SEQUENCE DOT CONNECT SHEETS

• US 20090061395A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ACCO Brands Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mead Westvaco Corporation (WestRock Company)
• Inventors: Schulken, Toni M.
• Application Number:
  US11/847,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20090061395A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/85
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 11/00 Teaching hand-writing, shorthand, drawing, or painting

Abstract

A drawing sheet assembly including a drawing sheet and a plurality of dots printed on the sheet. The dots have a differing optical property relative to each other. The drawing sheet assembly further includes a sequence guide configured guide a user to connect the dots in a particular sequence such that when a user connects the plurality of dots in accordance with the sequence guide a drawing or part of a drawing is created.

Claims

1. A drawing sheet assembly comprising:

a drawing sheet;

a plurality of dots printed on said sheet, said dots having a differing optical property relative to each other; and

a sequence guide configured guide a user to connect said dots in a particular sequence such that when a user connects said plurality of dots in accordance with said sequence guide a drawing or part of a drawing is created.

2. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said optical property is color.

3. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 2 wherein said sequence guide includes portions of differing color arranged in a sequence.

4. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 3 wherein said sequence guide includes arrows positioned between said portions of color.

5. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 3 wherein the number of said portions of color is equal to the number of said plurality of dots.

6. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 3 wherein the number of said portions of color is less than the number of said plurality of dots.

7. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said optical property is size or shading or shape.

8. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 7 wherein said sequence guide includes portions of differing size or shading or shape arranged in a sequence.

9. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein each dot has a unique optical property relative to the other plurality of dots printed on said sheet.

10. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said drawing sheet includes an incomplete drawing printed thereon, and wherein said plurality of dots are configured such that when said plurality of dots are connected with lines in accordance with said sequence guide, said lines complete or substantially complete said drawing.

11. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said dots are circles.

12. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said sequence guide is printed on said drawing sheet.

13. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein when a user connects said plurality of dots with lines in accordance with said sequence guide, said lines form a drawing or part of a drawing.

14. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 13 wherein said lines are straight or angled or curved.

15. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said drawing sheet is made from a generally water absorbent material.

16. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said sequence guide includes a first segment includes a plurality of portions having a common optical quality, and wherein said sequence guide includes a second segment including a plurality of portions having a common optical quality that is different from said common optical quality of said first plurality of portions.

17. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 1 wherein said drawing sheet includes a hand cue for cuing a user to place the user'"'"'s hand thereon to manually stabilize said drawing sheet during use.

18. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 17 wherein said hand cue includes a representation of a hand.

19. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 17 wherein said hand cue is positioned at or adjacent to an outer perimeter of the drawing sheet.

20. The drawing sheet assembly of claim 17 further comprising a supplemental hand cue on said drawing sheet, and wherein said drawing sheet has printing thereon that is designed to be read when said drawing sheet is in a particular orientation, and wherein said hand cue is located adjacent to a left edge and said supplemental hand cue is located adjacent to a right edge when said drawing sheet is in said particular orientation.

21. A method for using a drawing sheet comprising:

providing a drawing sheet having a plurality of dots on said sheet, said dots having a differing optical property relative to each other;

providing a sequence guide; and

encouraging a user to connect said dots in a particular sequence as taught by said sequence guide such that when a user connects said plurality of dots in the prescribed manner a drawing or part of a drawing is created.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein said optical property is at least one of color or size or shading or shape.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said sequence guide includes portions of differing color or size or shading or shape arranged in a sequence.

24. The method of claim 21 further comprising the step of a user connecting said plurality of dots with lines in accordance with said sequence guide such that said lines form a drawing or part of a drawing.