US 6,142,785 AGranted

Educational set of gloves

OwnerTrudy Williamsinventor

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Abstract

An educational device and method is provided. Comprising a first glove having a first set of digits for receiving the fingers and thumb of one hand and a second glove having a second set of digits for receiving the fingers and thumb of the other hand. A first set of indicia is provided. Located on each digit is an indicia. The indicia located on each digit on the first glove represent a first set of indicia. This first glove further includes a second set and a third set of indicia. The indicia located on each digit of the second glove represent a fourth set of indicia. This second glove includes a fifth and sixth set of indicia. The first set of indicia and the fourth set of indicia are used to learn to count while the second indicia and the fifth indicia are used to learn right from left. The fifth indicia and the sixth indicia are used to learn geometry.

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Dependent claims

An educational set of gloves comprising;

a first glove and a second glove;
each glove includes a top section, a middle section, and a lower section;
said top section of said first glove and said second glove includes a first plurality of digits;
said middle section is sandwiched between said top section and said lower section to provide for said top section to be located above said middle section and said lower section to be located below said middle section;
a top set of indicia is located on said first section of each glove and said first set of indicia being located on a single side of each glove;
a middle set of indicia is located on said second section of each glove and said second set of indicia being located on a single side of each glove;
a bottom set of indicia is located on said third section of each glove and said third set of indicia being located on a single side of each glove;
said first set of indicia includes consecutive numerical indicia for teaching counting;
said second set of indicia includes a representation for a left side for said first glove and a representation for a right side for said second glove;
and
said third set of indicia includes a set of indicia having a geometric shape.

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