Patent Publication Number: US-4150844-A

Title: Handy notebook for addresses

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a notebook for addresses, and more particular to an improved handy notebook for address having twice recording spaces. 
     Generally, the prior notebook for addresses has a plurality of paper slips for records, each of which has an index space formed at the edge thereof and steppedly arranged, and which are adhesively secured to a base plate at the other edges thereof, so that two recording spaces on each slip are at the front and rear surfaces thereof. 
     Nevertheless, the user has not be satisfied with the two recording spaces for each index, because the square size of the handy notebook is unavoidably restricted in reality for suitable or conformable handling. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An object of this invention is to provide a handy notbook for addresses so improved that each of the paper slips provides four recording spaces for each index. 
     In accordance with the invention the same number of paper slips as the number of indices are each folded in two with each folded sheet having a narrow adhering area adjacent to the folded line so as to be adhered to a common base plate. 
     Another object of this invention is to provide a handy notebook for addresses which includes a two-folded base plate adapted to support paper slips for records, said base plate having an adhesive surface on the outer surface, said outer adhesive surface being covered by a protective sheet detachably attached to the base plate, and a transparent cover having two pockets into which are inserted both free end portions of the base plate. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a notebook embodying this invention; 
     FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the notebook of FIG. 1 illustrated in a half open condition; 
     FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a paper slip folded at its center transverse line, which includes four recording spaces for each index; 
     FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an assembly of the strips steppedly arranged to each other; 
     FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a square strip cut off from a wound tape having both adhesive faces covered by laminae removable from the tape body, which is called a &#34;TACK SHEET&#34;; 
     FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a condition where one lamina is removed from the surface thereof, and the exposed surface is adhesively connected to the gathered adhering areas of the paper slips; 
     FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the strip assembly with the adhesive square strip adhesively connected to the base plate as the other lamina is removed; and 
     FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a cover removed from the notebook body. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the notebook 1 comprises an assembly of paper slips 2, a base plate 3 made of cardboard to which said slips 2 are attached, and a cover 4 made of plastic resin such as vinyl. 
     Each of the paper slips 2 is folded in two at its center transverse line 5 so as to form two flaps 2a and 2b with four recording spaces. At the end edge of the front space of the flap 2a is printed a suitable code to serve as an index. 
     Each of the paper slips 2 has a narrow adhering area 6 adjacent to the cross line 5, and the paper slips 2 are steppedly arranged as shown in FIG. 4 wherein the adhering areas 6 of the strips are adjacent each other. The adhering areas 6 may be self-adhesive areas. 
     A square strip 7 is cut off, as shown in FIG. 5, from a wound tape 8 having both adhesive faces covered by laminae 9 removable from the strip body 10. Such tape 8 is generally called a &#34;TACK SHEET&#34;. 
     After one of the laminae 9 is detached, the exposed adhesive surface of the strip body 10 is attached to the adhering areas 6 so as to assemble the paper slips 2 to the strip body 10, as seen in FIG. 6. Then the other of the laminae 9 is uncovered so that the newly exposed surface of the strip body 10 is adhesively connected to the suitable portion of the plate 3, as seen in FIG. 7. 
     The square strip 7 may be so used as to be firstly attached to the base plate 3 after one of the laminae 9 is uncovered, and nextly adhered to the adhering spaces or areas 6 after the adhesive surface of the strip body 10 is exposed by removing the other of the laminae 9. 
     The base plate 3 is folded in two so as to be formed into a front portion 3a with a short length and a rear portion 3b with a long length. 
     As seen in FIG. 8, the cover 4 is folded in two to be separated into front and rear portions 4a and 4b. The front portion 4a includes a transparent sheet 11 heat-adhered to the cover body so as to form a pocket 12 to the inside of the cover 4 for containing the front portion 3a of the base plate 3. The heat-adhesion in this embodiment extends to the end edge and both side edges of the front portion 4a, so that the non-duplicated portion 4c remains. The rear portion 4b includes a transparent sheet 13 heat-adhered to the cover body so as to form a pocket 14 for containing the rear portion 3b of the base plate 3, in such manner to engage the three edges of sheet 13 with the end edge and both side edges of the rear portion 4b. 
     If necessary, the front portion 4a may be constituted the same as the rear portion 4b mentioned above in the case where the cover 4 is all of transparent resinous material. 
     In the case where the cover 4 is formed of transparent material, the outer surface of the base plate 3 should be given a suitable color or pattern to serve as an appropriate design for the cover. 
     In this embodiment, the base plate 3 has an improved construction as mentioned hereinafter. Namely, the base plate 3 includes an adhesive surface thereof covered by a protecting sheet, i.e., a lamina, which is preferably given with a suitable pattern printed or design so as to be seen through the transparent cover 4. When the user expects to make an original design on the cover, the protecting sheet is detached and then a separate sheet including his original design or, his selected design pattern is attached to the exposed adhesive surface of the base plate 3. Accordingly, it is important that the base plate 3 has the adhesive surface on the outer surface coated by bonding material, and generally to cover the surface by the protecting sheet. 
     The notebook for addresses of this invention specially includes twice as many memory spaces per index as the prior art notebook.