Patent ID: 7347020

Claim:
A message board apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a. a base; b. a frame; c. a hinge connecting said frame and said base, said frame being rotatable about said hinge, said frame having an open position and a closed position defined by said hinge, said frame having an interior frame surface, said frame defining a frame opening; d. a planar member, said planar member having a first side and a second side, one of said first and second sides of said planar member and said interior frame surface being in releasable engagement, said planar member being adapted to releasably retain an artwork to said interior frame surface such that said artwork is displayed through said frame opening when said frame is in said closed position; e. an erasable writing surface defined by said first side of said planar member, wherein said releasable engagement of said planar member to said frame interior surface is a magnetic engagement, and wherein said erasable writing surface is a first whiteboard.