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US 5,120,226 AGranted
Toy and teaching aid combination
OwnerLien S. Tsaiinventor
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Abstract
A toy includes a casing having a number of holes formed in an upper surface. A board which has a number of symbols printed on an upper surface is insertable into the bottom of the casing. A number of blocks, each can be inserted into a hole. An opening is formed in each of the blocks. A tongue is formed on each of the blocks and is engageable within the opening of another block so that the blocks can be assembled together. A numeral is printed on each of the tongues. Children can select and insert a block into a hole which has a numeral identical to that of the block so that the toy can also be used as a teaching aid.
Claims7
A combination comprising:
- a casing having a plurality of holes formed in an upper surface thereof and having four sides walls formed on the perimeter thereof, a pair of flanges being longitudinally formed on two sides of a bottom of said casing and extending inward of said casing so that a pair of slots are formed above said flanges;
- a board having two sides insertable into said slots of said casing so that said board is insertable into said bottom of said casing, a plurality of symbols being printed on an upper surface of said board, each of said symbols can be seen from a respective holes of said casing when said board is inserted into said bottom of said casing;
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- a plurality of blocks, each can be inserted into either of said holes of said casing, an opening being formed in each of said blocks, a first tongue being formed on a surface of each of said blocks and being engageable within said opening of another block so that said blocks can be engaged with one another, a numeral being printed on an outer surface of each of said first tongues;
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- children can select a block and insert this block into a hole which has a numeral identical to this block so that said combination can be used as a teaching aid;
- and said blocks can be assembled to various shapes so that said combination can be used as toys.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.