Educational device for learning transmission drive shaft, and axle operation

Claim 1

An educational kit for teaching the assembly, relationship of parts, and operation of an automotive transmission system comprising: a. a simulator board having a surface of magnetically attractive material and including graphic indicia on the surface thereof as shown in FIG. 1 defining a schematic sectional diagram of an automobile transmission housing; b. a plurality of magnetically attractive manipulative pieces individually bearing on their surfaces graphic indicia as shown in FIG. 3, including indicia defining parts for an automobile transmission. c. a display board for said manipulative pieces including a sheet of magnetically attractive material, said display board having graphic indicia on a surface thereof in spaced relationship, said graphic indicia being identical with the indicia present on each of said manipulative pieces, said manipulative pieces adapted for storage on and removal from said display board; and d. audio-visual instructional means for presenting information relevant to an automotive transmission system, including information defining a logical relationship between the indicia on said pieces and the indicia on said board; said manipulative pieces adapted for manipulation on the simulator board and in association with the simulator board indicia by the user in response to said instructional means such that the assembly, relationship of parts, and operation of an automotive transmission system can be physically simulated; said magnetically attractive board or alternatively each of said magnetically attractive pieces being magnetic to provide a mutual attraction between said board and said pieces.