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US3764167A
US3764167A US00204271A US3764167DA US3764167A US 3764167 A US3764167 A US 3764167A US 00204271 A US00204271 A US 00204271A US 3764167D A US3764167D A US 3764167DA US 3764167 A US3764167 A US 3764167A
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  • ABSTRACT A pad and writing implement holder having a converting bracket means which can be inserted in a first position on the holder to adhesively secure the holder to the side of a telephone or other vertical surface, and
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective
  • FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the device shown in FIG. I;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a strut means
  • FIG. 4 is an end-elevational view of the strut meansshown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of a converting bracket means
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded end elevational view of the converting bracket means of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a side elevation of the FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another form of the invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a side elevation of the form of invention shown in FIG. 8.
  • the invention comprises a convertible pad and writing implement holder.
  • the invention has a main body portion 20 made of any suitable material, preferably a plastic material, comprising a pair of sides, a first side 22 and a second side 24, and a pair of ends, a first end 26 and a second end 28.
  • the top of the body portion 20 is provided with a recessed portion 30 adapted to receive a pad 32;
  • the pad 32 fits within the perimeters formed by first end 26 and portions of first side 22 and second side 24 and a stop means 34.
  • the stop means 34 is behind the surface 36 of the body portion 20 and beneath edge 38 of surface portion 36.
  • end 40 of pad 32 fits in the seat means 44 formed behind surface 36 abutting against stop 34.
  • the other end 42 of the pad 32 fits inside first end 26 of the body portion 20.
  • the pad 32 is preferably bound by adhesive or other means known to the art at edge 40 so that the pages 46 can be lifted and removed from end 42 of the pad.
  • end 26 of the device has pad page access means comprising a cutback 48 which permits the thumb or fingers of the user to grasp a page 46 with ease. This also facilitates the removal and replacement of the pad 32 in the device when necessary.
  • plantent holding means comprising an extension 50 having an implement receiving opening 52 to hold a writing implement such as the pen 54.
  • the body portion is provided with at least two accessory units such as a strut means 56 and a converting bracket means 58.
  • the converting bracket means 58 is provided with-an angled end portion 60 at a first end and an offset end portion 62 at a second end. Between its ends, the bracket 58 is provided with an adhesively coated surface 64 over which is placed a protective cover 66.
  • the strut means 56 may be provided with a pair of footed portions 68 and an end portion in the form of a neck portion 70.
  • the body portion 20 is provided with a plurality ofslots on its undersurface 72.
  • a first slot 74 is associated with the second end 28 of the body portion 20, and is located at said end, preferably in a medial position.
  • Another slot 76 is provided at the underportion of body portion 20 near second side 24, and a third slot 78 is provided underneath body portion 20 in a generally central portion thereof.
  • the converting bracket 58 has been installed with its offset end 62 inserted into slot 76 of the body portion 20 thereby providing an attachment bracket means 80.
  • the attachment bracket means 80 comprises the converting bracket 58 (in position as described) with its adhesively coated side 64 facing outwardly.
  • the converting bracket 58 is placed by slide fitting end 60 in slot 74 of body portion 20, and the strut means 56 is slide fitted with its neck portion in slot 78.
  • the invention set up in this form is free standing as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 of the drawings.
  • the protective paper 66 is left in place or if it is desired to affix'the invention to a surface, the paper 66 may be removed and the invention may be adhesively secured to a surface by means of the adhesive 64.
  • the converting bracket means 58 may be provided with buttresses 82 which mayv act as a strengthening means for the device if desired.
  • slide fitting means a friction fit which can be selectively removed by the application of some pressure when it is desired to convert the device from one form to another. It is also possible to provide for an extremely tight fit so that oncethe choice of the form of device is made, it will remain as a fairly permanent construction.
  • Apad and writing implement holder comprising a main body portion, including pad holding means, writing implement holding means, at least one side portion, at least one end portion, and an under portion and comprising a plurality of slot means extending upwardly into said under portion, with at least one slot means locatedadjacent and substantially parallel to said side portion at least one slot means located adjacent and substantially parallel to said end portion and l at least one slot means located centrally on said'under verting bracket means, said converting bracket means including a flat central portion provided with adhesive means and comprising a first end at an angle to said flat portion and a second end offset from said flat portion said first converting bracket means end being adapted to be selectively positioned in said end portion slot means when said side portion slot means is empty and said second converting bracket means end being adapted to be selectively positioned in said side portion slot means when said end portion slot means is empty, said strut means being adapted to be selectively positioned in said centrally located slot means when said first converting bracket means end is selectively positioned in said end portion slot means,
  • pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 6 which further comprises pad page access means comprising a cutback in at least one end of said body portion.

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A pad and writing implement holder having a converting bracket means which can be inserted in a first position on the holder to adhesively secure the holder to the side of a telephone or other vertical surface, and in which said converting bracket means can be reversed and selectively inserted in another slot in cooperation with auxiliary strut means to provide base means for a free standing pad and writing implement holder, thereby converting said holder selectively from a free standing holder to one adapted to be secured to an instrument or a vertical surface.

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United States Patent [191 Longarzo 5] Oct. 9, 1973 CONVERTIBLE PAD AND WRITING IMPLEMENT HOLDER [75 Inventor: Roland Longarzo, Valley Stream,
211 App]. No.2 204,271
' [52] US. Cl. 281/15 B, 248/126, 40/152.1
[51] Int. Cl B4211 l/00 [58] Field of Search 281/15 B, 45; 40/1521; 248/126, 450, 460
[56] 1 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,041,763 7/1962 I Knox 40/125.1 748,005 12/1903 Powers... 281/15 B 2,115,448 4/1938 Pradt....; 40/l52.1 UX
3,102,739 9/1963 Larson 281/15 B 1,820,184 8/1931 Deming 281/15 B 2,287,390 6/1942 Michael 281/15 B 2,776,149 1/1957 Hobbs 281/15 B FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 236,732 7/1945 Switzerland 40/ 152.1 221,076 9/1924 Great Britain 281/15 B Primary Examiner-Jerome Schnall I Attorney-Edward Halle [57] ABSTRACT A pad and writing implement holder having a converting bracket means which can be inserted in a first position on the holder to adhesively secure the holder to the side of a telephone or other vertical surface, and
in which said converting bracket means can be reversed and selectively inserted in another slot in coop- 8 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures PATENTEDUM'QH I 3.764.167
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INVENTOR. ROLAND LONGARZO A T TORNEX amnq 4% l CONVERTIBLE PAD AND WRITING IMPLEMENT HOLDER This invention relates to a combined pad holder and writing implement holder which may be selectively converted from a device which can be adhered to the side of an instrument such as a telephone to a free standing device for use on the top of a desk or table.
It is an object of this invention to provide such a device which will be economical to manufacture and simple to. convert from an attachable device to a free standing device.
It is a further object of this invention to provide such a device which may either be free standing or attachable to a horizontal surface such as a desk or table.
Other objects and advantages will appear in the specification hereinbelow.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective;
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the device shown in FIG. I;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a strut means;
FIG. 4 is an end-elevational view of the strut meansshown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a converting bracket means;
FIG. 6 is an exploded end elevational view of the converting bracket means of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 .is a side elevation of the FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another form of the invention; and
FIG. 9 is a side elevation of the form of invention shown in FIG. 8.
Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
device depicted in The invention comprises a convertible pad and writing implement holder. The invention has a main body portion 20 made of any suitable material, preferably a plastic material, comprising a pair of sides, a first side 22 and a second side 24, and a pair of ends, a first end 26 and a second end 28. The top of the body portion 20 is provided with a recessed portion 30 adapted to receive a pad 32; The pad 32 fits within the perimeters formed by first end 26 and portions of first side 22 and second side 24 and a stop means 34. The stop means 34 is behind the surface 36 of the body portion 20 and beneath edge 38 of surface portion 36. Thus, end 40 of pad 32 fits in the seat means 44 formed behind surface 36 abutting against stop 34. The other end 42 of the pad 32 fits inside first end 26 of the body portion 20.
The pad 32 is preferably bound by adhesive or other means known to the art at edge 40 so that the pages 46 can be lifted and removed from end 42 of the pad. In order to facilitate removal of a page 46 after a memorandum may have been jotted on it, end 26 of the device has pad page access means comprising a cutback 48 which permits the thumb or fingers of the user to grasp a page 46 with ease. This also facilitates the removal and replacement of the pad 32 in the device when necessary.
plernent holding means'comprising an extension 50 having an implement receiving opening 52 to hold a writing implement such as the pen 54. The body portion is provided with at least two accessory units such as a strut means 56 and a converting bracket means 58.
The converting bracket means 58 is provided with-an angled end portion 60 at a first end and an offset end portion 62 at a second end. Between its ends, the bracket 58 is provided with an adhesively coated surface 64 over which is placed a protective cover 66.
The strut means 56 may be provided with a pair of footed portions 68 and an end portion in the form of a neck portion 70. The body portion 20 is provided with a plurality ofslots on its undersurface 72. A first slot 74 is associated with the second end 28 of the body portion 20, and is located at said end, preferably in a medial position. Another slot 76 is provided at the underportion of body portion 20 near second side 24, and a third slot 78 is provided underneath body portion 20 in a generally central portion thereof.
In the invention as depicted in FIGS. I and 7 of the drawings, the converting bracket 58 has been installed with its offset end 62 inserted into slot 76 of the body portion 20 thereby providing an attachment bracket means 80. The attachment bracket means 80 comprises the converting bracket 58 (in position as described) with its adhesively coated side 64 facing outwardly. One may then pull off protective paper 66 and press the adhesively coated side -64 against the side of a telephone (not shown) or other instrument or other surface to adhesively attach the pad and writing implement holder to such desired surface.
In the form of invention set up in FIGS. 8 and 9 of the drawings, the converting bracket 58 is placed by slide fitting end 60 in slot 74 of body portion 20, and the strut means 56 is slide fitted with its neck portion in slot 78. The invention set up in this form is free standing as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 of the drawings. In the free standing form of the invention, the protective paper 66 is left in place or if it is desired to affix'the invention to a surface, the paper 66 may be removed and the invention may be adhesively secured to a surface by means of the adhesive 64. The converting bracket means 58 may be provided with buttresses 82 which mayv act as a strengthening means for the device if desired.
The term slide fitting" as used hereinabove means a friction fit which can be selectively removed by the application of some pressure when it is desired to convert the device from one form to another. It is also possible to provide for an extremely tight fit so that oncethe choice of the form of device is made, it will remain as a fairly permanent construction.
While I have described my invention in its preferred forms, there are other fonns which it may take without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and I, therefore, desire to be protected for all forms coming within the claims hereinbelow.
Wherefore I claim: y
1. Apad and writing implement holder comprising a main body portion, including pad holding means, writing implement holding means, at least one side portion, at least one end portion, and an under portion and comprising a plurality of slot means extending upwardly into said under portion, with at least one slot means locatedadjacent and substantially parallel to said side portion at least one slot means located adjacent and substantially parallel to said end portion and l at least one slot means located centrally on said'under verting bracket means, said converting bracket means including a flat central portion provided with adhesive means and comprising a first end at an angle to said flat portion and a second end offset from said flat portion said first converting bracket means end being adapted to be selectively positioned in said end portion slot means when said side portion slot means is empty and said second converting bracket means end being adapted to be selectively positioned in said side portion slot means when said end portion slot means is empty, said strut means being adapted to be selectively positioned in said centrally located slot means when said first converting bracket means end is selectively positioned in said end portion slot means, the converting bracket means and the strut means forming a stand for the main body portion to rest upon a flat surface whereby both the strut means and the flat central portion of the converting bracket are in alignment with each other with relation to a flat supporting surface.
2. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 1, in which the adhesive means on the flat cen tral portion of the converting bracket means is provided with a removable protective cover.
3. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 2 in further combination with a writing implement removably positioned in said writing implement holder.
4. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 1, in which the adhesive means on the-flat central portion of the converting bracket means is provided with a removable protective'cover.
5. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 4 in combination 'with a writing implement removably positioned in said writing implement holder.
6. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 5, in which the body portion is provided with recessed seat means in the pad holding means.
7. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 6 which further comprises pad page access means comprising a cutback in at least one end of said body portion.
8. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 7 in further combination with a pad of paper positioned to fit in the said recessed seat means.

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1. A pad and writing implement holder comprising a main body portion, including pad holding means, writing implement holding means, at least one side portion, at least one end portion, and an under portion and comprising a plurality of slot means extending upwardly into said under portion, with at least one slot means located adjacent and substantially parallel to said side portion at least one slot means located adjacent and substantially parallel to said end portion and at least one slot means located centrally on said under portion and substantially parallel to said end portion slot means and a strut means; in combination with converting bracket means, said converting bracket means including a flat central portion provided with adhesive means and comprising a first end at an angle to said flat portion and a second end offset from said flat portion said first converting bracket means end being adApted to be selectively positioned in said end portion slot means when said side portion slot means is empty and said second converting bracket means end being adapted to be selectively positioned in said side portion slot means when said end portion slot means is empty, said strut means being adapted to be selectively positioned in said centrally located slot means when said first converting bracket means end is selectively positioned in said end portion slot means, the converting bracket means and the strut means forming a stand for the main body portion to rest upon a flat surface whereby both the strut means and the flat central portion of the converting bracket are in alignment with each other with relation to a flat supporting surface.
2. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 1, in which the adhesive means on the flat central portion of the converting bracket means is provided with a removable protective cover.
3. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 2 in further combination with a writing implement removably positioned in said writing implement holder.
4. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 1, in which the adhesive means on the flat central portion of the converting bracket means is provided with a removable protective cover.
5. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 4 in combination with a writing implement removably positioned in said writing implement holder.
6. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 5, in which the body portion is provided with recessed seat means in the pad holding means.
7. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 6 which further comprises pad page access means comprising a cutback in at least one end of said body portion.
8. The pad and writing implement holder as claimed in claim 7 in further combination with a pad of paper positioned to fit in the said recessed seat means.
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