Transmitter/receiver teaching apparatus

• US 4,340,972 A
• Filed: 08/07/1979
• Issued: 07/20/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sporteach Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sporteach Incorporated
• Inventors: Heist, Kenneth D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bookbinder, Marc E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chin, Tommy P.
• Application Number:
  US06/064,572
• Time in Patent Office: 1,078 Days
• Field of Search: 455/39, 455/66, 455/89, 455/90, 455/95, 455/100, 455/116, 455/351, 35/29 R, 35/29 A, 35/29 B, 35/29 C, 35/29 D, 35/29 F, 35/10.21, 35/14
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head

Abstract

A teaching apparatus including a transmitter portion, a receiver portion and a prompter portion, each of the portions being disposed in a separate self-contained unit, the transmitter portion being adapted to be worn on the head and including a peripheral band portion and a top connecting portion extending in an arcuate path between opposing sides of the peripheral band, a microphone disposed on the under side of the connecting portion intermediate the ends thereof for contact with the head, an antenna associated with the peripheral band portion, citizen'"'"'s band transmitter mechanism located on the connecting portion, power supply member connected to the transmitter member, voice activatible actuating member connected to the transmitter member; the receiver portion being adapted to be worn on the head and including a peripheral band portion, transducer member disposed on the inside of the peripheral band portion, citizen'"'"'s band receiver member connected to the transducer member, power supply member connected to the receiver member, the prompter portion including citizen'"'"'s band transmitter member, message producing mechanism connected to the transmitter member, power supply mechanism connected to the transmitter member and an antenna connected to the transmitter member.

Claims

1. Teaching apparatus including a transmitter unit, a receiver unit and a prompter unit, each of said units being disposed in a separate self-contained unit, said transmitter unit being adapted to be worn on a head of a first individual and including a first peripheral band portion and a top connecting portion extending in an arcuate path between opposing sides of said first peripheral band, a microphone disposed on the under side of said connecting portion intermediate the ends thereof for contact with the head, an antenna associated with said first peripheral band portion, first citizen'"'"'s band transmitter means located on said connecting portion, first power supply means connected to said first transmitter means, voice activatible actuating means connected to said first transmitter means;

said receiver unit being adapted to be worn on a head of a second individual and including a second peripheral band portion, transducer means disposed on the inside of said second peripheral band portion, citizen'"'"'s band receiver means connected to said transducer means, second power supply means connected to said receiver means, said prompter unit being adapted to be worn by said second individual including second citizen'"'"'s band transmitter means, message producing means connected to said second transmitter means, third power supply means connected to said second transmitter means and an antenna connected to said second transmitter means.

2. Teaching apparatus according to claim 1 including means for adjusting the size of the first and second peripheral head band portions of said transmitter unit and said receiver unit.

3. Teaching apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said size adjusting means of said second peripheral head band portion of said receiver unit includes a conductive section adapted for contact with said head of said second individual.

4. Teaching apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said voice activatible actuating means of said transmitter unit includes a relay.

5. Teaching apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first power supply means and said voice activatable actuating means are located on said top connecting portion of said transmitter unit.

6. Teaching apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said receiver means and said second power supply means are located on said second peripheral band portion of said receiver unit.

7. Teaching apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said third power supply means, said message producing means and said second transmitter means of said prompter unit are located in a separate unitary structure.