JP2010099838A - Portable calendar - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable calendar consisting of paper leaves, each of which serves as one month unit with an entry column of monthly activities, and assumes such a shape as to be suitable for portability, and further, is durable enough to hardly leave any injury in a fold due to friction caused by the insertion of the portable calendar into a suit pocket etc. or the repetition of its folding and spreading. <P>SOLUTION: This portable calendar is structured of so many pieces of the paper leaf, each of which can be folded into a small size and also, can serve for use in portable fashion. In addition, one paper leaf has a main entry column for one month formed in a region covering an area which occupies almost the entirety of one half of the paper leaf. Further, each end of a folding line which serves as the fold when folded, is symmetrically cut in two as regards the folding line, as a curved part which smoothly connects the folding line with the outer circumferential line of the paper leaf. Thus, the corner to be formed when the paper leaf is folded at the fold, becomes curved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable calendar that is made of a single sheet of paper and can be used by being carried in a pocket of an outer jacket by downsizing by folding.

  A calendar for folding a sheet of paper and reducing the size is already known. As prior arts related to this, there are patent documents 1 to 4, which are related to a desktop calendar.

JP-A-2005-297396 JP-A-2005-271359 JP-A-8-337080 Japanese Utility Model Sho 63-141761

  Although it is possible to carry such a calendar paper sheet for carrying, the conventional product is particularly folded due to friction when entering and exiting the pocket of clothes, repeated folding and unfolding, etc. Eye corners were easily damaged. Moreover, there was no calendar suitable for carrying by the paper sheet of January unit which has the entry column for January.

  Therefore, in the present invention, a paper sheet for January, which has an entry column for January, is made into a form suitable for carrying, and furthermore, by friction between folding into and out of clothes pockets, repeated folding and expanding, etc. It is another object of the present invention to provide a calendar having a strength that hardly causes damage at the fold.

In order to solve the above problems, the portable calendar of the present invention has the following configuration.
In other words, in a portable calendar that is made up of a single sheet of paper and can be miniaturized by folding and used for carrying, the main entry field for one month per sheet of paper In the area area that occupies most of one side of the sheet, the curved line that smoothly connects the broken line and the outer peripheral line of the paper sheet is symmetric with respect to the broken line at the end of the broken line that is folded when folded. Two notches are provided, and the corners are curved when folded at the folds.

  Here, it is preferable to use a paper sheet that has a horizontally long, substantially rectangular shape, is provided with folds in the vertical direction, and two are arranged at substantially equal intervals.

The size of the paper sheet when folded is preferably 10 to 20 cm in length and 5 to 12 cm in width, preferably 13 to 17 cm in length and 7 to 10 cm in width.

  At least a sub-entry column for January of the following month is provided in an area approximately the same as the size of the paper sheet when folded, and an annual calendar display section showing a calendar for one year is provided for convenience. You may increase the nature.

  A cover to be attached to the paper sheet can be attached, and the cover may be folded in half so as to be slightly larger than the size of the paper sheet when folded, and a hole that can accommodate one end of the paper sheet may be provided.

  A pocket that can accommodate a total of 12 sheets of paper for a year, with a case that can be equipped with a case for storing paper sheets, and that case is made into a flat cylinder slightly larger than the size of the folded paper sheets. May be provided.

According to the portable calendar of the present invention, it is easy to use it in a pocket of clothes by filling in a schedule for January, etc., and when folded, the corners are rounded, so the corners are not easily damaged. There is an advantage that the entrance and exit of the pocket is also smooth.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings. The embodiment is not limited to the following examples, and the design can be changed as appropriate using a conventionally known technique such as the above-mentioned patent document without departing from the gist of the present invention.
1 and 2 are explanatory views of the front and back surfaces of a portable calendar according to the present invention.
The size of one paper sheet (10) in this embodiment is a horizontally long, substantially rectangular shape having a height of 17 cm and a width of 26 cm, and is a three-fold type. 7 cm.
The front surface is divided into front and rear small sections (A), (B), and (C) by two folds (11) and (12) provided in the vertical direction at substantially equal intervals. Divided into sections (D), (E), and (F).

The size of the folded paper sheet (10) is 10 to 20 cm in length and 5 to 12 cm in width, preferably 13 to 17 cm in length and 7 to 10 cm in width. Although it is preferable for entrance and exit, it may be the size suitable for storage in a wallet or the same size as a business card or credit card.
Further, the number of folds may be about 1 to 5, or may be added in the horizontal direction.

In the sub-compartment (A) of this embodiment, the year and month of the corresponding calendar are provided, and in the sub-compartment (B), an entry field (13) for forgetting is provided. The section (C) has a small sub-entry column (14) in which the month of the corresponding calendar and the schedule for the next month can be entered.
Both the anti-forgetting entry field (13) and the sub-entry entry field (14) are distributed independently in one section when folded, thereby facilitating visual recognition and entry.

The back small section (D) (E) (F) of this embodiment is provided with a large main entry field (15) in which the schedule for the month of the month of the corresponding calendar can be entered. F) includes an annual calendar display section (16) showing a calendar for one year.
The date boundary line in the main entry column (15) is overlapped with the entry boundary line in the eye in the same manner as the fold lines (11) and (12) for convenience of entry.

As described in the upper part of FIG. 1, the end of the fold line that becomes the fold line (11) (12) is an angular curve part (smoothly connecting the fold line and the outer peripheral line (17) of the paper sheet (10) ( 18). This angular curve portion (18) is provided symmetrically with respect to the folds (11) and (12), thereby forming a cut (19).
Therefore, when folded, the corner curve portion (18) is located at the corner and is rounded, so that the entrance and exit to the pocket and the like are smooth, and the corner is not easily damaged and durability is increased.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory views showing a state where a cover and a cover are attached, respectively.
The cover (30) is a two-fold type slightly larger than the size of the paper sheet (10) when folded, and is formed of vinyl or the like.
In the illustrated example, the left end of the back small section (F) is accommodated in the hole (31), and the upper and lower ends of the back small section (E) are inserted and held in the tongue pieces (32) (32). The fold (11) corresponds to the same position as the fold (33) of the cover (20).
Another paper sheet such as an address book may be stored and used between the hole (31) and the two tongue pieces (32) and (32).

4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams showing a case and a state where the case is attached, respectively.
The case (40) has a flat cylindrical shape slightly larger than the size of the paper sheet (10) when folded, and is formed of transparent vinyl or the like. A pocket portion (41) capable of accommodating the entire 12 sheets of paper for one year may be provided, and the cover (20) may also be accommodated.
Since the paper sheet (10) is in units of one month, the month of starting use can be freely determined, the paper (10) of the desired month is taken out of the case (40) and used with the cover (30) attached. After that, it can be stored back in the case (40).

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the surface of a portable calendar according to another embodiment.
In the sub-section (A) of the present embodiment, a substantially square notch (21) is provided in the vicinity of the month display (20) of the corresponding calendar. The example shown is a calendar for October.
Thus, according to the moon, unevenness may be provided or the color tone may be changed to contribute to the convenience of discrimination.

  The calendar according to the present invention is excellent in durability, is practical and easy to use by putting a schedule or the like in a clothes pocket and carrying it, and has high industrial utility value.

Surface explanatory diagram of portable calendar according to the present invention Same side, back side (A) Cover, (b) Explanatory drawing with cover attached (A) Case, (B) Explanatory drawing of the state with the case attached Surface explanatory drawing of portable calendar of another embodiment

Explanation of symbols

10 Paper sheet 11, 12 Fold 13 Anti-amnestic entry field 14 Sub-entry entry field 15 Main entry field 16 Annual calendar display part 17 Peripheral line of paper 18 Corner curve part 19 Notch 20 Month indication 21 Notch 30 Cover 31 Hole part 32 Tongue piece 40 Case 41 Pocket part A, B, C Front small section D, E, F Back small section

Claims (6)

In the portable calendar which consists of one sheet of paper and can be miniaturized by folding, and can be used for carrying,
The main entry field for one month per sheet is provided in an area area that occupies most of one side of the sheet,
When folded at the end of a fold line that becomes a fold when folding, with a notch having two symmetric lines with respect to the fold line that smoothly connect the fold line and the outer peripheral line of the paper sheet. The portable calendar is characterized by a curved corner. The portable calendar according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet has a horizontally long substantially rectangular shape, folds are provided in the vertical direction, and two paper sheets are provided at substantially equal intervals. The portable calendar according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the size of the folded paper sheet is 10 to 20 cm in length and 5 to 12 cm in width, preferably 13 to 17 cm in length and 7 to 10 cm in width. At least a sub-entry column for January of the following month is provided in an area substantially the same as the size of the paper sheet when folded,
The portable calendar according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an annual calendar display unit showing a calendar for one year. A cover to be attached to the paper sheet can be attached.
The portable calendar according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover is a two-fold type that is slightly larger than the size of the folded paper sheet, and includes a hole that can accommodate one end of the paper sheet. A case for storing paper sheets can be attached,
6. The case according to claim 1, wherein the case has a flat cylindrical shape slightly larger than the size of the folded paper sheet, and includes a pocket portion that can accommodate the entire 12 sheets of paper for one year. Portable calendar.

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