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Granted Patent B2
US 10,882,350 · App. 16/378,747 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Weight loss journal and method of use

Inventor: Davis W. Jaspers (Joliet, IL)
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Patent No.
US 10,882,350
App. No.
16/378,747
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A journal book including wet erase pages releasably bound between a front cover and a back cover. The back cover includes an extension extending past the pages and beyond a corresponding front edge of the front cover. A pen catch is formed in the extension to hold a wet erase pen to the journal, adjacent to the pages opposite a binding. The pen is clipped on the pen catch with a portion of the extension between a pen clip and a pen body.

Claims (31)

1. A journal book, comprising:

a front cover, a back cover, and a binding securing a first front edge of the front cover to a corresponding first back edge of the back cover;

a plurality of pages secured to the binding between the front cover and the back cover;

the back cover comprising an extension at a second back edge and extending beyond the plurality of pages, the extension having an outer peripheral edge; and a pen catch in the extension of the back cover, wherein the pen catch comprises a notch in the extension, wherein the notch is between a first edge portion of the outer peripheral edge and a second edge portion of the outer peripheral edge, the second edge portion spaced apart from and parallel to the first edge portion, and the notch is configured to receive a clip of a writing instrument between the first edge portion and the second edge portion.

2. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the pen catch is integral with the back cover.

3. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the extension extends beyond a correspondingly aligned second front edge of the front cover, wherein the extension edge is nonparallel relative to the second front edge.

4. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the extension is colinear with the back cover.

5. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the extension extends along a full length of the back cover.

6. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the extension is disposed at a second back edge that is opposite the first back edge.

7. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the undulation cutout extends across a corner intersection of the extension edge and a second extension edge.

8. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the binding comprises a refastenable comb binding, and the plurality of pages are removable from the binding.

9. The journal book of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pages comprises wet erase sheets.

10. The journal book of claim 1 , further comprising a wet erase writing instrument clipped to the pen catch.

11. The journal book of claim 1 , further comprising a weight loss journal, wherein the weight loss journal comprises reusable daily record entry spaces for food, water, and supplement intakes.

12. The journal book of claim 11 , wherein the weight loss journal comprises three distinct rounds of guided dietary plans.

13. A journal book, comprising:

a front cover, a back cover, and a binding securing a first front edge of the front cover to a corresponding first back edge of the back cover, wherein the back cover comprises an extension extending beyond a corresponding front edge of the front cover, and a pen catch formed in the extension, wherein the extension includes an outer peripheral edge with a first extension edge portion and a second extension edge portion, the second edge portion spaced apart from and parallel to the first edge portion, and the pen catch comprises a notch in the extension of the back cover, wherein the notch comprises an undulation between the first edge portion of the outer peripheral edge and the second edge portion of the outer peripheral edge at an intersection of, and extending between, the first edge portion and the second edge portion, and the undulation is configured to receive a clip of a writing instrument between the first edge portion and the second edge portion;

a plurality of wet erase pages secured to the binding between the front cover and the back cover; and

a wet erase pen including a pen body and a clip extending therefrom, wherein the pen is clipped on the pen catch with a portion of the extension between the clip and the pen body.

14. The journal book of claim 13 , wherein the extension is colinear with the back cover.

15. The journal book of claim 14 , wherein the extension extends along a full length of the back cover.

16. The journal book of claim 13 , wherein the wet erase pages comprise recordable entry spaces for daily weight, calorie intake, water intake, and supplement intake.

17. The journal book of claim 13 , wherein the recordable entry spaces comprise entries labeled across a predetermined timeframe.

18. A journal book, comprising:

a front cover including a front cover edge;

a back cover including a first back cover edge and a second back cover edge;

a binding securing the front cover edge to the first back cover edge;

a plurality of pages secured to the binding between the front cover and the back cover;

the back cover including an extension at the second back cover edge, the extension including an outer peripheral extension edge extending beyond the plurality of pages; and a pen catch in the extension of the back cover, wherein the pen catch comprises a notch in the extension, wherein the notch is formed as a recess between a first edge portion of the outer peripheral extension edge and a second edge portion of the outer peripheral extension edge, the second edge portion spaced apart from and parallel to the first edge portion, and the notch is configured to receive and secure a clip of a writing instrument within the recess and between the first edge portion and the second edge portion.

19. The journal book of claim 18 , wherein the extension extends along a full length of the back cover.

20. The journal book of claim 18 , wherein the extension is colinear with the back cover.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62802264 · Feb 7, 2019
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