US3726027A
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Teaching aid and educational toy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-01-21
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Granted: 1973-04-10
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Expires: 1991-01-21
Abstract
Abstract A teaching aid and educational toy includes a hollow box preferably shaped as a cuboctahedron having its outer faces covered with sheets of fabric in various colors. In one form of the invention, a plurality of illustration objects, such as cutouts of numerals or letters of the alphabet, are made of or backed with a material which adheres to the fabric covering the outer faces of the box to permit a student to attach the objects to specific faces of the box when learning to associate the objects with certain of the colors appearing on the box. In another form of the invention, at least one face of the box is open, and the inner faces of the box are covered with materials of different textures so a student may reach through the opening and touch a given inner face when learning to form word associations with the various textures.
Inventors
- 👤 W Elko
- 👤 G Cohen
- 👤 L Cohen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:52
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/06; A63F9/08; A63F9/088; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/02; A63F2250/025; A63F2250/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A teaching aid and educational toy comprising an object having a hollow interior and being shaped as a polyhedron with outer faces, material in various colors covering the outer faces of the object, such that the faces of the object display at least the six primary and seconDary colors, and a plurality of illustration objects capable of adhering to the material on the outer faces of the object, the illustration objects having colors which correspond to the colors of the outer faces, whereby one of the illustration objects may be selected and attached to a corresponding outer face of the object.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A teaching aid and educational toy comprising an object having a hollow interior and being shaped as a polyhedron with outer faces, material in various colors covering the outer faces of the object, such that the faces of the object display at least the six primary and seconDary colors, and a plurality of illustration objects capable of adhering to the material on the outer faces of the object, the illustration objects having colors which correspond to the colors of the outer faces, whereby one of the illustration objects may be selected and attached to a corresponding outer face of the object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the object is shaped as a cuboctahedron.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a textured material covers the outer faces of the object, and a textured material capable of adhering to the material on the object covers one side of each of the illustration objects.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the object is shaped so the angle between any given outer face of the polyhedron and any of its adjacent faces is at least 90*.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the object is shaped to include at least some triangular and rectangular outer faces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the object is shaped so at least four outer faces are visible when the object is viewed from any direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A teaching aid and educational toy comprising an object with a hollow interior, the object being shaped as a polyhedron having outer faces in a plurality of geometric shapes, the outer faces being in a variety of colors; an opening through at least one of the outer faces to facilitate placing a student''s hand inside the object so the student may reach the inner faces of the object; and material having a variety of surface irregularities covering the inner faces of the object, whereby the student may touch a selected one of the inner faces and associate the texture of the selected inner face with the color or shape of the outer face corresponding to the selected inner face.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
119 words
A teaching aid and educational toy comprising an object with a hollow interior, the object being shaped as a polyhedron having outer faces in a plurality of geometric shapes, the outer faces being in a variety of colors; an opening through at least one of the outer faces to facilitate placing a student''s hand inside the object so the student may reach the inner faces of the object; and material having a variety of surface irregularities covering the inner faces of the object, whereby the student may touch a selected one of the inner faces and associate the texture of the selected inner face with the color or shape of the outer face corresponding to the selected inner face.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the object is shaped as a cuboctahedron.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the object is shaped so the angle between any given outer face of the polyhedron and any of its adjacent faces is at least 90*.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the object is shaped so at least four outer faces are visible when the object is viewed from any direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the object has a sufficient number of outer faces to display thereon the six primary and secondary colors and certain achromatic colors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
Apparatus according to claim 11 including a plurality of illustration objects each in the form of a sheet having a textured outer surface and a reverse surface adapted to adhere to at least one of the inner faces of the object, whereby the illustration objects may be removably attached to said inner face.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
102 words
A teaching aid and educational toy comprising an object having a hollow interior and being shaped as a polyhedron with outer faces, the polyhedron being shaped so at least four outer faces are visible when the object is viewed from any direction, material in various colors covering the outer faces of the object, and a plurality of illustration objects capable of adhering to the material on the outer faces of the object, the illustration objects having colors which correspond to the colors on the outer faces, whereby one of the illustration objects may be selected and attached to a corresponding outer face.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
102 words
A teaching aid and educational toy comprising an object having a hollow interior and being shaped as a polyhedron with outer faces, the polyhedron being shaped so at least four outer faces are visible when the object is viewed from any direction, material in various colors covering the outer faces of the object, and a plurality of illustration objects capable of adhering to the material on the outer faces of the object, the illustration objects having colors which correspond to the colors on the outer faces, whereby one of the illustration objects may be selected and attached to a corresponding outer face.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-04-09 | 1980-10-09 | 1981-04-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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