Abstract: A forms set comprising a pair of covers and a set of blanks held therebetween. One or both of the covers have magnetic material therein which is magnetized so that the covers are held closed by the magnetic attraction therebetween. Also, one or both of the external surfaces of the set of blanks has a portion thereof made of magnetic material which is magnetically attracted by the one or more magnetized covers. The non-magnetic portion of the external surfaces enables the magnetic force to travel between the covers. In an alternative embodiment, the external surface is placed in a pouch disposed in the inside of the cover. The magnetic holding of the covers enables easy replacement of the set of blanks or one or more of the blanks therein.

Abstract: A hospital patient medication record card system that includes a medication card mounted to a back support that in turn has a guide member affixed to its bottom edge. The guide member has markings, generally hour numerals, that generally indicate times related to the administration of medication for the patient. A marker member slidably mounted to the guide member can be selectively positioned over the numeral that indicates the time of the administration of the medication.

Abstract: A writing board is provided for mounting an overlying sheet for writing information thereon and an underlying sheet for storing a copy of the information. The board comprises a board having a writing surface thereon wherein portions of the surface are non-adhesive and tacky. A mounting means is attached to the board for removably mounting to the board the overlying sheet along an edge of the sheet. Portions of the non-adhesive tacky surface grip the underlying sheet to the surface to prevent slippage of the underlying sheet while writing thereon. Preferably, an other mounting means is attached to the board for additionally removably mounting the underlying sheet to the board along the edge of the sheet. The preferred mounting means it comprises a plurality of clips, wherein a means is provided for releasing the clip upon forcing the board down on a hard surface. Preferably the underlying sheet is a plurality of temporary identification badges and the overlying sheet a log therefore.

Abstract: The sheet carrying board comprises a flat surface, a raised edge at least partly surrounding said flat surface, a clip on at least on side portion of said raised edge, and an article-containing seat provided in said raised edge and closable.

Abstract: A sheet holder for releasably restraining a stack of sheets of varying thickness so that operations such as writing or drawing can be performed on the top sheet. The sheets are supported on a stack support shelf secured to a base. A retainer is pivoted to the same base and has a portion which overlies the front edge of a stack of sheets on the support shelf. A rubber band, spring or other elastic member may be provided to apply a force to the retainer urging it into retaining engagement with the stack of sheets and an alignment member acts as a guide to maintain the sheets in the stack in alignment with each other. The elastic member and the alignment member may be the same part. In one embodiment the retainer also serves as a hand rest for a person performing operations on the stack of sheets. A prop or leg may be provided to releasably hold the retainer out of contact with the stack of sheets so that sheets may easily be added or removed.

Abstract: An article of manufacture which can be folded in a loosely closed condition about a newspaper, to obviate the inadvertent transfer of newsprint therefrom, and released to partake of a slight opening movement which correspondingly releases the individual pages for facilitated reading of the newspaper.

Abstract: A device for retaining a book, such as a telephone directory, in a holder or on a flat surface, in order to prevent unauthorized removal or theft of the book. A plurality of pin-like retainer members are mounted in a pair of mounting members in laterally spaced, parallel relation. The number of retainers is determined by the thickness of the book. The pointed ends of the pin-like retainer members are shifted into the ends of the book and the assembly is secured either to the flat surface or to a support bar that is riveted or otherwise secured to the inner surface of the back of the holder. The pin-like retainers are frictionally retained either in a series of laterally spaced slots or bores in the mounting members so as not to be removable therefrom without the use of a tool and a substantial amount of force.

Abstract: A magnetic folio or notebook, capable of handling up to 40 or more sheets of paper, includes two notebook covers which are hingedly secured together, with a thin strip of permanent magnet material secured to one of the covers near the binding of the notebook. A second thin strip of magnetic material is mounted either on the other cover of the folio or notebook, or on a thin strip of flexible material, so that it may fold over on top of the first permanent magnet strip to hold a stack of papers between the two strips. The permanent magnet strips may be formed of ferrite material, with successive north and south poles along the length of the magnet strips from the top to the bottom of the notebook.

Abstract: A clipboard comprising a generally rectangular flat board for supporting a sheet of writing material, a clamp at the upper end of the board for holding the sheet of writing material and a flange extending outwardly from one edge of the board and having an aperture adapted to receive a users thumb for the purpose of holding the clipboard. The invention also consists of a clipboard having clamping means which consist of a roller mounted for rotation on support means at the top of the board for clamping a sheet of writing material to the board and for advancing the sheet along the upper surface of the board.

Abstract: A magnetic covered folio case is formed of a pair of magnetizable sheet members forming the covers with oppositely polarized areas on these cover members, so that they will be attracted one to the other when in facing proximity. Arranged between the cover members are a plurality of hingedly attached folio sheets in an accordian folded configuration, with each end folio sheet secured to a cover. Separating the cover members extends the accordian folded folio sheets, exposing the faces of the folio sheets, which may be formed to accommodate writing. There may be secured to the faces of the accordian folded folio sheets one or more pocket forming members to retain articles on said sheets. Sheet and cover member shape may be rectangular, triangular, circular, or of a variety of polygonal shapes.

Abstract: A vertical support shaft projects down from the underside of a telephone booth shelf and supports the inner end of an arm swivelable horizontally about the shaft. The outer end of the arm is hingedly coupled to a telephone directory binder so that the binder is pivotable about a horizontal axis at such end and transverse to the arm's centerline. The binder's centerline is parallel to a reference line passing through such axes at an acute angle b. When the arm is on "in" position the binder is stored beneath the shelf in primary alignment with its width. When the arm is pulled out and the binder is pivoted out, up and over, the binder goes through a motion equivalent to an angular displacement of 2b to come to rest face-up with an alignment parallel to its former widthwise alignment.

Abstract: A music holder adapted to be placed on a piano or music stand for use with a bound book of music or bound pages of music that tend to assume a closed position unless held open, the book or music stand on which the book or bound pages are to be placed includes a bottom ledge. The music holder includes a back, a ledge or grooved bottom shelf and a front flap, the rear edge of the bottom shelf being connected to the bottom edge of the back, the bottom shelf protruding forwardly from the back, the bottom edge of the front flap being hinged to the front edge of the bottom shelf. The holder is adapted to receive a bound book of music or bound pages of music which will rest on the bottom shelf and lean back against the back with the bound book or bound pages open at certain pages and a front flap leaning rearwardly against such open pages to hold the bound book or bound pages in that open position. The holder is used pursuant to a certain method.

Abstract: Each label on a sheet of labels is marked or markable with the name of a food item or category and/or the days of the week. The sheet is affixed to a backing member which has a magnetic strip to facilitate attachment to a substrate such as the wall of a refrigerator. Each label has a tab to facilitate removal from said sheet. A pencil is removably attached to backing member to facilitate marking the labels.

Abstract: A bookpin for clamping onto an open book and holding the pages flat for reading without using the hands comprises a front hold down arm having a free end and a hinge end, a rear hold down arm having a free end and a hinge end, a hinge portion connecting the hinge ends together to urge the front and rear arms together so as to clamp onto an open book and hold it flat for reading, the front hold down arm being made of a clear see-through material so a reader can read through it, the free ends forming an open end of the pin for slipping it over the book, the hinge ends forming a closed end of the bookpin, and the free end of each arm having an outwardly flared portion for more easily slipping the bookpin onto the book.

Abstract: The snap on device having a U-shaped support with a pair of arcuate footers in the channel of the U-shaped support and a pair of grippers on each side of the U-shaped support adjacent the arcuate footers creates a device capable of being snapped onto a hard cover ring binder and equalizing the thickness of the binder from its spine to its opening side.

Abstract: The support device can be used as a reading stand or a writing support surface. The device includes a base portion, an upper support panel having two sides, a hinge connecting the base portion to one side of said support panel and a page holder for holding the pages of a book open against the support panel. The page holder comprises an elastic band having opposite ends attached to the support panel. The elastic band is sufficiently long to stretch over the other side of said support panel.

Abstract: The disclosed bookholder incorporates a viewing window with either an integral or detachable magnification element that permits magnified viewing of the pages held beneath the viewing window.

Abstract: The snap on device having a U-shaped support with a spacer bar secured down the channel of the U-shaped support and a tension strip secured to the spacer bar and substantially filling the channel creates a device capable of being snapped onto a hard cover ring binder and equalizing the thickness of the binder from its spine to its opening side.

Abstract: A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the materials, a spline around which one of the legs pivots to close over the edge of the materials to hold them securely by the material engaging ends of the legs when the closing force is engaged and a latch to lock the legs closed.

Abstract: A flat and generally rectangular clipboard is provided with a pair of integral L-shaped spring members that are normally coplanar with the remainder of the board but may be flexed into raised and tensioned positions to hold sheet materials upon the top surface of the board.

Abstract: A novel shopper's helper assembly, particularly for grocery shoppers is provided herein. It includes a base and an open bin disposed adjacent one portion of the base, the bin being spaced a predetermined close distance from one side edge of the base to provide a first flat surface, and a predetermined large distance from the other side edge, to provide a second flat paper-supporting surface. The open bin includes a clip located therein for releasably retaining a plurality of sheets of paper. A clip is located along a side edge of the first flat surface for releasably holding a cylindrical writing instrument (e.g. a pen or pencil) of such first flat surface, and a hole at the top thereof for selectively releasably supporting the cylindrical writing instrument therein. A clip is located at an edge of the second flat paper-supporting surface for releasably retaining a pad, or plurality of sheets of paper. One or two longitudinally extending downwardly open cross-section, e.g.

Abstract: A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the materials, a spline around which the legs pivot to close over the edge of the materials to hold them securely by the material engaging ends of the legs when the closing force is engaged and a latch to lock the legs closed. In certain embodiments one leg is fixed and the other leg pivots to accept the materials and to close over the edge of the materials.

Abstract: A bookmark, comprising an anchoring member 1, 2 for securing the bookmark to the cover of a book, and a pointer 3 connected to the anchoring member and adapted in use to overlie an edge portion of pages of the book, and extending generally in the direction of a center portion of the spine of the book, the arrangement being such that the pointer is capable in use of flexing outwardly of the pages of the book on turning of a page, to allow passage of the page past the pointer. The outermost end of arm 4 carries a small stop 6 which is positioned to bear on the top edge of the book cover when used with a hard-backed book. This urges the outer end of arm 4 upwardly, and thus the pointer 3 downwardly, to compensate for the fact that the pages of a hard-backed book are generally lower than the cover.

Abstract: Cover folders having binders that securely retain the cover and inserted sheets, without the use of external fasteners. The binder is an elongated bar with an interior channel for receiving and holding a folded cover. The bar includes within the channel slanted ribs which engage the folded edge of the cover sheet along an overlapping flap. The overlapping flap of the cover sheet may be made more rigid by heat treatment and/or by a reinforcing coating.

Abstract: A holder to permit the holding of a hand held book in open condition using a single hand of the reader, thereby facilitating the use of the holder in public transportation vehicles and the like while standing. The device is collapsible when not in use to permit ready storage.

Abstract: A holder for loose leaf sheets of material, such as paper, having a base for the support of the sheets, a magnetic body located at an edge of the top side of the base, and a means for securing the

Abstract: A one-write bookkeeping and check writing system has a bank of shingled checks with voucher stubs retentively held by a peg board in overlying registration with a journal sheet. An employee record card for the entry of employee earnings data is folded about one of two fold lines and removably interposed between the bank of checks and the journal sheet with the voucher stubs in registration with the journal sheet. The back side of the record card has a transfer coating to transfer data entered on the voucher stub to the underlying journal sheet. The folded under portion of the record card provides a barrier to the transfer of data other than the data entered on the voucher stub.

Abstract: A book marker is formed of an elongated relatively stiff member. Clips or hooks are formed at the opposite ends of the member and an elastic segment is provided along the length of the member so that the book marker ends can be engaged around opposite edges of a book page with the elastic segment retracting said ends toward one another so as to positively clamp the book marker to the book page.

Abstract: A management scheduling folder having a plurality of panels bound together. Each panel has pockets to support a column of project cards in overlapping arrangement to expose a portion of each card. A special calendar is mounted beside each column of cards and formed with a plurality of linear calendars extending laterally of the card in substantial alignment with the exposed portions of cards. Each card therefore has its own linear calendar on which to note its scheduling in close association with the card as well as closely associated with the calendars for other project cards.

Abstract: A binding for documents, sheets, pouches and other members in which each member is formed with a synthetic resin profile having a web attached to the member and a bead lying along an edge of the respective assembly. The support is formed with a plurality of slots having windows at least at one end thereof through which the beads can be inserted and removed longitudinally and such that the beads are thicker than the widths of the slots but thinner than the widths of the windows.

Abstract: A carrying case comprising opposed cover members hinged to a central spine portion. The cover members are adapted to be secured together by a slide fastener to form a closed case or laid open to allow viewing of one or more pages of a folio arrangement supported by a frame member which is secured within the case on the spine portion by self-adhering fastener means of the Velcro type. The folio assembly includes an elongated flat metal or plastic frame member which is adapted to support one or more elongated elastic folio support rods for pivotally supporting the folio pages to be turned in the manner of turning pages of a book. The support rods may be elastically deflected to insert separate folio pages in or remove separate folio pages from the folio assembly frame or the entire folio assembly may be quickly inserted in and removed from the case, as desired.

Abstract: A directory holder adaptable for mounting in various places comprising a bed and a cover of rigid sheet material such as acrylic hingeably attached to each other at side flanges, top flange on cover, bottom flanges on bed and cover which overlap when closed forming a case, upper and lower pivoting retaining clips, and a security means to prevent easy removal of directory, referred to as basic directory holder and useful as a portable directory. An adaptation for mounting the basic directory holder on a wall comprises a wall board with mounting tabs and a pencil tray, the top edge of the basic directory holder hingedly attached to upper portion of the wall board, and a positioning brace pivotally attached to bed. The brace is adapted to be moved between first and second positions so that the basic directory holder at two distinctive positions relative to the wall board.

Abstract: A clip-on bookmark for finding a place in a book is disclosed wherein a substantially planar book marking member has two opposed covers with at least one edge portion with indicia, such as advertising message, associated with at least a portion of the covers. A slot is formed by the marking member along the edge portion and means for removably fastening the marking member to the book is received by the slot. The indicia may be imprinted directly onto the covers or may be contained on an item for receiving the indicia which is laminated to the covers, which may be of transparent, semi-rigid material, such as vinyl plastic. The covers may also form a pocket for removably holding a card on which the indicia is contained. The fastening member comprises oppositely positioned first and second legs joined at a reverse bend and form an open side opposite the reverse bend. The first leg is mounted in the slot and the second leg is positioned outside the marking member.

Abstract: A store cart having a clipboard fixed thereto for retaining items such as discount coupons or shopping lists used in the store; and the support of the clipboard is by a loose but positive connection to the cart handle. The clipboard is swingable on the handle between a hanging-down position, and a generally horizontal position for presentation of all the store items to the cart user. The clipboard's length permits it to be also supported by a fixed frame portion of the cart basket, and independent of any foldable partition of the basket; and in each of its positions not interfering with the nesting characteristic of stored carts awaiting use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for securing a boot to a ski in which the boot is held by an extension (10) of the sole, a locking device (14) immobilizing this extension in the archplate.A hook (14) forming part of the archplate includes an elastic extension (18) opposite the tip (15), this extension being in contact with the ski.

Abstract: There is described a file folder combined with spring type clips to hold a stack of sheets inside the folder. The top leaf of the folder is provided with openings through which one jaw of the clips is inserted. Each opening is large enough to clear the inserted jaw and also its operating arm, so that the top leaf may be fully open.

Abstract: A device for holding a credit card purchase form is shown and includes a generally planar base having a flat surface portion over which the form extends. A clamp member is provided, the clamp member having one edge adapted to engage the edge of the form and to force it against the base member. The clamp member pivots on its other edge. A pair of spaced apertures are formed in the planar base and a pair of hinge members project from the pivot edge of the clamp member and extend through the spaced apertures and provide a hinge arrangement for the clamp member. A lever member is fixedly joined to the pivot edge of the clamp member, and the lever member includes an end movable toward the planar base to cause pivotal movement of the clamp member and movement of the clamping edge away from the base.

Abstract: A non-destructive loose leaf binder for securing and protecting loose leaves of paper is provided with a pressure member affixed to one of a pair of flexibly connected rigid panel members proximal to the flexible connection between the panel members. When the panel members are moved to an overlaying relationship, the pressure member applies a compressive force to the adjoining panel member to selectively secure paper sheets interposed between the panel members.

Abstract: A book holder for comfortably and securely supporting a book with one hand without the aid of an inanimate support platform such as a table and to aid in the carrying of the book. The book holder has a handle means in connection with elastic bands that attach to the ends of the book. Bookmarking strands may be combined with the book holder to mark the user's place.

Abstract: A memo or check pad holder is disclosed which is designed to fit into an open shirt pocket and retain not only a memo or check pad but also writing instruments. The holder includes a cover foldable along a flexible hinge into front and back cover sections. The inside face of said one cover section includes means for retaining a memo or check pad. The opposite outer face of the same cover section includes high friction material designed to frictionally engage the inside fabric of an open pocket to resist removal from the pocket. The inside face of the opposite cover section includes parallel spacer ribs extending along the inside face of the other cover section so that when the two cover sections are folded together the spacer ribs define a spacer pocket for receiving writing instruments clipped to a free edge of the same cover section extending generally parallel to the ribs. The ribs also prevent sideways slippage of the writing instruments from the cover section.

Abstract: A clipboard comprises a backing board, a clip mount attached to one end of the backing board, and a clip pivoted at the clip mount. The clip mount has an elevated portion indented with two spaced grooves each receiving an insert. These two inserts receive two coil springs which are sleeved and secured on both ends of the clip. Two holes are bored through the clip mount and backing board near the sideward free ends of the grooves. The free end of the coil spring extends through the hole and is stopped on the rear side of the backing board.

Abstract: This invention in general relates to improvements in telephone directory binders for telephone books used in public telephone facilities and like books, where the books and binders are subjected to hard use and often are the target of vandalism and theft; and to improvements in lanyards for hanging the binders, the securing thereof in the binders, and improved wall mounting members to secure the opposite ends of the lanyards on a wall or other surface, e.g., adjacent the public telephone.

Abstract: In a channel clip report binder of the type wherein the marginal edges of a stack of leaves to be bound together are clipped between a pair of resilient side walls of a channel clip member, a cover is provided by hinging together major and minor portions of front and back cover sheet portions, respectively. The minor portions of each of the front and back cover sheets are bonded to the outer faces of the channel side walls in mutually opposed face-to-face relation. The hinges of each of said front and back cover sheets are disposed generally parallel to and adjacent to the base portion of the channel clip member. In one method of cover construction, a unitary cover sheet is pleated to provide a minor cover portion having one inwardly directed inverted V-shaped pleat adapted to receive the channel clip member.

Abstract: A device for storing documents is provided with a flat rectangular member. A rectangular strip is disposed above and overlies one side of one surface of said member. A plurality of posts are employed, said posts being disposed between and secured to said strip and said member in spaced apart positions. A flexible rectangular sheet has at least one section having on one side thereof a like plurality of notches. Each notch is aligned with and detachably engages a corresponding post. The section can have a pocket for storing documents therein.

Abstract: A book support consists of a book supporting plate and a back plate hinged to the top of the front plate and extending outwardly and downwardly when extended, to form an inverted V when viewed in side elevation. A cord is secured by each end thereof to the sides of the front plate and extend through guide apertures at the sides of the back plate to be hooked over one of several projections on the back plate to adjust the angle between the plates. A pair of slide members extend one from each side of the front plate to adjust to the width of the book and a further cord is detachably secured by one end thereof to one of said slides, passes across the open book and detachably hooks onto the other of said slides to hold the pages relatively flat. This cord is disengaged from the other slide when a page is to be turned and rehooked afterwards to hold the pages open and relatively flat. The holder can be folded relatively flat for storage, without removing the book from the holder.

Abstract: A book marker useful to mark a page in a book as well as hold a page down while the book is being read is disclosed. The device has a frame which supports and guides a pair of cover engaging members. These markers have elongated C-shaped portions which hook over the upper and lower edges of a book cover and are biased towards one another. An arm is pivotally attached to an outer corner of one of the C-shaped portions. The end of the arm has a swingable page marker extending over the page of the book. Preferably this page marker is a thin stiff wire that minimizes any obstructions to reading the book. The arm is spring loaded causing the page marker to press against the page. This page marker can be swung out of the way when desired, for example when the book is first mounted or when a great number of pages are to be advanced. The device assists the reader by keeping the pages on one side of the book held down during reading, as well as marking the place when the book is closed.

Abstract: Binders for telephone directories subjected to hard use, vandalism and theft, as in public telephone facilities and the like, and having a front cover panel, a rear cover panel, and a spine along whose opposite longitudinal edges the front and rear cover panels respectively are hingedly connected by living hinges, a thin metal member with oppositely extending wings adapted to lie between and against the bound edges of the pages of the directory and a thin-edged tongue adapted to penetrate the bound edges of said pages and project through a slot in the spine, a hole through the spine-projecting part of said tongue, and ring means coacting with said hole and said spine for locking said tongue and said wings in book-securing position to prevent removal of said telephone directory from said binder, said spine preferably having a thick segment with a transverse passage aligned with the hole in said tongue, and said ring means being passed through said passage and said hole to secure said metal member on said spine

Abstract: A container for marking instruments comprises a support strip having a plurality of pockets attached to a carrier so as to interact with other pockets on another support strip for the purpose of securing the marking instruments neatly in place when not in use.

Abstract: A document holder and position locator assembly is provided for use by a pilot or navigator to maintain a log and for access to flight or ground data. The assembly includes a releasable strap fastener to attach the concave surface of a support base onto the top thigh portion of a pilot or navigator while seated. A carrier plate is permanently connected by a centrally-located pivot to the support base. Flight plans, maps and similar documents are held onto the carrier plate by releasable clamps secured along two adjoining sides of the carrier plate for orientation by rotation of the plate.

Abstract: A filing folder for perforated papers having at least one cover and flexible binding tongues secured to said cover and having a securing part upon which objects such as covers, pockets and the like are hookable with one edge portion of said objects are flush with the free end of said securing part so that said cover tongue and objects are locked relative to each other by a channel bar slid over the spine of the folder.