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US 5,163,845 AGranted
Portable free-standing visual aid
OwnerCarol L. Blassingameinventor
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Abstract
A portable, free-standing visual aid designed to be used by coaches, teachers and other group leaders. The invention incorporates a large chalkboard, a chalk tray, sliding, two-sided inserts, a storage pocket for the inserts, and a smaller storage pocket for other items. It has a handle for portability. Some models use releasable fasteners to hold a chalk holder and eraser.
Claims4
A visual aid which comprises:
- (a) four frame members attached to form a rectangle, said frame members consisting of a top member parallelly disposed to a longer, wider bottom member and two side members parallelly disposed to each other;
- (b) an erasable rectangular writing surface secured to the rearward portion of said frame;
- (c) routed grooves running along the inside surfaces of said top member, one of said side members and said bottom member;
- (d) an opening cut through the other said side member;
- (e) a rectangular board with two (2) flat writing surfaces, said board being slideably insertable into said opening, with the edges of said board containable in said routed grooves;
- (f) a large, rectangular receptacle means attached to rear side of said rectangular writing surface for storage of at least one of said rectangular boards;
- (g) smaller receptacle means centrally attached to the outside of said large receptacle means, for storage of a plurality of items;
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- (h) carrying means attached to the top surface of said top member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.