Calendar with sticky notes

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide a calendar for use in offices and other similar settings that facilitates the categorization of content such as schedules, notes, and messages, while also making it easier to organize used sticky notes. [Solution] The present invention relates to a calendar with sticky notes, comprising a base, sticky notes, a holder, and a date display section, wherein the lower edge of the base has a sticky note attachment area to which a bundle of the sticky notes is attached. The sticky note attachment area is provided with a cut-out section that has a tab at the top of the sticky note, the holding section has a date display holding mechanism on the back for binding the date display section, and a holding mechanism on the front for holding the sticky note, the holding mechanism holds the sticky note while holding the tab, and adopts a configuration that allows the cut-out sticky note to be organized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a calendar with sticky notes, and more particularly to a calendar technology that allows the sticky notes attached to the calendar to be cut out and used, and the cut sticky notes can be sandwiched in a folder for organization.

Background Art

[0002] A sticky note is a bundle of small papers stacked together, on which temporary memos can be written and then pasted on documents, books, envelopes, desks, etc. It is frequently used as a convenient item among stationery. On the other hand, a calendar is a system that assigns the flow of time to units such as years, months, weeks, and days. It also refers to the methodology of its composition (calendar method), and the calendar book or calendar table (the so-called "calendar" in Japan) on which it is described. Furthermore, in addition to the date, a calendar displays the day of the week, holidays, etc. Those sold in Japan usually have national holidays and often the six-day week noted. Moreover, for each assigned day, it may include predicted values such as the lunar age, the times of celestial body risings and settings (sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset), and the times of tides (ebb and flow), as well as events and good or bad luck (calendar notes).

[0003] Many calendars are in the form of paper booklets with date-turning, month-turning, or week-turning features, and there are also poster calendars in the form of a single sheet for one year. In Japan, calendars are often given as promotional items or inexpensive gifts for corporate or product promotion. There are also popular commercially available calendars featuring sports players such as baseball or soccer players, idols, or characters from comics and anime. Additionally, there are block calendars using blocks instead of paper and electronic calendars that automatically display the date. Thus, there are many types of calendars, and people choose their preferred ones according to their usage patterns. And since calendars are often used to write down schedules, there are some that represent the date in a small size within the area divided by each day to ensure an area for writing. However, when the date is made small, it becomes difficult to make specific dates such as important anniversaries or appointment days stand out.

[0004] Furthermore, while personal calendars allow for free writing, this is not possible with shared calendars, for example. In such cases, individuals often use small desk calendars, but these small calendars have limited writing space. Sharing written information is also difficult. Additionally, some people use sticky notes to attach to calendars. Moreover, important anniversaries or specific dates with important appointments are things we want to keep in mind at all times and always have visible as markers.

[0005] In recent years, schedule management applications for personal computers and mobile phones such as smartphones have emerged. These applications are very convenient because they allow users to increase or decrease the input area for each day and rewrite the information they have written. However, these applications require users to launch and switch between applications, cannot be kept in their line of sight at all times, and do not convey the ease of handwriting or the warmth of personal writing.

[0006] Therefore, various technical proposals have been made in the past. For example, a technology titled "Annual Calendar" has been disclosed (see Patent Document 1). Specifically, the problem is to "provide an annual calendar that can easily display monthly schedules, etc., while having sufficient advertising effect in the advertising display area, thereby greatly improving usability," and the solution is "an annual calendar in which a month display, a day of the week display, and a date display are printed on a base sheet for each month from January to December, characterized in that the 12 months from January to December are divided into multiple areas consisting of multiple months, advertising display areas are provided between the divided areas, and memo display areas are provided outside the divided areas. Furthermore, the multiple areas are formed into two areas, one from January to June and the other from July to December, with advertising display areas provided between the two areas, and memo display areas for one month each provided outside the two areas." However, although the technology described in Patent Document 1 is described as having a configuration to which sticky notes or magnets can be detachably attached, the calendar itself does not have sticky notes. Therefore, it differs in its structure in that separate sticky notes need to be prepared. Also, since the section for attaching sticky notes is arranged in a single row for each month, the sticky notes must be removed each month, which is cumbersome.

[0007] Furthermore, a technology titled "Sticky Note Bundle Storage and Calendar" has been disclosed (see Patent Document 2). Specifically, the problem is "to provide a sticky note bundle storage that can effectively utilize space and allows for easy use of sticky notes, and to provide a calendar equipped with the sticky note bundle storage," and as a solution, the invention has been disclosed and is known as public technology, comprising "a substrate having a sticky note bundle on its surface in which multiple sticky notes are stacked, a storage device for slidably storing the substrate, a slide restricting means provided on at least one of the substrate and the storage device for restricting the sliding range of the substrate, and a mounting means for attaching the storage device to an object to be attached." This invention can be said to have in common with the present invention in that it includes sticky notes in a calendar. However, the technology described in Patent Document 2 differs in that it is used integrally with the storage device for storing sticky notes, and the bundle of sticky notes cannot be separated separately.

[0008] Furthermore, a technology named "Daily tear-off calendar with sticky note function" has been disclosed (see Patent Document 3). Specifically, the problem is to "provide a daily tear-off calendar with a sticky note function that allows users to check the dates and days of the week for one week from the latest day, and also allows users to perform the original function of a daily tear-off calendar, which is to "turn over a sheet every day"." As a solution, the following has been disclosed and is now known technology: "The daily tear-off calendar with a sticky note function comprises a base material and seven bundles composed of multiple sheets that are laminated and bonded together with a removable adhesive. Each sheet has a printed layer with the date and day of the week printed on it, and a sticky note function layer composed of a removable adhesive. Each bundle is a collection of sheets with the same day of the week printed on it, with the sheets laminated in chronological order from the front to the back. The seven bundles are arranged and fixed on the base material in chronological order." However, the technology described in Patent Document 3 is basically a daily calendar and is not intended for writing down appointments or other notes. Furthermore, printing the date and day of the week on stacked sticky notes is likely to be costly. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0009] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2008-126654 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2015-33796 [Patent Document 3] Utility Model Registration No. 3216131 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0010] The present invention aims to provide a calendar for use in offices and other similar settings that facilitates the categorization of content such as schedules, notes, and messages, while also making it easier to organize used sticky notes. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] The present invention relates to a calendar with sticky notes, comprising a base, sticky notes, a holder, and a date display section. The base has a holder on its upper edge for binding the date display section together, and a sticky note attachment area on its lower edge to which a bundle of sticky notes is attached. The sticky note attachment area has a cut-out section that allows for a tab to be inserted into the top of the sticky note. The sticky notes can be organized by inserting the tab provided in the holder into the clamping section that holds them.

[0012] Furthermore, the present invention may also employ a configuration in which a divided slit is provided to distribute the clamping force from the clamping portion.

[0013] Furthermore, the present invention may also employ a configuration in which the sticky notes attached to the sticky note attachment area, where a bundle of sticky notes is attached to the bottom edge, are of different colors, shapes, or sizes.

[0014] Furthermore, the present invention may also employ a configuration in which the clamping area of ​​the sticky note attachment region, which is formed separately from the base sheet, is clamped by the clamping mechanism. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] The calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention offers the excellent advantage of eliminating the need to prepare the calendar and sticky notes separately, since the sticky notes are attached to the base from the beginning.

[0016] Furthermore, the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention offers the excellent advantage of allowing sticky notes to be used individually by cutting them off from the backing sheet using the tear-off section, and by inserting the clamping tab provided in the holding section into the clamping section, the used sticky notes will not scatter and can be kept organized.

[0017] Furthermore, in the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention, if a configuration is adopted in which a divided slit is provided to distribute the clamping force by the clamping part, it exhibits the excellent effect of not hindering the function of holding adjacent sticky notes when inserting or removing individual sticky notes into the clamping area.

[0018] Furthermore, in the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention, if a configuration is adopted in which the clamping area of ​​the sticky note attachment region, which is formed separately from the base, is clamped by the clamping mechanism, it exhibits the excellent effect of making it easy to organize sticky notes of different colors and shapes.

[0019] Furthermore, in the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention, if a configuration is adopted in which each sticky note is colored differently, it exhibits the excellent effect of effectively displaying individual information by assigning each color to a specific type of use or to multiple people. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0020] [Figure 1] This is a diagram illustrating the basic configuration of the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention, in which a divided slit is provided in the holding part. [Figure 3]This is a functional explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the holding part of the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention. [Figure 4] This is an example explanatory diagram showing another example of the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention.

Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] The present invention is a calendar with sticky notes, which consists of a mount part, sticky notes, a holding part, and a date display part. A sticky note attachment area where a bundle of the plurality of sticky notes is attached is provided on the lower side of the mount part. A cutting part is provided in the sticky note attachment area so as to have a clamping margin at the upper part of the sticky note. The holding part is provided with a date display holding mechanism for binding the date display part on the back, and a clamping mechanism for clamping the sticky note on the front. The clamping mechanism holds the sticky note in a state where the clamping margin is clamped, and the maximum feature is that it can organize the individually cut sticky notes. Hereinafter, it will be described based on the drawings. However, it is not limited to the shapes and configurations shown in such drawings, and can be changed within the range where the effects obtained as the creation of the technical idea of the present invention can be exerted.

[0022] FIG. 1 is a basic configuration explanatory diagram for explaining the basic configuration of the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention. FIG. 1(a) shows the state before the sticky note is cut from the cutting part of the mount, and FIG. 1(b) shows the state where the cut sticky note is clamped with the clamping margin in the clamping part provided in the holding part. However, the size and shape of such sticky notes are merely examples, and are not limited to these sizes and shapes.

[0023] The sticky note calendar 1 consists of a base sheet 10, sticky notes 20, a holding section 30, and a date display section 40. The base sheet 10 has a sticky note attachment area 11 on its lower edge where a bundle of sticky notes 20 is attached. The sticky note attachment area 11 is provided with a cut-out section 13 that allows for a clipping margin 12 at the top of each sticky note 20. The holding section 30 has a date display holding mechanism 32 on its back for binding the date display section 40 together, and a clipping mechanism 31 on its front for holding the sticky notes 20. The clipping mechanism 31 holds the sticky notes 20 with the clipping margin 12 in place, and the individual cut-out sticky notes 20 can be organized.

[0024] The base portion 10 has a holding portion 30 on its upper edge for binding the date display portion 40, and a sticky note attachment area 11 on its lower edge to which a bundle of sticky notes 20 are attached. In the middle of this area is a region equipped with the date display portion 40. The date display portion 40 has a partitioned area for displaying at least one month's worth of dates, and this area is further divided into daily units, with the date displayed in each daily unit. The date display portion 40 is not limited to a calendar area for each month, but is not particularly limited as long as it can display a calendar for multiple months or even a full year. Therefore, it may be a wall-hanging type calendar as shown in Figure 1, and although not shown in the drawing, it also includes a small desk calendar.

[0025] As shown in Figure 1(b), the daily area is the area corresponding to one day when the display is divided into monthly sections. Specifically, it is one of the 31 sections into which the date display section 40 is divided. Although no dividing lines are specified in each drawing, it represents the area in the vicinity of the date.

[0026] The sticky note attachment area 11 is an area on the lower edge of the backing sheet 10 for attaching sticky notes 20 of different sizes and colors. This sticky note attachment area 11 is demarcated by a cut-off section 13, which is marked with perforations or cutting lines.

[0027] The date display section 40 is a part that systematically displays the passage of time in units such as years, months, weeks, and days. In Figure 1, the date display section 40 is shown for each month (April), but it is not limited to this illustrated example, and may also display date display sections 40 for multiple months, such as two months.

[0028] The clamping margin 12 is the backing portion of the sticky note 20 that has been cut off by the cutting portion 13. A protruding portion is provided on the upper edge of the sticky note 20, and the clamping margin 12 is provided to hold the protruding portion by clamping it. The clamping margin 12 is held by the clamping mechanism 31 of the holding portion 30 to prevent it from falling off.

[0029] The tear-off section 13 is provided on the lower edge of the backing paper section 10 and has perforations or a cutting line that separates the area for attaching the sticky note 20 from the date display section 40. When the backing paper is cut as indicated by the tear-off section 13, the backing paper protrudes above the sticky note 20, and this protruding portion is held in place by the clamping mechanism 31, thereby holding the sticky note 20.

[0030] The sticky note 20 is a bundle of multiple sticky notes laminated with a removable adhesive, and the removable adhesive is applied to part or substantially the entire back surface of the sticky note. If the sticky note is large, the applied area may exceed the area of ​​a day, and it is also effective to limit the applied area so as not to exceed the area of ​​a day. Furthermore, while it is sufficient to have at least one sticky note 20, it is also preferable to have multiple sticky note 20 bundles of the same color laminated together, separated into different colors. For example, if four different colors are used, it is possible to manage schedules for four people or to write notes separated into four different types of content.

[0031] The sticky note 20 is composed of a stack of small pieces of paper that can be peeled off and reattached multiple times using a repositionable adhesive, and can also be used for writing notes. The size can be determined as appropriate depending on the memo area and intended use. The repositionable adhesive applied to the back surface may cover the entire surface or only a portion of it.

[0032] Removable adhesives are adhesives that allow sticky notes to be removed and reattached. They are typically silicone-based, acrylic-based, or urethane-based adhesives used in sticky notes, and the relationship between adhesive strength and removableness is adjusted by the degree of crosslinking, etc.

[0033] The area where the removable adhesive is applied is the area on the back of the sticky note where the removable adhesive is applied. It is effective to apply the removable adhesive to the entire surface or part of the back of the sticky note. That is, if the sticky note is larger than the area of ​​a day, it is possible to apply the removable adhesive to an area larger than that, and the area should be determined appropriately considering the gripping area for peeling depending on the size of the sticky note. Furthermore, when this application configuration is adopted, after attaching the sticky note to the calendar display area, the uncoated part can be peeled off, making it easier to read notes written on the calendar display area or other sticky notes that have been attached on top of it.

[0034] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention, in which a dividing slit is provided in the holding part. Figure 2(a) shows a state in which the clamping mechanism 31 is configured to form sections corresponding to the width of the cut-out sticky notes 20, and Figure 2(b) shows a state in which, when the width of the cut-out sticky notes 20 is large, the clamping mechanism 31 is divided into multiple sections to accommodate the clamping area 12 of the large sticky notes 20. In the configuration shown in Figure 2(a), it corresponds to the clamping area 12 of the cut-out sticky notes 20. On the other hand, as in the configuration shown in Figure 2(b), there are cases in which multiple dividing slits 33 are provided to accommodate the different sizes and shapes of each sticky note 20. The width may also be molded to match, and if the width of the sticky notes 20 is large, the width of the dividing slits 33 may also be made wider accordingly.

[0035] The divided slit 33 divides the clamping force 34 exerted by the clamping mechanism 31 provided on the front surface of the holding part 30 according to the size of the sticky note 20, and prevents it from falling off due to interference when attaching or detaching adjacent sticky notes 20.

[0036] Figure 3 is a functional diagram illustrating the function of the holder part of the sticky note calendar according to the present invention. Figure 3(a) is a cross-sectional view illustrating the function of the holder part 30, and Figure 3(b) is a diagram illustrating the usage state. Figure 3(a) shows that the holder part 30 is equipped with a clamping mechanism 31 on the front and a date display holding mechanism 32 on the back.

[0037] The holding section 30 is provided on the upper edge of the backing section 10 and includes a date display holding mechanism 32 for binding the date display section 40 and a clamping mechanism 31 for clamping the clamping margin 12 of the sticky note 20. As shown in Figure 3, the clamping mechanism 31 is provided on the front side and the date display holding mechanism 32 is provided on the back side. The date display section 40 is suspended by the date display holding mechanism 32, and the clamping margin 12 of the cut-out sticky note 20 is clamped by the clamping mechanism 31.

[0038] The clamping mechanism 31 is a clip provided on the front of the holding part 30, which grips the cardboard portion of the backing that protrudes from the top of the cut sticky note 20 to prevent it from falling off.

[0039] The date display holding mechanism 32, as shown in Figure 3, is a clip for fastening the date display section 40 together and is provided on the back of the holding section 30. It functions to hold the monthly date display sections together for at least one year.

[0040] The clamping force 34 is the force exerted by the clamping mechanism 31, and is below the elastic limit that causes the opened claw portion to return to its original position when the clamping area 12 is inserted by the elastic force of the holding portion 30.

[0041] The holding force 35 is the force exerted by the date display holding mechanism 32, and is below the elastic limit that allows the opened claw portion to return to its original position when the date display portion 40 is inserted by the elastic force of the holding portion 30.

[0042] Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another embodiment of the calendar with sticky notes according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, this embodiment shows that the clamping area 12 of the sticky note attachment area 11, which is formed separately from the base sheet 10, is clamped by the clamping mechanism 31. By adopting this configuration, the excellent effect of making it easy to organize sticky notes 20 of different colors and shapes is achieved. [Industrial applicability]

[0043] According to the sticky note calendar 1 of the present invention, in workplaces where schedule management is performed, the calendar and sticky notes are integrated, so the stack of sticky notes does not get scattered and can be kept neat and tidy, which is useful for administrative work, and therefore it is considered to have high utility value in offices and has high industrial applicability. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0044] 1. Calendar with sticky notes 10. Mounting board section 11 Sticky note attachment area 12. Clamping area 13 Cutout 20 sticky notes 30 Holding part 31 Clamping mechanism 32. Date display retention mechanism 33 divided slits 34 Clamping force 35 Holding power 40 Date display section

Claims

1. It's a calendar with sticky notes, It consists of a base (10), sticky notes (20), a holder (30), and a date display (40), The lower edge of the base portion (10) has a sticky note attachment area (11) to which a bundle of multiple sticky notes (20) is attached. The sticky note attachment area (11) is provided with a cut-out section (13) such that there is a clipping area (12) at the top of the sticky note (20). The holding section (30) is provided with a date display holding mechanism (32) on its back for fastening the date display section (40). The front is equipped with a clamping mechanism (31) for holding sticky notes (20), The clamping mechanism (31) holds the clamping area (12) in a clamped position. A calendar (1) with sticky notes, characterized in that the individual sticky notes (20) that have been cut out can be organized.

2. The calendar with sticky notes (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a dividing slit (33) for distributing the clamping force (34) by the clamping mechanism (31).

3. A calendar with sticky notes (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sticky notes (20) attached to the sticky note attachment area (11) on the bottom edge are of different colors, shapes, or sizes.

4. A calendar with sticky notes (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the clamping area (12) of the sticky note attachment area (11), which is formed separately from the base portion (10), is clamped by the clamping mechanism (31).

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