An illuminated assembly, and methods of making and using such an illuminated assembly, whereby the illuminated assembly includes a panel and at least one sheet coupled to the panel, the sheet capable of overlaying engagement with the panel. The sheet can include a sheet front surface opposite a sheet back surface, and at least one light transmission portion disposed therein, whereby the light transmission portion can communicate between the sheet front and back surfaces. Further, the illuminated assembly can include a light source operatively coupled to the panel, whereby in an activated condition, the light source can provide light to the panel. Following, the light can be transmitted from the panel through the light transmission portion of the sheet such that the light can be viewable by a viewer of the sheet front surface.

There is provided a book arrangement and a method of use thereof. The book arrangement includes a printed book for providing primary content, one or more mobile communication devices, and a remote database arrangement couplable via data communication network to one or more mobile communication devices. Moreover, the one or more mobile communication devices each include data processing hardware and data memory therein. Furthermore, the book arrangement includes a sensor arrangement for detecting a given page of the printed book being viewed or read by a user and generating corresponding sensed data. The data processing hardware and the data memory of the one or more mobile communication devices is configured to process sensed data to determine the given page, and to fetch corresponding supplementary content from the data memory and/or the remote database arrangement for presenting to the user on a graphical user interface of the one or more mobile communication devices.

A scratch board for lottery tickets and the like. The board includes a body having a planar portion, the planar portion having a flat front surface, and a curved portion extending from the lower end of the planar portion and forwardly of the planar portion, a clip coupled to the planar portion and adapted to securely maintain a flat object against the planar portion, a dowel removably affixed to the planar portion, and a receptacle sized to receive one or several coins. The board can also include a cylinder rotatably disposed within the curved portion, the cylinder including an outer wall, an internal cavity, and a slot defined through the outer wall.

A shopping bag is provided that can be transformed for use as a file holder for storing documents and items such as a large envelope. The shopping bag includes a rectangle-shaped body part formed by a pair of front and back sheets, handles provided to the open side of the body, and a file part that is integrally formed with the body and that is turned into a rectangle-shaped file holder when separated from the body. The file part includes a separation line to be used for separating the file part from the body, a joint line formed inside of the separation line along the two sides of the separation line, at which the front and back sheets are joined together, and a cut-out part formed as a part of the separation line to be used as a starting point for separating the file part from the body.

A wire bound notebook identification tab is comprised of a writable exterior surface to receive written or labeled identifying information provided to reference the contents or ownership of a wire bound, or spiral bound notebook. The present invention features a hooking mechanism on the underside of each end adapted to secure the unit to the wire or plastic spiraled spine of any such notebook. The writable exterior surface measures comparably to the width of the spine of the spiral notebook with a length appropriate to receive identifying information.

A device that can be removably attached to an article, such as a book, tablet, journal, etc., and is useful for storing both related objects (e.g., pens, pencils, erasers, stylus, etc.) and unrelated objects (e.g., money, eye glasses, earbuds, checkbook, etc.). The device is preferably comprised of a backing, a sleeve attached to said backing, a pocket also attached to said backing and an implement holder attached to said pocket. In a further preferred embodiment, a second pocket or slot may be incorporated onto said sleeve and the device may also have at least one zippered enclosure.

A system for organizing items is described. The items are stored in pouches that can be removably placed on a fastening surface. The system includes panels that can accept the pouches on one or more panel surfaces. The panels may have one or more support elements, such as holes and/or tabs that can be removably attached to the panel or to another panel. The panels may thus be attached to one another to form an arbitrary long surface for organizing items. The tabs may be folded back to the panels to form loops which can support the panels. The panels optionally also have holes for storing the panels in a binder.

A bath book and a puppet combination and method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination, wherein a first intermediate assembly is bonded to a second intermediate assembly to create a third intermediate assembly. A second jersey backing layer is secured to the third intermediate assembly to create a fourth intermediate assembly. The fourth intermediate assembly may be flipped inside-out through a hole opening in the second jersey backing layer. The hole may then be sealed. The second jersey backing layer may be pushed upwards into the further intermediate assembly. An adhesive film may be applied to the terry cloth ring and the non-woven material ring of the second intermediate assembly to create a puppet assembly. The puppet assembly is positioned into a center aperture in a book assembly and bonded therein.

A clip includes a resilient clip body and a pair of lever arms for opening and closing the clip body, which defines a chamber for retaining or bundling loose articles, such as cords. The clip body has a pair of lever contact zones disposed between a forward end portion and an arcuate rear portion, each of these zones and portions cooperating with the others to define the article-retaining chamber. The arcuate rear portion has a concave-inward shape and the forward end portion defines an opening at least when opened in response to an inward compressive force applied to the lever arms at a location spaced rearwardly from the lever contact zones of the clip body. Optionally, the resilient clip body defines an opening at the forward end portion, even when it is in a relaxed state, such as to facilitate selective removal of bundled articles from the chamber.