Compatibility/incompatibility forecasting device

• US 4,711,632 A
• Filed: 07/30/1986
• Issued: 12/08/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey C. Detrick
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey C. Detrick
• Inventors: Detrick, Jeffrey C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Murtagh, John E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rudy, Andrew Joseph
• Application Number:
  US06/891,779
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 434/106, 434/174, 434/198, 434/402, 434/404, 273/141 R, 273/142 R, 273/142 H, 273/142 HA, 273/161
• US Class Current: 434/106
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 27/00 Planetaria; Globes

Abstract

A simple, easy-to-use astrological/educational tool is provided which allows a user to readily obtain information regarding those individuals or groups who are compatible or incompatible with the user, in accordance with astrological principles. In preferred forms, the tool of the invention includes a central circular section bearing circularly arrayed astrological sign indicia on both faces thereof, together with a compatibility wheel and an incompatibility wheel respectively rotationally coupled to the central section and oriented adjacent the separate faces of the latter. The compatibility wheel includes three equidistantly and circumferentially spaced indicators, whereas the incompatibility wheel includes four such indicators. In particularly preferred forms of the invention, the device includes a pair of planet wheels bearing circularly arrayed planet information, with a planet wheel being interposed between the compatibility and incompatibility wheel and the adjacent faces of the central section. The user can readily ascertain the signs of both compatible and incompatible individuals or groups by simple manipulation of the wheels.

Claims

1. An educational/forecasting astrological device making use of the twelve astrological signs, said device consisting essentially of:

a flat central section having a pair of opposed faces;

first and second flat members rotatably mounted to said central section and respectively in proximal, face-to-face relationship with one of the faces of said central section, said central section, and said first and second members, each being cooperatively configured to expose a portion of each of the faces of said central section,

said central section and first and second members rotatably mounted thereto cooperatively presenting first and second opposed side surfaces, each of said side surfaces being defined by a outer face of the corresponding member remote from said central section, and an exposed portion of an adjacent face of said central section;

indicia means on said first side surface including, on one of said first member outer face and said exposed portion of the adjacent face of the central section, three spaced apart compatibility indicator means located in fixed relationship to each other, and, on the other of said first member outer face and the exposed portion of the adjacent face of the central section, astrological indicia representing the twelve astrological signs,

said three indicator means being oriented with respect to said first side surface astrological indicia for alignment of the three indicator means with four respective three-membered sets of said first side surface astrological indicia upon relative rotation between said central section and first member;

indicia means on said second side surface including, on one of said second member outer face and said exposed portion of the adjacent face of the central section, four spaced apart incompatability indicator means located in fixed relationship to each other, and, on the other of said second member outer face and exposed portion of the adjacent face of the central section, astrological indicia representing the twelve astrological signs,

said four indicator means being oriented with respect to said second side surface astrological indicia for alignment of the four indicator means with three respective four-membered sets of said second side surface astrological indicia upon relative rotation between said central section and second member.

2. The tool of claim 1, said first and second members being oriented for coaxial rotation.

3. The tool of claim 1, said central section being circular and of greater diameter than said first and second members.

4. The tool of claim 1, said central section further including, on each face thereof and in alignment with each respective sign indicium, imprinted information summaries regarding the astrological qualities and elements of each sign.

5. The tool of claim 4, including a pair of first openings through said first member and respectively in alignment with two of said first member indicators, said first member openings being oriented for permitting simultaneous reading of respective pairs of said information summaries on said one face.

6. The tool of claim 5, including a first planet member rotatably mounted to said central section and interposed between said one face and said first member, said first planet member having indicia thereon representing the sun, the planets, the moon, and ascendancy, said first planet member indicia being located in an array for alignment with the sign indicia of said one face of said central section upon rotation of the first planet member relative to said central section, said first member having an aperture therethrough in alignment with the remaining first member indicator, said first member aperture being located for reading of individual indicia on said first planet member upon apropriate rotation of the first member and first planet member.

7. The tool of claim 4, including three openings through said second member and respectively in alignment with three of said second member indicators, said second members openings being oriented for permitting simultaneous reading of respective three-membered sets of said information summaries on said other face.

8. The tool of claim 7, including a second planet member rotatably mounted to said central section and interposed between said other face and said second member, said second planet member having indicia thereon representing the sun, the planets, the moon, and ascendancy, said second planet member indicia being located in an array for alignment with the sign indicia of said other face of said central section, said second member having an aperture therethrough in alignment with the remaining second member aperture being located for reading of individual indicium on said second planet member upon appropriate rotation of the second member and second planet member.

9. The device of claim 1, said compatibility indicator means being located on said first member outer face, and said incompatibility indicator means being located on said second member outer face.