Books – strips – and leaves – Book – element thereof – or accessory therefor
Reexamination Certificate
1998-05-04
2001-05-01
Wellington, A. L. (Department: 3722)
Books, strips, and leaves
Book, element thereof, or accessory therefor
C281S029000, C281S031000, C281S051000, C150S112000, C434S128000, C434S129000, C434S428000, C434S429000, C383S119000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06224107
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to books. More particularly, this invention pertains to the ability to assemble a custom book or a custom novelty book.
Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 4,063,369 describes a visual storybook teaching tool in which a child selects a number of objects (story figures) and places them in “pockets” that are attached to the pages of a binder or book. The pockets themselves are not a novel feature of the design.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,316,404 describes the design of a photo album page which has multiple expanding pockets for holding photographs.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,375,936 teaches a display album having modular sheet pages for displaying photographs and the like.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,431,449 illustrates a sheet having multiple pockets for storing photographic film.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,676,399 teaches a sports team folder for organizing information about members of a sports team in individual “pockets.”
U.S. Pat. No. 5,676,482 shows a display album comprising multiple pages formed of a washable material into a “pocket” shape.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,540,609 shows a “story quilt” that is intended to be hung on a wall for storage and display of dolls. Multiple panels are formed on the front of the quilt, some having pockets for storing various items.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,577,889 describes a book formed of multiple pages of “bags” or pockets.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,768,245 is directed at a combination of a pillow and book which is carried in a pocket attached to the side of the pillow.
None of the prior art include an invention whereby a consumer may create a custom book. What is needed is book which a consumer may custom assemble to include only subjects the consumer wants, or needs. The book should have pages which are easily removable from (and replaceable to) a holding article.
It would be useful if the book could be assembled from a display having a theme so that the consumer could quickly decide to browse the available subjects on the pages available, or move on. If the consumer is interested in the subjects, it would be useful for the page holding article to be interesting, appealing “different” and perhaps matching the theme of the cards (or pages) displayed. Currently, if a consumer is interested in a particular subject, she must buy the whole book.
Further, a typical book may not be ‘fun’ for a child. What is needed is a book that could be adapted to be fun for a child, or perhaps make a unique gift for an adult. What is need is a book assembly that will allow a consumer to have more purchasing control and more alternatives to chose a book from among.
What is needed is a book assembly which can quickly convey to a potential consumer that a certain type of information is available. What is needed is a book assembly that may serve as an educational tool to teach ‘which of these belongs with the rest’ association. What is needed is a ‘fun’ way for the consumer to assemble a custom book containing subjects of her choosing; a fun way to exercise her creativity.
Prior art lacks these needed books and book assemblies.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to books. More particularly, this invention pertains to the ability to assemble a custom book or a custom novelty book.
In one embodiment, the invention includes a pocketbook adapted to be customized by a consumer. The pocketbook has a plurality of pages and a pocket adapted to hold the pages. The pages are removably held in the pocket. The pages typically have a subject so that the consumer may select pages according to the subject. The pages and the pocket may include a common theme.
Another embodiment of the invention includes a pocketbook assembly adapted to allow a consumer to assemble a customized pocketbook. And to exercise her creativity and assemble a unique and individualized book for a unique individual. This could be particularly fun for a child or for an adult who enjoys personalizing gifts. The assembly typically includes a page display; a plurality of pages removably supported by the page display; and a plurality of pockets. Generally, each pocket is adapted to hold at least one of the pages. And the pockets are generally available near, or on, the page display.
The page display will typically represent some common theme so that a potential consumer can quickly determine if information of interest to the consumer is to be had there. For instance, the subjects on the pages may be local maps under a theme of travel. Or maybe tourist and vacation information would be displayed. Bed time stories customized for a particular child's personality and interests. The pocketbook assembly may be used as a teaching tool in one embodiment. It will aid assimilation of information through associative learning. For instance, typical activities of a farmer (or some other vocation) may be included on various pages. Or, one could assemble a pocketbook containing animals of a particular interest, while excluding others.
In another embodiment the invention includes a pocketbook kit adapted to allow a consumer to assemble a pocketbook. The kit generally includes a plurality of pages, the pages having a subject; and a pocket for removably holding the pages. The pages would typically include a common theme. Generally the page display would comport with the common theme and would support the pages for display to a consumer. In one particular embodiment, the pocketbook kit the common theme is planting; and the pages include a plurality of packets of seeds. The pocket holding the seeds would typically include a flower box or planter shape.
The page display would typically support the pages in pockets on the pages display (or in display pockets) which match the common theme. The pages as well as the pocket which hold the pages often include interesting shapes and features. For example, leaf, fruit, or example shapes; apron, shirt, or image features; or the like. The page display may include various representations such as trees, people in a vocation, animals, scenery, etc. The display may be two or three dimensional.
Another embodiment of the invention includes a pocketbook assembly which typically includes a page display figure; a plurality of page supports attached to the page display figure; a plurality of pages removably supported by the page supports; a pocket holder proximate the page display figure; and a plurality of pockets adapted to hold the pages, the pockets removably held in the pocket holder.
It is an object of the invention to provide a book which a consumer may custom assemble to include only subjects the consumer desires; to provide a way for the consumer to exercise her creativity and create a unique book for a unique child or adult. Another object of the invention is to provide a book in which the pages are easily removable from (and replaceable to) a pocket.
Another object of the invention is to provide the consumer a way to quickly decide if the assembly has information useful to the consumer. An objective is to provide this through a page display figure indicative of a theme. Another objective is to provide a pocket in which to assemble the pages where the pocket matches the theme of the cards (or pages) displayed.
An object of the invention is to give the consumer more purchasing control, enabling her to select only the subject information of interest or suitable for a particular person.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a ‘fun’ book for a child. Learning is achieved at a more rapid pace when new information is assimilated with old information of a similar nature or category. One objective of this invention is to provide an educational tool to teach such association, in essence, ‘which of these belongs with the rest’ games.
Another objective of the invention is to provide a ‘fun’ way for the consumer to assemble a custom book containing subjects of her choosing or to buy a unique and individualized gift.
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patent: 3316669 (1967-05-01), Nachbar
patent: 4063369 (1977-12-01), Hart
patent: 4274659 (1981-06-01), D'Ambroshio
patent: 4280241 (198
Henderson Mark T.
Waddey & Patterson
Wellington A. L.
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