Dental education kit

• US 5,244,394 A
• Filed: 12/29/1992
• Issued: 09/14/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Judy Serabian-Musto
• Original Assignee: Judy Serabian-Musto
• Inventors: Serabian-Musto, Judy
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thomas, L.
• Application Number:
  US07/998,002
• Time in Patent Office: 259 Days
• Field of Search: 434/262, 434/263, 434/267, 434/428, 434/429, 434/430, 40/630, 40/638, 40/594
• US Class Current: 434/263
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/008 Devices for displaying or storing lost natural teeth, e.g. boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0084 Dental hygiene
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/283 for dentistry or oral hygiene G09B23/286 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/00 Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram star maps G09B27/04; devices for holding or supporting maps A47B97/02; for computing purposes G06G1/14, G09B1/16; display boards G09F

Abstract

An educational dental kit for entertaining and educating young children about both the mythological "Tooth Fairy" and about good dental hygiene. The kit comprises a greeting card, a poster, and a drawstring pouch. The poster portrays a child'"'"'s face with particular emphasis on the mouth. The teeth on the mouth are printed on removable stickers, each sticker representing a different tooth. When the child loses a tooth, the corresponding sticker is removed from the poster and is placed in the appropriate location on the greeting card. Indicia describing the teeth as well as proper dental hygiene may be located on the poster. The greeting cards may include indicia in the form of an image or text. The greeting cards may also encourage active participation of the child. A number corresponding to the order in which each tooth is lost may also be provided on each greeting card. The numbers would appear in ascending order on each successive greeting card. The first time a tooth is lost, the child should receive the first card. When the second tooth is lost by the child, the second greeting card should be presented, when the third tooth is lost, the third greeting card should be presented, and so on. A drawstring bag is included in the kit to provide a way for the parent to quickly and efficiently locate and retrieve the lost tooth from under the child'"'"'s pillow.

Claims

1. An educational dental kit for use by children, said kit comprising:

a drawstring pouch;

a poster carrying a general representation of a human mouth, said mouth having a plurality of teeth, said poster also having a plurality if stickers arranged thereon, each one of said plurality of stickers having inscribed thereon a respective one of said plurality of teeth;

a plurality of greeting cards each including a predetermined location for a placement of one of said plurality of stickers, whereby

when a tooth of the child is lost, a respective one of said plurality of stickers which corresponds to the lost tooth is removed from said poster and is placed on said predetermined location on one of said plurality of greeting cards; and

further whereby

when a tooth of the child is lost, said the lost tooth is placed in said pouch and said pouch is place beneath a pillow prior to the child falling asleep on the pillow; and

after the child falls asleep on the pillow, said pouch is removed from beneath the pillow, the tooth is removed from said pouch and is replace by a gift and said first one of said plurality of greeting cards and said pouch is replaced beneath the pillow.

2. The educational kit according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of greeting cards each further include means to maintain an order in which each one of said plurality of stickers are removed from said poster, whereby

said order in which each one of said plurality of stickers are removed from said poster represents an order in which the lost tooth is lost from the mouth of the child.

3. The educational kit according to claim 2, wherein said means to maintain an order in which each one of said plurality of stickers are removed from said poster includes a number appearing on each one of said plurality of greeting cards, whereby

said number on each successive one of said plurality of greeting cards appears in an ascending order.

4. The educational kit according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of greeting cards each further include means to receive variable information.

5. The educational kit according to claim 4, wherein said means to receive variable information includes a predetermined location for a placement of a name of the child.

6. The educational kit according to claim 4, wherein said means to receive variable information includes a predetermined location for a placement of an age of the child.

7. The educational kit according to claim 4, wherein said means to receive variable information includes a predetermined location for a placement of a date on which the child lost a tooth.

8. The educational kit according to claim 4, wherein said means to receive variable information includes a predetermined location for a placement of a name of the lost tooth of the child.

9. The educational kit according to claim 1, wherein said poster further includes indicia correspondingly describing each one of said plurality of teeth as well as a proper oral hygiene of the same, whereby said indicia has educational value.

10. The educational kit according to claim 1, wherein said greeting card further includes indicia in the form of a picture, whereby

said indicia in the form of a picture represents a child-like activity.

11. The educational kit according to claim 1, wherein said greeting card further includes indicia in the form of text, whereby said indicia has educational value.

12. The educational kit according to claim 11, wherein each of said plurality of greeting cards includes a fold, each of said plurality of greeting cards being foldable along said fold to open and close each of said plurality of greeting cards into an open and closed position, respectively.

13. The educational kit according to claim 12, wherein each of said plurality of greeting cards includes a front outside surface, a left and right inside surface, and a rear outside surface.

14. The educational kit according to claim 13, further including indicia on said right inside surface, whereby

said indicia on said right inside surface is visible only when said card is in said open position.

15. The educational kit according to claim 13, further including indicia on said left inside surface, whereby

said indicia on said right inside surface is visible only when said card is in said open position.