A pocket includes a body having a front side and a back side. The back side of the pocket has an adhesive material disposed over the back face. The adhesive material is covered by a removable wrapper that when removed exposes the adhesive on the back of the pocket. The pocket may then be secured to flat surface of a notebook, binder or the like by pressing the adhesive material into said surface. The pocket has a cavity that is accessible through an opening on the front side of the body. A stretchable lanyard cord is removably connected to the bottom of the pocket through a reinforced opening. The stretchable cord has a band at the distal end to receive a writing utensil. The pencil pocket is useful for tethering a writing utensil to a surface for easy access.

A self-righting handheld utensil comprises a base having a generally rounded bottom side, a weighted element disposed within the base, an elongated region extending outwardly from the base, and a use portion. The weighted element and rounded bottom of the base provide for a self-righting function for the disclosed utensil such that, when placed on a flat or substantially flat surface, it counterbalances the utensil to an upright vertical orientation without the need for user intervention or the application of any external force. The base need not become uncoupled from the elongated region and use portion before the user makes operative use of the disclosed utensil. The base may also have an aesthetic feature on an outer surface thereof.

A self-righting handheld utensil comprises a base having a generally rounded bottom side, a weighted element disposed within the base, an elongated region extending outwardly from the base, and a use portion. The weighted element and rounded bottom of the base provide for a self-righting function for the disclosed utensil such that, when placed on a flat or substantially flat surface, it counterbalances the utensil to an upright vertical orientation without the need for user intervention or the application of any external force. The base need not become uncoupled from the elongated region and use portion before the user makes operative use of the disclosed utensil. The base may also have an aesthetic feature on an outer surface thereof.

Described herein are examples of notebooks with removable components, comprising a front cover, a back cover, binding, and internal pages. The front cover and back cover are prepared from rigid or semi-rigid materials. The front cover comprises personalization space, and the front cover or back cover comprises a removable component. The removable component is separated from the front cover or back cover by an exterior edge and connected to the back cover by tabs. The exterior edge and tabs form a continuous perimeter around the removable component. The tabs are configured to be broken using average human finger strength allowing the removable component to be fully separated from the back cover.

A magnetic pen can be used with a magnetic panel. The magnetic pen includes a body with an end portion. A holder made of a magnetic material is attached to the end portion and an internal space is formed in the holder. A magnet having an S pole and an N pole is arranged in the internal space of the holder so that the S pole and the N pole are opposite the magnetic panel.

A device, system, and method for holding one or more structural long objects includes a plurality of adjacent flat membranes that are in direct contact with each other. The membranes have been slit to produce tabs that meet near a center of the membranes to hold the structural long object(s) more effectively than could be accomplished with a single flat membrane with tabs. The membranes are held in the body of the device or system by a retaining device located on one side of the membranes and a retaining feature of the body on the other side of the membranes.

A device is provided for supporting writing instruments on vertical surfaces such as boards or flip charts. The device has a ring where the writing instrument is inserted and means of adhesion the vertical surface.

A magnetic writing implement that includes a shaft, a first magnet embedded within the shaft, a stylus nub coupled to a nut that has a first threading and a fourth threading, and a tip that includes a writing medium and extends from the shaft. The magnetic writing implement has a writing configuration that exposes the writing medium when the first threading engages a second threading and a stylus configuration that covers the writing medium when a third threading engages the fourth threading.

A sports implement for obtaining autographs, having a core, a hole in the core having an open end and a closed bottom end, a housing disposed within the hole further comprising a latch, a spring, and a stop rim. The implement further includes a cap rotatably and slidably disposed within the housing comprising a first position wherein the cap compresses the spring toward the closed bottom end and a second position wherein the spring urges the cap against the stop rim, and a writing utensil removably coupled with the cap and rotationally coupled with the housing, further comprising a striker selectively interfacing with the latch.

The present invention provides tablets with interconnection features and a system of multiple tablet assemblies removably interconnected to one another. The tablets may be removably mounted to a vertical surface or positioned on a horizontal surface. Features of the present invention allow a user to remove or move one tablet from the system without disrupting or moving the other tablets.