Vehicle maintenance calendar

• US 20070024049A1
• Filed: 06/15/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: D&M Holdings Incorporated (DEI Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: D&M Holdings Incorporated (DEI Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Armstrong, John, Goodwin, George
• Application Number:
  US11/152,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024049A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 283/2
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/04 Calendar blocks special apparatus for printing calendars B41F17/04 perpetual calendars G09D3/00

Abstract

A vehicle maintenance calendar with a personalization portion and a scheduling portion wherein the scheduling portion has at least one recommended vehicle maintenance service printed on a particular date. The personalization portion and the scheduling portion may be secured together using sewing, staples, adhesives, tape, spiral bound, Velcro™, tacks, brads, prongs, glue, pins, paper clips, and so on. Printed on a page is the personalization portion that includes a photograph, the date of purchase of the vehicle, the type of vehicle purchased, the name of the seller/dealership of the vehicle, and contact information for the seller/dealership. The photograph shows the vehicle, an owner of the vehicle, and background environment that the owner is familiar with and finds pleasing. A customer inducement appendix is attached to the personalization portion in the calendar. The customer inducement appendix comprises a picture, wherein the picture includes a vehicle owner superimposed on a vehicle.

Claims

1. A calendar, comprising:

a personalization portion; and

a scheduling portion attached to the personalization portion, wherein said scheduling portion has at least one recommended vehicle maintenance service printed on a particular date.

2. The calendar of claim 1, wherein said personalization portion further comprises:

a photograph;

date of purchase of a vehicle attached to the photograph;

type of the vehicle purchased attached to the photograph;

name of a seller of the vehicle attached to the photograph; and

contact information for the seller of the vehicle attached to the photograph.

3. The calendar of claim 2, wherein the photograph includes the vehicle, an owner of the vehicle, and an environment.

4. The calendar of claim 1, comprising a coupon appendix attached to the personalization portion.

5. The calendar of claim 4, wherein the coupon appendix includes one or more discount coupons for vehicle maintenance services and vehicle dealership contact information.

6. The calendar of claim 1, comprising a customer inducement appendix attached to the personalization portion.

7. The calendar of claim 6, wherein the customer inducement appendix further comprises a picture, wherein the picture includes a vehicle owner and a vehicle.

8. The calendar of claim 7, wherein the vehicle owner is superimposed with the vehicle.

9. A calendar, comprising:

a personalization portion;

a scheduling portion, wherein said scheduling portion has at least one recommended vehicle maintenance service printed on a particular date; and

means for securing said personalization portion to said scheduling portion.

10. The calendar of claim 9, wherein said personalization portion further comprises:

a photograph;

date of purchase of a vehicle attached to the photograph;

type of the vehicle purchased attached to the photograph;

name of a seller of the vehicle attached to the photograph; and

contact information for the seller of the vehicle attached to the photograph.

11. The calendar of claim 9, comprising a customer inducement appendix attached to the personalization portion.

12. The calendar of claim 11, wherein the customer inducement appendix further comprises a picture, wherein the picture includes a vehicle owner and a vehicle.

13. The calendar of claim 12, wherein the vehicle owner is superimposed with the vehicle.

14. A vehicle maintenance scheduling system, comprising:

a calendar; and

at least one recommended maintenance service date printed on said calendar.

15. The vehicle maintenance scheduling system of claim 14, wherein the calendar further comprises a personalization portion.

16. The vehicle maintenance scheduling system of claim 15, wherein said personalization portion further comprises:

a photograph;

date of purchase of a vehicle attached to the photograph;

type of the vehicle purchased attached to the photograph;

name of a seller of the vehicle attached to the photograph; and

contact information for the seller of the vehicle attached to the photograph.

17. The vehicle maintenance scheduling system of claim 14, wherein the calendar further comprises a scheduling portion, wherein said scheduling portion has the at least one recommended maintenance service date.

18. The vehicle maintenance scheduling system of claim 14, wherein the calendar further comprises a customer inducement appendix.

19. The vehicle maintenance scheduling system of claim 18, wherein the customer inducement appendix further comprises a picture, wherein the picture includes a vehicle owner and a vehicle.

20. The vehicle maintenance scheduling system of claim 19, wherein the vehicle owner is superimposed with the vehicle.