Abstract: A perpetual calendar that has a flat frame with two cavities. When cards are arranged in each cavity of the frame it will display a specific month. To display a particular number of days in a month, select the proper 31 day card and arrange the vertical slits on the card with the horizontal slit on the frame to obtain 28, 29, 30 or 31 days. To display a particular month choose the name of the month card to be viewed and insert it in the position of the frame provided for it. The few cards that are not used will remain in the frame cavities behind the month being displayed.This perpetual calendar can also display three consecutive months at one time.

Abstract: A calendar system for training and enhancing the memory of a person practicing the methodology of the system. Two calendars are arranged side by side. The first calendar is permanent and reused each year. The user notes thereon events of perennial significance for reference at appropriate times throughout each year, thus regularly refreshing the users recollection of these events and enhancing the user's memory thereof. The second calendar is temporary in nature and meant to be replaced at regular intervals. Unlike the first calendar, the second is provided with indicia representative of the instant calendar year, as well as indicia representing the day-names of the week. The user records on this second calendar current and near-future events of transient significance. This second calendar is disposed of and a replacement provided therefor at selected regular intervals since the record of transient event data is not intended for perennial reference.

Abstract: A book structure is disclosed that is much easier to use than books of conventional construction. It can be used by individuals with impaired motor function and by young children who have not yet developed sufficient coordination to manipulate the pages of a conventional book. Each leaf of the book is of a rigid plastic construction with projections above and below the plane of the leaf for holding printed matter on cards. The projections also serve as spacers to separate the pages from one another to facilitate grasping a selected page. Each page further has a rigid tab projection to serve as a handle. A binder assembly permanently holds the leaves for easy turning and to lie flat at any opened page. The binder includes a handle for easier carrying. The assembly is of a smooth, non-toxic plastic material that resists destruction by young children. The printed matter cards may be replaced with new editions as required without the expense of binding each edition, since the book assembly is reusable.

Abstract: A customized, i.e., personalized, calendar having a plurality of surface sections is disclosed in which name information indicia is presented in one section, important date information indicia is in another section, birthdate information indicia is contained in a third section, and monthly calendar information indicia is in a fourth section. The calendar as customized can be readily printed with a computer-driven printer system. Another embodiment includes, besides the customized calendar, a personalized transmittal letter section and a personalized mailing label section.

Abstract: An electronic advanced date warning system including a front surface having means associated with the front surface for lighting selected date warning areas thereon and which include conventional calendar information indicia, circuit means for selectively activating and de-activating the lighting means to light at least one of the selected areas, and control and memory means for programming the circuit means and means to review the programmed dates and number of warning dates associated with each programmed date.

Abstract: There is disclosed a calendar/file/memo system provided with a housing dimensioned to permit hanging on a wall, and having an opening at the top to receive a multi-panel, accordian-folded sheet which serves as a calendar/memo/pad or diary, and at the same time, as a folder for storing sheet material such as notes, cards, memos and invoices. Cutouts in the front face of the housing provide access for viewing of and for making notations on the exposed calendar/pad face and the backs of the panels preferably bear ruling lines or other notation for entry of data.

Abstract: A base which is adapted to hold a pile of similarly dimensioned sheets includes a substantially flat and rectangular holder, which defines two parallel and normally horizontally positioned sides, and a frame which may be attached to, and surround the holder. The holder is formed with normally upright rim strips, and the frame covers the rim strips. Each rim strip is formed with a guide slot; a bar of transparent material is disposed in parallel with the horizontally positioned sides, and is slidable along the holder in a direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontally positioned sides. The frame is formed with recesses in the region of the guide slots, so as to accommodate the slidable bar, and each recess in the frame, and each guide slot corresponding thereto is located in a center region of a corresponding rim strip, and extends along about one third along a length thereof.

Abstract: An electronic, attention attracting calendar including a base having a front surface exhibiting conventional calendar information indicia, means associated with the front surface for lighting selected areas thereon, circuit means for selectively activating and de-activating the lighting means to light at least one of the selected areas, and control and memory means for programming the circuit means.

Abstract: A method of scheduling a meeting among terminal users who are provided with calendaring applications for storing and retrieving timed and dated events. Included is presentation to a meeting scheduler of a prompting screen with blanks for keying in desired times and dates, and prospective attendees. Based on keying to this screen, there is a comparison with the prospective attendees' calendars of events. The result of the comparison is an option list which is presented to the scheduler for selecting an available meeting time. Based on a selection from the option list, a meeting notification screen is built for transmitting to the attendees.

Abstract: A marker for separately indicating a plurality of related materials comprising a base plate including a first section having at least one numeral row circularly arranged thereon and a second section having an area on which a plurality of predetermined items are printed. A plurality of pointers are rotationally situated in the center of a first section of the base plate, and an indicator is situated in a second section of the base plate. The indicator includes a guide groove extending through the area where the printed items are indicated, and a plurality of sliding pins slidably situated in the guide groove to immovably point the items when required. The pointers are independently moved relative to each other without influencing the other pointers and are marked to be distinguished from each other. The sliding pins of the indicator are marked to correspond to the pointers respectively for recording necessary information by mutual cooperation.

Abstract: An improved permanent calendar construction that allows easy removal and rearrangement of vertical date columns and yet prevents their disengagement when, for example, the calendar is tilted forward. Extending horizontally across the date column area or well, there is located at least one lipped horizontal track. Defined inthe back wall of each date column are at least two openings or grooves that can mate with the track, as desired. The lip results in a track which extends in more than one straight axial direction and thus engages the groove at least in dual directions (and with the end portion of the track furthest from the back wall terminating in an upwardly and perpendicular direction from an axis perpendicular to the back wall). An example of the preferred embodiment is a track with a right angle lip. Of course, at a minimum, the purposes of the present invention can be accomplished if the track is not lipped and is parallel to or diagonally upwardly directed toward the rear wall.

Abstract: A method of building a monthly calendar screen having abbreviated event descriptions directly translated from event descriptions on day screens. Day screens are built from keyed in dates, times, and descriptions of events related to the dates and times. Monthly screens are built by combining and abbreviating corresponding day screens. Keying and coding during day screen building, and processing steps during monthly screen building are reduced by positionally locating the first characters of day screen event descriptions, time-wise, within the monthly screens.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of alerting a person to a date of a future event prior to the date of that event. The method utilizes a container in which are placed day of the month numbered cards and month of the year cards in sequential order in a suitable container. File cards are filled out as required indicating the subject matter and the date of an event directed to that subject matter occurring at a future time and date. These file cards are placed sequentially in the front of the month of the year cards according to the month in which the future event falls. In the case of the current month, the day of the month cards are employed and the file cards with a future date falling within the current month are placed in front of the day of the month card with the corresponding date. The current and past day of the month cards for the current month are placed either behind the last day of the month card or in front of the month of the year card following the current month.

Abstract: A Biorythms analog computer-calendar is provided to display without computations the level of the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual biorythms of a human body. The level of the three biorythms appears on display in analog and digital forms for any dialed calendar date, if the computer-calendar is set initially with the individual's birth date. The analog elements used to register the three biorythm levels are drums attached to gears with a number of teeth equal or proportional to 23, 28 and 33, or to the period of the three biorythms respectively. A calendar arrangement is introduced to create a correlation between the displayed biorythm levels and the calendar date associated with them.

Abstract: A display mount apparatus has a mounting board of predetermined width and a pad of sheet material having a predetermined width less than the predetermined width of the mounting board. A polymer binding extends around the mounting board and around all or a portion of the pad of sheet material to support the pad or sheet material to the mounting board. The polymer binding has a slight resiliency and may have imprinting thereon to indicate a day on a calendar, or the like. The method of making a display mount includes the steps of selecting a mounting board of predetermined width and a pad of sheet material of a predetermined width less than the width of the mounting board, binding the pad to the mounting board with a polymer strip extending around the mounting board and around at least a part of the sheets of the pad of sheet material.

Abstract: A perpetual calendar possessing the ability to display any date, past, present or future, in a finite range, and the day of the week for that particular date without prior knowledge or calculation, includes individually gear driven indicia belts for composing month and year dates and another indicia belt which is simultaneously gear driven with the movement of any one of the aforesaid indicia belts. A single drive gear for the aforesaid individually gear driven indicia belts is shiftable into driving engagement with a selected indicia belt by linear movement of a sliding indicator on the top panel of the calendar housing. The drive shaft for the single shiftable drive gear is turned by an external knob on one side of the calendar housing.

Abstract: A calendar device includes first and second distinct cooperative sections. In the first section, calendar years are arranged in several groups and each group of years is designated by a character or marking to distinguish it from the other groups. In the second calendar section, an indicator for each day of each month is accompanied by indications of the names of the seven weekdays, and adjacent to the weekday indications are the characters or markings which identify years in the several groups of the first calendar section.

Abstract: A kind of device on the surface of which numbers, illustrations, or colors are arranged to show the year, month, day, or week is disclosed. Also, puzzles can be provided according to the invention for intellectual play purposes. A plurality of wooden pegs having either a cubic, rectangular, or cylindrical shape are provided wherein on each peg, indicia, such as, numbers, colors, illustrations are placed so as to show the year, month, day, week, or graphical illustrations and/or beautiful designs depending upon the arrangement of the pegs.

Abstract: A yearly calendar comprises a board (10) having an array of sections, one for each day of the year, each section having a hole (20) which contains a paper roll (24) printed with a message appropriate or useful for the respective day, such as a fortune, horoscope, riddle, anecdote, quotation, aphorism, etc. The paper rolls are retained by paper overlays (18, 22) on both sides of the board. A user of the calendar punches out each day's paper roll, perferably on the morning of such day. The paper rolls fall down a passageway (16) at the back of the board to a tray (34, 36) under the board, whereupon it is unrolled and read by such user. The punched-out sections of the board provide a useful graphic indication of elapsed days of the year.

Abstract: A desk calendar is disclosed comprising a hollow body of rectangular hexagonal form in transverse cross-section having six side faces. Calendar indicia denoting the days of the months of a twelve months period is presented on an inner hexagonal sleeve thereby to be visible on the six side faces of the body where the body is of transparent material, or is presented on the six side faces of the body in which case the inner sleeve is omitted, the calendar indicia denoting two months of the twelve months period being in side-by-side relationship on each side face. A hexagonal masking sleeve which may present advertising or other promotional matter is mounted on the body for slidable movement between a first position in which the masking sleeve covers the calendar indicia denoting one of the two months on each side face and a second position in which the masking sleeve covers the calendar indicia denoting the other of the two months on each side face.

Abstract: A combination wall calendar and support for accommodating writing materials comprising a back panel provided with an aperture by means of which it can be suspended on a wall, a front panel for receiving a calendar pad, photograph or the like, a panel which may optionally be positioned in a plane parallel to the back panel or positioned forwardly thereof at an angle appropriate to provide an inclined writing surface and second and third panels for supporting the first panel in said writing position and defining a pocket for receiving and storing writing materials.

Abstract: A cube puzzle is disclosed having a plurality of small cubies operatively interconnected to permit manipulation of the cubies and movement thereof from face to face of the cube and into different positions on the cube without disassembly of the cubies. Each cubie has at least one exposed face forming a portion of the surface of the cube, and legible indicia on at least some of the cubie faces are provided. The indicia are arranged in a predetermined relation on the cubies, whereby manipulation of the cube by the user will result in the display of any one of a plurality of predetermined messages on at least one face of the cube. A calender formed from such a cube puzzle has indicia so disposed on selected cubie faces that the date, month abbreviation and name of any day in a year may be displayed on a face of the cube puzzle by proper manipulation thereof.

Abstract: An improved permanent calendar assembly is disclosed which is to display any month of any year. The construction includes a flat main body with forwardly protruding tracks for removable mating with date columns. For flexibility of display, end pieces carrying one of the dates "29", "30" and "31" on one surface and a blank on an opposed surface are rotatably or pivotally mounted at the bottom of the date columns so that either side of any of the end pieces may be selected for display. The calendar also features a construction that allows easy removal and rearrangement of the vertical date columns and yet prevents their disengagement when, for example, when the calender is tilted forward. At least one lipped horizontal track extends across the rear of the date column area. Defined in the back wall of each date column are at least two openings or grooves that can mate with the track, as desired.

Abstract: A book end for resting upon a flat, horizontal surface and hold upright books from falling over; the book end including therewith a flower pot, a pencil caddy, and several slotted racks for holding assorted mail; the end wall of the device displaying a calendar.

Abstract: An arrangement of alpha numeric character sets comprising a plurality of alpha numeric characters of graduated sizes graphically layered in two or three dimensional form. The characters are arranged in a superimposed fashion with the sizes of the characters uniformly graduating in size as one views each set of characters. The characters thus arranged appear to be arranged in a stacked form over a common center point or axis. Such an arrangement is particularly adapted to provide a representation of a calendar date but can, when desirable, be utilized to spell a word such as a person's name.

Abstract: An educational device for recording children's achievements in performing tasks or the like. The device is comprised of a housing having a plurality of horizontal rows of sight openings. Underlying marking strips present in the first opening in each row a pictorial or word designation of the task or achievement while the following openings present a blank markable portion of the strips registered with a series of openings representing different time periods, such as days of the week, and end openings provide a summation portion of the strip. The housing has slots receiving the marking strip registrable with the rows of openings in the housing. The strip is viewed through the housing openings. Additional marking strips are carried in storage slots behind the slideout marking strip.

Abstract: A calendar having a plate-like support adapted to be mounted in an upright or flat position. The support has a number of first strips having spaced, vertically aligned numerals thereon which indicate certain days of a month. The support has mounting means for removably positioning the strips in generally upright positions so that, when the strips are properly arranged on the support, the numerals on the strips will be in the proper positions to indicate the days of a particular month. A group of second strips with the months of the year printed thereon are used one at a time to indicate a particular month. Mounting portions on the support removably positions each of the second strips on the support. In one embodiment of the calendar, the support has a recess for storing the second strips which are not being used. In the first embodiment, the mounting portions are pegs which extend laterally from the flat front face of the support and are received in holes in the first strips.

Abstract: A liquid crystal calendar display device presents a full month of dates in a large-sized format. Sunday is always located in the left column or in the alternative in the right column of the calendar display regardless of the day which is the first date in the presented month. Only 16 electrode patterns are used to form all dates, and months of twenty-eight to thirty-one days are accommodated. Display elements are driven by a V-2V AC amplitude selective multiplexed system.

Abstract: A home gardener's process and device for fungus and insect control for fruit trees. The process employs the application of a variety of insecticides in a manner that avoids repetitious application of chemicals and forestalls the development of a resistant strain of insects. A variety of water soluble insecticides are prepackaged in measured amounts sufficient to mix with a gallon of water for the spray application of the mixtures to the fruit tree. The packets are numbered with indicia on the outer portion thereof indicating the sequence and the preferred timing of the application. The packets are numbered and arranged in their preferred order of application. The method for protection of pome fruit trees from fungus and insects includes twelve applications of four different chemicals over a prescribed sequence in a prescribed period of time.

Abstract: Universal round calendar of a simple design which may be employed for various calendar systems. It provides traditional sequences of data and their intelligible and quick readjustment on another desired date. The universal round calendar may be employed as a part of a pocket watch or wrist watch without the necessity of any adaptation of the design of the watch mechanism, or it may be used as a complement of electronic digital watches. It also provides a direct function coupling between a calendar and a watch. The calendar, according to the invention, consists of two mutually revolving discs carrying indication marks for calendar data, the mutual position of which corresponding with the desired month in any range of years, is set up according to the code marking of the desired actual month.

Abstract: The apparatus according to the invention maintains traditional calendar sequences and provides an intelligible adjustment and reading of data from any point of view and in any range of years. It also makes it possible to read data simultaneously in two calendar systems. The apparatus consists of two mutually movable members which are provided with indication members for individual calendar data. Their mutual position is set up according to a code marking of the actually desired month.

Abstract: An improved permanent calendar construction that allows easy removal and rearrangement of vertical date columns and yet prevents their disengagement when, for example, the calendar is tilted forward. Extending horizontally across the date column area or well, there is located at least one lipped horizontal track. Defined in the back wall of each date column are at least two openings or grooves that can mate with the track, as desired. The lip results in a track which extends in more than one straight axial direction and thus engages the groove at least in dual directions (and with the end portion of the track furthest from the back wall terminating in an upwardly and perpendicular direction from an axis perpendicular to the back wall). An example of the preferred embodiment is a track with a right angle lip. Of course, at a minimum, the purposes of the present invention can be accomplished if the track is not lipped and is parallel to or diagonally upwardly directed toward the rear wall.

Abstract: A memorandum pad-calendar comprising a base, including an inclined sheet supporting panel or wall having a sheet retention means disposed thereon and a sheet receiving compartment disposed below the inclined panel. Sheets having memoranda recording spaces on the front faces thereof and calendars printed on the back faces are releasably disposed on the inclined panel such that the sheets when overturned are automatically removed from the retention means and drop into the compartment. The compartment includes therewithin a stop which props the overturned sheets up against an inclined back wall thereby simultaneously exposing a calendar on the back face of a sheet with the front of the next succeeding sheet. Those dates on the calendar corresponding to the memoranda spaces on the next succeeding sheet may be italicized or otherwise accentuated.

Abstract: A device for continuously and automatically graphically displaying an individual's biorhythm functions. The device comprises a generally cubicle enclosure in which a plurality of endless loops are rotatably disposed. Separate, preferably translucent loops provided to indicate the physical, emotional, and intellectual biorhythm functions are marked with a sinusoidal waveform corresponding to the particular biorhythm function displayed. The loops over-lie each other throughout a substantial portion of their length to provide a composite graphical biorhythm display which is visible through an illuminated viewing area provided at the front of the device. An internal motor is provided to continuously drive suspension spools on which the loops are mounted.

Abstract: A biorhythmic cycle indicator having three, sine-wave-contoured plates that slidingly overlay a backing plate that has a calendar strip. The plate contours and the calendar register to provide a graphic representation of a person's biorhythmic cycle.The contours of the sliding plates are illuminated to accent the component cycles.

Abstract: In abstract a preferred embodiment of this invention is a multi-month calendar wherein a single sight includes a plurality of months, each color coded for ready recognition.

Abstract: This invention involves chart means for the recordation of special events with means for facilitating the retrieval of such recorded events. In the preferred form, a single chart serves as a ready reminder of events and enables the user to observe at a glance events for a period of six (6) months at one time. In an expanded form, six (6) charts are furnished to provide more space for the recording of events to be remembered.

Abstract: A biorhythm cycle indicator includes a housing having a plurality of substantially sinusoidal shaped windows shaped to define the extremes of a given cycle with an indicator continuously visible within each window indicating the deviation from the norm within the cycle. The indicators comprise markings on the face of a pair of meshed gears driven at a rate defining the cycle with the markings on the face thereof visible within the window. A clock motor is provided for continuously driving the plurality of indicators, each at a rate defined by its cycle. Adjusting knobs and shafts are provided for adjusting the cycle to that of an individual's biorhythm cycle.

Abstract: The useful life of a calendar is extended by reusing all portions which repeat from year to year. The calendar assembly consists of two separately bound groups of pages: one bearing the names of the months and the other bearing the various combinations of days of the month, arranged in such a manner that the calendar is easy to use and has the minimum number of sheets of paper used in its construction.

Abstract: An illuminated master calendar is disclosed having a short depth profile and suitable for mounting on a wall. A front panel of the housing has a first group of momentary contact touch sensitive switches mounted thereon with each switch having a transparent pushbutton face through which illuminated indicia are visible when the switch is depressed. The first group of switches is representative of each of the days of the month, a similar second group of switches is provided for each of the months of the year, and a third group for each of the days of the week. A circuit is provided for illuminating a light source behind each of the indicia when the corresponding switch is touched. The circuit also maintains illumination of the indicia after the switch is released. A reset switch and associated reset circuit are connected for extinguishing all illuminated indicia and preparing each of the switches with associated indicia for reactivation.

Abstract: Apparatus for simultaneously indicating the bio-rhythm curves which illustrate the emotional, mental, and physical cycles of a person comprising three slide elements, two of which are overlayed on the third and are transparent to simultaneously display all three curves in relationship to each other. The slides are mounted on a board having a transparent window with reference marks formed across in relation to a calendar scale indicating the days of the month and year. A reference scale is positioned near the start of the year for indicating the set point of the sliding scales and starting indicators are provided for calculating the starting day of each person's cycle in reference to his birthdate. A preferred embodiment has two scales such that the bio-rhythmic cycles of two persons may be compared to determine when they are compatible and incompatible.

Abstract: A date reminder calendar includes a plurality of stacked sheets each representing a different date. Each of the sheets is provided with an elongate marking area which is adapted to be marked in a manner readily distinguishable from similar areas which have not been marked. Each sheet is formed with a plurality of elongate parallel openings or slots which are successively smaller in relation to the marking area and each of which is aligned with another marking area on another sheet. By stepping or displacing the marking areas from each other on successive sheets of a group of sheets to avoid overlap, a marked area becomes larger and more prominent with the removal of each successive sheet to thereby increasingly signify the imminency of the date and the reminder associated with the marked area.

Abstract: A calendar having detachable components for perpetually arranging the calendar. The removable components are secured by a strip of magnetic tape secured to the rear portion which is attracted to ferris metal tacks secured on a board to hold the calendar components. The extra components are stored in a storage compartment behind the board.

Abstract: An improved permanent calendar assembly adapted and structured to display any month of any year. As in known calendars of this type, the construction features a flat main body with forwardly protruding tracks for removable mating with date columns. For flexibility of display blocks or end pieces carrying dates "29", "30" and "31" are rotatably or removably mounted onto the date columns. The date mounting structure allows both sides of the blocks to be shown, one side carrying a date and the reverse side being blank.

Abstract: A perpetual monthly calendar for showing the numerical days of any month related to the proper days of the week comprising a rigid planar surface having a plurality of pegs spaced apart in a horizontal line disposed near the upper edge of the surface and a plurality of vertically positionable rigid strips bearing columnized numerical indicia indicative of particular numerical days, each strip removeably coupled to a different peg. Displayed on the planar surface adjacent each peg are indicia correlating a particular peg to a particular day of the week. The numerical indicia on each strip is displayed in column form, displaying the appropriate numbered sequence one week apart. Each strip has a pair of vertically disposed apertures (except the strip having the first day of the month, which has a single aperture), each of which may receive a peg to mount the strips vertically on the board. A particular monthly numeral-day array is achieved by positioning the strips relative to the pegs.

Abstract: The 23 day physical biorhythmic cycle, 28 day sensitive biorhythmic cycle, and 33 day intellectual biorhythmic cycle are commonly plotted in phase relationship with each other from a point where they commonly start on the neutral axis representing birth through 100 years in 4 year groupings, with adjacent 4 year groupings being shifted 1 day corresponding to the presence of a leap year in each 4 year grouping. The chart containing the plots is provided with lines indicating day intervals and indicia representing year intervals consecutively from the beginning day of birth. A curve that is a composite of the three biorhythmic curves is vertically aligned and spaced adjacently throughout the chart.

Abstract: A spice rack calendar, enhanced by its devised compatibility with a conception to provide calendar visualization and innovative spice storage features; calendar indicia canisters with assured freshness capability; improved dispensing methods to simplify usage; flexibility to allow for convenience proximity; feasibility of use as a menu planner and general consumer appeal in the commercial market as an esthetic, practical, useful and functional product.

Abstract: A perpetual calendar which has transparent letters and numbers positioned in a predetermined matrix arrangement on an opaque sheet. Within the predetermined matrix arrangement of numbers and letters are abbreviations for the name of each day of the week, each month of the year, and the numerals one through thirty-one. Small pieces of opaque material which will adhere to the sheet are sized to overlie any abbreviation of the name of the days of the week, any abbreviation for the months of the year, and any numerals between one and thirty-one within the matrix so that any calendar date can be readily indicated on the calendar by adhering the pieces of opaque material to the rear of the transparent letters and numerals within the matrix defining the particular month and name of day abbreviations and the day of the month.

Abstract: A perpetual calendar is provided having a frame defining an enclosure with a frontal portion provided with first indicia representing days of a week, and, within the enclosure, seven prisms removably mounted in said frame, and provided with second indicia located beneath said first indicia representing days of a month.