US1269713A - Educational apparatus. - Google Patents

Description

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EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 191s.

' 1,269,713. Patented June is, 1918.

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DAISY D. HUSTON, OF DEEPWA'I'ER, MISSOURI.

EDUCATIONAL APPARATUS.

Application filed April 20, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAISY D. HUs'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deepwater, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Educational Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to educational apliances and more particularly to apparatus or use in teaching number work or elementary arithmetic, for sense training, memory work, and for use in playing games.

Another object is to provide apparatus which is inexpensive in construction, will not easily get out of order and will, by its use in the class room, result in the saving of considerable time and effort by the teacher.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section on line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 41 is an enlarged section on line 44, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a disk or body provided, close to its margin, with a series of regularly spaced recesses 2, there being a hole 3 extending from the center of the inner wall of each recess. Similar recesses l may be formed in the center portion of the front face of the body along a line extending horizontally across the body.

A number of buttons are adapted to be used in connection with the body, each button comprising a head 5 and a stem 6. The heads of the buttons are all of the same size and configuration and any one of the buttons can be fitted snugly within any one of the recesses 2 and 4. When thus positioned the stems 6 will project through and rearwardly beyond the holes 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

Serial No. 229,817.

two sets of buttons there is provided a third set on which appear various characters such as cc 77 +777 7 X, etc.

Extending rearwardly from the lower portion of the body 1 are regularly spaced, vertical, partition strips 7 on the upper ends of which is secured a transverse rod 8, there being a pulley 9 at the upper end of each space between the partitions, said pulleys being mounted on the rod 8.

Mounted on each of the pulleys 9 is a cord 10 one end of which is attached to a weight or counterbalance 11 while its other end is attached to a wire 12. The lower end of the wire is secured to a ball 13. The cords and their weights are located between the partitions 7 and are thus prevented from becoming entangled.

As heretofore stated the apparatus herein described can be used for various educational purposes. For example, in teaching elementary arithmetic or number work, the balls 13, which are of different colors, are positioned close to or back of the body 1. Twelve of these balls are used. By pulling down the balls one at a time, the pupils can see what they are doing when they say one, two, three, etc. The child is soon able to distinguish at sight the smaller groups of balls and these groups can be used later on as units in counting. The names of the numbers can be taught by pointing out the button on which appears the number represented by the exposed group of balls, and subsequently having the children point out the numerals. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division can be taught readily by manipulating the balls and by introducing the signs X, etc., which can be dis played in the central recesses 4. By placing numerals and a sign in the recesses 4: an example to be solved can be displayed. By pushing on the stems 6 the buttons can be removed readily and as a button can be fitted snugly in any recess, it will be apparent that the numerals can be changed about to different positions on the body.

As the balls are of different colors the apparatus can be used in teaching colors. It will also be found useful in memory work.

One or more of the balls can be shifted or one or more of the buttons can be changed after the chart has been exposed to the view of the children and while the chart is concealed or the eyes are closed. The children are then asked to point out where the changes have occurred. Copying of the numerals and characters will be found useful in teaching written work and various entertaining and instructive games can be played by using the apparatus. As there are twelve balls forming a part of the apparatus, the chart can be used effectually in teaching the dozen and half dozen, etc.

What is claimed is:

1. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devices detaehably mounted on the front of the body, and a series of objects suspended from the back of the body and movable to position either below or behind the body.

2. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devices detachably mounted on the front of the body, a series of objects suspended from the back of the body and separately movable to position either below or back of the body, and a counterbalance for each object.

3. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devices detachably mounted on the front of the body, a series of spacing partitions on the back of the body, a series of objects suspended from the back of the body and movable between the partitions to position either below or behind the body, and counterbalances movably mounted between the partitions and connected to the respective objects.

4. An educational appliance including a body having recesses on one face and holes extending from the recesses, character hearing buttons removably mounted in the recesses and having stems detachably seated in and projecting rearwardly from the holes, and a series of objects suspended from the back of the body and movable to position either below or behind the body.

5. An educational appliance including a body, character bearing devices removably mounted on the front of the body, said devices being interchangeable, parallel partitions upon the back of the body, pulleys between the partitions, cords mounted on the pulleys and extending into the respective spaces between the partitions, a counterbalance secured to one end of each cord, a wire secured to the other end of each cord and a ball carried by the wire and movable to a position either below or behind the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAISY D. HUSTON. Witnesses:

C. E. AVERY,

ALBERT DUSANG.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Fatents,

Washington, D. G.

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