Patent ID: 7591093

Claim:
An index adapted for attachment to a container comprising: a record device and a holder; wherein said record device is substantially planar, and has a front surface adapted for the recording of information, a back surface, a top edge defining a length, a bottom edge defining a length approximately parallel to the length of the top edge, a first side and a second side opposite the first side; said record device further defining a maximum length near, and substantially parallel to, the bottom edge, and wherein the dimension of the top edge is less than the maximum length of the record device; said holder comprising a first unit and a second unit, wherein the first unit and the second unit are connected together to form a substantially rectangular pocket having an interior length of approximately the maximum length of the record device and an interior width, said pocket having a pocket top defining an opening and having a pocket bottom opposite the opening; said record device further defining a width at least as long as the interior width of the pocket and disposed within said pocket in a first position wherein the bottom edge of the record device is positioned near the opening and at least portion of the front surface extends out of the pocket, and wherein said record device is slidably moveable into the pocket to a second position wherein the bottom of the record device is positioned near the pocket bottom and a portion of the top edge of the record device extends but of the pocket and wherein the record device further comprises a protrusion extending from the first side of the record device, near the bottom edge, said protrusion defining a length approximately parallel to the bottom edge, and wherein the maximum length of the record device is equal to length of the protrusion, as measured from the side, plus the length of the bottom edge; and wherein the opening of the pocket is further defined by a stop, said stop having an open position and a closed position, and wherein the record device is disposed in the pocket such that when the record device is in the first position and the stop is in the closed position, the interior length of the pocket is greater than the length of the opening, the opening is of approximately the same length as the top edge of the record device and the protrusion contacts the stop and prevents the record device from being removed completely from the pocket, and wherein when the stop is in the open position the opening is equal to or greater than the maximum length of the record device and the record device may be removed through the opening in the pocket top.