Dry-erase board with inserts
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
1. A dry-erase board comprising:
a rigid base member, the rigid base member having a surface suitable for use with a dry-erase marker;
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 transparent cover disposed between the rigid base member and the frame, the transparent cover movable relative to the rigid base member and having a surface suitable for use with a dry-erase marker, and wherein the frame is disposed around at least a portion the rigid base member and the transparent cover.
2. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , 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.
3. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the frame is attached to the transparent cover.
4. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent cover is rotatably attached to the rigid base member.
5. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , further comprising magnetic areas in the rigid base member for attaching magnetic elements to one of the rigid base member and the transparent cover.
6. The dry-erase board according to claim 4 , wherein the transparent cover is attached to a portion of a frame, the portion of the frame attached to the transparent cover being rotatably attached to the rigid base member.
7. The dry-erase board according to claim 2 , wherein the template provides spaces for writing on the transparent cover with a dry-erase marker.
8. The dry erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid base member is at least partially backlit.
9. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , further comprising lighting elements around at least a portion of a periphery of the rigid base member.
10. The dry-erase board according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid base member has at least one translucent portion, the translucent portion having a lighting source therebehind.
11. The dry-erase board according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one retaining member is a projection.
12. The dry-erase board according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one retaining member is a magnetic element, the magnetic element cooperating with a second magnetic element.
13. The dry-erase board according to claim 2 , wherein the template has a surface suitable for use with a dry-erase marker and provides spaces for writing on one of the transparent cover and the template with a dry-erase marker.
14. 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 transparent cover disposed between the rigid base member and the frame, the transparent cover movable relative to the rigid base member and having a surface suitable for use with a dry-erase marker, and wherein the frame is disposed around at least a portion the rigid base member and the transparent cover.
15. The dry-erase board according to claim 14 , further comprising a template disposed between the rigid base member and the transparent cover.
16. The dry-erase board according to claim 15 , wherein the template has a surface suitable for use with a dry-erase marker and provides spaces for writing on one of the transparent cover and the template with a dry-erase marker.
17. 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;
a transparent cover movable relative to the rigid base member and having a surface suitable for use with a dry-erase marker; and
a template disposed between the rigid base member and the transparent cover and wherein the template and the transparent cover are disposed between at least a portion of the frame and the rigid base member.
18. The dry-erase board according to claim 17 , wherein the template provides spaces for writing on the transparent cover with a dry-erase marker.