A notepad for use in wet environments preferably having a base member, a plurality of sheets of natural and/or synthetic water resistant and/or waterproof paper stacked together to form a pad, wherein the base member is preferably folded over to cover the top edge of the pad, and preferably one or more securement members extending through a region where the base member is folded over the pad. Methods of using notepads, notepad assemblies, and associated individual notepad sheets are also disclosed.

A device for connecting two objects, especially for holding a writing instrument on a notebook or the like, with a clamping body having clamping arms extending across a narrow side, for example, of the notebook, which clamping body grips one of the objects in a pliers-like fashion with its clamping arms and forms a holder for holding the other object, e.g., the writing instrument, parallel to the longitudinal direction of the narrow side. Mechanisms are provided to spread open the clamping arms.

The present disclosure provides a novel notebook system in which stacks of one-side-bound inner paper sheets are replaced, wherein a plurality of pockets are formed at a plurality of positions in an inner face of an outermost cover sheet, a first or last paper sheet of the stack of one-side-bound inner paper sheets is removably inserted into the pocket selected by the user, and, therefore, the handwriting direction or position may be freely changed according to the user's selection. According to the present disclosure, the user can freely change the position of the stack of one-side-bound inner paper sheets, and thus can make notes or handwriting in a convenient way. When the stack of one-side-bound inner paper sheets are completely used, the stack may be replaced with a new stack of one-side-bound inner paper sheets, which can save money and waste material.

To get from a sheet of cardboard an element including an assembly of parts suitable for forming a block with conventional detachable sheets and including a conventional pen, the die-cutting and simultaneous creasing of the sheet lead to form: a) a first rectangular or square element intended for the application of a block of paper; b) a second rectangular element on a first side of the first element and of a width equal to the thickness of the block; c) a third rectangular or square element on the adjacent side of the second element and is intended to cover notebook; d) a fourth rectangular element on a second side of the first element, contiguous and of width equal to the thickness of the block; e) a fifth rectangular element, contiguous to the fourth element and of a height suitable for covering the head of the block of paper.

A method of reusing a notebook provides a notebook having a synthetic-paper page. The method also provides a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings. The method further provides a moisture carrier configured to have a liquid diffused therein. The moisture carrier is configured to erase the thermochromic ink markings from the synthetic-paper page by contacting the thermochromic ink markings when the moisture carrier is moist. The method then writes with thermochromic ink on at least a portion of the synthetic-paper page. Liquid is diffused in the moisture carrier, and the portion of the synthetic-paper page having the thermochromic ink is wiped with the moist moisture carrier, such that the thermochromic ink is erased from the synthetic-paper page.

A school supplies storage system for elementary education includes a plurality of writing utensils and a plurality of books. A storage unit is selectively positioned between a folded position and an unfolded position. The storage unit forms a book case when the storage unit is in the folded position. The storage unit has a plurality of pockets. Each of the writing utensils is positioned in selected ones of the pockets. Thus, each of the writing utensils is accessible for writing. The storage unit includes a name plate to identify a user of the storage unit.

A book with the storage groove for writing implements comprises: an inner sheet part formed by being cut into a certain size; a cover part comprising a front cover part disposed to cover the front surface of the inner sheet part and a back cover part disposed to cover the rear surface of the inner sheet part; a writing implement storing groove formed at the fore-edge of the inner sheet part such that a writing implement is seen from the outside and formed in a longitudinal direction of the writing implement; and a binding band formed of an elastic string and disposed to surround and bind at least one of the outside of the front cover part and the outside of the back cover part in a horizontal direction.

A device for connecting two objects, especially for holding a writing instrument on a notebook or the like, with a clamping body having clamping arms extending across a narrow side, for example, of the notebook, which clamping body grips one of the objects in pliers-like fashion with its clamping arms and forms a holder for holding the other object, e.g., the writing instrument, parallel to the longitudinal direction of the narrow side. Mechanisms are provided to spread open the clamping arms.

A binder arrangement comprising a pair of binder covers pivotable about an axis into an opposed orientation, a single set of binder rings attached to each of the binder covers, each binder cover having a hinge for pivoting the pair of covers into an opposed orientation each hinge adjacent to one of the single set of binder rings and having a plurality of hinge pivot axes comprising a plurality of at least one of scores or divots on each of the binder covers arranged in parallel alignment such that each of the hinges bend having a smooth radius into the shape of either of the single set of binder rings.

A method of reusing a notebook provides a notebook having a synthetic-paper page. The method also provides a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings. The method further provides a moisture carrier configured to have a liquid diffused therein. The moisture carrier is configured to erase the thermochromic ink markings from the synthetic-paper page by contacting the thermochromic ink markings when the moisture carrier is moist. The method then writes with thermochromic ink on at least a portion of the synthetic-paper page. Liquid is diffused in the moisture carrier, and the portion of the synthetic-paper page having the thermochromic ink is wiped with the moist moisture carrier, such that the thermochromic ink is erased from the synthetic-paper page.