US20010051328A1 - Clock teaching aid - Google Patents
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- a teaching device adapted to teach the reading of an analogue clock face comprises first and second components one of which is transparent, one of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying minutes and on which a minute clock had can be manually rotated and the other of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying hours and on which an hour clock hand can be manually rotated, and means for removably connecting said first and second components together with said minute and hour clock face superimposed one above the other to display a complete analogue clock face showing hours and minutes and having hour and minute hands.
- the first component can be transparent and have a clock face displaying hours or alternatively the second component can be transparent and have a clock face displaying minutes.
- each of said first and second components carries its respective clock face on a face surface of a supporting wall, said supporting walls being spaced apart from each other with said face surfaces facing each other when the first and second components are removably connected together
- Said hour and minute hands can be located on said respective clock faces and said means for manual operation thereof can be arranged on the surfaces of said supporting walls which face away from each other.
- said first and second components are shaped to form a casing when connected together with the clock faces and respective hour and minute hands within the casing and the means for manual operation of the hour and minute hands outside the casing.
- the means for removably connecting the first and second component together can act to prevent relative rotation and ensure that they are correctly located.
- the clock face displaying hours and the hour hand can be of a different colour from the clock face displaying minutes and the minute hand.
- the face showing the minutes can be marked to indicate “to” and “past” the hour.
- it can be divided into halves along a line extending between the numerals thirty and sixty. It can be defined by areas of colour. If desired the “to” and “past” the hour can be indicated by arrows.
- the invention can be of any reasonable size but is preferably constructed so as to fit into a pocket.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of the of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the of the invention as seen in FIG. 1 on the line II-II;
- FIG. 3 is a front view of a first element of the device shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the first element shown in FIG. 3 on the line IV-IV;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of a second element of the device shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the second element shown in FIG. 5 on the line VI-VI.
- a teaching device adapted to teach the reading of an analogue clock face comprising a first 1 and second 2 elements, one of which is transparent, in this case this being the element 1 which is marked to represent a clock face displaying hours (indicated by reference numeral 3 ).
- the other element, which is the second element 2 is provided with a clock face indicating minute markings (indicated by reference numeral 4 ).
- the clock face displaying hours carries a clock hand 5 and that displaying minutes and which is provided on the second element is provided with a clock hand 6 .
- the elements 1 and 2 are provided with means (to be described herein) for removable connection with the hour clock face 3 and the minute clock face 4 superimposed one above the other to display a complete analogue clock face showing hours and minutes and having hour and minute hands. When the two elements are connected together they are as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- Each of the first 1 and second 2 elements carries its respective clock face 3 or 4 on a face surface 7 of a supporting wall 8 .
- the supporting walls 8 are spaced apart from each other with said face surfaces 7 facing each other, as is most clearly shown in FIG. 2.
- Means for manual operation that is rotating the hour and minute hands 5 and 6 , are provided on the surfaces of the supporting wall 7 which face away from each other.
- the hour hand 5 and minute hand 6 are located at the centre of their respective clock faces on a rotatable knob 9 so that the hands can be rotatably operated from the sides of the supporting walls 7 which face away from each other.
- Each of the first and second components are shaped to form a casing when they are connected together, as shown in FIG. 2, with the clock faces 3 and 4 and the respective hour and minute hands 5 and 6 within the casing and the means for manual operation, in the form of the knobs 9 for manual operation of the hour and minute hands being outside the casing.
- the casing is achieved by making the first and second elements of a dish shape with the supporting wall 7 forming the base. Thus, when the two elements are assembled together the casing is produced.
- the two elements 1 and 2 are prevented from rotating relative to each other by means of a tab 10 in the annular wall 11 of the first element 1 and a slot 12 in the annular wall 13 of the second element 2 .
- the elements 1 and 2 are made from a suitable synthetic plastics material so that they are a push fit together and the tab 10 and slot 12 ensure that the correct positioning is made. They also serve to mark the midday/midnight position on the clock faces.
- the clock face displaying hours 4 together with the hour hand can be in a different colour to the clock face displaying minutes and the minute hand.
- the hour face and hand could be coloured blue and the minute face and hand red.
- the face showing the minutes can be divided into two halves along a dividing line extending from the FIGS. 30 to 60 .
- One half can be a different colour to the other to facilitate the teaching of the concept of “to” and “past” the hour.
- the division line is indicated on FIG. 5 by the reference numeral 14 .
- arrows 10 can be included to indicate “to” and “past” the hour.
- the teaching aid In order to use the teaching aid it is split into its two elements and is first used to teach the concept of minutes being indicated by the minute hand from the element 2 and is followed by instructing with regard to “to” and “past” the hour. The concept of hours is then introduced by teaching from element 1 . Once the principle has been understood the two elements are placed together to produce the complete analogue clock face and the combination of the hour and minute hand is then taught.
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Abstract
A teaching device adapted to teach the reading of an analogue clock face comprising first and second components one of which is transparent, one of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying minutes and on which a minute clock had can be manually rotated and the other of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying hours and on which an hour clock hand can be manually rotated, and means for removably connecting said first and second components together with said minute and hour clock face superimposed one above the other to display a complete analogue clock face showing hours and minutes and having hour and minute hands.
Description
- Teaching children how to read an analogue clock can be quite difficult because of the different motions of the minute and hour hands during a 12-hour cycle. The present invention hopes to make the job of teaching this movement easier by separating the two different movements of the hour and minute hand, and then bringing them together again.
- According to the present invention a teaching device adapted to teach the reading of an analogue clock face comprises first and second components one of which is transparent, one of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying minutes and on which a minute clock had can be manually rotated and the other of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying hours and on which an hour clock hand can be manually rotated, and means for removably connecting said first and second components together with said minute and hour clock face superimposed one above the other to display a complete analogue clock face showing hours and minutes and having hour and minute hands.
- The first component can be transparent and have a clock face displaying hours or alternatively the second component can be transparent and have a clock face displaying minutes.
- In a preferred construction each of said first and second components carries its respective clock face on a face surface of a supporting wall, said supporting walls being spaced apart from each other with said face surfaces facing each other when the first and second components are removably connected together
- Said hour and minute hands can be located on said respective clock faces and said means for manual operation thereof can be arranged on the surfaces of said supporting walls which face away from each other.
- In a preferred construction said first and second components are shaped to form a casing when connected together with the clock faces and respective hour and minute hands within the casing and the means for manual operation of the hour and minute hands outside the casing.
- The means for removably connecting the first and second component together can act to prevent relative rotation and ensure that they are correctly located.
- The clock face displaying hours and the hour hand can be of a different colour from the clock face displaying minutes and the minute hand.
- Additionally the face showing the minutes can be marked to indicate “to” and “past” the hour. Thus it can be divided into halves along a line extending between the numerals thirty and sixty. It can be defined by areas of colour. If desired the “to” and “past” the hour can be indicated by arrows.
- The invention can be of any reasonable size but is preferably constructed so as to fit into a pocket.
- The present invention can be performed in various ways and one embodiment will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
- FIG. 1 is a front view of the of the invention;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the of the invention as seen in FIG. 1 on the line II-II;
- FIG. 3 is a front view of a first element of the device shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the first element shown in FIG. 3 on the line IV-IV;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of a second element of the device shown in FIG. 1; and,
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the second element shown in FIG. 5 on the line VI-VI.
- As shown in the drawings a teaching device adapted to teach the reading of an analogue clock face comprising a first1 and second 2 elements, one of which is transparent, in this case this being the
element 1 which is marked to represent a clock face displaying hours (indicated by reference numeral 3). The other element, which is thesecond element 2, is provided with a clock face indicating minute markings (indicated by reference numeral 4). The clock face displaying hours carries aclock hand 5 and that displaying minutes and which is provided on the second element is provided with aclock hand 6. Theelements hour clock face 3 and theminute clock face 4 superimposed one above the other to display a complete analogue clock face showing hours and minutes and having hour and minute hands. When the two elements are connected together they are as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. - In the construction shown in the drawings it is the
first element 1 which is transparent and carries the clockface displaying hours 3 but if desired the arrangement could be that it was thesecond component 2 which is transparent and which carries the clockface displaying minutes 4. - The requirements for transparency enable the two clock faces to be seen simultaneously and to view the clock hands. If it was convenient therefore both
elements - Each of the first1 and second 2 elements carries its
respective clock face face surface 7 of a supportingwall 8. When the twoelements walls 8 are spaced apart from each other with saidface surfaces 7 facing each other, as is most clearly shown in FIG. 2. - From FIG. 1 it will be appreciated that the hour and minute markings are concentric when the two elements are connected together.
- Means for manual operation, that is rotating the hour and
minute hands wall 7 which face away from each other. In the construction shown thehour hand 5 andminute hand 6 are located at the centre of their respective clock faces on arotatable knob 9 so that the hands can be rotatably operated from the sides of the supportingwalls 7 which face away from each other. - Each of the first and second components are shaped to form a casing when they are connected together, as shown in FIG. 2, with the clock faces3 and 4 and the respective hour and
minute hands knobs 9 for manual operation of the hour and minute hands being outside the casing. The casing is achieved by making the first and second elements of a dish shape with the supportingwall 7 forming the base. Thus, when the two elements are assembled together the casing is produced. - The two
elements tab 10 in theannular wall 11 of thefirst element 1 and aslot 12 in theannular wall 13 of thesecond element 2. In the construction being described theelements tab 10 andslot 12 ensure that the correct positioning is made. They also serve to mark the midday/midnight position on the clock faces. - If desired the clock
face displaying hours 4 together with the hour hand can be in a different colour to the clock face displaying minutes and the minute hand. Thus, for example, the hour face and hand could be coloured blue and the minute face and hand red. - Additionally the face showing the minutes can be divided into two halves along a dividing line extending from the FIGS.30 to 60. One half can be a different colour to the other to facilitate the teaching of the concept of “to” and “past” the hour. The division line is indicated on FIG. 5 by the reference numeral 14.
- As shown in FIG. 5
arrows 10 can be included to indicate “to” and “past” the hour. - In order to use the teaching aid it is split into its two elements and is first used to teach the concept of minutes being indicated by the minute hand from the
element 2 and is followed by instructing with regard to “to” and “past” the hour. The concept of hours is then introduced by teaching fromelement 1. Once the principle has been understood the two elements are placed together to produce the complete analogue clock face and the combination of the hour and minute hand is then taught. - It has been found to be considerably easier to teach children the principles of hour and minutes separately and then in combination rather than attempting to teach from the normal analogue clock face in which the hours and minutes are already combined.
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1. A teaching device adapted to teach the reading of an analogue clock face comprising first and second components one of which is transparent, one of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying minutes and on which a minute clock had can be manually rotated and the other of said components being marked to represent a clock face displaying hours and on which an hour clock hand can be manually rotated, and means for removably connecting said first and second components together with said minute and hour clock face superimposed one above the other to display a complete analogue clock face showing hours and minutes and having hour and minute hands.
2. A teaching device as claimed in in which said first component is transparent and has a clock face displaying hours.
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3. A teaching aid as claimed in in which said second component is transparent and has a clock face displaying minutes.
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4. A teaching aid as claimed in , or in which each of said first and second components carries its respective clock face on a face surface of a supporting wall, said supporting walls being spaced apart from each other with said face surfaces facing each other when the first and second components are removably connected together.
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5. A teaching aid as claimed in in which said hour and minute hands are located on said respective clock faces and said means for manual operation thereof are arranged on the surfaces of said supporting walls which face away from each other.
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6. A teaching aid as claimed in or in which said first and second components are shaped to form a casing when connected together with the clock faces and respective hour and minute hands within the casing and the means for manual operation of the hour and minute hands outside the casing.
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7. A teaching aid as claimed in any one of to in which the means for removably connecting the first and second components together act to prevent relative rotation and ensure that they are correctly located.
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8. A teaching aid as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the clock face displaying hours and the hour hand are a different colour from the clock face displaying minutes and the minute hand.
9. A teaching aid as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the clock face displaying minutes is marked to indicate “to” and “past” the hour.
10. A teaching aid as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the clock face displaying minutes is divided into halves along a line extending between the numerals thirty and sixty.
11. A teaching aid as claimed in in which the halves are indicated by colours.
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12. A teaching aid as claimed in or in which the marking to indicate “to” and “past” the hour includes arrows.
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