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Woman's calendar
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-08-08
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Granted: 1994-05-24
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Expires: 2011-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A woman's calendar comprises a markable, erasable surface delineated into an array of boxes representing the months and days of the calendar year, and a marker or markers for representing periodic events of interest on the day of their actual or anticipated occurrence. Events recorded on the calendar, according to a prescribed legend, are transcribed monthly or annually to a permanent archive record.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan Ackerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:52
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B29/00; G09B29/001; G09B29/002; B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/0073; B42D5/00; B42D5/04; B42D5/047; G09D; G09D3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A woman's calendar for use in a shower, comprising a sheet of material having a waterproof surface, said surface having permanent markings defining an array of rectangles representing all the days of the year, a set of movable markers which can be placed on the array, each marker bearing a symbol corresponding to a particular health event, and a permanent legend marked on the calendar, the legend showing the correspondence between each of said symbols and said health events, wherein said sheet has a ferromagnetic component, and said markers are magnetic.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A woman's calendar for use in a shower, comprising a sheet of material having a waterproof surface, said surface having permanent markings defining an array of rectangles representing all the days of the year, a set of movable markers which can be placed on the array, each marker bearing a symbol corresponding to a particular health event, and a permanent legend marked on the calendar, the legend showing the correspondence between each of said symbols and said health events, wherein said sheet has a ferromagnetic component, and said markers are magnetic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The invention of claim 1, further comprising an archive record comprising a plurality of bound pages, each marked similarly to the shower calendar sheet, to which events that have been recorded on the shower calendar can be transcribed, whereby a series of annual health records can be maintained, and the shower calendar re-used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention of claim 2, further comprising reference materials explaining breast self-examination, premenstrual syndrome, and determination of periods of fertility.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 1, further comprising means for connecting the sheet to a shower stall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The invention of claim 4, wherein said connecting means comprises at least one suction cup.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the front surface of the sheet is of a material which can be marked upon, and further comprising a writing implement for making erasable, waterproof marks on the calendar and means for connecting the writing implement to the calendar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention of claim 6, wherein the calendar sheet is further marked with a breast diagram, upon which results of breast self-examination can be marked with the writing implement.
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