DE20000227U1 - Information brochure - Google Patents

Description

Utility model application information brochure

Applicant: Ernst-Dietrich Wecker 602 E 1 Dorado Avenue Oakland, CA 9.46 11
USA

Representative:

Patent Attorney
Claus Peter Pietruk
In Speitel 102
76 229 Karlsruhe

Description

The present invention relates to an information brochure with a plurality of pages and a cover to which they are attached.

An information brochure, for example, is used to provide telephone numbers of selected telephone subscribers and other information about them. Telephone numbers should be provided in a way that is easy to find in telephone books. To this end, it is common practice to highlight certain entries in telephone books, for example through advertisements. There are also different telephone books for different purposes, such as local telephone books, district telephone books and yellow pages, in which commercial entries can be found organized by industry. While all of these different telephone books and types of presentation are designed to make certain information particularly easy to find, this is not always guaranteed. Using many different telephone books can be counterproductive when it comes to finding information quickly.

It is an object of the present invention to provide novel

commercial application and in particular, however,

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not exclusively to provide a telephone directory with which the information contained and sought can be found more quickly.

The solution to this problem is claimed independently. Preferred embodiments can be found in the subclaims.

It is therefore first proposed that, in a telephone book with a plurality of pages and a cover to which these are attached, a first and a second plurality of pages are provided according to the utility model, which can be separated from one another at a predetermined separation point and can be removed from one another.

The invention has recognized that simply by dividing the pages into two blocks with a predetermined separation point in between, as in the utility model, it is possible to allow a user to access the information more quickly, regardless of their personal preferences. Different information can be provided in the blocks, for example information about commercial users in a given municipality in a front block and information about all subscribers in the municipality in alphabetical order in the back block. The provision of a predetermined separation point then allows the user to either leave the telephone book in its entirety or to use it only partially, according to their personal preferences, by only keeping the first or second plurality of pages while removing the other block of pages. In addition, it is possible to store the different blocks of pages in different places, for example a block with commercial advertisements in an office and the second block on a telephone that is mainly used for private purposes.

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Preferably, perforation is provided to enable the first and second page blocks to be easily separated, the perforation preferably being so tight that no unwanted separation can occur. The perforation is preferably provided on the cover itself, the first and second plurality of respective parts of the cover being fastened so that the perforation runs between them. The perforation can be provided in the spine of the cover for this purpose, it being particularly preferred if the first plurality of pages, i.e. the first page block, is fastened to the front cover and the second plurality of pages is fastened to the rear cover. It should be noted, however, that the two page blocks can also be fastened together to the spine of the cover or, optionally, to a single cover.

The invention is described below by way of example only with reference to the drawing, in which:

Fig.la shows a first embodiment of a telephone book according to the present invention from behind;

Fig.Ib the phone book from the front; Fig.Ic the phone book in the opened position;

Fig.2 shows another embodiment of a telephone book according to the present invention.

According to Fig. 1, a telephone book 1, generally designated 1, comprises a cover 2 in which a first plurality of pages 3a and a second plurality of pages 3b are combined. The first plurality of pages 3a forms a first page block, the second plurality of pages 3b forms a second page block. Both page blocks 3a, 3b are provided with separate page tabs (thumb registers) 4a, 4b.

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A perforation 6 is provided in the cover spine 5, with the first page block 3a being attached on one side and the second page block 3b on the other side of the perforation 6. The rear cover has a double-sided adhesive strip 7.

The first page block 3a contains location-specific information about businesses, important telephone numbers, local events and so on, while the last page block 3b lists all telephone subscribers of a municipality, town, city or administrative unit.

The telephone book of the present invention is delivered in one piece to the telephone subscribers.

Depending on personal requirements, the telephone subscriber can leave the telephone book as such or split it up in order to use the industry-specific part or the event information and the like in a first location and the information about all telephone subscribers in a second location.

When using the phone book as a whole, the double tabs help you find the information you are looking for more quickly.

If the telephone subscriber decides to cut through the perforation 6, a part of the telephone book, for example the branch-specific part, can be attached to another telephone book by removing the upper protective layer of the adhesive strip 7 and sticking the corresponding block of pages with cover on. In this way, for example, the telephone subscriber himself can create a branch directory in which local business people can be found more quickly.

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Fig. 2 shows a further embodiment of the present invention, in which a first and a second plurality of pages 3a, 3b are also arranged on a cover provided with perforations 6. Unlike in the embodiment of Fig. 1, however, the side spines of the respective page blocks are arranged opposite to the cover spine 2, so that both page blocks 3a, 3b can be opened simultaneously if necessary.

Contrary to what is shown, the information brochure does not have to contain telephone numbers or only telephone numbers; rather, it may also contain advertising information about certain companies.

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Claims (6)

1. Information brochure with a plurality of pages and a cover to which these are attached, characterized in that a first and a second plurality of pages are provided which can be separated at a predetermined separation point. 2. Information brochure according to the preceding claim, characterized in that a perforation is provided which runs between the first and second plurality of pages and at which the first and second plurality can be separated from one another. 3. Information brochure according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the perforation is provided on the cover. 4. Information brochure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the perforation is provided in the spine of the cover. 5. An information brochure according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the first plurality of pages are attached to the front cover and the second plurality of pages are attached to the back cover. 6. Information brochure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an adhesive means is provided for attaching one or both of the plurality of pages in a flippable manner.