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US4053994A
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Educational device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-03-10
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Granted: 1977-10-18
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Expires: 1996-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A teaching device useful for reinforcing learning and presenting new information to an operator which is adapted for use with cards having related information on both sides of each card such as a question on one face and the answer on the reverse face, and includes an enclosed frame with an inlet opening for receiving the card obverse face up and an outlet opening for delivering the same card reverse face up with a stationary guide means for selectively moving the card from the inlet opening to the outlet opening while reversing the face of the card shown to the operator. A modification of the preferred embodiment described above includes by way of example a receptacle disposed at the outlet opening for receiving the exiting card from the outlet opening and stacking the cards on a deck of other like cards; this receptacle can include a movable cover to prevent reading of the reverse side of the exited card until the operator is ready. Further modifications can include distinctive matching marks on the inlet opening and the obverse face of the card to alert the operator to the proper side up position for inserting the card into the teaching device, and shaping the enclosed frame to appear to have a human shape or personality for operator comfort.
Inventors
- 👤 Diane Marlene Gess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:07
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B3/00; G09B3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An educational device adapted to receive a card in an obverse position, said card having information printed on both sides thereof, and of delivering said card reverse face-up which educational device comprises an enclosed frame having an upright attitute position, said frame having: a. A narrow inlet opening for receiving said card edgewise therethrough into said frame with said obverse face showing; b. A narrow outlet opening for delivering said card outside of said frame, said outlet opening being spaced below said inlet opening; and c. Stationery guide means for selectively moving said card from said inlet opening to said outlet opening so that said card is delivered to said outlet opening edgewise with its reverse face-up; whereby said card inserted into said inlet opening in an obverse position by an operator is delivered to said outlet opening reverse face-up.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
An educational device adapted to receive a card in an obverse position, said card having information printed on both sides thereof, and of delivering said card reverse face-up which educational device comprises an enclosed frame having an upright attitute position, said frame having: a. A narrow inlet opening for receiving said card edgewise therethrough into said frame with said obverse face showing; b. A narrow outlet opening for delivering said card outside of said frame, said outlet opening being spaced below said inlet opening; and c. Stationery guide means for selectively moving said card from said inlet opening to said outlet opening so that said card is delivered to said outlet opening edgewise with its reverse face-up; whereby said card inserted into said inlet opening in an obverse position by an operator is delivered to said outlet opening reverse face-up.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
119 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stationary guide means comprises a chute interposed within said frame in the free falling trajectory of said card entering said inlet opening, said chute extending from above and opposite said inlet opening to said outlet opening, whereby said card having been inserted into said inlet opening in said obverse position initially falls and strikes said chute with the lower free falling edge of said card causing the opposite edge of said card to rotate about said lower free falling edge away from said inlet opening, and said card lands on said chute reverse face up begins sliding along said chute to exit from said frame at said outlet opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said outlet opening is substantially in vertical alignment with said inlet opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said frame has a rectangular parallelepiped configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 2 which includes a distinctive mark placed on the outside of said frame adjacent and in association with said inlet opening therein which said distinctive mark also is placed on one face of said card intended for use with said educational device so that an operator can match said distinctive mark on said upright face of said card and on said inlet opening and thereby place said card into said frame in the proper face-up orientation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 5, which further included a semi-circular flat portion extending above said inlet opening and adorned to appear as a human face to give said educational device a human personality for the comfort of the operator thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 1, which further includes a receptacle for said exited card which is cooperatively associated therewith and is disposed below and substantially in line with said outlet opening for receiving said card as it exits said outlet opening, said receptacle cooperatively acting to stack each said card exiting said outlet opening upon all other cards already exited from said outlet opening.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said receptacle comprises a box having a parallelepiped configuration with a closed bottom and an open top and adapted to receive a separate cover, said receptacle being capable of use as a combination stacking device for a plurality of said cards and as a box for holding a plurality of said cards forming a series thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said receptacle includes in cooperative association a colored transparent cover which color of said cover matches the color of the printing of said card exited from said outlet opening, whereby said printing on said card is hidden from the view of the operator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
An educational device as claimed in claim 1, which further includes a cooperatively associated writing tablet adjacent to the base of said frame for writing answers to questions appearing on the obverse face of said card inserted into said inlet opening and facilitating the comparison of said answer written on said tablet to an answer appearing on the reverse face of said card.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-10-17 | 1985-04-18 | 1985-10-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-10-17 | 1989-04-18 | 1989-10-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |