JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
Or is it a round hole fitted around a square peg? And what is it that is patentable about what follows?
Answer in "continue reading", below:
The answer is remarkably simple, but evidently it was worth issuing a patent for, as just about anything is so long as you are the first to it, as the inventor basically says in the second-to-last paragraph: 
As we can see again in a more-modern patent for a "color matching card"--its Figure 2 and Figure 3 that I really like:
John, I just dug out some more on this topic. See Fitting designs: http://jsbookreader.blogspot.com/2012/01/fitting-designs.html
Posted by: Ray Girvan | 28 January 2012 at 11:08 AM
Thanks very much again, Ray, for your thoughtful addition--actually, it is more of an explanation to this image as I offered none! Your insights are always welcomed.
Posted by: John F. Ptak | 30 January 2012 at 04:01 PM