Abstract: A desk pad comprising a fibrous backing and a substantially smooth facing, the backing and facing being bonded to one another peripherally and also at some short distance inwardly from the peripheral bond, thereby to form a central zone having a pocket and a peripheral zone having a pocket, a central filler within said central pocket and comprising a compressible base and a relatively rigid topping, and a peripheral filler in said peripheral pocket and comprising a relatively rigid base and a compressible topping, whereby the peripheral zone constitutes a soft support for a writer's arm while the central zone constitutes a firm writing support, is produced by laying down said backing, superposing on said backing said peripheral filler and spaced therein said central filler, positioning thereon said facing, and applying heat and pressure to fuse said facing to said backing to form said peripheral bond and inner bond and said peripheral and central pockets.

Abstract: An organizational rack comprising a rigid backboard, a plurality of substantially rigid face elements hingedly connected adjacent their bottoms to said backboard, and a pair of flexible side flaps for each of said face elements, each flap being essentially triangular in configuration with an apex pointing downward and connecting one side of a face element with the backboard, whereby the top of each face element can be pivoted about its bottom as a fulcrum from flat position adjacent said backboard to a position spaced from said backboard so as to form a pocket with said backboard.

Abstract: A bendable and shipable bulletin board comprising front and rear layers heat sealed to one another, a foam core between the front and rear layers, and at least one stiffening layer between the front and rear layers. Advantageously the front layer is sueded so pin holes will not show and the foam and stiffening layers, possibly integral, can be folded over for shipping but, upon release, will resume their flat condition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a means for stacking wooden trays easily and for disassembly. Connecting members are provided on the rear and side walls of the trays to be stacked, slipping onto those walls without nails or glue so they can be disassembled easily. The fronts of the trays are unencumbered so they can be of different shapes as well as of different sizes.