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US3464200A
US3464200A US787713A US3464200DA US3464200A US 3464200 A US3464200 A US 3464200A US 787713 A US787713 A US 787713A US 3464200D A US3464200D A US 3464200DA US 3464200 A US3464200 A US 3464200A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04B—MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS
    • G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
    • G04B47/003—Mounting in and combined with adjustable indicating means, e.g. date indicating means adjustable by hand, marks or counters
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09D—RAILWAY OR LIKE TIME OR FARE TABLES; PERPETUAL CALENDARS
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  • the subject invention relates to a combination of a timekeeping device, such as a wristwatch, and a transparent, adherent calendar-sticker.
  • calendar watches displayed either the date, or the date and the day of the week. These watches were deficient only if one desired to know about other days of the same month (e.g Does Christmas come on a Thursday this year?). Obviously knowing that the present date Monday, Dec. 12, does not-without additional calculationstell you the day of the Week upon which Christmas falls.
  • metal, metal-foil and metal-paper calendars which Wrap around the strap or band of a wristwatch have become common. These certainly overcome the above deficiencies of calendar watches without such a calendar. However, the user must still look both at the face of the watch to get the time and then at the adjacent calendar on the strap of the watch in order to get all his adjacent dates or days.
  • the subject invention provides a wristwatch and monthly calendar combination whereby the user can simultaneously observe the time of day and the complete monthly calendar by observing just the single face of the timekeeping device through the substantially transparent calendar-sticker which adheres to the watchs glass cover or crystal
  • the invention comprises a combination of a timekeeping device having a time displaying means having a face displaying the time of day, a transparent cover means covering the face, and a substantially transparent sticker removably adherent to the cover means and directly over the face, the sticker having printed thereupon a calendar for one month, the printed characters taking up a minor proportion of the area of the sticker, whereby the user of the timekeeping device can observe the face of the device directly through the sticker.
  • FIG. 1 a wristwatch 10 having a strap or band 11 is shown.
  • the face 12 of the watch has indications 13 which denote the hours,
  • the position of hands 14 shows the exact present minute and hour.
  • the watch also includes a glass cover, or crystal, 15 which protects the face and the movement from dirt.
  • a transparent sticker 16 is affixed to the transparent cover or crystal 15 directly over the face 12.
  • the sticker is substantially transparent and adherent to the crystal 15.
  • Sticker 16 has the printed characters 17 which are printed so as to take up only a minor proportion of the area of the sticker, as shown.
  • these characters are printed in a transparent ink.
  • transparent ink There being two types of conventional inks; transparent and opaque.
  • the use of transparent ink is preferred in order to minimize any shadows from the printed characters and thereby make the face 12 of the watch more visible and the numerals more legible through the transparent sticker 16.
  • the user of the watch can thus observe substantially the entire face 12 directly through the calendar sticker 16.
  • the name of the month 17 along with the year are also printed on the calendarsticker, as shown.
  • the transparent calendar made of a hard acetate or polyester material, serves as a protective layer, guarding the clear surface of a watch crystal, for example, against nicks and scratches and other damage.
  • FIG. 2 depicts the stickers of this invention as normally transported prior to use. Twelve substantially transparent stickers 21, each of which is adapted to adhere to and to be easily and cleanly removable from the transparent cover or crystal 15 of the timekeeping device or wristwatch 10 (shown in FIG. 1), a calendar for a different one of the twelve months of the year printed upon it, as shown. The printed "characters take up a minor proportion of the area of the stickers, These twelve stickers are combined and affixed to a temporary paper backing means 20 which removably holds all of the stickers, whereby the stickers may be easily removed to and affixed to the cover of the timekeeping device.
  • lar sticker larger in size, may be applied to the face of an automobile, aircraft or boat clock to permit the observer not only to know the time of day, but also the month and various dates within the month for his planning while driving or piloting.
  • the invention also is applicable to household clocks and any other conventional timekeeping means.
  • a timekeeping device device having a time displaying means having a face displaying the time of day, a transparent cover means covering said face, and a substantially transparent sticker removably adherent to said cover means and directly over said face, said sticker having printed thereupon a calendar for one month, the printed characters taking up a minor propor- 3 4 tion of the area of said sticker, whereby the user of References Cited said timekeeping device can observe said face of said de- UNITED STATES PATENTS vice directly through said stlcker.

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US4152768A (en) * 1976-08-04 1979-05-01 Shinshu Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic apparatus with calendar
US4214433A (en) * 1977-03-30 1980-07-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Calendar display apparatus
US4630934A (en) * 1985-03-03 1986-12-23 Amihadar Arber Calendar with indicating means
USD319984S (en) 1988-11-21 1991-09-17 Woomer Benjamin E Wristwatch
US5272320A (en) * 1990-10-27 1993-12-21 Ikuhiro Hakamada Telephone card having calendar and system for issuing and using same
US5292154A (en) * 1991-12-05 1994-03-08 Williams Larry M Method and materials for calendar fabrication renewal
USD358344S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-16 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
US5428677A (en) * 1991-07-18 1995-06-27 Hakamada; Ikuhiro Telephone card having calendar function and system for using same
WO2001057829A1 (en) * 2000-02-07 2001-08-09 Helio Zapata Retractable watch band calendar
US6625993B2 (en) 2000-08-18 2003-09-30 Lancer Fbd Frozen beverage machine and method of operation
US20080041876A1 (en) * 2006-08-18 2008-02-21 Frank Jimmy I Multi-ingredient food dispensing machine
US10512276B2 (en) 2015-02-09 2019-12-24 Fbd Partnership, Lp Multi-flavor food and/or beverage dispenser

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US1968444A (en) * 1934-01-05 1934-07-31 Farber Julian Watchcase
DE874428C (de) * 1951-01-28 1953-04-23 Semca Clock Co Inc Kalenderuhr mit einem immerwaehrenden Kalender in einem einheitlichen Gehaeuse

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US1968444A (en) * 1934-01-05 1934-07-31 Farber Julian Watchcase
DE874428C (de) * 1951-01-28 1953-04-23 Semca Clock Co Inc Kalenderuhr mit einem immerwaehrenden Kalender in einem einheitlichen Gehaeuse

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US4152768A (en) * 1976-08-04 1979-05-01 Shinshu Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic apparatus with calendar
US4214433A (en) * 1977-03-30 1980-07-29 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Calendar display apparatus
US4630934A (en) * 1985-03-03 1986-12-23 Amihadar Arber Calendar with indicating means
USD319984S (en) 1988-11-21 1991-09-17 Woomer Benjamin E Wristwatch
US5272320A (en) * 1990-10-27 1993-12-21 Ikuhiro Hakamada Telephone card having calendar and system for issuing and using same
US5428677A (en) * 1991-07-18 1995-06-27 Hakamada; Ikuhiro Telephone card having calendar function and system for using same
US5292154A (en) * 1991-12-05 1994-03-08 Williams Larry M Method and materials for calendar fabrication renewal
USD358556S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-23 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD362635S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-09-26 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD358342S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-16 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD358345S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-16 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD358555S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-23 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD358343S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-16 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD359243S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-06-13 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD358344S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-16 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD360594S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-07-25 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD358341S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-05-16 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD362636S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-09-26 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
USD363034S (en) 1993-03-30 1995-10-10 Grasslin Kg Time switch clock
WO2001057829A1 (en) * 2000-02-07 2001-08-09 Helio Zapata Retractable watch band calendar
US6625993B2 (en) 2000-08-18 2003-09-30 Lancer Fbd Frozen beverage machine and method of operation
US20080041876A1 (en) * 2006-08-18 2008-02-21 Frank Jimmy I Multi-ingredient food dispensing machine
US10512276B2 (en) 2015-02-09 2019-12-24 Fbd Partnership, Lp Multi-flavor food and/or beverage dispenser
US11252976B2 (en) 2015-02-09 2022-02-22 Fbd Partnership, Lp Multi-flavor food and/or beverage dispenser

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