Educational tracks and apparatuses
First Claim
1. An article of educational equipment horizontally traversed by a human comprising:
- a) a straight track comprising;
i) two elongated, rigid, rectangular rails each rail of substantially equal dimensions comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks,ii) each rail comprising elements located in whole or part at its interior side used to effect connections with steps, andiii) multiple steps each readily detachable with a geometrically shaped colored footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly placed length-wise in an element located in whole or part at the interior side of each rectangular rail, and while connected to each rail incapable of rotating or shifting horizontally, serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed parallel relationship to each other, and of substantially the same height;
b) an arced track comprising;
i) two oblong, rigid, arced rails each rail of substantially equal height and width comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks,ii) each rail comprising elements located in whole or part at its interior side used to effect connections with steps, andiii) multiple steps each readily detachable with a geometrically shaped colored footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly placed length-wise in an element located in whole or part at the interior side of each rectangular rail, and while connected to each rail incapable of rotating or shifting horizontally, serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other, and of substantially the same height;
c) a curved track comprising;
i) two oblong, rigid, curved rails each rail of substantially equal height and width comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks,ii) each rail comprising elements located in whole or part at its interior side used to effect connections with steps, andiii) multiple steps each readily detachable with a geometrically shaped colored footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly placed length-wise in an element located in whole or part at the interior side of each rectangular rail, and while connected to each rail incapable of rotating or shifting horizontally, serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other, and of substantially the same height;
whereby said straight, arced, and curved tracks exclude obstructions thereby allowing contiguous connection between two or more straight, arced, or curved tracks.
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Abstract
An educational apparatus is traversed horizontally for the purpose of increasing learning capabilities is pictured. The apparatus is in the design of a figure eight lying on its side longitudinally and laterally intersected at its center by a column and row of straight tracks 30. The apparatus is comprised of tracks, straight 30, arced 40, and curved 50, contiguously connected to one another and an octagon shaped distinct end coupler 96 used as a bridge to connect the non-contiguous ends of tracks, straight 30, arced 40, and curved 50. The distinct end coupler 96 is located in the center of the apparatus. The distinct end coupler 96 is not only a structure used to connect the non-contiguous ends of tracks but also a station from which a human receives instruction prior to traversing the apparatus and a portal used by a walking human to traverse from track to track in the proper direction and sequence, important for basic brain processing methods. The apparatus is designed to be traversed by a human in specific patterns in order to promote, foster, and facilitate the development of brain functions controlling balance, coordination, spatial awareness, and vestibular function thereby increasing learning capabilities. As a result of traversing the apparatus in specific patterns, the human brain will process alphabetic and numeric symbols more efficiently. This is especially important in the development of early childhood learners. The educational importance for the invention is based upon brain research findings that support the link of sensory motor development and increased learning capacity.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of educational equipment horizontally traversed by a human comprising:
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a) a straight track comprising; i) two elongated, rigid, rectangular rails each rail of substantially equal dimensions comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks, ii) each rail comprising elements located in whole or part at its interior side used to effect connections with steps, and iii) multiple steps each readily detachable with a geometrically shaped colored footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly placed length-wise in an element located in whole or part at the interior side of each rectangular rail, and while connected to each rail incapable of rotating or shifting horizontally, serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed parallel relationship to each other, and of substantially the same height; b) an arced track comprising; i) two oblong, rigid, arced rails each rail of substantially equal height and width comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks, ii) each rail comprising elements located in whole or part at its interior side used to effect connections with steps, and iii) multiple steps each readily detachable with a geometrically shaped colored footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly placed length-wise in an element located in whole or part at the interior side of each rectangular rail, and while connected to each rail incapable of rotating or shifting horizontally, serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other, and of substantially the same height; c) a curved track comprising; i) two oblong, rigid, curved rails each rail of substantially equal height and width comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks, ii) each rail comprising elements located in whole or part at its interior side used to effect connections with steps, and iii) multiple steps each readily detachable with a geometrically shaped colored footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly placed length-wise in an element located in whole or part at the interior side of each rectangular rail, and while connected to each rail incapable of rotating or shifting horizontally, serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other, and of substantially the same height; whereby said straight, arced, and curved tracks exclude obstructions thereby allowing contiguous connection between two or more straight, arced, or curved tracks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of educational equipment horizontally traversed by a walking human comprising:
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a) a straight track comprising; i) two elongated, rigid, rectangular rails each rail of substantially equal dimensions, comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks, ii) multiple rungs each rung with a colored, geometrically shaped footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly affixed at the interior side of each rectangular rail serving to hold the rails in a fixed parallel relationship to each other; b) an arced track comprising; i) two arced oblong, rigid, arced rails each rail of substantially equal height and width comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks, and ii) multiple rungs each rung with a colored, geometrically shaped footing, of substantially equal length and diametrically affixed length-wise at the interior side of each arced rail serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other; c) a curved track comprising; i) two curved oblong, rigid, curved rails each rail of substantially equal height and width, comprising elements used to effect a connection with a contiguous rail of another track, straight, arced, or curved, or used to effect a connection with a contiguous distinct end coupler comprising elements used to effect connections with contiguous rails of two or more tracks, straight, arced, or curved, thereby bridging the non-contiguous ends of the tracks, and ii) multiple rungs each rung with a colored, geometrically shaped footing, of substantially equal length and diametrically or otherwise affixed length-wise at the interior side of each curved rail serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other; whereby said straight, arced, and curved tracks exclude obstructions thereby allowing contiguous connection between two or more straight, arced, or curved tracks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of educational equipment horizontally traversed by a human comprising:
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a) a straight track comprising; i) two elongated, rigid, rectangular rails each rail of substantially equal dimensions, and ii) multiple rungs each rung with a colored, geometrically shaped footing, of substantially equal length, perpendicularly affixed at the interior side of each rectangular rail serving to hold the rails in a fixed parallel relationship to each other; b) an arced track comprising; i) two arced oblong, rigid, arced rails each rail of substantially equal height and width, and ii) multiple rungs each rung with a colored, geometrically shaped footing, of substantially equal length, and diametrically affixed length-wise at the interior side of each arced rail serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other; c) a curved track comprising; i) two curved oblong, rigid, curved rails each rail of substantially equal height and width, and ii) multiple rungs each rung with a colored, geometrically shaped footing, of substantially equal length and diametrically or otherwise affixed length-wise at the interior side of each curved rail serving to hold the directly opposing rails in a fixed equidistant relationship to each other; whereby said straight, arced, and curved tracks exclude obstructions thereby allowing contiguous connection between two or more straight, arced, or curved tracks. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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