CA1271627A - Calendar/file/memo system - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
There is disclosed a calendar/file/memo system provided with a housing dimensioned to permit hanging on a wall, and having an opening at the top to receive a multi-panel, accordian-folded sheet which serves as a calendar/memo/pad or diary, and at the same time, as a folder for storing sheet material such as notes, cards, memos and invoices. Cutouts in the front face of the housing provide access for viewing of and for making notations on the exposed calendar/pad face and the backs of the panels preferably bear ruling lines or other notation for entry of data.
There is disclosed a calendar/file/memo system provided with a housing dimensioned to permit hanging on a wall, and having an opening at the top to receive a multi-panel, accordian-folded sheet which serves as a calendar/memo/pad or diary, and at the same time, as a folder for storing sheet material such as notes, cards, memos and invoices. Cutouts in the front face of the housing provide access for viewing of and for making notations on the exposed calendar/pad face and the backs of the panels preferably bear ruling lines or other notation for entry of data.
Description
1 This invention relates to a combined calendar,
2 file and memo system.
3 BACK5ROUND OF THE INVENTION
4 A wide variety of calendars and calendar-diary combination are known. Such calendars include annual ca1endars 6 and multi-year calendars provided with sequential displays 7 to properly indicate the months, years, weeks and days and 8 in some instance.s even make provision for other functions 9 such aa tho dlarying or logging of particular information, such as birthdays, annlversies or the like or other important 11 information.
12 U.S. Patent No. 1,415,803, for example, discloses 13 a multi-year desk or memorandum calendar having a separate 14 sheet for each day of the year. Beside the month and day date, e.g., "AUG. 5", each sheet includes a list of days 16 of the week and corresponding year, e.g., "Friday 1921";
17 "Saturday 1922"; etc., so that each sheet may be used several 18 times for successive years. A portion of each page is provided 19 for the entry or diarying of information.
A perpetual calendar is disclosed in U.S. Patent 21 No. 1,848,634 which includes a base member foldable transversely ; 22 at two points dividing the same into three 2 sided panels, 23 the faces of each panel carrying two month designations and 24 associated week day designations "S, M, T, W....", but no numerical date. A separate flexible numerical date-carrying 26 strip is provided which has printed on its face a matrix 27 of numbers in rows and columns, so arranged that when properly 28 positioned on a selected panel of the base member, the combinatior 29 correctly displays the date sequence for the selected month.
The calendar a1so IDCI s a traDsverse e~dless coverba~d .:
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; 3 ¦ ~o functions other than a perpetual calendar are apparent.4 ¦ U.S. Patent No. 2,027,286 discloses a calendar 1 5 ¦ date sheet in the form of a folded, V-shaped sheet for thr~e 6 ¦months imprinted on each face of each panel of the U so that 7 ¦any set of 3 months can be displayed by rotating the U con-8 ¦figuration 180 degrees and/or turning it inside out. The 9 ¦upper ends of the U are releasably held together by a folded 10 ¦clamping member. The only additlonal functions apparent Il ¦ in this reference are the provisions of space for l2 ¦perpetual advertisements and for annotations.
13 ¦ Another perpetual calendar is disclosed in U.S.
14 ¦Patent No. 2,340,153 which provides a cslendar which in its 15 ¦pattenl of association of the days of the week with days 16 ¦of the montk presents the appearance of an ordinary calendar, 17 ¦whether showing a single month of the current year or a sequence 18 ¦of months. Unlike an ordinary desigll, this calendar does l9 ¦not expire at the end of a year or other period. Without 20 ¦recourse to any external data, the calendar can be set perpetuall~ .
21 ¦Structurally, the calendar takes the form of twenty-one cards, 22 ¦seven of which are year cards, referred to as masks and foLrteerL
23 ¦of which are month-cards, twelve of which represent the twelve -~ 24 ¦months of any year other tXan leap years and the thirteenth ~ 25 and fourteenth of which represent January and February ; 26 of leap years only. When the proper year card is aligned 27 over the proper month card, the opening in the year card 28 exposes the correct nu~ber of days ior that mol~th aLLd year, 29 in sequence, and the correct designation of the days of the week - the visible effect beiug that of the ordinary calendar.
1 ¦ ~ltiple funct~on~ e n~t applrene ~1though there i~ s~ff1clent 2 border space for annotations.
3 Another arrangement known in the field of calendars 4 is a constant reminder memorandum device of the type disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,218,077. The calendar includes chart 6 means for the recording of special events and means for 7 facilitating retrieval of such recorded events. In a preferred 8 form, a single chart serves as a remlnder oE events and enables 9 the user to ~ae event~ for a per10d o ~lx months at one time) i~l an expnneded Eorm slx charts are utili~ed to provide more space for recording events to be remembered.
l2 Finally, in U.S. Patent No. 4,488,366, there is 13 disclosed a calendar with a combined display of consecutive 14 months which optionally includes a support or cover means.
The calendar structure includes linking apparatus for displaying 16 in a linked and continuing fashion, time sequences shown 17 on separate pages thereof. The individual pages are provided 18 with specific hinging structures to permit simultaneous viewing 19 of the last portion of one month and the first portion of the next month, so that a continuous dlsplay ls provided 21 for linked titne sequences notwithstanding the fact that such 22 sequences are provided on separate pages.
23 While some of the foregoing prior art calendars 24 also serve as a calendar/memo pad or diary, none of them provide, at the same time, a storage function for storing 26 sheet material such as notes, cards, memos, invoices and 27 the like. Nor do they provide a calendar arranged for the 28 easy transferral of notations such as birthdates, from one 29 year to the next and in which the backs of the calendar panels are arranged to facilitate annotations and the making of _3_ 1~7162~
1 : co~plete log. T er ~iee~ therefore, a ~eed for c~lend:rs 2 and/or re~inder devices which provide s~ch features and ~ the presen~ inventi-~ lfill~ such g need.
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2 Generally, in accordance with the invention in 3 its broadest aspect, tnere is provided a calendar/file/memo 4 system comprising a slipcase-like housing dimellsiolled to permit hanging on a wall, and having an opening at the top 6 to receive a multi-panel, accordion-folded sheet which serves 7 as a calendar/memo pad or diary, and, at the same time, and 8 ln cooperation with the housing, as a folder for ~toring 9 sheet m~tcrial such as llote~, card~, memos, invoices and the like. Cutouts or windows ln the Eront ~ace Oe the housin~
11 provide access for viewlng and for making notatlons on the l'~ exposed calendar/pad face. Preferably, the back faces of 13 the calendar panels also bear ruling lines or other notation 1/ ¦f~cili~a~inN en~y oi ~a.
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2 In order to describe the invelltive calendar/file/memo 3 system more fully, reference is directed ta the accompauyiL~g 4 drawiugs which are to be takeu in colljullction with the followillg detailed description thereof and ill which drawings:
6 Fig. 1 is a view in elevation and perspective of 7 the housing oE the illveution 3howing the windows or cutouts B in th~ Eront EflCQ thoreoE ~nd the openillg at the top through 9 whlch the multi-pnnel, accordion-folded calend~r sh~et is inserted and removed~ , ll Fig. 2 i9 a perspective view of the multi-pallel, l~ accordioll-folded caleudar sheet showing a portion of a multi-13 year calelldar covering a three-year period;
14 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sheet shown in Fig. 2 illustrating the same iu a partially folded state 16 to form a file folder aud partially showing the ruled back 17 of one of the panels to be employed as additional space for 18 the entry of date;
l.9 Fig. 4 is a partial view in elevation of the slipcase or housing illustrated ill Fig. l showiug a writiug iustrumellt 21 and its support;
22 Fig. 5 is ,a partial view in elevatiol~ of the housillg 23 of Fig. 1 showing a writillg i--strumel-t attached thereto by 24 an extensible cord and also supported in a pocket similar to the pocked illustrated iu Fig. 4; and 26 Fig. 6 is a view iu elevation of the housing of 27 Fig. 1 showillg the multi-panel accordion-folded sheet illustrated 29 in Figs. 3 aud 4.
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2 ¦ Referring llow more particularly to Fig. 1, the 3 I housing 9 shown there comprises a front member or face 11 4 I and a back member 13 which are colmected to each other in
12 U.S. Patent No. 1,415,803, for example, discloses 13 a multi-year desk or memorandum calendar having a separate 14 sheet for each day of the year. Beside the month and day date, e.g., "AUG. 5", each sheet includes a list of days 16 of the week and corresponding year, e.g., "Friday 1921";
17 "Saturday 1922"; etc., so that each sheet may be used several 18 times for successive years. A portion of each page is provided 19 for the entry or diarying of information.
A perpetual calendar is disclosed in U.S. Patent 21 No. 1,848,634 which includes a base member foldable transversely ; 22 at two points dividing the same into three 2 sided panels, 23 the faces of each panel carrying two month designations and 24 associated week day designations "S, M, T, W....", but no numerical date. A separate flexible numerical date-carrying 26 strip is provided which has printed on its face a matrix 27 of numbers in rows and columns, so arranged that when properly 28 positioned on a selected panel of the base member, the combinatior 29 correctly displays the date sequence for the selected month.
The calendar a1so IDCI s a traDsverse e~dless coverba~d .:
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~7~627 1 cooperating ~ith th~ nu eric:l date strlp to coD~e il certal 2 ¦ invalid nu~erals when desired and to provide support functions.
; 3 ¦ ~o functions other than a perpetual calendar are apparent.4 ¦ U.S. Patent No. 2,027,286 discloses a calendar 1 5 ¦ date sheet in the form of a folded, V-shaped sheet for thr~e 6 ¦months imprinted on each face of each panel of the U so that 7 ¦any set of 3 months can be displayed by rotating the U con-8 ¦figuration 180 degrees and/or turning it inside out. The 9 ¦upper ends of the U are releasably held together by a folded 10 ¦clamping member. The only additlonal functions apparent Il ¦ in this reference are the provisions of space for l2 ¦perpetual advertisements and for annotations.
13 ¦ Another perpetual calendar is disclosed in U.S.
14 ¦Patent No. 2,340,153 which provides a cslendar which in its 15 ¦pattenl of association of the days of the week with days 16 ¦of the montk presents the appearance of an ordinary calendar, 17 ¦whether showing a single month of the current year or a sequence 18 ¦of months. Unlike an ordinary desigll, this calendar does l9 ¦not expire at the end of a year or other period. Without 20 ¦recourse to any external data, the calendar can be set perpetuall~ .
21 ¦Structurally, the calendar takes the form of twenty-one cards, 22 ¦seven of which are year cards, referred to as masks and foLrteerL
23 ¦of which are month-cards, twelve of which represent the twelve -~ 24 ¦months of any year other tXan leap years and the thirteenth ~ 25 and fourteenth of which represent January and February ; 26 of leap years only. When the proper year card is aligned 27 over the proper month card, the opening in the year card 28 exposes the correct nu~ber of days ior that mol~th aLLd year, 29 in sequence, and the correct designation of the days of the week - the visible effect beiug that of the ordinary calendar.
1 ¦ ~ltiple funct~on~ e n~t applrene ~1though there i~ s~ff1clent 2 border space for annotations.
3 Another arrangement known in the field of calendars 4 is a constant reminder memorandum device of the type disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,218,077. The calendar includes chart 6 means for the recording of special events and means for 7 facilitating retrieval of such recorded events. In a preferred 8 form, a single chart serves as a remlnder oE events and enables 9 the user to ~ae event~ for a per10d o ~lx months at one time) i~l an expnneded Eorm slx charts are utili~ed to provide more space for recording events to be remembered.
l2 Finally, in U.S. Patent No. 4,488,366, there is 13 disclosed a calendar with a combined display of consecutive 14 months which optionally includes a support or cover means.
The calendar structure includes linking apparatus for displaying 16 in a linked and continuing fashion, time sequences shown 17 on separate pages thereof. The individual pages are provided 18 with specific hinging structures to permit simultaneous viewing 19 of the last portion of one month and the first portion of the next month, so that a continuous dlsplay ls provided 21 for linked titne sequences notwithstanding the fact that such 22 sequences are provided on separate pages.
23 While some of the foregoing prior art calendars 24 also serve as a calendar/memo pad or diary, none of them provide, at the same time, a storage function for storing 26 sheet material such as notes, cards, memos, invoices and 27 the like. Nor do they provide a calendar arranged for the 28 easy transferral of notations such as birthdates, from one 29 year to the next and in which the backs of the calendar panels are arranged to facilitate annotations and the making of _3_ 1~7162~
1 : co~plete log. T er ~iee~ therefore, a ~eed for c~lend:rs 2 and/or re~inder devices which provide s~ch features and ~ the presen~ inventi-~ lfill~ such g need.
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2 Generally, in accordance with the invention in 3 its broadest aspect, tnere is provided a calendar/file/memo 4 system comprising a slipcase-like housing dimellsiolled to permit hanging on a wall, and having an opening at the top 6 to receive a multi-panel, accordion-folded sheet which serves 7 as a calendar/memo pad or diary, and, at the same time, and 8 ln cooperation with the housing, as a folder for ~toring 9 sheet m~tcrial such as llote~, card~, memos, invoices and the like. Cutouts or windows ln the Eront ~ace Oe the housin~
11 provide access for viewlng and for making notatlons on the l'~ exposed calendar/pad face. Preferably, the back faces of 13 the calendar panels also bear ruling lines or other notation 1/ ¦f~cili~a~inN en~y oi ~a.
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2 In order to describe the invelltive calendar/file/memo 3 system more fully, reference is directed ta the accompauyiL~g 4 drawiugs which are to be takeu in colljullction with the followillg detailed description thereof and ill which drawings:
6 Fig. 1 is a view in elevation and perspective of 7 the housing oE the illveution 3howing the windows or cutouts B in th~ Eront EflCQ thoreoE ~nd the openillg at the top through 9 whlch the multi-pnnel, accordion-folded calend~r sh~et is inserted and removed~ , ll Fig. 2 i9 a perspective view of the multi-pallel, l~ accordioll-folded caleudar sheet showing a portion of a multi-13 year calelldar covering a three-year period;
14 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sheet shown in Fig. 2 illustrating the same iu a partially folded state 16 to form a file folder aud partially showing the ruled back 17 of one of the panels to be employed as additional space for 18 the entry of date;
l.9 Fig. 4 is a partial view in elevation of the slipcase or housing illustrated ill Fig. l showiug a writiug iustrumellt 21 and its support;
22 Fig. 5 is ,a partial view in elevatiol~ of the housillg 23 of Fig. 1 showing a writillg i--strumel-t attached thereto by 24 an extensible cord and also supported in a pocket similar to the pocked illustrated iu Fig. 4; and 26 Fig. 6 is a view iu elevation of the housing of 27 Fig. 1 showillg the multi-panel accordion-folded sheet illustrated 29 in Figs. 3 aud 4.
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2 ¦ Referring llow more particularly to Fig. 1, the 3 I housing 9 shown there comprises a front member or face 11 4 I and a back member 13 which are colmected to each other in
5 ¦ a spaced relationship along three of their corresponding ¦ edges by side members 15, 17 and 19. Fron~ member or face 7 ¦ 11 and back member 13 of housing 9 along with side members fl I 15 and 17 Eorm an opening 21 Eor illsertion into and remov~l 9 I Erom the housing o a mulci-pallel, nccordioll-Eoldcd shcet lO ¦ which sarves as a calel~dar/memo pad or diary, a~d, at the ¦ same time, as a folder system for stori~lg sheet material, 12 ¦ as described in more detail hereinafter.
13 Front member ll is also provided with a plurality 14 of cutouts or windows 23, 25 and 27 positioned therein to provide access for viewing and for making notations on the 16 calendar/pad or diary face.
17 Housing 9 can be made of a wide variety of materials 18 such as plastics, good quality heavy paper or cardboard and 19 the like and may be colored in any desirable color or patte ms of colors to provide a pleasing aesthetic appearance. If 21 desired, on the other hand, the housing may be permitted 22 to remain in an uncolored state and be simply provided with 23 a slick or glazed surface finish. Alternatively, the solid 24 portions of ~he front member or face 11 of the housing, whether or not provided with decorative coloring, may be utilized 26 to carry advertising or other desired information.
27 The size of the housing is dimensioned to permit 28 hanging on a wall and the size and number of cutouts, such 29 as 23, 25 and 27 and their positioning in the front member or face 11 may also be varied, being dependent on the locations . . . ~. . , ~ , ~l~7~6~:7 1 of the chronological calendar indicia and the space for 2 making memos or diarying data on the calendar/pad face employed 3 ther~with. The height, width and depth of the calendar/pad 4 face per se may also be adjusted as required. The housing 9 may conveniently be provided with a decorative cord or
13 Front member ll is also provided with a plurality 14 of cutouts or windows 23, 25 and 27 positioned therein to provide access for viewing and for making notations on the 16 calendar/pad or diary face.
17 Housing 9 can be made of a wide variety of materials 18 such as plastics, good quality heavy paper or cardboard and 19 the like and may be colored in any desirable color or patte ms of colors to provide a pleasing aesthetic appearance. If 21 desired, on the other hand, the housing may be permitted 22 to remain in an uncolored state and be simply provided with 23 a slick or glazed surface finish. Alternatively, the solid 24 portions of ~he front member or face 11 of the housing, whether or not provided with decorative coloring, may be utilized 26 to carry advertising or other desired information.
27 The size of the housing is dimensioned to permit 28 hanging on a wall and the size and number of cutouts, such 29 as 23, 25 and 27 and their positioning in the front member or face 11 may also be varied, being dependent on the locations . . . ~. . , ~ , ~l~7~6~:7 1 of the chronological calendar indicia and the space for 2 making memos or diarying data on the calendar/pad face employed 3 ther~with. The height, width and depth of the calendar/pad 4 face per se may also be adjusted as required. The housing 9 may conveniently be provided with a decorative cord or
6 the like (not shown) for hanging from a wall; or a simple
7 opening or openings (not shown) may be provided in the back
8 member for receptlon oE fasteners to flx the hou~ing tu a
9 wall. Alternatively, the unit may b~ rested agalnst n v~rtical tO ~urface or lnld on a tnbla or dcsk, Eb~ L
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12 As may be seen from Flg. 6, the housing shown in 13 Fig. 1 has cutouts 23, 25 and 27 positioned in the front 14 member or face 11 so that the calendar indicia or any memo 1~ data recorded on a calendar/pad face disposed therein are 16 clearly and easily readable, the ~onth and year being seen 17 through cutout 23, the wee~s and days of the month being 18 seen through cutout 25 and the cutout 27 permitting ready 19 access to the memo or diary space provided for logging data and viewing the same.
21 The multi-panel, accordion-folded set of sheets 22 34 which serve as a calendar!memo pad or diary, and, at the 23 same time, as a member of the storage system, each comprise 24 a plurality of separate panels, with each sheet covering a calendar ~uarter and each panel thereof covering a monthly 26 period in an annual caleudar. Four of such sheets 34, complete 27 an annual twelve-month calendar period, or a lesser number 28 of sheets where the system is to cover a portion of annual .i. calendar. Where the system is to cover a multi-year period, the sheets have a sufficient number of panels to provide ~7~27 ; l a panel for each month of each year coverecl.
2 More specifically, as shown for a three year multi-3 year calendar in Fig. 2, the separate panels 35, 37 and 39 4 of sheet 34 represent particular time periods arranged in a first scquence, that is, the months of January for the 6 years 1986, 1987 and 1988. The panels, three in number, 7 are integrally formed from the sheet fold lines or score 8 lines 41 and 43 dlsposed along the bottom of the flrst panel 9 and the top alld bottom o~ the suCce99ive p~nel. Each panel
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12 As may be seen from Flg. 6, the housing shown in 13 Fig. 1 has cutouts 23, 25 and 27 positioned in the front 14 member or face 11 so that the calendar indicia or any memo 1~ data recorded on a calendar/pad face disposed therein are 16 clearly and easily readable, the ~onth and year being seen 17 through cutout 23, the wee~s and days of the month being 18 seen through cutout 25 and the cutout 27 permitting ready 19 access to the memo or diary space provided for logging data and viewing the same.
21 The multi-panel, accordion-folded set of sheets 22 34 which serve as a calendar!memo pad or diary, and, at the 23 same time, as a member of the storage system, each comprise 24 a plurality of separate panels, with each sheet covering a calendar ~uarter and each panel thereof covering a monthly 26 period in an annual caleudar. Four of such sheets 34, complete 27 an annual twelve-month calendar period, or a lesser number 28 of sheets where the system is to cover a portion of annual .i. calendar. Where the system is to cover a multi-year period, the sheets have a sufficient number of panels to provide ~7~27 ; l a panel for each month of each year coverecl.
2 More specifically, as shown for a three year multi-3 year calendar in Fig. 2, the separate panels 35, 37 and 39 4 of sheet 34 represent particular time periods arranged in a first scquence, that is, the months of January for the 6 years 1986, 1987 and 1988. The panels, three in number, 7 are integrally formed from the sheet fold lines or score 8 lines 41 and 43 dlsposed along the bottom of the flrst panel 9 and the top alld bottom o~ the suCce99ive p~nel. Each panel
10 provitled with n plur~tlLty of row9 arrang~d in a second ll sequence, cha~ is, the weeks and days for the designated 12 months, and each row identifies a third sequence of indicia 13 representing specific time units, that is, the numerical 14 dates for the days of the weeks set forth. Each of the panels IS is also provided with additional spaces 45, 47 and 49 for 16 entry of important data.
17 The panels of each sheet when folded with respect 18 to each other form a cotlvenient file folder, as shown in 19 Fig. 3, for storage of records, such as receipts, invoices, bills, tax records and the like and especially ehose which 2L relate to the appropriate time periods defined by the calendar 22 panels. The backs of each of the panels of each sheet may 23 also be used for the recording of more detailed infornation.
24 In this connection, the backs of each panel are preferably ruled, as shown at 51 in Fig. 3, to permit convenient recording 26 of such materials as they are logged thereon. The calendar/file/
27 memo system described provides not only a storage capability 28 but also the means for keeping a lifetime permanent record ?9 of information with continuous use from year to year on a monthly basis for each year covered, as well as providing ~.~7~ Y~
1 for the logging of a complete record Oll the bac~s of the panels.
3 It is to be understood, on the other hand, that 4 it is within the purview of this inventioa that the calendar of the described system can be further sub-divided or broken 6 down into weekly or bi-monthly segments. In such cases;
7 there will be a greater number of sheets of panels, the total 8 number o~ sheets being sufficien~ to complete the period 9 of time to be covcred.
It should al~o bc untlcrstood that the de~criptive Il embodiments of this inventiol~ as set forth herein are illustrativ~
12 only and the concepts o this invention are ~ot to be limited 13 thereby, except as defined in the appended claims.
14 In addition to serving as a component of the file arrangment, housing 9 may also provide support for a writing 16 implement. For example, as may be seen from reference to 17 Fig. 4, a holder or pocket 29 may be provided on side member 18 17 to support a pen 31. On the other hand, the pen 31 may 19 be provided with an extensible, flexible cord 33 having one end attached thereto and the opposlte end attached to side 21 member 17, as shown ln Fig. 5. I~l this embodiment of the 22 calendar/ile/memo system of the invention, the pen or other 23 recording device can simply be left hanging from cord 33, 24 although it is generally preferred that the holder or pocket 29, as shown in Fig. 5, also be employed to support the pen.
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17 The panels of each sheet when folded with respect 18 to each other form a cotlvenient file folder, as shown in 19 Fig. 3, for storage of records, such as receipts, invoices, bills, tax records and the like and especially ehose which 2L relate to the appropriate time periods defined by the calendar 22 panels. The backs of each of the panels of each sheet may 23 also be used for the recording of more detailed infornation.
24 In this connection, the backs of each panel are preferably ruled, as shown at 51 in Fig. 3, to permit convenient recording 26 of such materials as they are logged thereon. The calendar/file/
27 memo system described provides not only a storage capability 28 but also the means for keeping a lifetime permanent record ?9 of information with continuous use from year to year on a monthly basis for each year covered, as well as providing ~.~7~ Y~
1 for the logging of a complete record Oll the bac~s of the panels.
3 It is to be understood, on the other hand, that 4 it is within the purview of this inventioa that the calendar of the described system can be further sub-divided or broken 6 down into weekly or bi-monthly segments. In such cases;
7 there will be a greater number of sheets of panels, the total 8 number o~ sheets being sufficien~ to complete the period 9 of time to be covcred.
It should al~o bc untlcrstood that the de~criptive Il embodiments of this inventiol~ as set forth herein are illustrativ~
12 only and the concepts o this invention are ~ot to be limited 13 thereby, except as defined in the appended claims.
14 In addition to serving as a component of the file arrangment, housing 9 may also provide support for a writing 16 implement. For example, as may be seen from reference to 17 Fig. 4, a holder or pocket 29 may be provided on side member 18 17 to support a pen 31. On the other hand, the pen 31 may 19 be provided with an extensible, flexible cord 33 having one end attached thereto and the opposlte end attached to side 21 member 17, as shown ln Fig. 5. I~l this embodiment of the 22 calendar/ile/memo system of the invention, the pen or other 23 recording device can simply be left hanging from cord 33, 24 although it is generally preferred that the holder or pocket 29, as shown in Fig. 5, also be employed to support the pen.
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Claims (9)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A combination calendar/file/memo system comprising a housing including a front member and a back member connected to each other in a spaced relationship along three of their corresponding edges by side members thus providing an opening, a multi-panel, folded member adapted to be disposed in said housing through said opening and imprinted as a calendar/memo pad or diary, said folded member being configured as a folder for storing records, and a plurality of cutouts in the front member of said housing providing access for viewing of and for making notations on the exposed calendar/pad face.
2. A calendar/file/memo system according to claim 1 wherein said housing includes means for supporting a writing device.
3. A calendar/file/memo system according to claim 1 wherein said opening is at the top of said housing.
4. A calendar/file/memo system according to claim 1 wherein the side members of said housing cooperate with the panels of said folded member to form a storage compartment.
5. A calendar/file/memo system according to claim I
wherein the panels of said folded member are arranged such that annotations thereon covering one period can be readily transferred to corresponding dates of another period.
wherein the panels of said folded member are arranged such that annotations thereon covering one period can be readily transferred to corresponding dates of another period.
6. A calendar/file/memo system according to Claim 1 wherein said multi-panel, folded member comprises a plurality of separate panels representing particular time periods arranged in a first sequence on the faces thereof and which are connected to each other by hinging means disposed along the bottom of the first panel and the top and bottom of the succeeding panel, each panel having a plurality of rows arranged in a second sequence and each row identifying a third sequence of indicia representing specific time units on the face thereof, and each panel when hingedly folded with respect to a succeeding panel forming a file folder having its sides blocked by the sides of said housing to form a secure file for the storage of material.
7. A calendar/file/memo system according to Claim 6 wherein the hinging means is a score line.
8. A calendar/file/memo system according to Claim 6 wherein the backs of the panels bear ruling lines facilitating the entry of data.
9. A calendar/file/memo system according to Claim 6 in which said folded member comprises four multi-panel, accordion-folded sheets, each sheet consisting of three panels hingedly connected to each other, and each panel representing one given month from January through December of a given year.
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| CA000532383A Expired CA1271627A (en) | 1987-03-18 | 1987-03-18 | Calendar/file/memo system |
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| CA (1) | CA1271627A (en) |
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