Coating implements with material supply – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2002-06-27
2004-04-13
Mancene, Gene (Department: 3751)
Coating implements with material supply
Combined
Reexamination Certificate
active
06719472
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to devices for marking written or pictorial materials that may be deemed important to a person viewing such materials. In particular, the present invention relates to a writing instrument that incorporates a sheet material dispenser within the body of the writing instrument, for individually dispensing sheet material formed in a stack.
In the course of reviewing and studying printed materials, it is common for individuals to write marginal notes, underline text and even highlight portions deemed important. College or university students, for example, commonly use highlighter pens and/or colored pens or pencils to aid in reading and studying course materials. Locating particular such marked-up passages, however, often may require a search of several similarly marked-up pages. One product that facilitates locating a particular page or section of a page is a tape flag, such as those manufactured by 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn. under the trademark Post-it® flags. A typical manner of packaging sheet material formed in a stack and adhered together with a releasable adhesive layer along alternating opposing edges, e.g., in a Z-fold manner is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,770,320, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Various other dispensable sheet material stacks are known in the art, including those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,416,392, 4,781,306, and 5,417,345, which are incorporated herein by reference. For ease and convenience of access to both a writing instrument and tape flags or the like, it would be beneficial to house both in a single, easy to carry unit that is also not unattractive nor unpleasing to the professional eye.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a combined writing instrument/sheet material dispenser. The present invention is comprised of a body that has a tip portion, a sheet material dispenser portion and a grip portion disposed between the tip portion and the sheet material dispenser portion. Formed within the sheet material dispensing portion of the body is a compartment that is sized to receive and hold a stack of sheet material. The stack of sheet material is formed from a plurality of individual sheets that are adhered together with a releasable adhesive layer. A slot is formed in the sheet material dispensing portion of the body to communicate with the compartment and there by allow a top-most sheet in the stack to be exposed for use.
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Van Dore Jonathan P.
Windorski David C.
3M Innovative Properties Company
Jonas George W.
Le Huyen
Mancene Gene
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