | Postcard for personalised photograph - has support backing and top cardboard layer with cut=out for inserting selected feature |
| FR2459521A1 (en) * | 1979-06-19 | 1981-01-09 | Delrieu Imprimerie | Page for receiving sets of collected cards - has adhesive layer on one or both faces for NON-gummed cards after removing protective film |
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1984
- 1984-09-21 GB GB848423990A patent/GB8423990D0/en active Pending
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1985
- 1985-09-23 DE DE8585904662T patent/DE3571958D1/en not_active Expired
- 1985-09-23 CA CA000491305A patent/CA1253901A/en not_active Expired
- 1985-09-23 EP EP85904662A patent/EP0195043B1/en not_active Expired
- 1985-09-23 JP JP50419085A patent/JPS62500849A/en active Pending
- 1985-09-23 AU AU48640/85A patent/AU588548B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1985-09-23 BR BR8506939A patent/BR8506939A/en unknown
- 1985-09-23 WO PCT/GB1985/000440 patent/WO1986001777A1/en active IP Right Grant
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1986
- 1986-05-16 DK DK227586A patent/DK227586A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1986-05-20 NO NO861990A patent/NO861990L/en unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| EP0195043B1 (en) | 1989-08-02 |
| JPS62500849A (en) | 1987-04-09 |
| AU588548B2 (en) | 1989-09-21 |
| DK227586D0 (en) | 1986-05-16 |
| GB8423990D0 (en) | 1984-10-31 |
| AU4864085A (en) | 1986-04-08 |
| EP0195043A1 (en) | 1986-09-24 |
| DK227586A (en) | 1986-05-16 |
| DE3571958D1 (en) | 1989-09-07 |
| NO861990L (en) | 1986-05-20 |
| WO1986001777A1 (en) | 1986-03-27 |
| BR8506939A (en) | 1986-12-23 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKEX | Expiry |