Method and apparatus for a concealed magnetic memo board

Abstract

An advance over the prior art is achieved by providing a magnetically affixable surface in a concealed location, such as, within a kitchen cabinet. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention the magnetic surface includes a number of pages having edges that make up a hinge. The hinge and corresponding hinge pin mount between a top and bottom surface of the cabinet so as to make the magnetic surface rotatable within the cabinet. As such, the apparatus of the present invention can be utilized to display memoranda and artwork in an easy to access, yet out of sight location. One exemplary embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus for mounting within a cabinet between a door of said cabinet and the shelving found therein. The apparatus comprises at least one rigid sheet of planar material, the at least a portion of said material being adherable to by a magnet. A hinge mechanism is coupled to the at least one sheet of rigid material, where the sheet of planar material is sized smaller than an opening within the cabinet. A hinge pin is insertable within the hinge mechanism, the hinge pin being mountable within the cabinet such that the sheet of planar material is rotatable within the cabinet when the door thereto is open.

1 . An apparatus for mounting within a cabinet between a door of said cabinet and shelving found therein, said apparatus comprising: 
 at least one rigid sheet of planar material, at least a portion of said sheet being attachable to by a magnet;    a hinge mechanism coupled to said at lest one sheet of rigid material, said sheet of planar material being sized smaller than an opening within said cabinet; and    a hinge pin insertable within said hinge mechanism, said hinge pin being mountable within said cabinet such that said sheet of planar material is rotable within said cabinet when the door thereto is open.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said hinge mechanism is integral to said sheet of rigid material.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said sheets of material include at least one tab section positioned at a location different from tab sections of other of said sheets of material.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a mountable flange housing, wherein said hinge pin is received within said mountable flange housing.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least portions of said sheets of material are magnetically adhereable to one another so that said sheets of material when magnetically adhered to one another may rotate as a unit.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one side of at least one page of said sheets of material includes an erasable surface for non-permanent markers.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of one side of at least one page of said sheets of material includes a chalk board surface.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein one of said sheets of material and said hinge mechanism are at an offset angle so as to provide greater distances between adjacent sheets of material.  
   
   
       9 . An apparatus for use within a cabinet having a top surface and a bottom surface, said apparatus comprising: 
 a plurality of rigid planar pages having at least one side thereof being of sufficient magnetic permeability so that a magnet may be attached thereto;    at least one hinge tube coupled to each of said pages;    a hinge pin receivable into said hinge tube of each of said pages, said hinge pin being mountable between said top and bottom surface of said cabinet proximate an opening of the cabinet near a cabinet door therefor, said pages being rotable and accessible within said cabinet when the corresponding cabinet door is opened.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said hinge tube is integral to said sheet of rigid material.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said pages include at least one tab section positioned at a location different from tab sections of other of said pages.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said hinge pin is received within a mountable flange housing.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein at least portions of said pages are magnetically adhereable to one another so that said sheets of material when magnetically adhered to one another may rotate as a unit.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein at least one side of at least one page of said sheets of material includes an erasable surface for non-permanent markers.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of one side of at least one page of said sheets of material includes a chalk board surface.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein one of said sheets of material and said hinge mechanism are at an offset angle so as to provide greater distances between adjacent sheets of material.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said hinge pin is spring loaded.  
   
   
       18 . An apparatus for use within an interior space defined using a top surface and a bottom surface, said apparatus comprising: 
 a plurality of rigid planar pages having at least one side thereof being of sufficient magnetic permeability so that a magnet may be attached thereto;    at least one hinge tube coupled to each of said pages;    a hinge pin receivable into said hinge tube of each of said pages, said hinge pin being mountable between said top and bottom surface of said interior space proximate an opening thereof, said pages being rotable when said interior space is accessible.    
   
   
       19 . A method for locating a memo board in a defined space, said method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a plurality of rigid planar pages having at least one side thereof being of sufficient magnetic permeability so that a magnet may be attached thereto, said rigid pages having at least one hinge tube coupled to each of said pages;    further providing a hinge pin receivable into said hinge tube of each of said pages; and    mounting said hinge pin between a top and bottom used to define an interior space, said pages being rotable on said hinge pin when said interior space is accessible