Abstract: A system/process for code-marking and/or machine entering/reading a system of assigned coded reference markers for the relocation, access and retrieval of publication vessels and the desired information upon demand for either paginated or non-paginated vessel types. The system/process consisting of reading/entering either pre-coded and/or machine coding at least one marker (10) for the system before, during or after the marker is adheringly applied to the pre-determined/determined publication vessel(s) (50). The coding may be generated by at least one of the main printer (46) and/or sub-printer on at least one selected face (11,12) of at least one marker, where various forms of machine readable information may distinguish one category of coded markers, individually coded markers or selected marker coded faces thereof from each other to at least one publication vessel for the system.

Abstract: A single or multi-functional reference marker apparatus for paginated and non-paginated publications, portfolios and other supporting substrates. The reference marker apparatus (10) having one or more other applications as receptacle marker, index marker, game marker and coupon marker and may carry subordinate reference marker(s) (18). The apparatus consisting of at least one reference marker is formed from multi-faced substrate including the support/covering substrate(s) (21) which may be articulated and/or non-articulated to the reference marker or markers (18). Each reference marker having at least one attaching area on at least one face of at least one mounting portion of the multi-faced substrate; the at least one mounting adhesive layer being attached/applied to such attaching area, another adhesive layer (22) or substrate carrier (22C). Mounting portion(s) may be hingedly connected to the reference marker by at least one foldable line (26A).

Abstract: A reference-aid article which can be used as an index marker, game marker, or coupon marker is disclosed. The reference-aid is formed from a multi-faced substrate which is adapted to accept information on at least one of the faces. The substrate also has at least one marker member (18) and at least one removably protective substrate means (21) releasably attached to the substrate.

Abstract: A process for serially index-marking a system of publications for filing paginated and non-paginated publications for the system comprises imprinting directly one or both faces (11, 12) of marker members (10) or imprinting a label (20) to indirectly apply the field information to a marker's face or faces. Each of the marker members having a primary field and/or at least one sub-field on at least one marker's face. The primary field (25) and sub-field (26) comprising at least one pair of readable indicia elements being mutually corresponding in each field. Each machine readable imprinted marker member for a certain publication is differentiated from other publication markers for the same publication and different publications for the system by assignment of different pairs of readable indicia to each marker member being peculiar to and representative of each marker.

Abstract: A reference-aid publication supplement (10) comprises at least one marker member (18) which may be a marker panel portion supplied with a publication means vessel externally/internally and issued therewith for indexing application by the user to rapidly retrieve and access publication information contained within non-paginated and paginated publication types. Each marker member may be formed/shaped from double-faced flexible sheet substrate (19,20) unitarily or independently therefrom by at least one line of separations, severable line means, separable line means (24,25,26). One face of each marker member has at least one predetermined attaching means area having at least one flexible adhesive layer means (22) being permanently and/or semi-permanently attached thereto and covered by a removable protective sheet means (21).

Abstract: An improved reference-aid apparatus and system for publications, a production-assembled apparatus included with the publication at the time of manufacture, adapted to be separably removable from the publication and mountable thereon by a user, double-faced apparatus (10) comprised of the mountable directory (34) and markers (11,18) constructed from at least one flexible sheet are formed by at least one separable line (24,25,26). The information means area (12,13; 19,20; 36,37) occupies substantially one face of each member; the attaching means area portion comprised of at least one attaching means area, the sum total attaching means area is from about 2% to about 99.9% overlies the information means area beneath, the attaching means area portion occupied by the substantially transparent and inferior adhesive (16,22) permitting the apparatus members to be remountable repeatedly being adapted to be colored.