Boxed and self-supportive calendar

• US 6,588,128 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2001
• Issued: 07/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yoon S. Whang
• Original Assignee: Yoon S. Whang
• Inventors: Whang, Yoon S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Morano, S. Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bellinger, Jason R.
• Application Number:
  US09/848,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20020162253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 401/07, 401/19, 401/20, 401/21, 401/240.4, 401/241.4, 401/241.6, 407/26, 407/48, 407/50, 407/74
• US Class Current: 40/121
• CPC Class Codes: G09D 3/04 wherein members bearing the indicia are movably mounted in the calendar

Abstract

The present invention provides a boxed and self-supportive, multi-functional calendar having a cover member that supports a date element at a slanted position on a flat surface for viewing and writing notes, and also wraps around the date element for preventing information from being seen by others. The calendar also has a magnetic element, supported by the cover member, to hold metallic pieces such as paper clips for a user to keep the surrounding surface organized. The disclosed calendar is composed of a minimal number of components which simplifies the manufacturing process and lowers production costs.

Claims

1. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed, whereby the cover member covers the date element; and

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member interchangeably forms a triangle to support said date element, where the cover member exposes the date element, whereby the calendar can be readily interchanged from the first configuration to the second configuration, and can be readily interchanged from the second configuration to the first configuration.

2. The calendar of claim 1, further comprising a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user.

3. The calendar of claim 2, wherein said magnetic element is affixed to a segment of said cover element.

4. The calendar of claim 3, wherein said magnetic element is adjacent a side of said date element.

5. The calendar of claim 4, wherein said magnetic element is adjacent a front side of said date element when said calendar is in said first configuration.

6. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed, whereby the cover member covers the date element; and

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member interchangeably forms a triangle to support said date element, whereby the cover member exposes the date element, whereby the calendar can be readily interchanged from the first configuration to the second configuration, and can be readily interchanged from the second configuration to the first configuration.

7. The boxed and supportive calendar of claim 6, wherein said magnetic element is adjacent a front side of said date element.

8. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 6, wherein said cover member has a rectangular shape.

9. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 6, wherein said cover member comprises a plurality of segments.

10. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 9, wherein said cover member comprises a plurality of fold lines.

11. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 10, wherein said segments are connected in series.

12. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 9, wherein said segments are of rectangular shapes, each having the same width.

13. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 9, wherein said plurality of segments comprise a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, said first segment having a length that is longer than a length of said second segment.

14. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 13, wherein said first segment and third segment have the approximately the same lengths.

15. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 13, wherein said second segment and fourth segment have the approximately the same lengths.

16. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 13, wherein said date element comprises a bottom side, said bottom side being secured to said third segment of said cover member.

17. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 13, wherein said magnetic element is secured to said fourth segment of said cover member.

18. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 13, wherein said triangle is formed with said first segment, second segment, and third segment of said cover member.

19. A boxed and self-supportive calendar that can be viewed by a user while the calendar is on a support surface, comprising:

a date element having a top side, a bottom side, a rear side, and a front side;

a cover member that supports said date element, said cover member having a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, said segments being oriented to one another about a plurality of fold lines;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element;

said calendar having a boxed configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed about a said top side, bottom side, rear side and front side, whereby the cover member covers the date element; and

said calendar interchangeably having a self-supportive configuration wherein at least three of said segments form a triangle to support said date element at an angle to said support surface, whereby the cover member exposes the date element, whereby the calendar can be readily interchanged from the boxed configuration to the self-supportive configuration, and can be readily interchanged from the self-supportive configuration to the boxed configuration.

20. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 19, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said first segment of said cover member is immediately adjacent said top side of said date element.

21. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 20, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said second segment of said cover member is immediately adjacent said rear side of said date element.

22. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 21, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said third segment of said cover member is immediately adjacent said bottom side of said date element.

23. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 22, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said magnetic element is immediately adjacent said front side of said date element.

24. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 19, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration said first segment and said second segment of said cover member are substantially perpendicular to each other.

25. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 24, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said second segment and said third segment of said cover member are substantially perpendicular to each other.

26. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 25, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said third segment and said fourth segment of said cover member are substantially parallel to each other.

27. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 19, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said magnetic element is on said support surface.

28. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 19, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said triangle is formed by said first segment of said cover member being on said support surface.

29. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 28, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said triangle is characterized by an angle α

formed between said first segment and said second segment of said cover member, said angle α

being between about 75 to 85 degrees.

30. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 29, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said triangle is characterized by an angle β

formed between said second segment and said third segment of said cover member, said angle β

being between about 75 to 85 degrees.

31. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 30, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said date element is in a slanted position from said support surface and at angle δ

between about 25 to 35 degrees.

32. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 31, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said first segment and said fourth segment of said cover member are substantially parallel to each other.

33. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 19, wherein said boxed configuration covers notes on said date element.

34. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 33, wherein said self-supportive configuration enables viewing and writing notes on said date element.

35. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed;

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member forms a triangle to support said date element; and

a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user, wherein said magnetic element is affixed to a segment of said cover element, wherein said magnetic element is adjacent a side of said date element and is adjacent a front side of said date element when said calendar is in said first configuration.

36. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user, wherein said magnetic element is adjacent a front side of said date element;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed; and

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member forms a triangle to support said date element.

37. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element, wherein said cover member comprises a plurality of segments, wherein said plurality of segments comprise a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, said first segment having a length that is longer than a length of said second segment, wherein said first segment and third segment have the approximately the same lengths;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed; and

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member forms a triangle to support said date element.

38. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element, wherein said cover member comprises a plurality of segments, wherein said plurality of segments comprise a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, said first segment having a length that is longer than a length of said second segment, wherein said second segment and fourth segment have approximately the same lengths;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed; and

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member forms a triangle to support said date element.

39. A boxed and self-supportive calendar, comprising:

a date element;

a cover member that supports said date element, wherein said cover member comprises a plurality of segments, wherein said plurality of segments comprise a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, said first segment having a length that is longer than a length of said second segment, wherein said date element comprises a bottom side, said bottom side being secured to said third segment of said cover member;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element, said magnetic element holds metallic pieces for a user;

said calendar having a first configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed; and

said calendar having a second configuration wherein said cover member forms a triangle to support said date element.

40. A boxed and self-supportive calendar that can be viewed by a user while the calendar is on a support surface, comprising:

a date element having a top side, a bottom side, a rear side, and a front side;

a cover member that supports said date element, said cover member having a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, said segments being oriented to one another about a plurality of fold lines;

a magnetic element supported by said cover element;

said calendar having a boxed configuration wherein said cover member wraps around said date element such that said date element is boxed about a said top side, bottom side, rear side and front side, wherein when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said first segment of said cover member is immediately adjacent said top side of said date element; and

said calendar having a self-supportive configuration wherein at least three of said segments form a triangle to support said date element at an angle to said support surface.

41. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 40, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said second segment of said cover member is immediately adjacent said rear side of said date element.

42. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 41, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said third segment of said cover member is immediately adjacent said bottom side of said date element.

43. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 42, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said magnetic element is immediately adjacent said front side of said date element.

44. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 40, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration said first segment and said second segment of said cover member are substantially perpendicular to each other.

45. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 44, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said second segment and said third segment of said cover member are substantially perpendicular to each other.

46. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 45, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said third segment and said fourth segment of said cover member are substantially parallel to each other.

47. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 40, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said magnetic element is on said support surface.

48. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 40, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said triangle is formed by said first segment of said cover member being on said support surface.

49. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 48, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said triangle is characterized by an angle α

formed between said first segment and said second segment of said cover member, said angle α

being between about 75 to 85 degrees.

50. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 49, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said triangle is characterized by an angle β

formed between said second segment and said third segment of said cover member, said angle β

being between about 75 to 85 degrees.

51. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 50, wherein, when said calendar has said self-supportive configuration, said date element is in a slanted position from said support surface and at angle δ

between about 25 to 35 degrees.

52. The boxed and self-supportive calendar of claim 51, wherein, when said calendar has said boxed configuration, said first segment and said fourth segment of said cover member are substantially parallel to each other.

53. An apparatus for recording information comprising:

a plurality of rectangular paper pages on which information can be recorded, said plurality of pages having a top side, a rear side, a bottom side, and a front side;

a cover that comprises four rectangular segments, a top segment covering said top side, a back segment covering said back side and articulated at a fold line with said top segment, a bottom segment covering and affixed to said bottom side and articulated at a fold line with said back segment, and a front segment covering said front side and articulated at a fold line with said bottom segment; and

a magnet between said front segment and said front side, secured to said front segment.