Patent Publication Number: US-6213519-B1

Title: Repositionable securement strip with message for business cards and courtesy cards

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a repositionable securement strip with message for business cards and courtesy cards which can be stuck to an object such as a wall, board, or sheet of paper. 
     People sending out small courtesy cards or inserting such courtesy cards inside doors do so with the risk of such cards being lost and without the receiver ever receiving the announcement. The receiver who opens the mail may do so without ever knowing that a small announcement card may also be inside the envelope and throw the envelope in the waste without ever receiving the announcement. Further, the receiver who opens one&#39;s door at home, for instance, may not be aware of a small announcement card inserted between the door and the door jamb and won&#39;t know of the special announcement and will miss out on what the announcement was all about. In addition, in many instances, winning and losing a customer may be determined upon the impersonal information given to the customer and the way that information is presented. Announcement cards, namely business cards, loosely provided in an envelope don&#39;t present itself in as much of a positive light or professional manner to the receiver as do business cards which are neatly attached to the front side of the letter in the envelope and is made neatly available to the receiver. None of the prior art discloses features which allows the user to be able to present announcement cards in a neat, organized, professional manner to the receiver. 
     One known prior art is a BUSINESS CARD ATTACHING STRIP, U.S. Pat. No. 4,643,452, invented by Kwei K. Chang and issued on Feb. 17, 1987, which comprises an elongated strip of material having a plurality of predetermined shaped edge openings and further comprising an adhesive coating along one edge of the strip of material including a strip of adhesive coating material for conveniently attaching a business card thereto. 
     Another known prior art is a NOTE OR NOTE PAD PREPARATION METHOD, U.S. Pat. No. 5,382,055, invented by Timothy A. Mertens and issued on Jan. 17, 1995, which comprises a first and second sheets and layers of pressure-sensitive adhesive in a predetermined pattern on the rear surface of each of the sheets Another known prior art is a PAPER-PRODUCT SHEET HAVING CONCEALED REPOSITIONABLE ADHESIVE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,825, invented by Thomas C. Naber and issued on Jun. 7, 1994, which comprises a paper-product sheet with a border portion folded to the back surface and further comprising concealed repositionable adhesive disposed entirely between the interfacing surfaces defined by the folded border portion. 
     Another known prior art is an ADHESIVE BACKED BUSINESS CARD FOR MOUNTING ON FILE CARD, U.S. Pat. No. 4,905,392, invented by Gerald B. Klein and issued on Mar. 6, 1990, which comprises the method of mounting and displaying a planar and generally rectangular business card in a file system. 
     Another known prior art is an ADHESIVE SECUREMENT STRIP FOR BOWS AND GREETING CARDS, U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,540, invented by James G. Linsenbigler and issued on Nov. 6, 1990, which comprises an elongated rectangular strip with the front and back surfaces being coated with adhesive and with the strip being divided into three zones and with a bow secured to the first zone and with an aperture through the third zone for displaying the strip on a rack. 
     None of the prior art discloses a repositionable securement strip designed to removably attach to an object and to removably secure a card for a neat presentation to the receiver thus substantially preventing possible loss of the card. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a repositionable securement strip with message for business cards and announcement cards which includes a generally rectangular strip of paper having a front side and a back side with a first narrow band of repositionable adhesive near the top on the back side of the strip and a second narrow band of repositionable adhesive on the front side of the strip and with a special message on the front side of the strip, the message either providing additional information not provided on the card or providing a courtesy to the receiver. The strip of paper is quite useful for neatly organizing or keeping track of a card on an advertisement, stationary or other objects including a wall or door. 
     One objective of the repositionable securement strip with message for business and courtesy cards is to provide a means for essentially preventing loss of such cards when they are put in envelopes and in between objects such as between the door and door jamb. 
     Another objective of the repositionable securement strip with message for business and courtesy cards is to provide a means to neatly arrange such cards on objects and to provide additional information not provided on the cards. 
     Yet, another objective of the repositionable securement strip with message for business and courtesy cards is to give more of a professional appearance when such cards are being used with business stationary or advertisements. 
     Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the description proceeds and when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein: 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the repositionable securement strip with message. 
     FIG. 2 is rear elevational view of the repositionable securement strip with message. 
     FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the repositionable securement strip with message and with a business card secured to the strip and with the strip secured to a piece of stationary. 
     FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the repositionable securement strip with message and with a business card secured to the strip and with the strip secured to a door. 
     FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a plurality of repositionable securement strips in a detachably attached and stackable manner. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring to the drawings in FIGS. 1-4, in particular, the repositionable securement strip with message for business and announcement cards comprises a rectangular strip of paper  10  having a front side  15  and a back side  16  and being approximately two inches wide and three inches long but also capable of being adapted and sized according to the particular use and further having a first narrow band of repositionable adhesive  17  of approximately three quarters of an inch wide and extending transversely on the back side  16  of the strip near the top edge  20  thereof, the repositionable adhesive  17  being sufficient for removably adhering to an object such as a piece of stationary, a door  35 , or a desk. The strip of paper  10  also includes a second narrow band of repositionable adhesive  18 , as shown in FIG. 1, of approximately three quarters of an inch wide and extending transversely on the front side  15  of the strip generally intermediate of the top and bottom edges  20 , 21  of the strip, the repositionable adhesive  18  being sufficient for detachably retaining a card  30  such as a business or an announcement card with the back of the card  30  being attached upon the second narrow band of repositionable adhesive on the front side  15  of the strip which also includes a special message  25  from the provider of the card  30  to the receiver, the message  25  being printed on the front side  15  and generally near the bottom edge  21  of the strip and generally being in the form of a courtesy or information not provided in the card  30  stuck to the strip such as “We appreciate your Business. Thank You”. Preferably, a plurality of such strips of paper  10  are stackably arranged and detachably attached to one another with the back side  16  of the immediate top strip of paper  10  being detachably attached to the front side  16  of the immediate bottom strip of paper  10  in essentially a packet. 
     For use, the user essentially peels or removes one of the repositionable securement strips off the packet and sticks it to a surface such as a door  35 , wall, board, a sheet of stationary  36  or other advertisement material with the portion of the back side  16  of the strip coated with the first narrow band of repositionable adhesive  17  being removably secured to the object and with the front side  15  of the strip of paper  10  being exposed away from the object. Most of the strip of paper  10  is not stuck to the object which allows the user to easily and conveniently grasp the strip of paper  10  and remove it from the object. The user will use this strip of paper  10  with message  25  to secure and retain a card  30  such as a business card or an announcement card. The user will place the card  30  with its back side upon the front side  15  of the strip of paper  10 , in particular, upon the second narrow band of repositionable adhesive  18  to removably secure the card  30  to the strip of paper  10  with the face of the card  30  being exposed away from the object. The card  30  should be positioned upon the strip of paper  10  so as not to cover or overlay the message  25  imprinted upon the front side  15  of the strip. Because of the adhesive being repositionable, the receiver can easily and conveniently remove the strip of paper  10  from the object without doing any damage to the object. This strip of paper  10  essentially guarantees that the receiver will receive or at least see the card  30 . Without such a strip of paper  10 , the user&#39;s only options are for the user to stick the card  30  in the door  35  hoping that the receiver will find it upon opening the door  35  or to place the card  30  loose in an envelope along with the sheet of stationary or advertisement also hoping that the receiver will get the card  30  upon opening the envelope. In addition, especially in business, a card  30  which is neatly and removably attached to a sheet of stationary or advertisement puts the user in a much better light than a person who simply places the card  30  loose in an envelope and is more professional than a card  30  which is essentially loose in an envelope. 
     Various changes and departures may be made to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited to that specifically described in the specification or as illustrated in the drawings but only as set forth in the claims.