Activity entry apparatus for making time entries on pre-established time log forms
First Claim
1. An activity entry apparatus for making hand-drawn activity entries onto a pre-established vehicle driver'"'"'s time log activity form, the time log form comprising a series of neighboring activity sections having a series of common time indicator lines for indicating driver activity over a pre-established period of time, the neighboring activity sections comprising:
- (a) an off duty section for indicating when a driver is off duty, (b) a sleeper berth section for indicating when a driver is in a sleeper berth (c) a driving section for indicating when a driver is driving on duty, and (d) an on duty but not driving section for indicating when a driver is on duty but not driving, the activity entry apparatus comprising;
a time log form overlay sheet of resilient and significantly transparent material having a series of writing instrument guides extending therethrough, the guides having an open width at least great enough to receive the pointed end of a writing instrument therethrough;
the guides defining a series of activity change segments having lengths at least great enough to extend from one time log form activity section to a directly adjacent time log form activity section;
at least one such activity change segment having a length great enough to extend from and between activity sections on the time log form having maximum separation from one another;
the series of activity change segments defining selected adjacent pairs of activity change segments, the activity change segments of the selected adjacent pairs being separated from one another by distances equal to predetermined distances between log form time indicator lines which represent selected intervals of time during the pre-established time period for a given activity on the time log form; and
each guide defining at least one time interval segment extending between and interconnecting the activity change segments within each selected adjacent pair.
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Abstract
An activity entry apparatus for making activity entries onto pre-established time log activity forms is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a time log form overlay sheet of resilient and significantly transparent material having a series of writing instrument guides extending therethrough. The guides define a series of activity change segments having lengths at least great enough to extend from one time log form activity section to a directly adjacent time log form activity section. At least one such activity change segment has a length great enough to extend from and between activity sections on the time log form which are separated furthest from one another. The guides also define time interval segments which extend from the activity change segments. The time interval segments have lengths which are equal to predetermined distances between log form time indicator lines which represent selected intervals of time during the pre-established time period for a given activity on the time log form. The apparatus assists a timekeeper in quickly, easily and accurately logging time on particular pre-established forms.
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1. An activity entry apparatus for making hand-drawn activity entries onto a pre-established vehicle driver'"'"'s time log activity form, the time log form comprising a series of neighboring activity sections having a series of common time indicator lines for indicating driver activity over a pre-established period of time, the neighboring activity sections comprising:
- (a) an off duty section for indicating when a driver is off duty, (b) a sleeper berth section for indicating when a driver is in a sleeper berth (c) a driving section for indicating when a driver is driving on duty, and (d) an on duty but not driving section for indicating when a driver is on duty but not driving, the activity entry apparatus comprising;
a time log form overlay sheet of resilient and significantly transparent material having a series of writing instrument guides extending therethrough, the guides having an open width at least great enough to receive the pointed end of a writing instrument therethrough; the guides defining a series of activity change segments having lengths at least great enough to extend from one time log form activity section to a directly adjacent time log form activity section; at least one such activity change segment having a length great enough to extend from and between activity sections on the time log form having maximum separation from one another; the series of activity change segments defining selected adjacent pairs of activity change segments, the activity change segments of the selected adjacent pairs being separated from one another by distances equal to predetermined distances between log form time indicator lines which represent selected intervals of time during the pre-established time period for a given activity on the time log form; and each guide defining at least one time interval segment extending between and interconnecting the activity change segments within each selected adjacent pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- (a) an off duty section for indicating when a driver is off duty, (b) a sleeper berth section for indicating when a driver is in a sleeper berth (c) a driving section for indicating when a driver is driving on duty, and (d) an on duty but not driving section for indicating when a driver is on duty but not driving, the activity entry apparatus comprising;
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15. An activity entry apparatus for making hand-drawn entries onto a pre-established time log activity form, the time log form comprising a plurality of neighboring activity sections having a series of common time indicator lines for indicating activity over a pre-established period of time, the activity entry apparatus comprising:
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a time log form overlay sheet of resilient and significantly transparent material having a series of writing instrument guides extending therethrough, the guides having an open width at least great enough to receive the pointed end of a writing instrument therethrough; the guides defining a series of activity change segments having lengths at least great enough to extend from one time log form activity section to a directly adjacent time log form activity section; at least one such activity change segment having a length great enough to extend from and between activity sections on the time log form having maximum separation from one another; and the guides defining time interval segments which extend from the activity change segments, the time interval segments having lengths which are equal to predetermined distances between log form time indicator lines which represent selected intervals of time during the pre-established time period for a given activity on the time log form. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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