Education and demonstration – Physical education – Developing or testing coordination
Patent
1999-03-11
2000-11-07
Rimell, Sam
Education and demonstration
Physical education
Developing or testing coordination
434247, 434260, 434365, 273440, 446 85, A63B 6918
Patent
active
061427861
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to educate a special needs child about shapes and hardware includes a working platform having three boards that each have one of three faces. A first face has colored areas with shaped openings in the colored areas, including round openings, square openings and triangular openings in respective ones of the colored areas. A second face has threaded openings, including openings equipped with bolts and openings to receive screws, and also including openings to receive pegs. A third face has an assortment of locks. The apparatus includes collections of pegs, threaded shafts, nuts, elastic bands and an internal box with internal compartments. The collections of items can be placed in the compartments or on the faces, as appropriate to assist a special needs child in learning skills needed in life.
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Caldwell Dean A.
Culberson Judith L.
Lockhart Christie
Calkins Charles W.
Kaplan Companies, Inc.
Miller Bena B.
Rimell Sam
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