US5090733A
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Motivational printed product
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-01-22
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Granted: 1992-02-25
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Expires: 2011-01-22
Abstract
Abstract A motivational product is provided in the form of a chart which has a plurality of rectangles defining consecutive days for daily motivational effect upon the user. Each rectangle is associated with a label which carries either an "action" for the day or a "thought" for the day. The combination of a thought which requires to be philosophically considered by the user together with a daily action to be physically undertaken by the user is particularly motivational in character. The labels can be applied onto the rectangles on the daily basis to modify an illustration covering the chart from an initial characteristic to a modified characteristic which encourages the user to complete the task over the cycle of days defined by the rectangles provided.
Inventors
- 👤 R. Bussiere
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:54
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A printed product for motivation of a user comprising support substrate means, means on the support substrate means defining a plurality of calendar periods, said support substrate means carrying for each period first means providing a first printed statement constituting a proposed thought for study by the user and second means providing a second printed statement constituting a proposed action to be undertaken by the user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A printed product for motivation of a user comprising support substrate means, means on the support substrate means defining a plurality of calendar periods, said support substrate means carrying for each period first means providing a first printed statement constituting a proposed thought for study by the user and second means providing a second printed statement constituting a proposed action to be undertaken by the user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The printed product according to claim 1 wherein said means defining a plurality of calendar periods defines a plurality of consecutive days.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The printed product according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second means is provided as a plurality of separate labels each movable relative to the substrate means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
111 words
A printed product for daily motivation of a user comprising supporting substrate means, means on the substrate means defining a plurality of separate locations each associated with a day of a series of days, first means carried on said substrate means defining a first series of printed statements each associated with a respective one of said series of days, second means carried on said substrate means defining a second series of printed statements each associated with a respective one of said series of days, at least one of said first and second series being constituted by a plurality of separate labels each label carrying a respective one of said printed statements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
111 words
A printed product for daily motivation of a user comprising supporting substrate means, means on the substrate means defining a plurality of separate locations each associated with a day of a series of days, first means carried on said substrate means defining a first series of printed statements each associated with a respective one of said series of days, second means carried on said substrate means defining a second series of printed statements each associated with a respective one of said series of days, at least one of said first and second series being constituted by a plurality of separate labels each label carrying a respective one of said printed statements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The printed product according to claim 4 wherein each of the first series of printed statements is constituted by printed indicia constituting a proposed thought for study by the user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The printed product according to claim 4 wherein each of said second series comprises printed indicia constituting a proposed action to be undertaken by the user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The printed product according to claim 4 wherein at least one of said first and second means comprises a plurality of labels supplies a separate consecutive series of the labels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The printed product according to claim 7 wherein the labels are separately movable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The printed product according to claim 4 wherein the second means directly overlies the first means and wherein the second means is constituted by a plurality of separate labels such that each separate label of the second series can be removed to expose a respective one of the first series.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
170 words
A printed product for motivation of a user comprising supporting substrate means, first means defining on the substrate means a plurality of receiving locations each indicative of a calendar period, second means defining on the substrate means a main pattern overlying and extending across a plurality of said receiving locations, a plurality of adhesive labels each label carrying printed indicia associated with a respective one of the receiving locations, each label carrying printed indicia constituting a motivational statement, and each label carrying a printed pattern portion associated with that portion of the main pattern which lies on the respective location, such that when the label is adhesively applied to the respective location the printed pattern portion on the label cooperates with the main pattern, at least one of the pattern portions being visually distinguished from that portion of the main pattern lying on the respective location such that when all of the labels are applied adhesively to the respective locations, the resultant pattern is visually distinguished from the main pattern.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
170 words
A printed product for motivation of a user comprising supporting substrate means, first means defining on the substrate means a plurality of receiving locations each indicative of a calendar period, second means defining on the substrate means a main pattern overlying and extending across a plurality of said receiving locations, a plurality of adhesive labels each label carrying printed indicia associated with a respective one of the receiving locations, each label carrying printed indicia constituting a motivational statement, and each label carrying a printed pattern portion associated with that portion of the main pattern which lies on the respective location, such that when the label is adhesively applied to the respective location the printed pattern portion on the label cooperates with the main pattern, at least one of the pattern portions being visually distinguished from that portion of the main pattern lying on the respective location such that when all of the labels are applied adhesively to the respective locations, the resultant pattern is visually distinguished from the main pattern.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The printed product according to claim 10 wherein the labels are supplied as a separate consecutive series of labels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The printed product according to claim 10 wherein the printed indicia on each label constitutes a proposed thought for study by the user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The printed product according to claim 12 wherein the printed indicia constitutes a proposed action to be undertaken by the user.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The printed product according to claim 10 wherein the resultant pattern is distinguished from the main pattern by a brightness of coloration.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The printed product according to claim 10 wherein the resultant pattern is distinguished from the main pattern by an additional element added to the main pattern which is indicative of an achievement related to the main pattern.
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