Patent Application
20160101641
The present invention relates generally to a writing pad. More specifically, the invention relates to a writing pad with waterproof sheets.
Commonly available writing pads suffer from numerous drawbacks such as their lack of ability to be utilized in wet environments. In addition, the paper is easily torn as a user uses the writing pad. Further, it is difficult to fold the writing pad so that it may be carried easily in a pocket.
Many people need writing pads while they are out of office and home. In such environments, the commonly available writing pads may not help people take notes in a secure fashion. For example, when people are out for fishing, camping, or they are engaged in other recreational and outdoor activities. Further, in general, writing pads contain plain sheets, which do not serve any other purpose than providing a surface for being written onto.
Commonly available waterproof notepads do not dry out when removed from the water and the pages stick together. Further, these waterproof notepads cannot be erased underwater. Special writing tools are necessary in order to write on the commonly available waterproof notepads.
Therefore, a new and improved writing pad is desired to provide more robust writing surfaces to users. The new and improved writing pad is designed to be stored in direct sunlight outdoors. The new and improved writing pad is designed to have pages that do not stick together and completely dries out back to original condition.
An article capable of use in writing is disclosed according to some embodiments. The article includes at least one sheet configured for being written onto with a writing device, wherein a material of the at least one sheet comprises each of polyester and taffeta.
A method of manufacturing an article capable of use in writing in a wet environment is disclosed according to some embodiments. The method includes forming a plurality of sheets of the article using a material comprising each of polyester and taffeta. The method further includes binding the plurality of sheets together to form a writing pad.
A writing pad capable of being used for writing in a wet environment is disclosed according to some embodiments. The writing pad includes a plurality of sheets made of a material comprising each of polyester and taffeta, wherein at least one edge of each of the plurality of sheets is secured together. The writing pad has the ability to be washed. Further, the writing pad is robust enough to withstand the roughest of conditions and can be used repeatedly.
Exemplary embodiments are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Wherever convenient, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. While examples and features of disclosed principles are described herein, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosed embodiments. It is intended that the following detailed description be considered as exemplary.
The present invention will be further illustrated with examples below. Referring to
Further, the one or more sheets 102, 104 and 106 are made using a material that comprises each of polyester and taffeta. For example, the one or more sheets 102, 104 and 106 may be made of a fabric woven using a thread made of polyester and taffeta. The material of the one or more sheets 102, 104 and 106 is a tear resistant fabric material. The material may be washed as well.
Moreover, the one or more sheets 102, 104 and 106 are water resistant and have a low moisture retention rating. The one or more sheets 102, 104 and 106 are capable of being written onto in a wet environment, wherein the wet environment comprises water. Although the one or more sheets 102, 104, 106 are capable of being written onto in a wet environment, the one or more sheets 102, 104, 106 are further capable of being written onto in a dry environment and further underwater or above water. For example, a lead pencil or an ink pen may be used to write on the one or more sheets 102, 104 and 106. The writing device used may be a pencil, namely a standard #2 pencil, pen, or any other writing instrument suitable for writing. When a pencil is used, the pencil writing may be erased. With any writing instrument, the writing on the one or more sheets 102, 104, 106 will not smear.
Now, referring to
Further, the printed information on a portion of the sheet 104 may correspond to a guide such as a fishing guide, a hunting guide, a survival guide, a navigation guide, an animal guide, a plant guide, a bird guide, an insect guide and an aquatic guide.
The fishing guide 302 may include a space 304 for including branding information, such as placing the logo of the manufacturer. The fishing guide 302 helps people identify fish while they are fishing. There is a wide array of different fish found when people engage in fishing. While fishing, people like to know the species and the length of the fish caught by them. Accordingly, the fishing guide 302 may provide pictures 306-322 of various species of fish along with some information about each fish; for example, the name of the species, the normal size and weight of the fish. This information helps people identify fish they catch. However, the fishing conditions are often damp. The fishing guide 302 is made of a waterproof material; therefore, it is not damaged in damp conditions.
Further, the fishing guide 302 may be used to measure length of fish. This is explained in further detail in conjunction with
Similarly many other types of guides may be printed on the sheet 104. For example, wild game identification guide; detailed hunting method guide, navigation guide, area maps of waterways, inlets, canals, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, ponds; kayak and canoe trails and launch sites; area maps of hunting preserves; state parks and walking trails; bird identification guide; insect identification guide; reptile identification guide; aquatic or land mammal identification guide; lure spreads and recommended schematics for offshore fishing; scat identification guide; animal print identification chart; shark identification guide; archeology artifact identification; anthropology artifact identification guide; geology identification guide with or without pivot ruler; paleontology identification guide; botanical identification guide; plant species identification guide; survival guide; poisonous plants, animals, birds, reptiles, insects, flowers identification guide and educational recreational and outdoor activities.
Referring now to
Thereafter, at 504, the plurality of sheets are bound together to form a writing pad. For example, one or more edges of each of the plurality of sheets may be secured together. In addition to the form of a writing pad, the plurality of sheets may be bound together to form a diary, journal, or any other suitable compilation of writing sheets. The plurality of sheets may be removable and replaceable. The plurality of sheets may further be bound together to form a waterproof sketch pad for artists. As a waterproof sketch pad for artists, the present invention would be trademarked as “Plein Aquatic”.
Thereafter, on one or more sheets in the plurality of sheets, a plurality of equidistant markings are printed. The markings may be printed on the edges of the one or more sheets on one or both surfaces of the one or more sheets. The edges may then be used as a ruler. The printing is performed using an indelible ink. The ruler is a pivot ruler in the preferred embodiment but may be any suitable ruler.
The present invention may be branded with the name, logo, or slogan of any company.
It is intended that the disclosure and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of disclosed embodiments being indicated by the following claims.
This application claims priority from a provisional patent application No. 62/061,255, filed on Oct. 8, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62061255 | Oct 2014 | US |
