Patent ID: 6217443
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B41L,B42D

Abstract:
A notepad, comprising:a tablet having top and bottom ends, and a pair of sides extending between said ends of said tablet;said tablet comprising a plurality of sheets coupled together along said top end of said tablet, said plurality of sheets being arranged in a stack in said tablet having a top sheet and a bottom sheet;each of said sheets of said tablet having upper and lower faces;said lower faces of said sheets each having a coating of duplicating material whereby applying localized pressure to said upper face of a first sheet to form a mark transfers pressure to the lower face of the first sheet such that said coating of duplicating material forms a copy of the mark on to a second sheet beneath the first sheet;a board having a pair of opposite ends, and a pair of sides extending between said ends of said board;said top end of said tablet being coupled to a first end of said board;said board having a spaced apart pair of median folds extending between said sides of said board;said median folds of said board dividing said board into generally rectangular backer and underback panels;said underback panel being positioned between said median folds and a second of said ends of said board;said backer panel being positioned beneath said tablet;said underback panel being inserted between adjacent sheets of said tablet beneath said upper sheet of said tablet; andsaid underback panel having an upwardly extending generally L-shaped clip strip extending between said sides of said board, said clip strip being positioned adjacent said median folds, said clip strip having generally rectangular elongate upper and lower portions, said lower portion of said clip strip being coupled to said underback panel, said upper portion of said clip strip being extended from said lower portion of said clip strip towards said second end of said board.