US4137650A
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Teaching aid
Assignee: Clarendon Press Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1977-04-07
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Granted: 1979-02-06
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Expires: 1997-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A teaching aid providing text for a spoken commentary by a teacher and transparencies for simultaneous illustrative visual display, said aid comprising a loose-leaf binder of folded sheet material to form an enclosing case, means on adjacent folded flaps thereof to secure the case, loose-leaf binding means in the case, a stack of envelopes and an adjacent stack of text volumes mounted to said binding means, said volumes of text being arranged in a predetermined sequence, and a plurality of transparencies each removably accommodated within a respective one of said stack of envelopes and being arranged in said stack in the same sequence as said volumes of text.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis G. Hayes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:28
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B1/00; G09B1/02; G09B1/04; G09B1/06; G09B1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
An aid for teaching through the medium of images projected from prepared transparencies, comprising a loose-leaf binder of sheet material having a rectangular base and four lateral flaps foldable over the base to form a box-like container, cooperating means on a pair of opposite flaps for securing the binder in a closed condition, loose-leaf securing means attached to one flap within the binder, a stack of open-mouthed envelopes mounted upon the securing means, a plurality of said transparencies accommodated in a predetermined sequence within said envelopes, and one or more volumes of text also mounted in a stack upon the securing means adjacent the envelopes and providing information as to respective commentaries by a teacher to accompany projected transparencies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
An aid for teaching through the medium of images projected from prepared transparencies, comprising a loose-leaf binder of sheet material having a rectangular base and four lateral flaps foldable over the base to form a box-like container, cooperating means on a pair of opposite flaps for securing the binder in a closed condition, loose-leaf securing means attached to one flap within the binder, a stack of open-mouthed envelopes mounted upon the securing means, a plurality of said transparencies accommodated in a predetermined sequence within said envelopes, and one or more volumes of text also mounted in a stack upon the securing means adjacent the envelopes and providing information as to respective commentaries by a teacher to accompany projected transparencies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A teaching aid according to claim 1, wherein the stack of text volumes overlie the stack of envelopes and the open mouths of the envelopes all face the same way and away from the securing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A teaching aid according to claim 1, wherein the loose-leaf securing means is a multi-ring fastener.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A teaching aid according to claim 1, wherein at least one transparency comprises a rectangular sheet having an opaque border surrounding a transparent panel containing printed images to be projected, and one or more overlays each hinged to a respective part of the opaque border so as to be removably positioned over the transparent panel with a printed image thereon accessory to the images of said panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A teaching aid according to claim 4, wherein said transparency is die cut and punched for attachment to an overhead projector for projection of the images.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A teaching aid according to claim 4, wherein at least one of said overlays has information printed on a part of the transparent panel and an opaque flap is hinged to the overlay to conceal said part when said information is not to be projected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A teaching aid according to claim 6, wherein said flap is hinged beneath the overlay during projection whereby said information is visible to the teacher but not projected until removed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
115 words
A teaching aid comprising a supply of transparencies for visual illustration of chapters of a subject and a plurality of volumes of an explanatory text of said subject, each said volume relating to an individual one of said transparencies, said teaching aid further comprising a loose-leaf binder of folded sheet material forming an enclosing case for said transparencies and said text volumes, loose-leaf binding means within said case mounting said text volumes in a stack and in a predetermined sequence, a stack of envelopes mounted on said binding means adjacent said stack of text volumes and containing for ready withdrawal said plurality of transparencies arranged in the same sequence as said stack of text volumes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
A teaching aid comprising a supply of transparencies for visual illustration of chapters of a subject and a plurality of volumes of an explanatory text of said subject, each said volume relating to an individual one of said transparencies, said teaching aid further comprising a loose-leaf binder of folded sheet material forming an enclosing case for said transparencies and said text volumes, loose-leaf binding means within said case mounting said text volumes in a stack and in a predetermined sequence, a stack of envelopes mounted on said binding means adjacent said stack of text volumes and containing for ready withdrawal said plurality of transparencies arranged in the same sequence as said stack of text volumes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
A teaching aid according to claim 8, wherein one of said transparencies comprises a rectangular sheet having an opaque border surrounding a transparent panel containing printed images to be projected, and one or more overlays each hinged to a respective part of the opaque border so as to be removably positioned over the transparent panel with a printed image thereon accessory to the image of said panel.
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