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US 12,412,485 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for education and learning
AssigneeStar 3 Group, Ltd.
InventorsPatricia Kelpie, Maria Munoz-Condis
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Abstract
Embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure provide an apparatus that facilitates education and learning through tactile sensory demonstration and action. The apparatus includes a first part and a second part attached to the first part. The first part may be worn by a guide, while the second part may be worn by a child or a student undergoing training. The apparatus allows the guide to control the movements of the child or the student.
Claims12
An apparatus for learning by physical demonstration, comprising:
- a first glove adapted to a human hand of a guiding instructor, the first glove comprising:
- a palm-side outer surface;
- a dorsal-side outer surface opposite from the palm-side outer surface;
- and one or more finger portions adapted to at least partially enclose a respective finger;
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- a second glove sized and shaped to accommodate a human hand of a student, wherein a size of the first glove is different than a size of the second glove, the second glove comprising:
- a palm-side outer surface;
- a dorsal-side outer surface opposite from the palm-side outer surface;
- and one or more finger portions adapted to at least partially enclose a respective finger,
- wherein the second glove is configured to removably couple in a palm-to-dorsal orientation with the first glove to permit guided movement of the human hand of the student by the human hand of the guiding instructor such that the human hand of the student mimics movements made by the human hand of the guiding instructor during performance of a manual task, and
- wherein seams of the first glove or second glove are located only on an outer surface of the first glove or second glove, respectively.
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