Inventors:
Michael J. Buerchner - Campbell CA, US
Christopher N. Pericles - Phoenix AZ, US
Michael J. Strasser - Lafayette CA, US
William G. Tammen - Lafayette CA, US
Assignee:
CM Concepts, LLC - Phoenix AZ
International Classification:
G09F 3/20, G09F 3/18, G09F 3/10, A47G 1/17, A47B 97/04, A41F 1/00
US Classification:
40658, 4066103, 40647, 40324, 24545, 24 6711, 24 671, 24543, 24335, 24336, 24507, 24546, 24 10 R, 24 312, 24 31, 248451, 2482065
Abstract:
This disclosure provides a portable shopping aid used to mount a shopping list, coupons, or other documents. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the aid is configured to sacrifice a writing surface in favor of portability, by providing a small body that may be easily inserted into a pocket or handbag. The body includes a clamp for mounting the aid onto a push bar of a shopping cart, for hands free viewing during shopping, as well as a document clip mechanism that clips documents by their ends closest to the push bar. In order to provide structural rigidity to retained documents, and notwithstanding the absence of a writing surface or clipboard, the clip mechanism is configured to crease documents. The shopping aid also includes feet for standing the aid upright, on a flat surface, and means for mounting the aid magnetically on a refrigerator wall, in all cases such that retained documents are presented in a convenient reading orientation. The aid is further designed so that it can be made in a single mold, thereby lowering design costs.