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US 2020/0230492 A1Published application
Pencil Spinner
OwnerPatrick Allen O'Neill, Michele O'Neillinventors
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One embodiment of a portable rotatable spinner to be used in combination with a pencil and an educational curriculum worksheet, where said worksheet incorporates a spinner-type game board image, and where said game board is used by students to generate random results or data. The spinner has an arrow-shaped body. Located midpoint of the body is an integrally-formed, vertically-oriented cylinder. Said cylinder extends symmetrically from the upper and lower surfaces of the body. Through said cylinder is a hole or aperture, said aperture having an internal diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a pencil. In use, the spinner is placed on top of a worksheet and aligned over the game board. A pencil is inserted through the spinner. One hand holds the pencil vertically while the other hand flicks the spinner. The spinner rotates freely about the pencil until coming to rest.
A portable rotatable spinner, comprising an arrow-shaped body with a pointed forward end and an enlarged rearward end, an integrally-formed, vertically-oriented cylinder located at the midpoint, said cylinder extending symmetrically from the upper and lower surfaces of the body, said cylinder having a hole or aperture, and said aperture having an internal diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a pencil.
A method of using a portable rotatable spinner in combination with a pencil and an educational curriculum worksheet, where said worksheet incorporates a spinner-type game board image, and where said game board is used by students to generate random results or data, comprising:
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