Magnetically erasable writable educational flash card and method for making the same

• US 20110097699A1
• Filed: 10/24/2009
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shengmin Wen
• Original Assignee: Shengmin Wen
• Inventors: Wen, Shengmin
• Application Number:
  US12/605,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20110097699A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/409
• CPC Class Codes: B43L 1/008 with magnetic action
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 1/10 by means of pins and holes

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a magnetically erasable writable educational flash card and method for making the same. The method uses a flash card comprising magnetic display panel, a magnetic die of predetermined pattern such as text character of a language, Arabic numeral, symbol or graphical picture of a learning subject, and a magnetic eraser. To make an educational flash card, a controlled repeated small amplitude sliding movement is applied to the flash card'"'"'s magnetic display panel in contact with the face of the magnetic die resulting visual display of a mirrored silhouette of the magnetic die'"'"'s predetermined pattern being created on the magnetic display panel. Two or more such cards comprise an educational flash card set for young children. The advantages of such flash card set include: more effective and enjoyable learning through participation, ergonomically fitful for fine motor skills development, better structured and creative learning, and changeable displaying indicia.

Claims

1. A magnetically erasable writable educational flash card comprising:

magnetic display panel visually displaying predetermined pattern.

2. The magnetically erasable writable educational flash card of claim 1, wherein said predetermined pattern comprises text character of a language, Arabic number, or graphical picture of a learning subject and combinations thereof.

3. A magnetically erasable writable educational flash card according to claim 1, further including means for providing additional stiffness to said magnetic display panel.

4. A magnetically erasable writable educational flash card according to claim 1, further including means for providing movement limitation in a writing process.

5. An educational flash card set, comprising:

a plurality of magnetically erasable writable educational flash cards.

6. The educational flash card set of claim 5, wherein each flash card comprises an element of a learning subject and an adequate number of the flash cards comprise a complete set of elements of the learning subject.

7. A magnetic writer comprising:

at least one magnetic die assembly,

a supporting housing, and

integration means for integrating at least one said magnetic die assembly and said supporting housing,

whereby at least one said magnetic die assembly and said supporting housing are integrated into a complete assemblage.

8. The magnetic writer according to claim 7, wherein said magnetic die assembly comprises a base, at least one magnetic die of predetermined pattern, an assembly identification, and optional visual informational indicia, whereby said magnetic die, said assembly identification, and said optional visual informational indicia are permanently secured to said base, forming the magnetic die assembly.

9. The magnetic writer according to claim 8, wherein said base is a rigid planar board of two opposing major surfaces.

10. The magnetic writer according to claim 8, wherein said magnetic die of predetermined pattern comprises pattern such as text character of a language, Arabic number, or graphical picture of a learning subject and combinations thereof.

11. The magnetic writer according to claim 8, wherein said assembly identification comprises means that are visually specific and unique to a magnetic die assembly for efficient selection of the magnetic die assembly among a plurality of magnetic die assemblies.

12. The magnetic writer according to claim 8, wherein said visual informational indicia is related to said magnetic die.

13. The magnetic writer according to claim 7, wherein said magnetic die assembly further comprises means for securely integrating the magnetic die assembly into said magnetic writer.

14. The magnetic writer according to claim 7, wherein said supporting housing is made with board materials such as plastic, wood, leather, stainless steel, or the like and combinations thereof.

15. The magnetic writer according to claim 7, wherein said integration means comprise two integrators that are securely fastened onto the supporting housing.

16. A method for creating visual display of a mirrored silhouette of a magnetic die of predetermined pattern on a magnetic display panel, comprising the steps of:

a. aligning the display surface of said magnetic display panel in contact with the face of said magnetic die of predetermined pattern, and

b. applying repeated small amplitude contact sliding movement to said magnetic display panel,

whereby visual display of a mirrored silhouette of said magnetic die of predetermined pattern will be created on said magnetic display panel.