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Edge-encapsulated writing board

US5727952A · kind A · utility

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21References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1996
Grant dateMar 17, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43L1/06
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dry marker board including a sheet of material having a writing surface upon which felt tip, erasable ink markers may be used. Preferably, the writing sheet is a sheet of ceramic-on-steel material. A shelf support, preferably made of wood, is mounted on the bottom portion of the writing sheet by fasteners such as nails or screws. Polyurethane is injection molded around the peripheral edge of the writing sheet, encapsulating the peripheral edge and sides of the writing sheet and the shelf support to form a unitary frame with a shelf.

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