US20060226329A1

US20060226329A1 - Calendar holder

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Publication number: US20060226329A1
Application number: US11/077,080
Authority: US
Inventors: Young-Min Kim
Original assignee: Doosan Corp
Current assignee: Doosan Corp
Priority date: 2005-03-11
Filing date: 2005-03-11
Publication date: 2006-10-12

Abstract

Disclosed is a calendar holder for allowing a calendar to be hung on its regular position for a long time without any problem such as deformation or wrinkling. The calendar holder is applied to a band-type calendar support including a band-type calendar support body, a calendar mounting groove prepared in a lower portion of the support body, an elastic press having an elastic groove and a pressing portion, and a hanging member formed in an upper portion of the support body. The calendar holder includes a calendar holder body having a plate shape inserted into a space in the calendar mounting groove to combine the calendar along the band-type calendar support; a hooking protrusion integrally formed with the calendar holder body to be inserted into a hanging hole formed in the calendar; and combining portions combined along the elastic groove to prevent drooping or deviation of the calendar holder body.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a calendar holder, and more particularly, to a calendar holder for allowing a calendar to be hung on its regular position for a long time without any problem such as deformation or wrinkling.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, a calendar has a hole or other structure for hanging or attaching the calendar on a wall so that persons may look at the calendar at a fixed position.
FIG. 1 shows a calendar 10 having a hole 11 formed at its center position for hanging. This calendar 10 is hung on a wall by driving a fixing hanger 13 such as a nail on the wall 12 and then hanging the calendar 10 on the fixing hanger 13 through the hole 11.
However, this structure has a problem that the calendar 10 is easily torn or sheared from the hole 11 when the calendar 10 is moved. That is to say, though the calendar 10 is moved in any direction among x-, y- and z-axes, the calendar is easily torn due to a load or a physical force exerted to the hole 11 in the moving direction, which results in cutting of an upper portion of the calendar above the hole 11. As a result, the calendar 10 may not hung on the hanger 13 any more. In addition, the calendar 10 may be rolled up or distorted on the center of the hole 11 due to its own weight.
FIG. 4 shows another kind of calendar hanging structure, which allows the calendar 10 to be hung without forming the hole 11 in the calendar 10. As shown in FIG. 5, a band-type calendar support 14 is mounted to the upper end of the calendar 10, and the calendar 10 is hung on a hanger 13 driven into the wall 12 through a hole 15 formed in the band-type calendar support 14.
The band-type calendar support 14 is a member for combining the calendar 10 and hanging it on the wall 12 or for attaching the calendar to a metallic object such as a refrigerator with the use of a magnet on its rear surface. The band-type calendar support 14 mainly includes a support body 16, a calendar mounting groove 17 prepared below the support body 16 for interposing one or more sheet of the calendar 10 therein, and an elastic press 18 prepared on the inner and outer walls of the support body 16 so as to press and fix the calendar 10 seated on the calendar mounting groove 17. A slide rail 19 is formed on the upper portion of the support body 16. A hanging member 20 with a hole 15 into which the hanger 13 is inserted is combined so as to be movable along the slide rail 19.
In order to attach the calendar 10 onto the wall 12 by using the band-type calendar support 14, one or more sheet of calendar 10 is inserted to the elastic press 18 so that the calendar 10 is mounted to the band-type calendar support 14, and then the hole 15 of the hanging member 20 is hung on the hanger 13 driven into the wall 12. Thus, this configuration is advantageous in that deformation such as tear, wrinkling and distortion is reduced, but disadvantageous in that the calendar 10 mounted to the band-type calendar support 14 is apt to be easily separated from the elastic press 18 of the band-type calendar support 14.
There is also another mounting structure for the calendar 10 that utilizes the band-type calendar support 14, in which the calendar 10 is mounted to the band-type calendar support 14 in advance not to be separated, and then the calendar 10 is used with tearing off each calendar sheet. However, this structure has a problem in that a sheet of a month that is already passed by should be wasted since the sheet of the calendar 10 cannot be turned over.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the invention is to provide a calendar holder, which may prevent deformation of a calendar by means of a band-type support and also ensure the calendar to be used for a long time.
Another object of the invention is to provide a calendar holder, which may be kept and used without wasting a sheet of the calendar by using a band-type support.
A still another object of the invention is to assemble a band-type support to a calendar with a regularized hanging hole so that the band-type support may be used as a calendar hanging member without hanging the calendar directly on a hanger.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a calendar holder, which is applied to a band-type calendar support including a band-type calendar support body, a calendar mounting groove prepared in a lower portion of the support body so as to insert one or more sheet of calendar therein, an elastic press having an elastic groove in an inner wall of the support body and a pressing portion in an outer wall thereof so as to press and fix the calendar seated on the calendar mounting groove, and a hanging member formed in an upper portion of the support body so as to be hung on a structure, wherein the calendar holder includes: a calendar holder body having a plate shape to be inserted in a space prepared in the calendar mounting groove in order to combine the calendar along the band-type calendar support; a hooking protrusion integrally formed with the calendar holder body so as to be inserted into a hanging hole formed in the calendar; and combining portions combined along the elastic groove prepared in the band-type calendar support so as to prevent the calendar holder body from being drooped or deviated.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a calendar holder including a hooking protrusion protruded to the front of the calendar holder body so as to be inserted into a hanging hole formed in the calendar.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view for explaining configuration of a general calendar hung on a wall;
FIG. 2 is a side view for explaining how the calendar of FIG. 1 is attached;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view for explaining how a conventional calendar is attached;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view for explaining how a conventional band-type calendar is attached;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing that a conventional band-type calendar is attached;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how a calendar according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing how the calendar according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining how a calendar according to a second embodiment of the present invention is attached;
FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing how a calendar according to the second embodiment of the present invention is attached; and
FIGS. 10A and 10B are side views showing examples of a calendar holder according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 10A shows a bending-type calendar holder and FIG. 10B shows a protruding-type calendar holder.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present invention is described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how a calendar according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached. FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing how the calendar according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached. FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining how a calendar according to a second embodiment of the present invention is attached. FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing how a calendar according to the second embodiment of the present invention is attached.
FIGS. 10A and 10B are side views showing examples of a calendar holder according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1OA shows a bending-type calendar holder and FIG. 10B shows a protruding-type calendar holder.
A calendar holder 38 a or 38 b of the present invention may be combined and applied to a band-type calendar support 37, which includes a band-type calendar support body 30, a calendar mounting groove 32 formed in a lower portion of the band-type calendar support body 30 so that one or more sheet of calendar 31 may be inserted therein, an elastic press 35 having an elastic groove 33 in an inner wall of the calendar support body 30 and a pressing portion 34 formed in an outer wall so as to press and fix the calendar 31 seated in the calendar mounting groove 32, and a hanging member 36 installed to an upper portion of the band-type calendar support body 30 to hang the calendar 31 to a structure, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 10.
The calendar holder 38 a according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a calendar holder body 39 having a plate shape to be inserted into a space prepared in the calendar mounting grove 32 in order to combine the calendar 31 along the band-type calendar support 37, a hooking protrusion 41 integrally formed with the calendar holder body 39 so as to be inserted into a hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31, and combining portions 42 combined along the elastic groove 33 formed in the band-type calendar support 37 so as to prevent the calendar holder body 39 from being drooped or deviated, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
In addition, the calendar holder body 39 has inclined bending surfaces 41 a symmetrically provided in both directions on the basis of the hooking protrusion 41 so that the hooking protrusion 41 integrally formed with the calendar holder body 39 may be easily bent and inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31.
In addition, both ends of the combining portions 42 of the calendar holder body 39 may have slope sides 43 so that they may easily move into or out of the elastic groove 33 of the band-type calendar support 37. This facilitates the calendar holder body 39 to be combined both initially and repeatedly with the band-type calendar support 37 in an easier way.
The calendar holder 38 b according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a calendar holder body 39 having a plate shape to be inserted into a space prepared in the calendar mounting grove 32 in order to combine the calendar 31 along the band-type calendar support 37, a hooking protrusion 41 protruded to the front of the calendar holder body 39 so as to be inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31, and combining portions 42 combined along the elastic groove 33 formed in the band-type calendar support 37 so as to prevent the calendar holder body 39 from being drooped or deviated, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
In addition, both ends of the calendar holder body 39 may have slope sides 43 so that they may easily move into or out of the elastic groove 33 of the band-type calendar support 37. This facilitates the calendar holder body 39 to be combined both initially and repeatedly with the band-type calendar support 37 in an easier way.
In addition, the hooking protrusion 41 and the combining portions 42 of the calendar holder body 39 may be formed in an integrated type, or the hooking protrusion 41 protruded from the calendar holder body 39 may be formed directly on the surface of the calendar holder body 39 so as to protruded therefrom, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B.
Reference numeral 44 denotes a slide rail formed on the upper portion of the band-type calendar support body 30, and 45 denotes a hole formed in the hanging member 36 so that a hanger 46 is inserted therein.
Now, an example of using the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b and its operation effects are described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10.
For the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b according to the present invention, a thin metal or non-metal film is processed into a plate shape or shaped using a synthetic resin with strength so as to be combined along the calendar mounting groove 32 prepared to the band-type calendar support 37.
The hooking protrusion 41 formed in the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b is to be inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31. The combining portion 42 is configured to be combined along the elastic groove 33 of the band-type calendar support 37 so that the whole calendar holder 38 a or 38 b may be positioned in the mounting groove 32 of the band-type calendar support 37.
The hooking protrusion 41 of the calendar holder 38 a according to the first embodiment is formed integrally with the calendar holder body 39 in a position close to the center as shown in FIG. 6, and the inclined bending surfaces 41 a are formed in both directions of the hooking protrusion 41 so that the calendar holder 38 a may be easily inserted into the hanging hole 40. This structure is advantageous in the point that a thin synthetic resin film may be shaped and then applied without any separate bending or processing work.
The hooking protrusion 41 of the calendar holder 38 b according to the second embodiment is plastically deformed to be protruded from the front of the calendar holder body 39 and then inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31 as shown in FIG. 8. This structure needs an additional cost required for plastic deformation, compared with the calendar holder 38a of the first embodiment.
FIGS. 7 and 9 are sectional views showing that the calendar holder 38 a and 38 b are combined to the band-type calendar support 37 respectively. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the hooking protrusion 41 is inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31, and the combining portions 42 are seated on the elastic groove 33. Thus, the hooking protrusion 41 is inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31 without deviation or fluctuation. FIGS. 10A and 10B show various shapes of the calendar holder 38 b, in which FIG. 10A shows the case that the hooking protrusion 41 and the combining portion 42 of the calendar holder 38 b are formed in a bending type and FIG. 10B shows the case that the hooking protrusion 41 is directly protruded from the surface of the combining portion 42. The hooking protrusion 41 may be made using various materials and shapes.
The calendar holder 38 a or 38 b of the present invention is used as follows. First, the calendar holder 38 a or 38b is fabricated to size and length corresponding to the size of the band-type calendar support 37. Then, the hooking protrusion 41 formed in the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b is inserted into the hanging hole 40 of the calendar 31, and then the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b is pushed into the calendar mounting groove 32 of the band-type calendar support 37 on the axis of the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b. Then, the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b and the calendar 31 are inserted along the elastic press 35 composed of the elastic groove 33 and the pressing portion 34 of the band-type calendar support 37 with keeping their state, thereby completing the assembling process.
In this state, the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b combines, the calendar 31 in the band-type calendar support 37 by means of the hooking protrusion 41, and the band-type calendar support 37 supports the calendar 31, similar to a general calendar supporting structure.
That is to say, the calendar 31 is firmly combined to the band-type calendar support 37 by means of the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b, and the band-type calendar support 37 enables the calendar 31 to be hung in a stable state without causing wrinkling or distortion of the calendar 31.
Thus, the band-type calendar support 37 prevents deformation of the calendar 31 and allows the calendar 31 to be used for a long time. In addition, the calendar 31 is firmly combined by means of the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b that may be band-type calendar support 37, and the calendar holder 38 a and 38 b may be easily mounted or released. Thus, with using the band-type calendar support 37 as it is, the calendar 31 may be kept in usage without being wasted. In addition, since the band-type calendar support 37 and the calendar holder 38 a or 38 b are simply assembled to the calendar 31 with the regularized hanging hole 40, the band-type calendar support 37 may be used as a calendar hanging member without hanging it on the hanger 46.
As described above, the calendar holder according to the present invention allows a calendar to be hung in a regular state without wrinkling or distortion, which are caused in hanging a calendar in the prior art, and also allows a calendar to be used with being turned over without wasting. In addition, since the calendar holder is inserted into the band-type calendar support and a calendar is firmly combined thereto, the calendar holder may be used semi-permanently.

Claims

1. A calendar holder, which is applied to a band-type calendar support including a band-type calendar support body, a calendar mounting groove prepared in a lower portion of the support body so as to insert one or more sheet of calendar therein, an elastic press having an elastic groove in an inner wall of the support body and a pressing portion in an outer wall thereof so as to press and fix the calendar seated on the calendar mounting groove, and a hanging member formed in an upper portion of the support body so as to be hung on a structure, wherein the calendar holder comprises:

a calendar holder body having a plate shape to be inserted in a space prepared in the calendar mounting groove in order to combine the calendar along the band-type calendar support;

a hooking protrusion integrally formed with the calendar holder body so as to be inserted into a hanging hole formed in the calendar; and

combining portions combined along the elastic groove prepared in the band-type calendar support so as to prevent the calendar holder body from being drooped or deviated.

2. A calendar holder according to claim 1, wherein inclined bending surfaces are symmetrically provided in both direction on the basis of the hooking protrusion so that the hooking protrusion integrally formed with the calendar holder body is easily bent and inserted into the hanging hole of the calendar.

3. A calendar holder according to claim 1, wherein both ends of the combining portions of the calendar holder body have slope surfaces so that the calendar holder easily moves in or out along the elastic groove of the band-type calendar support.

4. A calendar holder, which is applied to a band-type calendar support including a band-type calendar support body, a calendar mounting groove prepared in a lower portion of the support body so as to insert one or more sheet of calendar therein, an elastic press having an elastic groove in an inner wall of the support body and a pressing portion in an outer wall thereof so as to press and fix the calendar seated on the calendar mounting groove, and a hanging member formed in an upper portion of the support body so as to be hung on a structure, wherein the calendar holder comprises:

a hooking protrusion protruded to the front of the calendar holder body so as to be inserted into a hanging hole formed in the calendar; and

5. A calendar holder according to claim 4, wherein both ends of the combining portions of the calendar holder body have slope surfaces so that the calendar holder easily moves in or out along the elastic groove of the band-type calendar support.

6. A calendar holder according to claim 4, wherein the hooking protrusion and the combining portion are formed integrally.

7. A calendar holder according to claim 4, wherein the hooking protrusion protruded from the calendar holder body is formed directly on a surface of the calendar holder body.