GB2441516A - A note sheet with a turnover tabs on or near an edge - Google Patents

Abstract

The note sheet body has an array of horizontal lines that form horizontally aligned spaces to be used for annotations, such instructions or tasks, or a shopping list. At one end of each space is a tab 2 formed by short lateral cuts in one of the sheet edges. The paper sheet may be graphically imprinted with indicia 9, 10 at top or bottom. The reverse side of the note paper body may be coated fully or partially with "dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive so that when tabs are folded back under the paper body the very low tack adhesive coated tabs will adhere to the underside of the sheet. Folding the tab is aided by short slits or cuts 4. The tabs may incorporate smaller secondary tabs 14 integrally formed within the confines of the main tabs. In this alternative, an adhesive coating is not required. A tab 2 can be activated by folding back to show completion of a task. Alternatively, completion may be marked by turning back a secondary tab 14 producing a hole 14A. The note sheets may be provided in a pad or block.

Description

PAPER NOTES FOR "SHOPPING LISTS" AND "TASKS TO BE DONE" LISTS

BACKGROUND

The invention relates to sticky and non sticky notes used in offices homes etc. , where notes are used to carry forward written messages to remind or advise oneself or others of tasks or happenings Popular "sticky notes" are usually collated into pads or "blocks' from which individual notes are retrieved by exfoliation, said notes do not integrally incorporate means to inform or indicate that the message written on the note has been acted upon or has just been read and taken note of. Currently the only option with regard to confirming that the note has been sighted and acted upon is by overwriting the note or by sticking an additional note bearing a confirming message ot symbol or colour.

OBJECTS OF INVENTION

It is the object of this invention to provide a paper note that by virtue of its back surface being coated with a coating of dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive not tacky to the gentle touch of a finger and its front surface being totally free of any paper sealing or conditioning coating other than printed indicia whereby the paper note would be free of tack when lightly handled by hands and yet upon deliberate application of firm pressure still bond to a hard surface to stabilise said note on the hard surface so that it may be written on even with one hand without the note sliding away. The use of very low tack adhesive does away with the need for a sealing lacquer or conditioning at the top. end of the front surface of the sticky note that would fix any loose fibres to the paper matrix as required for sticky notes,the absence of conditioning permits unhindered writing or printing onto the front surface with any type of pencil or ink It is a further object of this invention that the paper note would have its front surface overprinted with lines that divide the front surface into a plurality of across aligned spaces for writing indicia in said spaces specifying items to be purchased or tasks to be attended to. The top end of the front surface of the note can be printed with information such as how to use the note or promotional indicia such as logos of promoting companies. -1-

A further object of the invention is a paper note in which the adhesive coating on its back surface is of such very low tack adhesive that when normally handled would not adhere to fingers to impede handling or cause discomfort to the handler, said such very low tack adhesive coated surfaces only adhering to other surfaces that are coated with very low tack adhesive or more tacky adhesive but not adhering to plain surfaces, in simplistic terms the type of the adhesive and thickness of the adhesive coating need be of the type and quantity that would only permit a very low tack adhesive coated surface to adhere to another very low tack adhesive coated surface and not permit one such very low tack adhesive coated surface to adhere to a surface free of adhesive coating in the absence of excessive pressure. When excessive pressure is deliberately applied to force the sticky note, by way of example, onto the solid surface of a table the very low tackiness of the adhesive coating will respond by providing a low strength bond at the interface between the adhesive coating and the table surface of sufficent strength to hold the sticky note in place so as one can write onto it without it sliding away..

A further and of primary importance object of the invention is a note with the provision of means integral with the sticky note to register with good visibility the fact that action relative to the written instruction has been taken such as to either a purchase has been effected or a task completed without the need to pick up or hold a writing or perforating implement to record at the appropriate place that such action has been taken.

Each effected purchase or completed task is recorded onto the plain note and adhesive coated note note at the appropriate place relative to the written instruction by the simple folding down of the corresponding tab and slide of thumb sideways for the plain note and for the adhesive coated note folding down by 180 degrees rotation about the tab folding axis. All tabs being situated laterally along one side of the sticky note, the right hand side of the sticky note to suit right handed handlers and the left hand side of sticky note to suit left handed handlers. Upon folding of an adhesive coated note tab the full 180 degrees down and under the sticky note paper sheet and the applying of a light force on to the tab to force the tab adhesive coated surface against the adhesive coating on the underside of the sticky note paper body with the result that the very low tack adhesive coated surface under the tab and the very low tack adhesive coating under the sticky note paper body lighfly bond to one another, the bond preferably being of low strength in case the purchased item is returned to the shelf or a task is found not to have been completed requiring the tab to be lifted off from its folded position without damage to the tab and the tab returned to its original attitude on reversing the 180 degrees rotation in the unfolding of the tab It is accepted that the same indicational effect can be achieved by the simple tearing off of a tab instead of executing the folding process but this may result in undesireable littering and also the tab once discarded cannot be replaced in case of a change of mind As each individual laterally situated tab correlates with the annotatable subdivided area of the front surface of the note the downward and backward 180 degrees folding with the sticky note of each correlated tab will display a very noticeable gap or absence of tab relative to other tabs as yet unfolded,any remaining unfolded tabs being indicative of purchases or tasks yet to be completed. With the plain note it is the appearance of a hole and additionally a coloured marker on the corresponding tab that denotes that a task has been completed Correspondingly, at a glance, any indicia relative to absent tabs or perforated tabs or tabs with coloured markers can be ignored and mentally dismissed with the certainty that the affected tabs related purchases or tasks have already been completed It is generally accepted that individual sticky notes incorporate a low tack adhesive coating at the back top end of each sticky note,such.adhesive being described from low strength' to "high strength" ,the "high strength" definition being but a more tenacious low strength variety of adhesive, but in all circumstances said adhesive is tacky to the touch and may cause some discomfort to some users. It is another object of this invention to reduce such experienced discomfort by way of ensuring that the very low tack adhesive coating being part of the sticky note is "dry to the touch' whereby when under normal handling procedures as and when a finger would touch the very low tack adhesive coating the skin of the finger need not bond at all with the adhesive coating and thus give the feel of the adhesive being dry to the touch. However said very low tack .3-adhesive coating on a note will respond when in contact with the adhesive coated surface of another very low tack adhesive coated surface being it of a folded tab or of another very low tack adhesive coated sticky note.

Thus, a multiplicity of very low tack adhesive coated notes, all identically aligned with the top surface uppermost, may be stacked together into pads or blocks without the risk of some notes adhering to one another and whenever such bundles of notes that would be constituted into pads or block of notes are required to be bound together an adhesive such a hot melt adhesive coating generally used and applied in the binding industry can be applied down one of the exposed ends of the notes collated as pad or blocks of notes.

The invention as carried into effect results in an implement that permits the jotting down, in an orderly manner, a multiplicity of short reminder notes relative to tasks to be done and further facilitates the visual registration of the status quo vis a vis the completion of any of the tasks set down without the intervention of another implement such as a writing instrument or perforating instrument.

It is very practical to carry the invention into effect whereby the whole of the back surface of the note is evenly coated with very low tack "dry to the touch" adhesive coating, said very low tack adhesive coating providing adhesion only to areas of the note tabs that are folded backwards against the underside of the note whereby adhesive coated areas under the tabs and the note come into contact with one another, in the vernacular being described as "cheek to cheek" . A total coverage of the note back surface with a very tow tack adhesive coat facilitates the production process in so far as the adhesive coating process can be completed prior to any printing and cutting of the front and back surface of the note.

If it is desired for the note to be presented as and perform as a conventional sticky note so that a number of sticky notes are collated into pads or blocks configurations then as a further object of this invention a layer of low tack conventional adhesive coating can be applied at the top end of the back surface of the note either as a Continuous strip of adhesive coating or in the format of dots or patches over the already present very low tack adry to the touch" adhesive coating, said low tack adhesive coating having to be applied above the imaginary line extending across the note from the uppermost tab forming lateral Cut.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The invention as carried into effect, by way of example, is illustrated in the accompanying eight sheets of drawings that incorporate figures No.1 to No.26 inclusive Figure No.1 illustrates the typical top surface front view of the note shown free of any indicia and die cut as required to generate tabs along a side of the note.

Figure No.2 illustrates the reverse side of the note illustrated in Figure No.1 here showing the disposition of the very low tack adhesive coating in the form of localised coated areas such as large spots.

Figure No.3 illustrates the note as shown in Figure No.1, but in addition here showing the reference grid and potential appearance of indicia relative to the laterally formed tabs.

Figure No.4 illustrates the back surface of the note illustrated in figure No.1, here showing the note back surface coated with very low tack adhesive all over its surface.

Figure No.5 illustrates the note front surface as shown in figure No.3 in which,by way of example, some of the spaces within the reference grid are written in with instructions regarding items to be purchased as part of a shopping list requirements.

Figure No.6 illustrates the note front surface as shown in figure No.5 and further showing laterally placed tabs that relate to items already procured during the shopping trip here shown folded under so that the folded tabs remain bonded in position, folded under and out of sight.

Figure No.7 illustrates the back surface of the note as shown in figure No.2 further showing close to the top end of the note area coated with, by way of example, just two circular patches of low or medium tack adhesive coating.

Figure No. 8 illustrates the back surface of the note as shown in figure No.4 further showing extending from the top end an additional coating of low to medium tack adhesive that extends downward from the top end to a few millimeters from the top end of the uppermost tab across the full width of the note.

Figure No.9 illustrates in great magnification and in perspective the cross sectonaI view of a portion of a typical note showing lateral tabs in the pristine unfolded attitude.

Figure No. 10 illustrates the cross sectional view of a portion of a typical note as shown in Figure No.9 and further showing the tab that correlates to the purchase of "biscuits" now folded down and under and held in place by adhesion to bond to the underside of the note.

Figure No.11 illustrates a note front surface incorporating, by way of example, an idealised display of printed indicia that ii correct would identify the commercial sponsors of the note.

Figure No. 12 illustrates the back surface of the note showing the full coverage of the back surface by a coating of very low tack adhesive and further showing a printed marking line distanced from the sticky note edge that incorporates the tabs formation by a distance equivalent to two times the length of a tab plus a few millimeters so as to provide some leeway for inaccuracy.

Figure No.13 illustrates the mode of assembly of two very low tack adhesive backed notes,back to back, enabling two very low tack adhesive coated notes to be handled as one.

Figure No.14 illustrates a top view of a note paper sheet displaying a die cut configuration of the laterally situated tabs, said tabs described as primary tabs incorporate a functional configuration that upon activation generate,by way of axample, a quadrilateral hole and a secondary tab extending towards the end of the primary tab.

Figure No.15 illustrates a top view of the note paper sheet as shown in figure No.14 and additionally showing, by way of example, an idealised graphic representation of the front surface of the paper sheet.

and two primary tabs with relative secondary tabs activated to display the completion of two purchases Figure No.16 illustrates a top view of a note paper sheet displaying a die cut configuration that is a more efficent alternative to the die cut configuration shown in Figure No.14.

Figure No.17 illustrates a top view the note paper sheet as shown in figure No.16 and additionally, shown by way of example, an idealised graphic representation as shown in figure No.15.

Figure No.18 illustrates in perspective view part of the top right hand end of the note paper sheet shown in figure No.14 here showing some primary tabs at rest in the normal attitude and one tab being bent down by the tab end so as to cause the secondary tab to project above the note paper sheet surface Figure No.19 illustrates a cross sectional view of the being bent down primary tab and the unbending secondary tab shown in figure No.18 Figure No.20 illustrates in perspective view the upper right hand portion of the note paper sheet, also partly shown in figure No.18,here further showing primary tabs in the at rest attitude and one tab previously activated now showing the secondary tab fully folded backward against the surface of the tab and generating a quadrilateral hole in the body of the activated tab.

Figure No.21 illustrates a cross sectional view of the previously activated and not at rest primary tab and folded secondary tab, as shown in figures no's 20 and 22.

Figure No.22 illustrates an alternative configuration defining the profile of the secondary tab imparting the secondary tab end with a rounded configuration to facilitate effective diecutting knives and additionally showing shorter lateral cuts that determine the length of the primary tabs.

Figure No.23 illustrates an a'ternative configuration of the note that is graphically adapted for use by both right and left handed users and incorporates primary tabs and secondary tabs of semi-eliptical configuration.

Figure No.24 illustrates an alternative configuration of the note that is graphically adapted for use by both right and left handed users and incorporates primary tabs and secondary tabs of square configuration.

Figure No.25 illustrates the note as shown in figure No.15 but free of any writings, here the die cut configuration and the graphic configuration are shown suited for users whose right hand is dominant Figure No.26 illustrates the note as shown in figure No.25 here the note is shown having been turned over and thus showing the back surface die cut configuration and the graphic configuration here are shown suited for users whose left hand is dominant.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is a type of note (1) that is to be used for the purpose of setting down in concise form a list of requirements such as items to be purchased (14) or tasks to be done, such requirements expressed in concise form are to be written, individually $ in appropriate spaces (8) defined by a grid of transversal lines (7) whereby opposite these spaces (8) either to their right or left extend tabs (2) that can be folded down and under to a fufl 180 degrees, unfolded tabs (2) defining tasks yet to be done and folded tabs (2A) which are thus not visible from tne front of the note displaying annotations as to tasks awaiting or completed The invention, by way of example, a note of which front view is as shown at more or less half scale in Figure No.1 has integral tabs (2) placed down the right hand edge of the note that consists of a paper sheet (1) each tab being defined by two laterally and inward extending cuts (3) and further so as to aid the folding of said tabs (2) at the root of the tabs a short slit or cut (4) equidistant from the root of the lateral cuts (3) is cut into the paper sheet (1).

The back of paper sheet (1) that embodies the invention and as illustrated by way of example in Figure No.2 incorporates patches (5) and (6) which are deposited coatings of very low tack adhesive that are situated at either side of the theoretical axis of the fold line of each tab (2) which also concides with slits (4) , said patches (5) and (6) being situated at a distance more or less equal to half the length of the tabs at either side of slits (4) Said patches (5) and (6) are paper areas coated with dry to the touch' very low tack adhesive coating, this very low tack adhesive effects a bond only with the same or similar adhesive coated surfaces and as long as the top surface of the sticky note paper sheet (1) is free of any adhesive coating then notes can be placed one on top of another and as long as all notes are oriented the same way no note will bond with another note.

The invention is further carried into effect as shown in Figure No.3 where note sheet (1) could embody graphical features printed on the top surface whereby such graphical features are lines (7) that extend horizontally across the width of sheet (1) to define an array of spaces within which annotations are made, said crossing lines (7) coincide with lateral cuts (3). Panel (1) upper end top surface space (12) found above the uppermost grid forming line (7) is sufficent in extent to incorporate a logo and other promotional material which can be incorporated in graphically represented frames (9) and (10) and between said graphically represented frames (9) and (10) space (12) may be used for instructions or further promotional indicia.

Subject to the preferred mode of application of adhesive onto the back surface of the note paper body (1) it is a function of extending the functionality of the invention by the application of dry to the touch' very low tack adhesive as a coating (11) all over the back surface of panel (1) The invention is fully carried into effect when in the appropriate spaces it is inscribed with instructions as to what needs to be done or purchased as illustrated in Figure (5) and Figure (6), Figure (5) being inscribed but with the instructions not having been acted upon the tabs (2) are all fully extended. Figure (6) displays the fact that action has been taken to procure two of the inscribed items and here are shown the two tabs (2) that relate to the actioned items being folded down and under and secured under the paper body (1) of the note To enhance the function of the invention in line with conventional sticky notes low to medium tack adhesive may be applied at the upper end of the paper panel(1) on the back surface that is opposite the front surface area (12) as a coating in the form of adhesive patches (13) as shown in Figure No.7 or as a continuous low to medium tack adhesive coating (14) as shown in Figure No.8, said adhesive coating being applied over the underlying top end of the dry to the touch2 very low tack adhesive coating (11) . The application of low to medium tack adhesive in the form of patches (13) or a continuous coating (14) allows the implementation of the collation of a plurality of sticky forms into a pad or block configuration as with conventional sticky notes and once exfoliated from the pad or block each individual exfoliated sheet can be used also as a conventional sticky note.

The usefulness of the invention is further expanded by the bonding to each other of two notes paper sheets, that incorporate full coverage of "dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive coating (11) as shown in tigures No's.4 and 12, in a back to back configuration as shown in Figure No.13.

When "dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive coated surfaces (11) are appropriately applied to one another "cheek to cheek" ensuring that the guide line (13) is not overlapped then gentle pressure applied by hand will ensure that a good bond is attained between opposing contacting areas of adhesive coating (11) of the opposing notes making the two opposing notes function as one double sided note. By ensuring that guide lines (13) on both notes are not overlapped then the tabs (2) of one note or tabs (2) of the other note have the required clearances for all the tabs (2) to fold downward and backward in a 180 degrees rotation and bond in said position without hindrance as illustrated by tabs designated (2A) It is accepted that the illustrated configuration of notes in which the lateral edge that embodies tabs (2) , when viewed from the front of the note, is configured on the right hand lateral edge of the note whereby such configuration favours right handed users of the note; however, by way of reversing the lateral disposition of the lateral configuration that embodies tabs (2) from the right side as illustrated in Figures No's 1, 3, 5, 6, 11 and 13 to the left side of the sticky note then it is assured that the sticky note will be more adaptable for use by end users who favour their left hand. Further when even "very dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive is found to be unsuitable for very specific application such as for end users who may have allergenic reactions to organic compounds found in adhesives, the sticky note as an implement by which a task carried out is registered as effected in accordance with the annotations on the top surface of the note, the configurations of tabs (2) down one edge of the note paper sheet can be modified so that confirmation of a completed task in accordance with each instruction in the annotation space (8) beside each tab (2) can be a higly visible hole (16) easily generated in the body of each tab (2) or visibility is enhanced in addition to the hole with the high visibility of a coloured patch (17) ,all to be generated without the use of any implement but easily and simply achieved with a simple easily aquired action of thumb and forefinger.

The configured outlines of tabs (2) are defined by two lateral cuts (3) that extend inward from the lateral edge of the note paper sheet, all Cuts (3) having the same depth of penetration from the lateral edge, and further that each median slit (4) medially placed between the roots of said tab forming cuts (3) incorporate at each end further slits (4A) that extend, by way of example, 6mm from each end of slit (4) towards the -10 -outer lateral edge of the sticky note paper sheet. Slit (4) and the two slit extensions (4A) extend into each other generating a single reclining U' shaped cut that generates a secondary tab (14) within the body confines of tabs (2) as in figures 14 and 15 and secondary tab (15) as in figures 16 and 17. When secondary tab (14) is putted back and pressed down as described by (14A) and secondary tab (15) when pulled back and pressed down as described by (15A) , in both illustrations holes (16) are generated. By way of example be it with square ended secondary tabs (14) or be it with round ended secondary tabs (15) as and when each primary tab (2) is folded down by the application of pressure near the leading edge of tab (2) with the index finger the leading end (18) of the secondary tab rises sufficently to be engaged by the thumb sweeping sideways across the length of the primary tab.

As the leading edge of tab (2) is towered the leading edge (18) of secondary tab (14) or secondary tab (15) does rise above the surface level of the sticky note paper sheet (1) at which attitude by a lateral sweeping movement the thumb can engage with the leading edge (18) of the secondary tab (14) or (15) and push the secondary tabs (14) or (15) backward until the econdary tab (14) or (15) are flattened in an upside down position respectively as (14A) or (15A) against the surface of primary tabs (2) and pressed into place to generate a permanent crease at the root of the secondary tabs (14) and (15) as these primary tabs (2) and secondary tabs (14) or (15) are held between the forefinger and thumb.

The note can be graphically suited for joint use by left hand and right hand users when the note incorporates one heading at the top of the note and a second heading of upside down orientation at the bottom of the note as illustrated in figure No.22 and 23. Alternatively the note can be graphically suited for joint use by left handed and right handed users when printed on both sides with graphics, by way of example.similar to that shown in figures 15 and 17 showing only one heading at the top of the note so that a simple turning over of the note will present the side that may favour right handed or left handed users. An alternative congifuration suited to both right and left handed users is as shown in figures No's.25 and 26 whereby the primary tabs (2) incorporate secondary tabs(14) and both the front and back surface of each note are printed with the same graphic indicia incorporating at the head of the front and back surtaces of the note explanatory indicia (9) and promotional indicia (10) and below that the pattern of surface partitioning lines (7) -12 -

Claims (1)

1) A note comprising a sheet of paper having laterally formed tabs that are generated by effected lateral cuts that extend inward from the selected tab bearing lateral edge of the paper sheet, the front surface of the paper sheet having a reference grid graphically applied in the form of lines that extend laterally across the width of the paper sheet extending from the root of each tab-forming lateral cut more or less in continuity of each said lateral cut whereby the spaces defined by said lines can be written in with instructions as to tasks to be met and said tabs or parts of said tabs being displaceable, deformable and secured out of the way so as to efticently denote by the visible change in the tabs structure that a written down instruction related to the affected tab as to a task has been acted on and the task completed 2) A note as claimed in Claim 1 in which the back surface of the paper sheet is coated with a "dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive coating applied to all of the back surface of the paper sheet, the very low tack adhesive being of the kind that results in an adhesive coated surface being capable of bonding only with another adhesive coated surface and not being capable of bonding with a surface free of any adhesive coating, however when a bond is made between two sufaces both coated with very low tack adhesive the bond need not be strong enough to provide a permanent bond but the resulting bond will be sufficently strong to hold in place a folded tab in the folded attitude and bonding to the underside of the note, the very low tack adhesive coating will be unable to adhere to fingers as the note is handled as long as excessive pressure is avoided and thus the very low tack adhesive coating will give the feel on touch that the adhesive coating is "dry tothe touch.

3) A sticky as claimed in Claim 1 whereby in addition to the very low tack "dry to the touch" adhesive coating applied to all of the back surface of the note paper panel and additional and superimposed onto a part of the dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive coating is applied a secondary adhesive coating over the top part of the paper panel back surface above the uppermost tab unit and the imaginary line extending from the uppermost lateral cut across the paper panel body whereby said -13-secondary adhesive coating.is of the low to medium tack adhesive of the type that unavoideably is" tacky to the touch" 4) A note as claimed in Claim 1 whereby "dry to the touch' very low tack adhesive is applied to the back surface of the paper sheet whereby instead of a continuous adhesive coating covering the full surface the very low tack adhesive is applied to selected deliberately positioned areas in the form of patches of said very low tack adhesive, said patches of very low tack adhesive preferentially situated at the geometrical middle area of each tab configuration and also applied at the location corresponding to the adhesive patch on each tab configuration but applied on the other side of the imaginary vertical line about which the folding action of each tab configuration does hinge as the tab is folded down and under whereby when each tab is folded 180 degrees and pressed against the back surface of the paper panel the adhesive coated patches previously equidistant either side of the imaginary fold line are brought to a coaxial and superimposed face to face attitude and made to make contact with each other and by way of slight finger pressure a low strength bond is generated between the opposing adhesive coated patches of sufficent strength to individually hold each folded tab in position 5) A note as claimed in Claim 1 whereby at the root of each foldable tab and situated medially between the root ends of the two laterally tab forming cuts is a perforation configuration in the form of a short slit in the paper sheet body, the purpose of said slit is to weaken the structure of the paper sheet body at the tab imaginary root fold line so as to facilitate the folding of each tab at the appropriate imaginary fold line.

6) A note as claimed in Claim 2 whereby the low to medium tack sticky to the touch" adhesive coating applied to the back surface of the sticky note above the imaginary line that coincides laterally with the uppermost tab configuring uppermost lateral cut is applied in the format of one or more configured patches of adhesive coatings rather than in a configuration of a continuous adhesive coating.

7) A note as claimed in Claim 1 of which back suface in addition to the "dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive coating over the full extent of the sticky note back surface further incorporates a graphically applied vertically aligned line that is more or less parallel to the note paper sheet -14 -sides, said line so positioned that its distance from the lateral edge of the note paper body that embodies the multiple tabs configuration is more or less equivalent to two times the length of the tabs plus a few millimeters to allow for imprecise application to the back of the note paper body of a second other note paper body that is to be applied" back to back' to the first note resulting with one very low tack adhesive coated surface applied to another very low tack adhesive coated surface,whereby a separable bond between the two sticky notes is effected with the application of a small pressure by hand until otherwise disposed when the two notes paper bodies are to be prised apart.

8) A note as claimed in Claim 1 whereby the formation of tabs on the note paper body lateral edges can be provided to the right hand side of the note paper body to benefit right handed users and alternatively to the left hand side of the note paper body to benefit left handed users 9)A Note as claimed on Claim 1 further provided with a multiplicity of tabs that incorporate secondary tabs cut into the body of the main tab, each said secondary tab die cut into the main tab may be raised upward by the folding down of the main tab with the index finger whereby the secondary tab raised leading end is engaged by the thumb, swept backward and folded down leaving a hole in the main tab and the secondary tab presenting its back surface upward, said surface optimally being of a different colouration to contrast withthe main tab top surface colouration.

10) A note as claimed in Claim 1 whereby the sticky note representation is incorporated as part of an in-store magazine available to customers whereby one page in the magazine may incorporate the printed and die cut representation of a note as claimed in the previous claims and of which outline of the sticky note with tabs configurations are fully perforated and cut for easy pull-out.

11) A note as claimed in Claim 1 that is adapted for joint use for right handed and left handed users by the graphic presentation of the front surface of the note paper sheet that incorporates indicia at the top of the paper sheet and the same indicia at the bottom of the paper sheet but printed upside down.

12) A note as claimed in Claim 1 that is adapted by graphic means for joint use by right handed and left handed users whereby the same -15 -graphic presentation that is printed on the front surface of the note paper sheet is repeated and printed in the normal orientation on the back surface of the note paper sheet 13) A note that due to the functions of its configuration does necessitate that close-spaced consecutive perforations in a linear configuration as formatted in the form of what are conventionally described as "perforated lines" be cut into the sheet of paper so as to coincide with and actually take effect astride a number of the graphic lines that define the reference grid, said perforated lines extend laterally across the width of the paper from the root ends of the tab forming lateral cuts whereby said perforated lines are equally spaced between the bottom end of the sheet and the uppermost lateral line of the reference grid, by way of example one perorated line every fifth laterally extending graphic line, and said uppermost laterally extending line also being perforate so asto facilitate the folding of the paper sheet into a concertined configuration that is more readily fitted into a purse or wallet without any lateral tabs or the tope end bearing graphic representations being disabled or deformed 14) A sticky note substantially as claimed in the previous claims ito 13 inclusive and as illustrated in the accompanying eight sheets of drawings incorporating twenty six drawings and their descriptions in the

accompanying specification

-16 -Are'cec CLC%IS 1) A note comprising a sheet of paper having laterally formed tabs in which the back surface of the paper sheet is coated with a dry to the touch" very low tack adhesive coating applied to alt of the back surface of the paper sheet, the very low tack adhesive being of the kind that results in an adhesive coated surface being capable of bonding only with another adhesive coated surface and not being capable of bonding with a surface free of any adhesive coating, however when a bond is made between two sufaces both coated with very low tack adhesive the bond need not be strong enough to provide a permanent bond but the resulting bond will be sufficently strong to hold in place a folded tab in the folded attitude and bonding to the underside of the note, the very low tack adhesive coating wilt be unable to adhere to fingers as the note is handled as long as excessive pressure is avoided 2) A note as claimed in Claim 1 whereby "dry to the toucW very low tack adhesive is applied to one surface of the paper sheet in the form of patches that are applied to each tab configuration and correspondingly on the same surface of the note paper sheet in mirror image fashion about the tab folding hinge line on the other side of the tab folding hinge tine so that upon the 180 degrees selective folding of each tab configuration the patch of adhesive coating on the tab configuration and the corresponding patch of adhesive on the other side of the fold line come into contact and effect a sufficently strong bond between the opposing surfaces to hold the folded tab in the folded attutude 3) A note as claimed in Claim 1 of which back surface in addition to the dry to the touch" very tow tack adhesive coating over the full extent of the sticky note back surface further incorporates a graphically applied vertically aligned tine that is more or less parallel to the note paper sheet sides, said line so positioned that its distance from the lateral edge of the note paper body that embodies the multiple tabs configuration is more or less equivalent to two times the length of the tabs plus a few millimeters to allow for imprecise application to the back of the note paper body of a second other note paper body that is to be applied "back to back1' to the first note resulting with one very tow tack adhesive fl coated surface applied to another very low tack adhesive coated surface whereby a separable bond between the two sticky notes is effected with the application of a small pressure by hand until otherwise disposed when the two notes paper bodies are to be prised apart.

4) A note as claimed in Claim 1 whereby the note representation is incorporated as part of one page of an in-store magazine available to customers whereby one page in the magazine incorporates the printed and die cut representation of a note as claimed in the previous claims and of which outline of the note with relevant tabs configuration is fully perforated and cut for easy pull-out.

5) The note as claimed in Claim 1 that is adapted for joint use for right handed and left handed users by the graphic representation of the front surface of the note paper sheet that incorporates indicia at the top of the paper sheet and the same indicia at the bottom of the paper sheet but printed upside down.

6) A note substantially as claimed in the previous claims.1 to 5 inclusive and as illustrated in the accompanying four sheets of drawings incorporating figures No. 1 to No.13 inclusive and their descriptions in the accompanying specification with pages numbered 5 to 9 inclusive. a.-.