Calendar date monitoring system
First Claim
1. A pregnancy date monitoring system comprising:
- an elongate, substantially flat calendar strip, which includes a first set of indicia, arranged longitudinally on said calendar strip to define calendar days and months;
a separate elongate, substantially flat interval strip, which includes a second set of indicia, arranged longitudinally on said interval strip to define predetermined time intervals;
said second set of indicia including a first guide mark formed proximate one end of said interval strip and representing the first day of a patient'"'"'s last menstrual period, a second guide mark formed proximate the opposite end of said interval strip and representing the approximate birth date and a plurality of intermediate marks arranged between said first and second guide marks for representing respective intermediate dates, andmeans for holding said calendar strip and said interval strip in a longitudinally juxtaposed and fixedly interconnected condition such that said first and second guide marks are aligned with selected Indicia representing first and second dates on said calendar strip and said Intermediate marks are aligned with indicia representing corresponding intermediate dates on said calendar strip, said means for holding including a support element having, a generally flat upper surface for supporting, said strips thereon and an adhesive carried by a lower surface of said strips, said adhesive enabling said lower surface to be selectively fixed to at least one of an upper surface of the other said strip and said upper surface of said support element such that said strips are longitudinally immovable relative to each other.
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Abstract
A calendar date monitoring system particularly effective for monitoring pregnancy and other medical conditions is disclosed. The system includes a substantially flat calendar strip, which includes a first set of indicia arranged longitudinally on the calendar strip to define calendar days and months. A substantially flat interval strip includes a second set of indicia arranged longitudinally,on the interval strip to define predetermined time intervals. The second set of indicia include a first guide mark formed proximate one end of the interval strip, a second guide mark formed proximate the opposite end of the interval strip and a plurality of intermediate marks arranged between the first and second guide marks. The calendar strip and the interval strip are held in a longitudinally juxtaposed condition such that the first and second guide marks are aligned with selected indicia representing first and second dates on the calendar strip and the intermediate marks are aligned with indicia representing corresponding intermediate dates on the calendar strip.
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16 Claims
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1. A pregnancy date monitoring system comprising:
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an elongate, substantially flat calendar strip, which includes a first set of indicia, arranged longitudinally on said calendar strip to define calendar days and months; a separate elongate, substantially flat interval strip, which includes a second set of indicia, arranged longitudinally on said interval strip to define predetermined time intervals;
said second set of indicia including a first guide mark formed proximate one end of said interval strip and representing the first day of a patient'"'"'s last menstrual period, a second guide mark formed proximate the opposite end of said interval strip and representing the approximate birth date and a plurality of intermediate marks arranged between said first and second guide marks for representing respective intermediate dates, andmeans for holding said calendar strip and said interval strip in a longitudinally juxtaposed and fixedly interconnected condition such that said first and second guide marks are aligned with selected Indicia representing first and second dates on said calendar strip and said Intermediate marks are aligned with indicia representing corresponding intermediate dates on said calendar strip, said means for holding including a support element having, a generally flat upper surface for supporting, said strips thereon and an adhesive carried by a lower surface of said strips, said adhesive enabling said lower surface to be selectively fixed to at least one of an upper surface of the other said strip and said upper surface of said support element such that said strips are longitudinally immovable relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A calendar monitoring system comprising:
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a substantially flat calendar strip, which includes a first set of indicia, arranged longitudinally on said calendar strip to define calendar days and months; a separate, elongate substantially flat interval strip, which includes a second set of indicia, arranged longitudinally on said interval strip to define predetermined time intervals;
said second set of indicia including a first guide mark formed proximate one end of said interval strip, a second guide mark formed proximate the opposite end of said interval strip and a plurality of intermediate marks arranged between said first and second guide marks, andmeans for holding said calendar strip and said interval strip in a longitudinally juxtaposed condition such that said first and second guide marks are aligned with selected indicia representing first and second dates on said calendar strip, said means for holding including a support element having a generally flat upper surface for supporting said strips thereon and an adhesive carried by a lower surface of of said strips, said adhesive enabling said lower surface to be selectively fixed to at least one of an upper surface of the other said strip and said upper surface of said support element such that said strips are longitudinally immovable relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring calendar dates comprising:
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providing an elongate, substantially flat calendar strip, with a first set of indicia arranged longitudinally on said calendar strip to define calendar days and months; providing a separate elongate, substantially flat interval strip, with a second set of indicia arranged longitudinally on the interval strip to define predetermined time intervals, said second set of indicia including a first guide mark formed proximate one end of said interval strip, a second guide mark formed proximate the opposite end of said interval strip and a plurality of intermediate marks arranged between said first and second marks; providing each said strip with a lower surface that carries an adhesive; holding the calendar strip and the interval strip in a longitudinally juxtaposed condition such that said first and second guide marks are aligned with respective selected indicia representing first and second dates on the calendar strip and said intermediate marks are aligned with indicia representing corresponding intermediate dates on said calendar strip; fixedly interconnecting the calendar and interval strips by overlapping said strips and adhering the adhesive lower surface of the upper one of said strips to an upper surface of the lower one of said strips such that said strips are longitudinally immovable relative to each other; and engaging the lower surfaces of said strips with a substantially flat upper surface of a support element to adhesively attach said strips to said support element.
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