US2512446A - Spielmann - Google Patents

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June 20, 1950 J. SPIELMANN 2,512,446

COMBINED AND PERPETUAL INDICATOR OF THE MENSTRUAL cycuzs Filed Dec. 11, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 d Fl 0-1 June 20, 1950 J SPIELMANN 2,512,446

CGMBINED AND PERPETUAL INDICATOR OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLES Filed Dec. 11, 1-946 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 q FIG-E /@EE]@@EJEIE]EJ June 20, 1950 J. SPIELMANN 2,512,445

COMBINED AND PERPETUAL INDICATQR OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLES Filed Dec. 11, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 20, 1950 J. SPIELMANN COMBINED AND PERPETUAL INDICATOR OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLES Filed Dec.

4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented June 20, 1950- COIVIBINED AND PERPETUAL INDICATOR OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLES Joseph Spielmann, Paris,'France Application December 11, 1946, Serial No. 715,521 In France October 1946 9 Claims. (Cl. 23589) My present invention relates to a catamenial I calendar and, in particular to a continuous catamenial calendar for determining the date and length of the menstrual periods.

It is an object of my vide a calendar of this type on which the different lengths of menstrual periods are indicated in accordance with specific dates for which the calendar can be -set.

It is another object of my present invention to provide a calendar of permits ascertainment of the dates of the next following menstruation period after ascertainment of the lengths of the menstrual intervals in case of a specific individua I a A still further object is to provide a calendar which, in addition to the above objects; also permits a reading of the period of fertility.

Another object of my invention is to provide a calendar which permits reading of the items indicated as adjusted to different menstrual cycles.

A still further object of my invention is a calendar which is adapted to perform the functions indicated for a month of any possible length, i. e. including the month of February in regular, and in leap year-s. I

With the above objects in view, my present invention mainly consists; in a continuous calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends, a slide member movable therethrough, tables of information provided on said slide memher, the said tables being arranged so that each side of the slide member contains two distinct tables, and the two distinct tables are arranged inversely in the direction from top to bottom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of day-s in each month;

A particularly preferred embodiment of my invention is tohave a continuous catamenial calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends, a slide member movable there through, tables of information provided on the slide member, the tables being arranged so that each side of the slide member contains two distinct tables, the two distinct tables being arranged inversely in the direction from top to .bot-' tom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in each month, a first series of numbers forming part of the tables and representing" all of the days of the month, a plurality of superimposed second series of numbers forming part of said tables and each representing specific present invention to prothe type indicated which days of a month, a plurality of superimposed numerals provided on said envelope and each representing a different length of the menstrual cycle, a plurality of windows formed in the envelope and arranged in relation to the series of numbers so that when a particular day of the first series appears in a first one of the windows indicating the first day of an earlier menstruation, an individualday of said second series will appear on the level of the cycle indicating numerals in a second display window indicating the first day of a following menstruation according to the specific cycle, and a series of days will appear in a third group of display windows on the level of each of the cycle indicating numerals, the latter display windows indicating the corresponding period of fertility.

The novel features which I consider characteristic for my invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself however, both as to its construction and its meth- 0d of operation, together with additional objects'and advantages thereof, will be best understood from thefollowing description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a plan'view of the front side of the slide member employed in the calendar according to my present invention;

, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the front side of the envelope in which the slide is movable;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the reverse side of the slide member; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the reverse side of the envelope. v p

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that a slidemember generally indicated by T and having a flat rectangular shape is movable in an envelope generally indicated by E, and having a shape identical with that of the slide member. The envelope is open at its short ends so that the slide member can move lengthwise therethrough.

.Each side of the slide member and each side of the envelope carries items of information. The reference letters used in the following to indicate these items in thedrawings will be identical to the two sides of the slide member and for the two sides of the envelope except that in each case the reversev side will be indicated by a prime symbol.

In addition, similar information appears on one and the same side of the slide member in alternate rows and inverse position that the slide member may bereversed in the envelope to perinit reading of a corresponding type of information. The slide member is thus provided with four tables of informatio two appearing in alternate rows and in relatively inversed form on the front sheet, and two appearing in the same manner on the reverse side.

The front sideof the slide member in the embodiment s'hown carries the information read from the top to thebottom relating to "months having 31 days, and when read from bottom to top shows information relating to months having 29 days. The reverse side carries informationlrelating to months having 28 and 3D day's. The various tables may be readily identified by the large numerals shown in the drawingsan'clindicated by the reference Iette'rs;d, e, Id ,and e In describing the individual items appearing in each of the four tables, it will be noted that there are several series of numbers which"fo'r convenience in the drawings have been represented only by-the'first"and '--la-s't fe'w"'numbers' of each series, omitting the intermediate numbers.

In the "marginal portion of "each 'ta'ble designated j, g, and -'-"g', different sets of identical numbers, 1; e either 31 -or 2 9, or 28-or {30- appear for general indication-'of-the numberof daysin a particular month. 'Eae'h n'umber is repeated a suitable numb'er of times, corresponding to the da'ys existiiig inthat month, e. -g.,'=the 31 at the-top f the-table'in Figure 1, would be repeated 31 times.

"Beneath' these figures, :a series of first consecutive numbers, n, m and n'appear, this series runningirom =one up to the number corresponding to the iniaximum number-f :days in the respective n months. These-numbers 1 are intended to represent the specific day in an earlier month on which a specific menstruation has begun, will-"beifurther' explained below.

*In the "area enclosed b series of numbers in :the horizontal 'iEQWS jof --numb shown, which in the use a the "dates of-the= next m spending .periods =of iertility. In some cases these numberswill-runintoa following month as ,indicatedat-h, b-, and the datesofthe following months may-thenbe distinguished by a difierent color or otherwise, e. g. a-di'lierent colorof'background.

The envelope 'E which is shown inFi'gures 2 and 4, and in whichthe slide member is movable has a recess'at'either of its 's'hort"'sides,'the irecess being indicated as c, c. In addition, the envelope is provided with windows"h,"h', z, 'i'and Z, Z. The purpose of these windows h,'h"is to make visible the'figures in portions 9, f and g of the slide member and individual figures of the series 722, 'n,jm' 'andn. I

Thepurpose of the windows 2 and Z is 'to make visible difierentitems of series 0, 0, p, p. 'This willbeexplained ata later point.

On the'envelope itselfthere isavertical column of'figures counting from 24 to '32 as indicated at k,'k', which is correlated tothe'items appearing in windows 2', i, Z; Z" by: arrows 7', '7".

.In addition to'exposing the'numberot'days in a particular monthfthe slots ca-nd c also facilitate the ,manipulati term of arplurality of ers ;o, p, o and p, is of the 1 tablerepresents on 'of the slide member in-its movement *relativeto the envelope.

One method of use which will now be described enables information to be obtained about the length of the menstruation cycle, i. e.-the number of days which-passes jfromthe first day of one yl-the line'a, -a',' a second i (of the "beginning of the first menstruation. At

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enstruation, and corremenstruation until the -day preceding 1 the next r s itlieto'p of "the window appears one of the indications of the number of days of the month on the'sti'ipsfl'f' g or g, at the bottom the day of 'the month.

'I hen, .the date of arrival of the next menstruation already noted is looked for in one of the y following an arrow 1 or 7",

ycle is is read on the length-ofws 2 and z" and, b the length of the c cyc'ie index Zc or It I Taking Figure 2 as an -example, the window h shows day l'of a-month of 31 days. Iftheda-te of arrival of the next' -menstruation shown as the 29th, the 'index 7c tells -us that I the length of thecycle is 28' 'days. -Obviously,-the operation must be repeated for-severalcycles if ex-act information is desired. Allowing for the variations which normally occur, it can therefore be accertained whetherthere is complete irregularity. Thus, it will be known when-medical attention shouldlee-sought.

t If the cycles are -regular,-no matter whether ctors Ogino and the genetic period or -that--is thje-: five days of ovulae survival appears favorable-for procreation (a'ndforconfinement) for family, health or eugenicreasons.

If the cycles are regular andsimplaitis only necessary, as-soOn-as the first day of a-menstruation arrives, to -'setthe= date toappear in the windowhor'h', to proceed as shown above, and toread o'if the-genetic period-through one of the windows I or Z opposite the corresponding lengthof-cycle index.

If the cycles are regular, but multiform, the reading of the periodsappearing Windows 1 Figure .4, .for example; shows in the windowi'hf,

the numeral 4'of a month of 28.days, that is the normal February. If

due to the variation. saytfromthe 9th to :the'24th February. In the same way, the window 2' shows the possible 'dates of arrival of the next menstruation, 'say 28th February=td8th March, the March dates appearing at the bottom in a different color, reserved for the dates of the following month. It is obvious that an extreme theoretical case is now being considered.

In practice, it is only necessary to refer to the row or rows of genetic period numbers corresponding to one or several of the length-of-cycle indices. Thus, if the cycles are regular cycles of 30 days, the results read opposite the index 30 give a genetic period running from the 15th to the 22nd February, with the next menstruation for the 6th March.

The position of the slide member in the envelope is reversed as necessary. The instrument shown is provided for cycles varying from 24 to 32 days. But, obviously, modifications may be made in the number and length of the cycles shown.

The instrument may advantageously be made of any of the synthetic resin materials usually called plastics, or it may be made of metal or of cardboard or the like.

Clearly it may be made with variations in construction which do not afi'ect the principle on which it is based.

lhe blank parts of the slide member and the envelope are intended for any relevant instructions.

If consulted in a reasonable way, the instrument is a certain and precise guide for women and a valuable aid for the gynaecological physician.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of catamenial calendars, differing from the types described above.

While I have illustrated and described the invention as embodied in a continuous catamenial calendar, I do not intend to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of my invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of my invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications, without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A continuous calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; a plurality of windows formed in said envelope; tables of information provided on said slide member, individual items of said tables being visible through said windows of said envelope, the said tables being arranged so that each side of said slide member contains two distinct tables, and the said two distinct tables being arranged inversely in the direction from top to bottom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according t the number of days in each month.

2. A continuous catamenial calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide member, the said tables being arranged so that each side of said slide member contain two distinct tables,

the said two distinct tables being arranged inversely in the direction from top to bottom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in each month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing all of the days of said month; a second series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing specific days of a month; and a plurality of windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers so that when an individual day of said first series is visible in a first window, indicating the first day of an earlier menstruation an individual day of said second series will appear in a second window indicating the first day of a next menstruation.

3. A continuous catamenial calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide members, the said tables being arranged so that each side of said slide member contains two distinct tables; the said two distinct tables being arranged inversely in the direction from top to bottom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in each month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing all of the days of said month; a plurality of superimposed second series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and each representing specific days of a month; a plurality of superimposed numerals provided on said envelope and each representing a different length f menstrual cycle; and a plurality of windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers so that when a particular day of said first series appears in a first one of said windows indicating the first day of an earlier menstruation an individual day of said second series will appear on the level of each of said cycle indicating numerals in a second window indicating the first day of a following menstruation according to the specific cycle.

4. A continuous catamenial calendar compri ing an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide member, the said tables being arranged so that each side of said slide member contains two distinct tables, the said two distinct tables being arranged inversely in the direction from top to bottom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in each month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing all of the days of said month; a second series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing specific days of a month; and a plurality of windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers so that when an individual day of said first series is visible in a first window, indicating the first day of an earlier menstruation, an individual day of said second series will appear in a second window indicating the first day of a next menstruation, and a series of days will appear in a third display window indicating the corresponding period of fertility.

5. A continuous catamenial calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide member, the said tables being arranged so that each side of said slide member contains two distinct tables, the said: two distinct tables being arranged: in-

versely in. the direction from top to. bottom of the,

slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in. each month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and: representing all of the days of said month; a plurality of superimposed second series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and each representing specific days of a month; aplurality of' superimposed numeral provided on said-v en-v velope andxeach representing a. diiferent length of menstrual cycle; and a plurality of, Windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers So that when a particular day of said first series appears in a first one of said Windows indicating the first day of an earlier menstruation an individual day of said second series will appear on the level of each of said cycle indicating numerals in a second window indicatnig the first day of a following menstruation according to the speciic cycle, and a series of days will appear in, a third group of windows on the level of each of said cycle indicating numerals, the latter window indicating the corresponding period of fertility.

6; A continuous catamenial calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide member, th. said tables being arranged so that each side oi said slide member contains two distinct tables, the said two distinct tables being arranged in,- versely in the direction from top to bottom of the slide member whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in each month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing all of the days of, said month; a second series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing specific days of a month; a plurality of windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers so that when an individual day of said first series is visible in a first window, indicating the first day of an earlier menstruation, an individual day of said second series will appear in a secondwindow. indicating the first day of a next menstruation; and means for indicating the type of month associated. with each table, the latter means being provided on. said slide member.

7. A- continuous catamenial calendar comprising anenvelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide member, said tables being arranged so that each side of saidslide member contains two distinct tables,

the said two distinct tables being arranged in versely to the direction fromtop to bottom of the-slidemember whereby the tables may be used for four types of months according to the number of days in each-month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tables and representing all ofthe days of said month; a second series of numbers forming part of each ofsa-id tables and representing specific days of a month; a plurality of windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers so that when an individual dayof said first series is visible in a first window, indicating'the first day of an earliermenstruation, an individual dayof said second series will appearin a second window indicating the first day of a next. menstruation; means forindicating; the type. of month associated witheaohv table, the latter means being provid'edflon said slide, member; and a recess: provided in said. envelope for making: visible said types of. month indicating means.

8. A, continuouscatamenial calendar comprisin an envelope being open, at opposite ends; a slide, member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on said slide member, the said tables: being arranged so that each side of said slide member contains two distinct tables, the: said two distinct tables being arranged inversely in the direction from top, to bottom of theslide member, wh re y e abl may e used-for four types; of months according to the number of days in each month; a first series of numbers forming part of each of said tablesand representing all Of; the days of said month; a plnrality of superimposed second series ofnonbersforming part. of each of said tables and each representing specific days of a month; a plurality of; superimposed numerals provided on said crsvelppe; andeach representing a different length of menstrual cycle; a plurality of windows formed insaid envelope and arranged in to-said series of numbers so that when icular day of said first series appears in a firstone 0t said windows indicating the first day ct an earlier menstruation, an individual day of: saidsecondseries will appear on the level of each of said cycle indicating numerals in a second, window indicating; the first day of a following: menstruation according to the specific cycle, and. a series of days. will appear in a third group of' windows on the level of each. ofsaid cycle indicating numerals, the latter windows indicating the corresponding period of fertility; and means for indicating the type of month associated with each table, the latter means being provided on said slide member.

9 rel-continuous catamenial calendar comprising an envelope being open at opposite ends; a slide member movable therethrough; tables of information provided on: said slide member, the sa d tables beingarranged so-tha-t each side of U a slide member contains two distinct tables, the said: two, distinct tabl s being: arranged in:- versely in, the direction fromptop to bottom of theslide-m-ember wherebythetablcs: may be used for four typesof months according to the number of days in each' month;- a first series of numbersrforming: part of said tables and representing a-llcf the-days of said month; a plurality of superimposed second series of numbers forming part of said tables and each representing specific days of; a month; a plurality of superimposed numerals provided on said envelope and each representing a different length of menstrual cycle; a plurality of windows formed in said envelope and arranged in relation to said series of numbers so that when a particular day of said first series appears in a first one of said windows indicating the first day of earlier menstruation, an individual day of said second series will appear on the level of each of said cycle indicating numerals in a second window indicating the first day of a following menstruation according to the specific cycle, and a series of days will appear in a third group of windows on the level of each of said cycle indicating numerals, the latter windows indicating the corresponding period of fertility; means for indicating the-type-ofmonth associated with each table, the latter means being provided on said slide memher; and a recess provided in said envelope for making visible said type of month indicating means.

JOSEPH SPIELMANN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,406,210 Murray Feb. 14, 1922 1,785,866 Huene Dec. 23, 1930 Number Name Date 1,942,754 Heyssler Jan. 9, 1934 1,983,062 Anderson Dec. 4, 1934 2,049,038 Anderson July 28, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 147,285 GreatBritain July 16, 1920 OTHER REFERENCES Mortgage Amortization Calculator, published by Walpole Publishing Co. of Walpole, Mass, copyrighted in 1939. (Copy in Div. 23.)

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