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Granted Patent B2
US 9,481,199 · App. 14/720,950 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Dry-erase board with inserts

Inventors: Alfred D. Shanbour, II (Brentwood, TN); Matthew D. Green (Franklin, TN); Troy M. Birdsong (Thompson Station, TN)
Assignee: Chameleon Corporation, Inc.
B43L1/12B43L1/00B43L1/004B43L1/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,481,199
App. No.
14/720,950
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A new design for a dry-erase board allows for writing on a clear top surface or a second surface under the clear top surface. The dry-erase board includes an insert positioned between the clear top surface and a second surface, the insert being protected by the clear top surface

Claims (23)

1. A dry-erase board comprising:

a rigid base member, the rigid base member have a periphery;

a frame attached to the rigid base member, at least a portion of the frame being rotatable relative to the rigid base member; and

a cover disposed between the rigid base member and the frame, the cover movable relative to the rigid base member and having an erasable surface suitable for use with a writing instrument, and wherein the frame covers at least a portion of the periphery of rigid base member and at least a portion of a periphery of the cover.

2. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the frame is attached to the cover.

3. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is rotatably attached to the rigid base member.

4. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is attached to a portion of a frame, the portion of the frame attached to the cover being rotatably attached to the rigid base member.

5. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has at least two separate members, at least one of the at least two separate members being movable relative to another of the at least two separate members.

6. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is transparent.

7. The dry-erase board according to claim 6 , further comprising at least one retaining member attached to one of the rigid base member and the transparent cover for accepting a template to be disposed between the rigid base member and the transparent cover.

8. The dry-erase board according to claim 7 , wherein the template provides spaces for writing on the transparent cover with a writing instrument.

9. The dry-erase board according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one retaining member is a projection.

10. The dry-erase board according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one retaining member is a magnetic element.

11. The dry-erase board according to claim 7 , wherein the template has an erasable surface suitable for use with a writing instrument and provides spaces for writing on one of the transparent cover and the template.

12. A dry-erase board comprising:

a rigid base member;

a frame attached to the rigid base member, at least a portion of the frame being rotatable relative to the rigid base member; and

a cover disposed between the rigid base member and the frame, the cover movable relative to the rigid base member and having an erasable surface suitable for use with a writing instrument, and wherein the frame is disposed substantially around a periphery of the rigid base member and a periphery of the cover.

13. The dry-erase board according to claim 12 , wherein the frame has at least two separate members, at least one of the at least two separate members being movable relative to another of the at least two separate members.

14. The dry-erase board according to claim 12 , wherein the cover is attached to a portion of the frame, the portion of the frame attached to the cover being rotatably attached to the rigid base member.

15. The dry-erase board according to claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the frame is attached to the cover.

16. The dry-erase board according to claim 12 , wherein the cover is rotatably attached to the rigid base member.

17. The dry-erase board according to claim 12 , wherein the cover is transparent.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: THE RETHINKIT GROUP, LLC
To: THE CHAMELEON CORPORATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 035902/0622 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: SHANBOUR, ALFRED D, III; GREEN, MATTHEW D; BIRDSONG, TROY M
To: THE RETHINKIT GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 035806/0346 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14165649 · Jan 28, 2014
Continuation 13279381 · Oct 24, 2011
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