US4384855A
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Educational task recorder for children
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-12-31
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Granted: 1983-05-24
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Expires: 2001-12-31
Abstract
Abstract An educational device for recording children's achievements in performing tasks or the like. The device is comprised of a housing having a plurality of horizontal rows of sight openings. Underlying marking strips present in the first opening in each row a pictorial or word designation of the task or achievement while the following openings present a blank markable portion of the strips registered with a series of openings representing different time periods, such as days of the week, and end openings provide a summation portion of the strip. The housing has slots receiving the marking strip registrable with the rows of openings in the housing. The strip is viewed through the housing openings. Additional marking strips are carried in storage slots behind the slideout marking strip. For simplicity in construction and to provide adaptability in size and capacity, the housing is formed in a modular fashion with each row of housing openings and the slots for the slide-out strips being contained in separate modules.
Inventors
- 👤 Belva L. Walsh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:13
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B1/00; G09B1/02; G09B1/04; G09B1/06; G09B1/14; G09B19/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An educational task recording device comprising a housing having a front side provided with at least one row of spaced horizontally aligned separate openings, an opening in a side of said housing in vertical registry with said row of openings, said openings receiving a slidable strip member movable from outside of said housing into registry with said openings, said housing having marking indicia corresponding to a period of time such as a plurality of days of the week located adjacent to a plurality of said separate openings and a task designation opening at an end of said row of openings, said strip having a task designating indicia registrable with said task designation opening and said strip being markable in the areas framed by said period of time openings for indicating the performance of the task.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An educational task recording device comprising a housing having a front side provided with at least one row of spaced horizontally aligned separate openings, an opening in a side of said housing in vertical registry with said row of openings, said openings receiving a slidable strip member movable from outside of said housing into registry with said openings, said housing having marking indicia corresponding to a period of time such as a plurality of days of the week located adjacent to a plurality of said separate openings and a task designation opening at an end of said row of openings, said strip having a task designating indicia registrable with said task designation opening and said strip being markable in the areas framed by said period of time openings for indicating the performance of the task.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The recording device of claim 1 in which the strip is slidably received within said side opening of the housing and means are provided in said housing for supporting said strip member thereon in exposable relation to the row of openings in the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The recording device of claim 2 in which the means for supporting the strip member comprises a slot-like opening extending from an end of said housing behind a front wall of said housing to a length at least equal to the length of the row of openings in the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The recording device of claim 2 in which storage means are provided for a plurality of said strip-like members, said storage means being comprised of a wide slot-like opening extending from an end of said housing to a length at least equal to the length of the row of openings in the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The recording device of claim 4 in which the means for supporting the strip member in the housing comprises a slot-like opening extending from an end of said housing behind a front wall of said housing to a length at least equal to the length of the row of openings in the housing and in front of said storage means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The recording device of claim 1 in which a moveable pointer member is located in registry with the days of the week marking indicia to indicate the day of the week.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The recording device of claim 1 in which a plurality of rows of aligned spaced openings are provided in said housing for separately recording a plurality of separate tasks, said rows being in registered vertical alignment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The recording device of claim 7 in which said housing is comprised of separate modules, each of said modules containing a separate row of said openings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording device of claim 8 in which said modules are removably connected together by tongue and groove connecting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
The recording device of claim 1 in which said row of openings has a summation opening at an end of said row of openings in the housing opposed to said task designation opening and said strip has a summation designating indicia registrable with said summation opening.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
The recording device of claim 5 in which a plurality of rows of aligned openings are provided in said housing for separately recording a plurality of separate tasks, said rows being in registered vertical alignment and said housing is comprised of separate modules, each of said modules containing a separate row of said openings.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
97 words
The recording device of claim 8 in which each module has means for supporting the strip member comprising a slot-like opening extending from an end of said housing behind a front wall of said housing to a length at least equal to the length of the row of openings in the housing and storage means provided for a plurality of said strip-like members, said storage means being comprised of a wide slot-like opening extending from an end of said housing to a length at least equal to the length of the row of openings in the housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording device of claim 1 in which the task designating indicia is a pictorial representation of the task to be performed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The recording device of claim 1 in which the task designating indicia is a worded designation of the task to be performed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
The recording device of claim 2 in which the strip is comprised of a stiff material having a remarkable surface when registered with said period of time openings and has a length sufficient to extend outside the housing when fully received therein for ready grasping by the user.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-05-23 | 1986-11-22 | 1987-05-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-05-23 | 1990-11-22 | 1991-05-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-05-23 | 1994-11-22 | 1995-05-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |