1988-01-05
1990-02-20
Watts, Douglas D.
Printed matter
Calendar
283105, 282 22A, 40121, B42D 504, B42D 1500, B41L 124, G09D 304
Patent
active
049020420
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a calendar which is essentially composed of the relevant calendar information and advantageously of pages provided with illustration and/or text, the pages being attached together so that by turning a page, the next page is profitably revealed.
The general practise with calendars is such that each page contains an illustration, usually a photograph or a drawing, as well as the essential yearly, monthly, weekly and daily calendar information. Each period of time may be allotted a page of its own. The pages are generally attached together so that the top ends are stapled together, and below the stapling there is a perforation by aid of which the page containing out-of-date information can be torn off after the respective period of time has elapsed.
In the prior art there also are calendars where the top ends of the pages are attached together by employing a spiralling structure, around which the pages can be turned. Often the illustrations and/or information contained in the calendars are so valuable that they are kept even after their active use.
A calendar may also be formed of postcard-size pictures, the calendar information being provided below the picture. The calendar information can be removed, for instance by cutting with scissors, and the pictures can be detached from the joining piece by means of the perforation. As a result, a number of postcards is obtained.
Futhermore, there are calendars which are bound in book-form and are kept on the table; they contain pictures and possibly some useful information. After its active use, this kind of calendar can be kept in the bookcase.
The DE Patent Publication No. 2 855 726 introduces an illustrated calendar and an adjoining folder. There the back page of the calendar, or the folder, serves as an interchangeable frame for the illustrations. Although calendars are relatively expensive and often contain elaborate and valuable illustrations and possibly an amount of useful information, they are generally disposed of after active use. People don't want to keep them, because at this stage the illustrated pages are usually torn off and become smudgy. Moreover, the calendar information provided at the bottom or on the side of the pictures is no more relevant. Even if the calendar information were removed from the rest of the calendar, for instance by cutting, the structure of conventional calendars is such that they are worn off after their active use, and they cannot be stored in book-form. Often the illustration and the calendar information provided on the same page of the calendar together require so much space that an out-of-date calendar is difficult to store owing to its large size. In addition, a one-year collection, i.e. 12 pictures, may be too limited for preserving.
The object of the present invention is to eliminate some of the drawbacks of the prior art and to achieve a better and more feasible calendar by improving the structure of the calendar so that part of it can be advantageously used as a book even after the active period of use. The essential novel features of the invention are apparent from the appended patent claims.
The calendar according to the present invention is composed of pages, each period of time being allotted on page which is formed of two sections: one containing the illustrations and/or the text, and the other containing the calendar information. The calendar information section can be detached from the rest of the page. The calendar may also contain other pages provided with text and/or illustrations, these pages being of the same size as the remaining sections of the pages with calendar information, after the calendar information section has been removed. The pages are attached together so that they can be advantageously turned when the next page is wanted clearly on show. Furthermore, the calendar can be provided with a binding which advantageously matches the calendar after the section containing calendar information has been removed.
A noteworthy advantage of the present invention is the fac
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Heyrana Paul M.
Outokumpu Oy
Watts Douglas D.
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