Appeal No. 97-1977
Application 07/970,862
APPENDIX
32. A method of carrying and reading a map, comprising
the steps of:
placing a holder containing the map around the neck of
a person, said holder including (1) a neck-surrounding member to
be removably retained around the neck of the person; and (2) a
map supporting member, for supporting the map, such that the
map is exposed, in the supporting member, to be read by said
person, said supporting member being attached to and held by said
neck-surrounding member, said neck-surrounding member achieving a
sufficient length such that the map contained by the supporting
member can be read by said person around whose neck the holder is
placed, without the neck-surrounding member having to be removed
from the person’s neck, the holder being placed such that the
neck-surrounding member is located around the neck of said
person, with the supporting member tucked away in a protected and
non-visible location to prevent damage to the map from exposure
to adverse conditions;
grabbing the holder, removing the supporting member
from said protected and non-visible location, and positioning the
supporting member so that the map can be read by the person
around whose neck the holder is placed, in a single maneuver,
while the neck-surrounding member is maintained around the neck
of the person, said grabbing, said removing and said positioning
being performed by said person; and
reading the map by the person around whose neck the
holder is placed, while the neck-surrounding member is maintained
around the neck of the person and the map is maintained in the
supporting member, so that the map is read without removing the
neck-surrounding member from around the neck of the person, the
supporting member being maintained in its protected and non-
visible location and removed therefrom, positioned so that the
map can be read by the person, and the map is read by the person,
all without removing the neck-surrounding member from around the
neck of the person.
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