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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00260
MEDINFO INC.
Plaintiff,
v.
MEDTOOL LLC.
Defendant.
COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND
Plaintiff Medinfo Inc. by and through its undersigned attorneys, for its Complaint against
MedTool LLC ("Defendant") states as follows:
PARTIES
1. Plaintiff Medinfo Inc. ("Medinfo") is a corporation formed under the laws of the
state of Colorado, having its principal place of business at 475 W. 115th
Avenue, Unit 6,
Northglenn, Colorado 80234. Medinfo sells foldable clipboards for the medical and other
industries covered by U.S. Patent No. 7,673,908 and U.S. Design Patent No. D611,544.
2. Upon information and belief, Defendant is a Michigan limited liability company
with its principal place of business at 12406 Windsor Beach Drive, Fenton, Michigan 48430.
Upon information and belief, Defendant does business in Colorado and throughout the United
States.
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JURISDICTION AND VENUE
3. This is a civil action for patent infringement arising under the patent laws of the
United States, 35 U.S.C. § 101, et. seq.
4. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to 28
U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a).
5. Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391 and 1400.
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
6.
Medinfo incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in paragraphs
1 through 5.
7. U.S. Patent No. 7,673,908 ("the '908 Patent"), for a "Foldable Clipboard," was
duly and legally issued on March 9, 2010. A true and correct copy of the '908 Patent is attached
hereto as Exhibit A. By assignment, Medinfo owns all right, title and interest in and to the '908
Patent.
8. U.S. Design Patent No. D611,544 ("the '544 Patent"), for a "Foldable Clipboard,"
was duly and legally issued on March 9, 2010. A true and correct copy of the '544 Patent is
attached hereto as Exhibit B. By assignment, Medinfo owns all right, title and interest in and to
the '544 Patent.
9. Upon information and belief, after the '908 and '544 Patents (collectively, "the
Medinfo Patents") issued, Defendant began manufacturing or selling a foldable clipboard like the
ones shown and described in the Medinfo Patents. True and accurate photographs of
Defendant’s foldable clipboard are attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Accused Product”). Such
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Accused Products can also be viewed at Defendant's web site,
http://medtoolstore.com/product/anesthesia-reference-clipboard/.
10. Defendant has sold Accused Products that infringe the Medinfo Patents, and
received profits as a result of those sales. Upon information and belief, Defendant began
offering the Accused Product for sale at least as early as 2014, after the Medinfo Patents issued.
11. Defendant offers to sell and sells the Accused Product throughout the United
States and internationally. Defendant has offered to sell the Accused Product in the state of
Colorado. On information and belief, Defendant has sold the Accused Product in the state of
Colorado.
12. Defendant does not have and at no time has ever had any license or authorization
from Medinfo to manufacture, have manufactured, import, offer for sale or sell products covered
by the Medinfo Patents.
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Infringement of the '908 Patent)
13. Medinfo incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in paragraphs
1 through 12.
14. Defendant's activities in making, using, selling and/or offering to sell in the
United States, and/or importing into the United States the Accused Product constitutes direct
infringement of the '908 Patent, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
15. Upon information and belief, Defendant is inducing direct infringement of the
'908 Patent by others by actively instructing, assisting, and/or encouraging others to practice one
or more of the inventions claimed in the '908 Patent, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(b).
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16. Upon information and belief, Defendant is contributing to direct infringement of
the '908 Patent by others by directing others to manufacture one or more components which
constitute a material part of the invention defined by the claims of the '908 Patent, knowing the
same to be especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the '908 Patent,
and which components are not staple articles or commodities of commerce suitable for
substantial non-infringing use, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
17. Upon information and belief, Defendant has acted in concert with others and has
induced or contributed to the infringement of the '908 Patent by instructing use of the Accused
Product in an infringing manner.
18. Defendant's infringement of the '908 Patent has caused damage to Medinfo in an
amount to be ascertained at trial.
19. Defendant's infringement of the '908 Patent has caused and will continue to cause
irreparable injury to Medinfo, to which there exists no adequate remedy at law. Defendant's
infringement of the '908 Patent will continue unless enjoined by this Court.
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Infringement of the '544 Patent)
20. Medinfo incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation in paragraphs
1 through 19.
21. Defendant's activities in making, using, selling and/or offering to sell in the
United States, and/or importing into the United States the Accused Product constitutes direct
infringement of the '544 Patent, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(a).
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22. Upon information and belief, Defendant is inducing direct infringement of the
'544 Patent by others by actively instructing, assisting, and/or encouraging others to practice one
or more of the inventions claimed in the '544 Patent, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(b).
23. Upon information and belief, Defendant is contributing to direct infringement of
the '908 Patent by others by directing others to manufacture one or more components which
constitute a material part of the invention defined by the claims of the '544 Patent, knowing the
same to be especially made or especially adapted for use in an infringement of the '544 Patent,
and which components are not staple articles or commodities of commerce suitable for
substantial non-infringing use, in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271(c).
24. Upon information and belief, Defendant has acted in concert with others and has
induced or contributed to the infringement of the '544 Patent by instructing use of the Accused
Product in an infringing manner.
25. Defendant's infringement of the '544 Patent has caused damage to Medinfo in an
amount to be ascertained at trial.
26. Defendant's infringement of the '544 Patent has caused and will continue to cause
irreparable injury to Medinfo, to which there exists no adequate remedy at law. Defendant's
infringement of the '544 Patent will continue unless enjoined by this Court.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Medinfo requests that judgment be entered in its favor and against
Defendant as follows:
A. Declaring that Defendant has infringed United States Patent No. 7,673,908;
B. Declaring that Defendant has infringed U.S. Design Patent No. D611,544;
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C. Issuing a permanent injunction enjoining Defendant, its officers, agents,
subsidiaries, and employees, and those in privity with or that act in concert with any of the
foregoing, from further activities that constitute infringement of United States Patent No.
7,673,908 and U.S. Design Patent No. D611,544, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 283;
D. Awarding Medinfo damages arising out of Defendant's infringement of United
States Patent No. 7,673,908 and U.S. Design Patent No. D611,544 in an amount not less than
lost profits or a reasonable royalty for each act of infringement, and trebling those damages
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284, together with costs and pre- and post-judgment interest;
E. Finding that this is an "exceptional case" within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 285
and awarding reasonable attorneys' fees to Medinfo;
F. Awarding Medinfo all compensatory, treble, punitive, statutory or other damages
allowable under the law for the claims asserted against Defendant; and
G. Awarding Medinfo its costs and any further legal and equitable relief as the Court
deems just and proper.
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JURY DEMAND
Pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Medinfo demands a trial by
jury on all issues so triable.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: February 6, 2015 By: /s/ Craig W. Mueller
Craig W. [email protected]
George T. Scott
SHERIDAN ROSS P.C.1560 Broadway, Suite 1200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 863-9700
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
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EXHIBIT A
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US007673908B2
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N 0 . : U S
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L i p t a n ( 4 5 ) D a t e o f P a t e n t :
Mar.
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A *
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2 8 1 / 5 1 ’ 1 5 1 ’
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s u p p o r t p a n e l s t h a t a r e
h i n g e d
t o g e t h e r . The
h i n g e d d e s i g n
S e e a p p h c a n o n ? l e f o r C o m p l e t e S e a r c h
h l s t o r y
a l l o W s
t h e
c l i p b o a r d t o b e c o n v e n i e n t l y f o l d e d f o r e a s y t r a n s
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s t o r a g e .
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US. Patent M a r . 9 ,
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US. Patent M a r . 9 ,
2 0 1 0
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US
7 , 6 7 3 , 9 0 8
B2
1
FOLDABLE CLIPBOARD
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
APPLICATIONS
T h i s
a p p l i c a t i o n
c l a i m s
t h e
b e n e ? t
o f US. P r o v i s i o n a l
A p p l i c a t i o n
N o .
6 0 / 7 6 5 , 4 7 7 , ? l e d
F e b .
2 ,
2 0 0 6 ,
t h e
e n t i r e t y
o f
W h i c h i s
i n c o r p o r a t e d
b y r e f e r e n c e .
BACKGROUND
T h e r e
a r e many c c u p a t i o n s , h o b b i e s , and t h e r e n d e a v o r s
i n
W h i c h
person mo v e s from one l o c a t i o n t o t h e n e x t , and
i n
Which t h e
p e r s o n
t a k e s
n o t e s
a t t h e
v a r i o u s
l o c a t i o n s . C l i p
b o a r d s h a v e
been
u s e d
t o f a c i l i t a t e
s u c h
n o t e - t a k i n g , and t o
o t h e r W i s e
o r g a n i z e
p a p e r s
a n d a s s i s t p e o p l e p e r f o r m
a
p l e t h o r a o f d i f f e r e n t a c t i v i t i e s . T he i n v e n t o r h e r e i n h a s r e c
o g n i Z e d t h a t t r a d i t i o n a l c l i p b o a r d s c a n b e cumbersome t o
c a r r y d u e t o t h e i r r e l a t i v e l y l a r g e s i Z e .
SUMMARY
The p r e s e n t d i s c l o s u r e i s d i r e c t e d
t o
a f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d .
The
f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d i n c l u d e s
a
p a i r
o f
s u p p o r t p a n e l s t h a t
a r e h i n g e d
o g e t h e r . T h e
h i n g e d
d e s i g n
a l l o W s t h e c l i p b o a r d
o
b e c o n v e n i e n t l y f o l d e d
f o r
e a s y t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
a n d
s t o r a g e .
T he
c l i p b o a r d
a l s o can be u n f o l d e d i n t o a s u b s t a n t i a l l y
? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n . A c c o r d i n g
t o
one a s p e c t
o f
t h e d i s c l o s u r e , a
? e x i b l e
s h e e t can be used
t o span a c r o s s
both
p a n e l s and t o
p r o v i d e a s m o o t h
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e
When
t h e c l i p b o a r d
i s
u n f o l d e d .
A c c o r d i n g
o
a n o t h e r
a s p e c t o f h e
d i s c l o s u r e ,
a c l i p
c a n b e o p e r a t i v e l y
c o u p l e d t o one
o f t h e p a n e l s
and used
t o
h o l d
p a p e r s
o r
o t h e r m a t e r i a l s i n p l a c e .
BRIEF
DESCRIPTIONOF THE DRAWINGS
F I G .
1
shoWs
a f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d i n
a c c o r d a n c e W i t h
t h e
p r e s e n t
d i s c l o s u r e .
F I G . 2 s h o W s a h i n g e a n d p a n e l a s s e m b l y o f t h e f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f
F I G . 1 .
F I G .
3
shoWs
a c r o s s - s e c t i o n a l
vieW o f
t h e f o l d a b l e c l i p
board
o f F I G .
1
i n
a
? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n .
F I G . 4
shoWs
a c r o s s - s e c t i o n a l vieW o f t h e f o l d a b l e c l i p
board o f F I G .
1
i n
a f o l d e d c o n ? g u r a t i o n .
F I G .
5
shoWs
t h e f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d
o f F I G .
1 i n a f o l d e d
c o n ? g u r a t i o n and
s t o r e d
i n
a d o c t o r ’ s W h i t e
c o a t .
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
F I G S . 1 - 5 shoW a n
e x e m p l a r y f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d 1 0 i n
a c c o r d a n c e W i t h
an
embodiment
of
h e p r e s e n t d i s c l o s u r e . I n
t h e i l l u s t r a t e d
e m b o d i m e n t , c l i p b o a r d
1 0 i s
d e s i g n e d f o r u s e
b y
d o c t o r s
a n d m e d i c a l
s t u d e n t s .
C l i p b o a r d 1 0 i s o f
a r t i c u l a r
use
o
d o c t o r s and
medical
s t u d e n t s
because
c l i p b o a r d
10
can
be f o l d e d t o ? t
i n
a d o c t o r ’ s
White
c o a t , a s
shoWn
i n
FIG.
5 .
H o W e v e r , i t
s h o u l d
b e
u n d e r s t o o d t h a t
f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d s c a n
b e
d e s i g n e d
t o accommodate h e n e e d s
o f
a v a r i e t y
o f
d i f f e r
e n t
p e o p l e . C l i p b o a r d 1 0
i s
p r o v i d e d
a s a
n o n l i m i t i n g
e x a m p l e o f o n e s u c h c l i p b o a r d . V a r i o u s c h a n g e s
i n
f o r m a n d
d e t a i l can be
made
W i t h o u t
d e p a r t i n g
from t h e s c o p e o f t h e
p r e s e n t
d i s c l o s u r e .
F o l d a b l e c l i pb o a r d
1 0 i n c l u d e s a l e f t
s u p po r t p a n e l
1 2 and
a r i g h t s u p p o r t p a n e l 1 4 . The
e f t
a n d r i g h t s u p p o r t p a n e l s a r e
moveably
c o n n e c t e d t o o n e a n o t h e r by h i n g e
1 6 .
C l i p b o a r d
10
a l s o
i n c l u d e s
a ? e x i b l e s h e e t
18
t h a t s p a n s
a c r o s s
t h e l e f t
s u p p o r t p a n e l a n d t h e
r i g h t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l ,
b r i d g i n g a n y g a p
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
6 5
2
b e t W e e n t h e p a n e l s . A l s o , a
c l i p
2 0
f o r
h o l d i n g p a p e r s i n p l a c e
i s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e
l e f t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l .
The e f t a n d
r i g h t
s u p p o r t p a n e l s
o f
c l i p b o a r d
1 0
a r e s u b
s t a n t i a l l y i d e n t i c a l l y s h a p e d . W h i l e
t h i s
i s n o t r e q u i r e d i n a l l
e m b o d i m e n t s ,
i t c a n d e c r e a s e m a n u f a c t u r i n g c o s t s . Each
p a n e l
i s s u b s t a n t i a l l y r e c t a n g u l a r W i t h r o u n d e d c o m e r s . The
rounded
o r n e r s make t
e a s i e r t o s l i d e
a f o l d e d c l i p b o a r d
i n t o
a p o c k e t
W i t h o u t
s n a g g i n g .
E a c h
p a n e l i s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 . 8
c e n t i m e t e r s W i d e
by
2 8 . 6 c e n t i m e t e r s t a l l . T h i s s i Z e p r o v i d e s
a
c l i p b o a r d t h a t
c a n f u l l y
s u p p o r t
a
l e t t e r - s i Z e d p i e c e
o f
p a p e r
When
h e
c l i p b o a r d i s i n i t s ? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n , y e t
a l l o W s t h e
c l i p b o a r d
t o be stoWed n a d o c t o r ’
White
c o a t Wh en
t
i s i n i t s
f o l d e d c o n ? g u r a t i o n . O f
o u r s e ,
c l i p b o a r d s c a n b e
s i Z e d
and
s h a p e d
d i f f e r e n t l y t o a c c o m m o d a t e d i f f e r e n t l y
s i Z e d
p a p e r ,
d i f f e r e n t
s t o r a g e r e q u i r e m e n t s ,
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number o f o t h e r
f a c t o r s W i t h o u t d e p a r t i n g from h e s c o p e o f h i s d i s c l o s u r e .
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c l i p b o a r d
p a n e l s c a n b e made f r o m
a l u m i n u m ,
p l a s t i c ,
o r
a n o t h e r s u i t a b l e m a t e r i a l . Aluminum p r o v i d e s a v e r y
s t r o n g ,
l i g h t - W e i g h t p a n e l
t h a t i s v e r y d u r a b l e .
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p r o v i d e s
a
f a i r l y
s t r o n g a n d l i g h t - W e i g h t p a n e l
t h a t i s r e l a
t i v e l y
i n e x p e n s i v e
t o
m a n u f a c t u r e .
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p a n e l
can be
d e s c r i b e d
a s h a v i n g
a
t o p edge 2 4 ,
a
b o t t o m
e d g e
2 6 , a n e x t e r i o r
e d g e
2 8 , a n d a n i n t e r i o r
e d g e
3 0 .
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e d g e s a t l e a s t
p a r t i a l l y
de?ne a W r i t i n g s u r f a c e 3 2 .
The
W r i t i n g s u rf a c e c a n b e
c o n s t r u c t e d t o
b e s u b s t a n t i a l l y
r i g i
and s u b s t a n t i a l l y p l a n a r , s o a s
t o p r o v i d e
a good s u p p o r t f o r
W r i t i n g .
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i n c l u d e
tWo i n t e g r a t e d
h i n g e
s u r f a c e s 3 4 ,
o n e
a t
t h e t o p i n t e
r i o r
e d g e a n d o n e a t t h e b o t t o m
i n t e r i o r
e d g e .
The h i n g e
s u r f a c e s a r e s u b s t a n t i a l l y
p e r p e n d i c u l a r
t o t h e W r i t i n g s u r
f a c e ,
t h u s
a l l o W i n g t h e
h i n g e
s u r f a c e
o f
t h e
l e f t s u p p o r t
p a n e l
a n d
t h e h i n g e s u r f a c e
o f
t h e r i g h t s u p p o r t p a n e l t o move
p a r a l l e l t o
one a n o t h e r a s t h e c l i p b o a r d i s f o l d e d o r
u n f o l d e d .
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s u r f a c e s f r o m
o p p o s i n g
s u p p o r t p a n e l s
c a n b e
p i v o t a b l y c o n n e c t e d t o o n e a n o t h e r b y a p i n , g a s k e t , b e a r i n g
a s s e m b l y , a n d / o r
o t h e r
s u i t a b l e m e c h a n i s m .
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s h o u l d
be
u n d e r s t o o d
t h a t t h e i l l u s t r a t e d
h i n g e
i s a
non
l i m i t i n g e x a m p l e , a n d t h a t o t h e r h i n g e s c a n b e
u s e d
W i t h o u t
d e p a r t i n g
from h e
s c o p e o f
h i s d i s c l o s u r e . H i n g e s t h a t
d o
n o t
c r e a t e a b u l g e o r o t h e r o b s t r uc t i o n When h e
c l i p b o a r d
s i n t h e
? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n
a r e
W e l l
s u i t e d f o r a p p l i c a t i o n s Where t h e
c l i p b o a r d i s u s e d
a s
a s u p p o r t f o r W r i t i n g
a n d / o r
d r a W i n g .
F u r t h e r m o r e , r e l a t i v e l y l i g h t h i n g e s a r e
W e l l
s u i t e d f o r a p p l i
c a t i o n s
Where t h e c l i p b o a r d i s c a r r i e d .
While
t h e i l l u s t r a t e d
h i n g e s
a r e
c o n t i n u o u s
W i t h
t h e W r i t i n g s u r f a c e , t h i s i s
n o t
r e q u i r e d
i n a l l e m b o d i m e n t s .
The h i n g e mechanism
c a n
i n c l u d e one o r mo r e s e p a r a t e p i e c e s t h a t
a r e mounted
t o t h e
p a n e l s .
N o n l i m i t i n g e x a m p l e s o f a l t e r n a t i v e
h i n g e s
i n c l u d e
b u t t h i n g e s ,
k n i f e
h i n g e s , a n d
p i a n o
h i n g e s .
As
e s t
shoWn
n
F I G S .
3
a n d ,
t h e
i l l u s t r a t e d h i n g e a l l o W s
t h e
s u p p o r t p a n e l s
t o p i v o t
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 8 0 0 r e l a t i v e
t o
o n e
a n o t h e r . I n o t h e r
W o r d s ,
When
n
t h e ? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n ,
t h e
l e f t
p a n e l i s p i v o t e d 1 8 0 0 r e l a t i v e t o t h e r i g h t
p a n e l , a n d
When n
t h e f o l d e d
c o n ? g u r a t i o n
t h e l e f t p a n e l i s g e n e r a l l y 0 ° : 2 0 o
r e l a t i v e
t h e r i g h t p a n e l .
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h i n g e
c a n b e
d e s i g n e d s o t h a t t h e
i n t e r i o r
e d g e o f t h e
l e f t p a n e l a l i g n s s u b s t a n t i a l l y
a d j a c e n t
t o t h e i n t e r i o r e d g e o f
t h e r i g h t p a n e l When h e c l i p b o a r d i s i n i t s ? a t c o n ? g u ra t i o n ,
a l t h o u g h t h i s i s n o t r e q u i r e d
i n
a l l e m b o d i m e n t s . I n
t h i s
W a y ,
i t i s e a s y
t o
p u t t h e
c l i p b o a r d
i n t o a
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
? a t con?gu
r a t i o n
b e c a u s e
t h e a b u t t i n g s u p p o r t
p a n e l s
p r e v e n t t h e c l i p
b o a r d f r o m u n f o l d i n g p a s t 1 8 0 ° . O f o u r s e ,
i n
o t h e r embodi
m e n t s ,
t h e
h i n g e c a n b e
d e s i g n e d
t o p r o v i d e
a
d i f f e r e n t
r a n g e
o f m o t i o n ,
i n c l u d i n g u n f o l d i n g
p a s t 1 8 0 ° , a n d e v e n
u n f o l d i n g
t o 3 6 0 0 i . e . , f o l d i n g b a c k
on
t s e l f ) .
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When h e i n t e r i o r e d g e s
a r e
a l i g n e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y a d j a c e n t
t o o n e a n o t h e r ,
t h e
s u p p o r t s c o l l e c t i v e l y form
a
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
c o n t i n u o u s s u r f a c e .
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c l i p
board
behaves
much
h e same s a t r a d i t i o n a l c l i p b o a r d . HoW
e v e r ,
even
s m a l l
misalignments
o r gaps
can n e g a t i v e l y
a f f e c t
t h e a b i l i t y of h e f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d t o
s e r v e a s an e x c e l l e n t
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e .
F l e x i b l e s h e e t 1 8 c a n h e l p smooth t h e t r a n s i t i o n
from
t h e
l e f t s u p p o r t
p a n e l t o
t h e r i g h t s u p p o r t p a n e l . I n f a c t , t h e
? e x i b l e s h e e t
can s u b s t a n t i a l l y
e r a s e
any p e r c e i v a b l e gap
a n d / r m i n o r m i s a l i g n m e n t b e t W e e n t h e
p a n e l s .
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t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t c a n
be
a t t a c h e d
t o
t h e l e f t s u p po r t p a n e l and
t h e r i g h t s u p p o rt p a n e l s o t h a t When t h e c l i p b o a r d i s f o l d e d
a n d u n f o l d e d ,
t h e
? e x i b l e
s h e e t
a u t o m a t i c a l l y moves i t h
t h e
p a n e l s .
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n o n l i m i t i n g
e x a m p l e ,
t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t
c a n b e a d h e r e d
t o
a t
l e a s t
a p o r t i o n of h e
? r s t
s u p p o r t pa n e l and o a t
l e a s t
a
p o r t i o n o f t h e s e c o n d s u p p o r t p a n e l .
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d e p e n d i n g o n
h i n g e d e s i g n , i f t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t i s a d h e r e d t o t h e s u p p o r t
p a n e l s n e a r t h e i r
i n t e r i o r
e d g e s , t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t c a n r e s t r i c t
f o l i n g
o f t h e c l i p b o a r d . T o
a c c o m m o d a t e
h i n g e
d e s i g n s
i n
Which
a g a p f o r m s
betWeen
h e
i n t e r i o r
e d g e s o f t h e
s u p p o r t
p a n e l s ,
t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t c a n b e l e f t u n a d h e r e d p r o x i m a t e t h e
i n t e r i o r e d g e s o f
t h e
s u p p o r t p a n e l s .
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a
n o n l i m i t i n g
e x a m p l e ,
t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t
m a y
n o t b e
a d h e r e d t o
t h e l e f t
s u p po r t p a n e l W i t h i n o n e i n c h
o f t h e
i n t e r i o r
e d g e o f t h e l e f t
s u p po r t p a n e l
n o r
t o
t h e
r i g h t s u p po r t p a n e l W i t h i n o n e i n c h
o f
t h e
i n t e r i o r e d g e o f
h e r i g h t
s u p p o r t p a n e l . O f
o u r s e ,
more r
l e s s of
h e ? e x i b l e
s h e e t can be e f t unadher ed depending
on
t h e g a p r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e
s e l e c t e d
h i n g e .
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p o r t i o n o f
t h e
? e x i b l e
s h e e t
i s
l e f t u n a d h e r e d ,
t h e
? e x i b l e s h e e t
i s
a l l o W e d t o form
a
r e l a t i v e l y
g e n t l e c u r v e
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f o l d e d .
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h e l d
b y t h e
c l i p b o a r d
f r o m c r e a s i n g When
h e
c l i p b o a r d i s
f o l d e d .
The ? e x i b l e
s h e e t can be
made from
a
v a r i e t y o f
d i f f e r e n t
m a t e r i a l s , i n c l u d i n g ,
b u t
n o t l i m i t e d t o , 0 . 0 1 0
r i g i d v i n y l .
O f
c o u r s e , t h i c k e r or
t h i n n e r
?exible s h e e t s can be
u s e d ,
a s can
s h e e t s
mad e
from o t h e r m a t e r i a l s , s u c h a s p o l y c a r b o n a t e o r
p o l y e s t e r .
I n a d d i t i o n t o
i m p r o v i n g
t h e W r i t i n g s u r f a c e
o f
t h e f o l d i n g
c l i p b o a r d ,
t h e
? e x i b l e s h e e t a l s o p r o v i d e s an e a s y Way t o
customiZe t h e f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d f o r d i f f e r e n t u s e s . As an
e x a m p l e ,
in
o r d e r
t o c u s t o m i Z e t h e
c l i p b o a r d
f o r a p a r t i c u la r
g r o u p o f p e o p l e , t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t c a n
be
marked
W i t h i n f o r
m a t i o n t h a t i s u s e f u l t o
t h a t g r o u p
o f p e o p l e . I f t h e c l i p b o a r d
i s
d e s i g n e d f o r d o c t o r s o r m e d i c a l s t u d e n t s ,
t h e
? e x i b l e
s h e e t
c a n
i n c l u de r e f e r e n c e
i n f o r m a t i o n u s e d
by d o c t o r s
and medi
c a l s t u d e n t s
When
c h a r t i n g p a t i e n t s . I f t h e c l i p b o a r d i s
d e s i g n e d f o r
a
b u i l d i n g
i n s p e c t o r , t h e
? e x i b l e
s h e e t
c a n
i n c l u d e b u i l d i n g c o d e a n d r e g u l a t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n . I f t h e c l i p
board s used
by a
c o a c h ,
t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t
c a n
i n c l u d e p e r
s o n n e l i n f o r m a t i o n
and an
i n d e x
o f
p l a y s .
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can be
s e e n ,
t h e
? e x i b l e
s h e e t
a l l o W s
t h e
c l i p b o a r d t o b e c u s t o m i Z e d f o r v i r
t u a l l y a n y
t a s k .
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c l i p b o a r d
c a n b e f u r t h e r c u s t o m i Z e d
by
a p p l y i n g
i n f o r m a t i o n
t o
t h e
b a c k - s i d e s o f t h e s u p p o r t p a n e l s .
As
shoWn
in
F I G .
1 , a
c l i p
2 0
i s
o p e r a t i v e l y c o u p l e d t o l e f t
s u p p o r t p a n e l
1 2 .
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t h e
i l l u s t r a t e d
e m b o d i m e n t ,
c l i p
2 0
i s
a
s p r i n g c l i p s i Z e d t o holdup o 50 r more
i e c e s
o f p a p e r t o t h e
c l i p b o a r d .
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p o s i
t i o n e d
i n
t h e m i d d l e o f t h e
c l i p b o a r d ,
b u t i s
r a t h e r o f f s e t ,
t h u s
a l l o W i n g
t h e
c l i p b o a r d
t o
f o l d doWn
h e
m i d d l e .
W h i l e c l i p 2 0 i s
shoWn
o p e r a t i v e l y
c o u p l e d
t o t h e
l e f t
s u p p o r t p a n e l , i t
c a n
j u s t a s e a s i l y b e
c o u p l e d
t o t h e r i g h t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l o r a n o t h e r p o r t i o n o f t h e
c l i p b o a r d .
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some e m b o d i m e n t s , tWo
c l i p s
m a y be u s e d , o n e
c o u p l e d
t o
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
6 5
4
e a c h
s u p p o r t p a n e l .
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t y p e s
o f
l i p s ,
s u c h
a s
a loW p r o ? l e W i r e c l i p
o r
a
m a g n e t i c
c l i p can
b e
u s e d .
I n many embodiments, t h e c l i p a l s o s e r v e s a s a s p a c e r
t h a t
d e t e r m i n e s h oW a r t h e c l i p b o a r d
c a n
b e f o l d e d . T a l l e r c l i p s
may p r e v e n t t h e c l i p b o a r d f r o m f u l l y f o l d i n g t o 0 ° , W h i l e
s h o r t e r c l i p s
may
a l l o W t h e
c l i p b o a r d
t o f o l d p a s t 0 ° .
W h i l e
t h e a b o v e
d e s c r i b e d c l i p b o a r d
f o l d s l e n g t h W i s e
a l o n g i t s l o n g i t u d i n a l
a x i s
t o
form
a
f o l d e d r e c t a n g l e
W i t h a
l e n g t h
d i m e n s i o n s u b s t a n t i a l l y g r e a t e r
t h a n a W i d t h dimen
s i o n , i t
s h o u l d b e u n d e r s t o o d t h a t o t h e r f o l d in g
a r r a n g e m e n t s
c a n b e i m p le m e n t e d . F o r e x a m p le , i n s t e a d o f l e f t a n d r i g h t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l s ,
t h e c l i p b o a r d c a n b e
c o n ? g u r e d
W i t h
t o p a n d
b o t t o m s u p p o rt p a n e l s t h a t f o l d t o g e t h e r
a l o n g
t h e c l i p b o a r d ’
l a t i t u d i n a l a x i s . I n t h i s W a y , t h e f o l d e d
c l i p b o a r d
h a s more
e q u i v a l e n t l y s i Ze d
l e n g t h
a n d W i d t h d i m e n s i o n s , W h i c h c a n b e
a d v a n t a g e o u s f o r d i f f e r e n t s t o r a g e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s . F u r t h e r
more, W h i l e t h e
above
d e s c r i b e d
c l i p b o a r d i s s i Z e d t o ac c o m
modate
8 . 5 > < l 1 p a p e r ,
t h e above d e s c r i b e d
p r i n c i p l e s c a n
e a s i l y b e
a d a p t e d
t o a c c o m m o d a t e
d i f f e r e n t l y
s i Z e d
p a p e r .
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s h a p e
s u l t i m a t e l y
c h o s e n ,
f o l d i n g
c l i p b o a r d s a c c o r d i n g t o
t h e
p r e s e n t
d i s c l o s u r e
p r o v i d e
a
s m o o t h W r i t i n g s u r f a c e When i n t h e ? a t c o n ? g u r a t i o n , W h i l e
a t
t h e
same
i m e p r o v i d i n g
i m p r o v e d
p o r t a b i l i t y
a n d
s t o r a b i l
i t y When n t h e f o l d e d c o n ? g u r a t i o n . F u r t h e r m o r e , When n
t h e
f o l d e d
c o n ? g u r a t i o n ,
t h e c l i p b o a r d
n a t u r a l l y
h i d e s t h e
p a p e r s i t
i s
h o l d i n g ,
t h u s h e l p i n g
m a i n t a i n c o n ? d e n t i a l i t y
When h a t i s d e s i r e d .
The f o l l o W i n g c l a i m s p a r t i c u l a r l y p o i n t o u t c e r t a i n c o m b i
n a t i o n s and
s u b c o m b i n a t i o n s
r e g a r d e d
a s
n o v e l
and
nonob
v i o u s c l i p b o a r d s . These
c l a i m s
may r e f e r t o “ a n ” e l e m e n t o r
“ a
? r s t ”
e l e m e n t
o r
t h e e q u i v a l e n t t h e r e o f . Such l a i m s s h o u l d
be understood
t o
i n c l u d e i n c o r p o r a t i o n of one
o r
more such
e l e m e n t s , n e i t h e r r e q u i r in g nor
e x c l u d i n g
tWo o r more s u c h
e l e m e n t s . O t h e r
c o m b i n a t i o n s
and
s u b c o m b i n a t i o n s
o f t h e
d i s c l o s e d f e a t u r e s ,
f u n c t i o n s ,
e l e m e n t s , a n d / o r p r o p e r t i e s
m a y b e c l a i m e d t h r o u g h amendment o f
t h e p r e s e n t
c l a i m s o r
t h r o u g h
p r e s e n t a t i o n
o f neW
c l a i m s i n
t h i s
o r a
r e l a t e d
a p p l i
c a t i o n .
Such
c l a i m s ,
W h e t h e r
b r o a d e r , n a r r o W e r , e q u a l , o r
d i f f e r e n t i n
s c o p e
t o t h e o r i g i n a l c l a i m s , a l s o a r e r e g a r d e d a s
i n c l u d e d W i t h i n
t h e s u b j e c t
m a t t e r
o f t h e p r e s e n t d i s c l o s u r e .
T he
i n v e n t i o n
c l a i m e d
i s :
1 .
A
o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d ,
c o m p r i s i n g :
a ? r s t ,
s u b s t a n t i a l l y - r i g i d ,
s u p p o r t
p a n e l ;
a s e c o n d ,
s u b s t a n t i a l l y - r i g i d ,
s u p p o r t
p a n e l ;
a
h i n g e
p i v o t a l l y c o n n e c t i n g t h e
? r s t s u p p o rt p a n e l t o
t h e
s e c o n d
s u p p o r t
p a n e l
s u c h t h a t
t h e
? r s t s u p p o r t
p a n e l
and t h e
second
s u p p o r t p a n e l a r e moveable betWeen a
? a t c o n ? g u r a t i o n
a n d a
f o l d e d c o n ? g u r a t i o n ,
t h e
? r s t
s u p p o r t p a n e l a n d t h e s e c o n d s u p p o r t p a n e l c o o p e r a t i n g
t o f o r m a
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
c o n t i n u o u s a n d
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
p l a
n a r W r i t i n g - s u pp o r t
s u r f a c e
When
i n t h e
? a t c o n ? g u r a
t i o n ,
t h e
h i n g e h a v i n g
a n
a x i s
o f
r o t a t i o n
s p a c e d
a
c l i p
a c c o m m o d a t i n g d i s t a n c e i n
f r o n t o f t h e
? r s t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l a n d
t h e
s e c o n d s u p p o r t p a n e l When h e ? r s t s u p
p o r t p a n e l a n d t h e s e c o n d s u p p o r t pa n e l a r e
i n
t h e ? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n ; a n d
a c l i p c o n n e c t e d t o t h e ? r s t s u p p o r t
p a n e l .
2 . The f o l da b l e c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m
1 , f u r t h e r c o m p r i s i n g
a
? e x i b l e s h e e t
a t t a c h e d
t o
t h e ? r s t s u p po r t p a n e l and h e s e c
ond
s u p p o r t p a n e l ,
t h e ? e x i b l e s h e e t
c o n ? g u r e d t o
p r o v i d e a
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
s m o o t h W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e When
t h e
? r s t s u p p o r t
p a n e l
a n d
t h e
s e c o n d s u p p o r t
p a n e l
a r e i n
t h e
? a t c o n ? g u r a
t i o n .
3 . A
o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d ,
c o m p r i s i n g :
a
? r s t ,
s u b s t a n t i a l l y - r i g i d , a l u m i n u m s u p p o r t p a n e l ;
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7 , 6 7 3 , 9 0 8
B2
5
a s e c o n d ,
s u b s t a n t i a l l y - r i g i d ,
a l u m i n u m s u p p o r t
p a n e l ,
t h e
s e c o n d s u p p o r t p a n e l
h a v i n g
t h e same s h a p e a s t h e ? r s t
s u pp o r t p a n e l
a n d b e i n g
i n t e r c h a n g e a b l e
W i t h
t h e
? r s t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l ;
a
h i n g e p h y s i c a l l y i n t e g r a t e d W i t h
t h e
? r s t s u p p o r t p a n e l
a n d
t h e s e c o n d s u p p o r t p a n e l
a n d
p i v o t a l l y c o n n e c t i n g
t h e
? r s t s u p p o r t p a n e l t o
t h e
s e c o n d s u p p o r t p a n e l
s u c h
t h a t
t h e ? r s t s u p p o rt p a n e l
a n d
t h e s e c o n d s u p p o rt p a n e l
a r e moveable b etWeen a ? a t con?guration and a f o l d e d
c o n ? g u r a t i o n , t h e ? r s t s u p p o r t p a n e l
a n d
t h e s e c o n d
s u p po r t p a n e l c o o p e r a t i n g t o
form a
s u b s t a n t i a l l y c o n
t i n u o u s a n d s u b s t a n t i a l l y p l a n a r W r i t i n g - s u p po r t s u r f a c e
When
i n t h e
? a t
c o n ? g u r a t i o n ; a n d
a
c l i p
c o n n e c t e d
t o
t h e
? r s t s u p p o r t
p a n e l a n d c o n ? g u r e d
t o
s e l e c t i v e l y h o l d p a p e r s .
4 .
A
o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d ,
c o m p r i s i n g :
a
? r s t p i e c e i n c l u d i n g
a
? r s t W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e , a
? r s t t o p
h i n g e
s u r f a c e
c o n t i n u o u s
W i t h t h e ? r s t
W r i t i n g s u r f a c e ,
and
? r s t
bottom
i n g e s u r f a c e c o n t i n u o u s
W i t h
t h e ? r s t
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e ;
a
c l i p
c o n n e c t e d t o t h e ? r s t W r i t i n g s u r f a c e a n d c o n ? g u r e d
t o s e l e c t i v e l y
h o l d
p a p e r s ;
a
s e c o n d p i e c e i n c l u d i n g
a
s e c o n d
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e ,
a
s e c o n d
t o p
h i n g e s u r f a c e c o n t i n u o u s W i t h t h e s e c o n d
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e , a n d a
s e c o n d
b o t t o m h i n g e s u r f a c e
c o n t i n u o u s
W i t h t h e s e c o n d
W r i t i n g s u r f a c e ;
a
? r s t
h i n g e - c o n n e c t o r p i v o t a l l y c o n n e c t i n g t h e
? r s t t o p
h i n g e
s u r f a c e
t o
t h e s e c o n d t o p
h i n g e s u r f a c e ;
a n d
a s e c o n d h i n g e - c o n n e c t o r p i v o t a l l y c o n n e c t i n g t h e ? r s t
bottom
h i n g e
s u r f a c e
t o t h e s e c o n d bottom h i n g e s u r
f a c e ;
W h e r e i n
t h e
? r s t W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e
a n d t h e s e c o n d W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e
a r e
moveable
betWeen
a
? a t con?guration
and a
f o l d e d c o n ? g u r a t i o n ,
t h e
? r s t W r i t i n g s u r f a c e a n d
t h e
s e c o n d W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e
c o o p e r a t i n g t o form
a
s u b s t a n
t i a l l y
c o n t i n u o u s a n d s u b s t a n t i a l l y p l a n a r
c o m b i n e d
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e When
n
t h e ? a t c o n ? g u ra t i o n .
5 .
The
o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f
c l a i m
4 ,
W h e r e i n
t h e
? r s t
p i e c e
a n d t h e s e c o n d
p i e c e
a r e
aluminum
p i e c e s .
6 . The f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m 5 , W h e r e i n t h e
? r s t
t o p
h i n g e
s u r f a c e p a r t i a l l y
d e ? n e s
a
t o p
i n t e r i o r
e d g e o f
t h e
? r s t
W r i t i n g
s u r f a c e
a n d
t h e ? r s t
b o t t o m
h i n g e s u r f a c e p a r t i a l l y
d e ? n e s a
b o t t o m i n t e r i o r
e d g e o f t h e ? r s t W r i t i n g s u r f a c e .
7 .
The f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m 4 , W h e r e i n
t h e ? r s t
t o p
h i n g e
s u r f a c e
a n d
t h e
? r s t b o t t o m h i n g e
s u r f a c e a r e
s u b s t a n
1 0
20
25
30
35
40
6
t i a l l y p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e ? r s t W r i t i n g s u r f a c e ,
a n d
t h e s e c o n d
t o p h i n g e
s u r f a c e a n d t h e s e c o n d b o t t o m
h i n g e
s u r f a c e a r e
s u b s t a n t i a l l y p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e s e c o n d W r i t i n g s u r f a c e .
8 .
The o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m
4 ,
W h e r e i n
t h e
? r s t p i e c e
a n d t h e s e c o n d
p i e c e
a r e s u b s t a n t i a l l y
i d e n t i c a l l y
s h a p e d a n d
i n t e r c h a n g e a b l e .
9 .
The f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m 4 , W h e r e i n
t h e
? r s t
t o p
h i n g e
s u r f a c e a n d t h e
? r s t
b o t t o m
h i n g e
s u r f a c e a r e p o s i t i o n e d
on same s i d e r e l a t i v e t o t h e second o p hinge s u r f a c e and h e
s e c o n d b o t t o m h i n g e s u r f a c e .
1 0 .
The o l d a b le c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m
4 ,
W h e r e i n t h e f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d i s h i n g e d t o f o l d l e n g t h W i s e a l o n g i t s l o n g i t u d i n a l
a x i s .
1 1 . The o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f
c l a i m
4 , W h e r e i n t h e f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
i s h i n g e d t o f o l d W i d t h W i s e a l o n g i t s l a t i t u d i n a l
a x i s .
1 2 .
The f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f c l a i m 4 , W h e r e i n t h e
? r s t
W r i t i n g s u rf a c e
i s s p a c e d
aWay
f r o m
t h e s e c o n d W r i t i n g
s u r
f a c e
When
h e f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d i s i n t h e f o l d e d
c o n ? g u r a t i o n
s o a s t o
ac commodate
t h e
c l i p .
1 3 . The
f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f
c l a i m
1 , W h e r e i n a ? r s t
p i e c e
o f
aluminum
o r m s t h e ? r s t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l ; a n d a s e c o n d
p i e c e
o f
aluminum
f o r m s
t h e
s e c o n d
s u p p o r t
p a n e l .
1 4 .
The f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f c l a i m
1 3 ,
W h e r e i n t h e
? r s t
s u p p o rt p a n e l
a n d
t h e s e c o n d s u p po r t p a n e l
a r e
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
i d e n t i c a l l y s h a p e d a n d
i n t e r c h a n g e a b l e .
1 5 .
The
f o l d a b l e c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m
1 ,
W h e r e i n a ? r s t
p i e c e
o f l a s t i c f o r m s t h e
? r s t s u p p o r t
p a n e l ;
a n d
a s e c o n d
p i e c e
o f
p l a s t i c
f o r m s t h e s e c o n d
s u p p o r t p a n e l .
1 6 . The f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f
c l a i m
1 5 ,
W h e r e i n
t h e ? r s t
s u p p o r t
p a n e l a n d t h e s e c o n d
s u p p o r t
p a n e l a r e s u b s t a n t i a l l y
i d e n t i c a l l y s h a p e d a n d i n t e r c h a n g e a b l e .
1 7 .
The
f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f c l a i m 1 , W h e r e i n
t h e h i n g e
s p a c e s t h e
? r s t
s u p p o r t pa n e l aWay f r o m t h e s e c o n d s u p p o r t
p a n e l
When i n
t h e f o l d e d
c o n ? g u r a t i o n s u c h
t h a t t h e
? r s t
s u p p o rt p a n e l
a n d t h e
s e c o n d s u p po r t p a n e l
a r e
s u b s t a n t i a l l y
p a r a l l e l
a n d
t h e
c l i p
i s
b e t W e e n
t h e
? r s t
s u p p o rt p a n e l
a n d
t h e
s e c o n d
s u p p o r t
p a n e l .
1 8 . The o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
o f
c l a i m
1 , W h e r e i n t h e f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d i s
h i n g e d t o
f o l d
l e n g t h W i s e a l o n g i t s
l o n g i t u d i n a l
a x i s .
1 9 .
The o l d a b le c l i p b o a r d o f c l a i m 1 , W h e r e i n t h e f o l d a b l e
c l i p b o a r d
i s
h i n g e d
t o
f o l d W i d t h W i s e a l o n g
i t s l a t i t u d i n a l
a x i s .
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EXHIBIT C
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AO 440 (Rev. 12/09) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)
Civil Action No.
PROOF OF SERVICE
(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (l))
This summons for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date) .
’ I personally served the summons on the individual at (place)
on (date) ; or
’ I left the summons at the individual’s residence or usual place of abode with (name)
, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
on (date) , and mailed a copy to the individual’s last known address; or
’ I served the summons on (name of individual) , who is
designated by law to accept service of process on behalf of (name of organization)
on (date) ; or
’ I returned the summons unexecuted because ; or
’ Other (specify):
.
My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ .
I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
Date:Server’s signature
Printed name and title
Server’s address
Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:
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