Folding holder for maps and related travel information printouts
CA 2384276 A1 · Owner: Delorme, David M. · Inventors: Delorme, David M.
Overview
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A substantially transparent map holder or envelope for retaining therein a composite map. The holder includes a plurality of compartments spaced between two layers of material connected together. Each compartment has at least one opening for insertion and removal of a printed map that may be a section of a composite map, and/or other related text or graphic travel information such as point information, route maps travel directions, tickets, reservations discount coupons, and so forth. By using mapping software and a printer, a user may create a large, composite custom map that is put, together like a quilt or a mosaic made up of individual pieces of printable paper. The individual pieces …
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- Filed April 29, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 29, 2022.
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