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Notepad Holder

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-05-03
YEN ELTON
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[0011]Consider the nature of a notepad, the ideal way to work on it is using one hand to support the bottom of the notepad comfortably and safely, and using another hand to work on the working surface. Since a whole palm with all five extended fingers can provide a large flat platform to vertically support the bottom of the notepad, a holder is appreciated to combine the supporting hand with the notepad to prevent the notepad from sliding and dropping.
[0016]Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus to assist the user to hold a notepad comfortably.
[0017]Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus to assist the user to hold a notepad safely.

Problems solved by technology

First, the electronic notepad is fragile and much more expensive than the traditional notepad.
Second, the working surface occupies most area of the top surface of the electronic notepad.
A hand with extended fingers can only provide a vertical supporting force and can't provide lateral force to prevent the notepad from sliding.
In this way the notepad can be securely held, but the movement of the holding arm is largely limited.
But the problem for this position is the thumb can only press on the slim edge of the top surface to avoid the keyboard and screen.
The user has to be careful, and the position of the thumb may not be comfortable.
Another problem is the hand has to provide two opposite forced constantly to hold the edge of the notepad.
It will be tiring for a long time.
This equipment is not suitable for electronic notepad.
First, it is difficult to operate the device.
The user cannot see the screen and reach the keyboard easily.
Second, because the notepad is wider than people's arms, binding the notepad on the arm is not stable.
Also, every time the device has to be bound tightly, and it is uncomfortable.

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[0029]The present invention is a notepad holder assists the user to hold and protect a notepad. The notepad 30 could be a traditional paper notepad; or an electronic notepad, such as tablet computer, iPad, etc.

[0030]The notepad holder of the present invention comprises a notepad supporting platform 10 having a top operating face 11 and a bottom supporting face 12 on the two opposite surfaces thereof respectively. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 of the drawings, the notepad supporting platform 10 has a particular shape and size adapting to retain the designated notepad. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the notepad supporting platform 10 is in a rectangular shape and has the same size as the designated notepad. Alternatively, the notepad supporting platform 10 is made of flexible or elastic materials which can be extended to fit various sizes and shapes of different notepads.

[0031]The top operating face 11 of the notepad supporting platform 10 is facing the notepad 30 a...

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Abstract

A notepad holder which provides a notepad supporting platform having a top operating face for retaining the notepad thereon, and a bottom supporting face; and a hand holder provided at the supporting face of the notepad supporting platform for holding a hand of a user thereat in a non-gripping manner, wherein the notepad supporting platform is allowed to be freely adjusted its orientation thereof via a hand movement of the holding hand of the user, so that a working hand of the user is able to work on the notepad at a desired orientation of the pad supporting platform.

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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a notepad accessory, and more particularly to notepad holder which is easy to be held by one hand of the user without gripping by the fingers of the user.[0003]2. Description of Related Arts[0004]Notepad has been widely used for many years. A traditional notepad has a flat, rectangular supporting platform and a working surface over the supporting platform which typically is a stack of paper. For using, the user can either rest the supporting platform on a solid surface or hold the notepad by one hand, and at the same time use another hand to work on the working surface, in other words, write on the paper.[0005]With the development of micro electronics, personal computers are getting smaller, lighter, and more portable. Right now electronic notepad is also available. Like the traditional notepad, electronic notepad has the similar shape and size. It usually has a flat rectangular hous...

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IPC IPC(8): A45F5/00
CPCA45C11/00A45C13/30A45F2200/0525A45F5/00A45F2005/008A45C2011/003
Inventor YEN, ELTON
Owner YEN ELTON