Patent ID: 9468247
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A42B,G09F

Claim Text:
1. A method of supporting a display material on a graduation mortarboard comprising: acquiring a display material, wherein said display material may be chosen from a group consisting of: a document, a sign, a drawing, and a photograph; obtaining a graduation mortarboard; identifying a flat top on said graduation mortarboard; defining an edge of said flat top; procuring a mortarboard display holder, wherein said mortarboard display holder has a board clip portion, a display supporter portion, and a connecting portion, wherein said board clip portion has a flat upper prong having an inner surface having a first inner plane, a flat lower prong having an inner surface having a second inner plane, and a spacing member that holds said upper prong fixably spaced from said lower prong such that said second inner plane forms an angle that is less than five degrees with said first inner plane, wherein said display supporter portion has a flat first leg having an inner surface having a third inner plane, a flat second leg having an inner surface having a fourth inner plane, and a holding member that holds said first leg and said second leg such that said third inner plane forms an angle that is less than five degrees with said fourth inner plane, and wherein said connecting portion joins said board clip portion to said display supporter portion; clipping said board clip portion to said edge; and supporting said display material in said display supporter portion.