Clipboard

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For the clipboard used in software, see Clipboard (computing).

A wooden clipboard

A clipboard is a thin, rigid board with a clip at the top for holding paper in place. A clipboard is typically used to support paper with one hand while writing on it with the other, especially when other writing surfaces are not available. The earliest forms were patented in 1870–1871 and referred to as board clips.[1] Another early version of the clipboard, known as the "memorandum file", was invented by American inventor George Henry Hohnsbeen in 1921, for which he was granted U.S. patent 1,398,591.[2] Related to the clipboard is the Shannon Arch File, which was developed around 1877.[1]

Variations

Clipboards can be constructed from a variety of material, including but not limited to,

electronic memory.[4][5]

Storage clipboards

A storage clipboard

Storage clipboards have one or more compartments designed for paperwork, both to allow for easy transport of needed papers, and to protect those papers. They may also feature one or several compartments for

writing implements.[6] Some versions feature a hinged panel to slide between portions of a two-sided multi-part form
.


References

  1. ^ a b "Early Filing Devices: Small Files & Filing Devices". Early Office Museum.
  2. ^ Neo (13 January 2017). "Who invented the Liquid Soap Dispenser". Who Invented First. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Clipboards".
  4. ^ G. Rowley, K. Barker, V. Callaghan (1986) “The Market Research Terminal & Developments in Survey Research”, European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 20 Issue: 2, pp.35 - 39.
  5. ISBN 0-89397-260-6
    , p163, 1987.
  6. OCLC 1058313718.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )

External links

  • Media related to Clipboards at Wikimedia Commons
  • The dictionary definition of clipboard at Wiktionary
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