GB2290887A - Multiple year calendar - Google Patents

Abstract

The calendar enables people to be able to find out desired past, present and future days and dates over a period of 150 years. The calendar comprises a plastic magnetic or similar suitable material bearing on its upper half the facts of the calendar. The lower half of its front side has a holder arranged to accept a peripheral which is chosen from a list on the reverse side of the calendar. The day and date may then be worked out from the calendar. An embossed version could be utilised by both sighted and unsighted persons. <IMAGE>

Description

MULTIPLE YEAR CALENDAR This invention relates to a multiple year calendar Calendars enable everyone to find out days and dates covering a period of normally only twelve months.

According to the present invention there is provided a device in the form of a calendar whereby when utilising a designated peripheral, past, present and fixture days and dates can be determined.

This invention comprises of a plastic magnetic or similar suitable maternal bearing on the upper halfof its face side the facts of the calendar.

The lower half of its front side has a suitably arranged holder to allow the placing of a peripheral - A peripheral Is described later in the text The reverse side of the invention contains information indicating which years relate to each peripheral.

A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the following drawings in which: Fig 1 Shows the calendar without the peripheral Fig 2 Shows the reverse side ofthe calendar Fig 3 Shows peripheral A Fig 4 Shows peripheral B FigS Shows peripheral C Fig 6 Shows peripheral D Fig 7 Shows peripheral E Fig 8 Shows peripheral F Fig9 Showsperipheral G Fig 10 Shows the calendarutilising peripheral F Fig 11 A front view embossed version Referring to the drawings the calendar comprises of 8 items, being I main lay dowiVhang up stand, Figs 1 & 2 and 7 peripherals, Figs 3-9.

A peripheral is the item required to be linked to the main embodiment in order to utilise a specific year ofthe calendar. For example 1995 = F.

At this stage an explanation will be made with regard to the symbol S shown in Fig I The calendar is made up of four aspects:- 1 The day of the week.

2. The date of the month 3. The month ofthe year 4. The year as required.

The invention embraces these aspects by allocating a symbol to each one.

The symbol = S Note: S can be either and/or a character, a figure, a letter, a shape, a colour or merely a coloured background.

The only criteria is that a minimum of 7 different symbols must be used.

In the example given, the following have been used.

DAYS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MONTH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 YEAR A B C D E F G An option would be to used embossed symbols therefore pillowing people with impaired vision to utilise the invention.

TEST: Which day will Christmas Day fall on in 1995? Look at the reverse side of the invention to detennine which peripheral to use.

2. 1995 relates to 'F'.

3. Trace the S for 25 and the S for December.

4. The answer is 4 and 6 5. Using F as an aid. find 4 & 6 in either order.

6. 46 on F leads to MONDAY.

Claims (1)

1. According to the present invention there is provided a device In the form of a calendar whereby when utilising a designated peripheral past, present and future days and dates can be determined.

2 The peripheral claimed in Claim 1 can be one of seven prepared components and relating to specific years.