1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of book marks and note-taking.
2. Background of the Invention
Prior solutions to the marking of selected pages, in a book, a report, or the like have included traditional bookmarks, paperclips, pieces of scrap paper, a separate pad of Post-it® Notes, etc. Each of these solutions has drawbacks.
Using bookmarks to mark multiple places in a book or report is not feasible since the user generally has only one bookmark. Using paperclips can damage the page. The use of scrape paper is messy and does not look professional. Pads of Post-it® Notes are not always handy, convenient or of the desired size.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,526,906 to Bidanset pertains to a page marking device. The marking device is part of a book. The book has a tab assembly carrier. The carrier has a plurality of removable tabs disposed on the carrier. Printed indicia are located on the tabs. The tabs are secured to the carrier by a non-aggressive adhesive, allowing the tabs to be removed from the carrier relocated and/or removed again as required by the user of the device. Printed indicia may also be located on or beneath said carrier.
In contrast, the device shown by the Remmy patent, U.S. Pat. No. 3,958,816, shows a marking apparatus and method for books; double sided tabs have adhesive so that the tabs may be adhered to pages of books, with a number-bearing portion of the tab extending from the page. Adhesive occupies one-half of one side of the tab, and numbers are written in opposite directions on opposite sides of the tab so that the tab may be affixed to a left or right page of a book to clearly mark the page and the point on the page to which it refers. Learning key cards have numbers corresponding to the tabs. Brief notes are written on the lines, and the cards are attached to the front leaf of a book. The tabs are attached directly to the learning key, or they are attached on the inside of a cover or opposite leaf of the book. An envelope or jacket-type holder is adhesive-backed for fastening to an inside of the book, and the tabs are mounted on a release coating on the outside of the envelope-pocket. Learning key cards, each with individual numbers corresponding to the tabs, are inserted in the pocket so that an entire card is available for notes in reference to the corresponding tab.
While the above mentioned patents are a good start, none of them address combining a book mark with a convenient source of note-taking. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide for an apparatus that is enabled for marking selected pages while also serving as a source for recording information about those selected pages.