Abstract: The color device has a core with hues that gradually change whiteness, respectively. The discs have hues covering an entire color spectrum at a certain level of whiteness. All hues of the first and second discs have the first and second level of whiteness, respectively. The discs extend perpendicularly outwardly from the core. The first disc is axially remote from the second disc so that a distance (d) is formed therebetween. The discs are aligned so that color cells of the first disc axially aligned with color cells of the second disc have identical hues except for different whiteness. The level of color saturation in the color cells is gradually increased radially outwardly from the core.

Abstract: The color device has a core with hues that gradually change whiteness, respectively. The discs have hues covering an entire color spectrum at a certain level of whiteness. All hues of the first and second discs have the first and second level of whiteness, respectively. The discs extend perpendicularly outwardly from the core. The first disc is axially remote from the second disc so that a distance (d) is formed therebetween. The discs are aligned so that color cells of the first disc axially aligned with color cells of the second disc have identical hues except for different whiteness. The level of color saturation in the color cells is gradually increased radially outwardly from the core.

Abstract: The method is for identifying and selecting a color or a combination of colors. A color sphere (200) is provided that has a first color pocket (238) defined between a first horizontal disc (202) and a second horizontal disc (208) and vertical inserts (212c, 212b) extending between the first horizontal disc and the second horizontal disc. The first horizontal disc has a plurality of organized first spectrum of color cells and the second horizontal disc has a plurality of organized second spectrum of color cells. The first spectrum is gradually lighter than the second spectrum and gradually more gray from a peripheral surface (209) towards an axial opening (232a) of the first horizontal disc and an axial opening (232b) of the second horizontal discs. A first color cell (236) is identified in a first pocket (238).

Abstract: An aroma visual message carrier is shaped into a card device for carrying multisensory messages to deliver two interchangeable images with a scent releasing mechanism linked to the very act of image change by a recipient. The carrier comprises an image changing frame including a still image member with a first image printed on it and a sliding image member with a second image print partially interlaced with the still image member so that a manual sliding action of the still image member brings the two images interchangeably fade in and out laterally through each other. The still image member has a deposit of scent material formed rearward of its visual side.

Abstract: A color matching and coordinating reference system for use by manufacturers and consumers of goods includes assigning a unique identification code for each of a plurality of colors. The identification code includes color family indicia, color value indicia, and color selector device indicia. Preferably, each color is assigned a unique color name as well. Manufacturers utilizing the system label or otherwise associate each good with the identification code for each color used therewith to assist the consumer in matching and coordinating colors. Color selector devices and tables can be used by the consumer or manufacturer in finding matching colors or coordinating/complimentary color combinations.

Abstract: A fan deck display having a case including a center wall joined between a pair of side walls. Each of the side walls has a longitudinal free edge with a plurality of undulations formed therein. A plurality of color strips are movably connected to the case. Each of the color strips has a plurality of color swatches and a free edge with a plurality of undulations formed therein. When the color strips are in a retracted position inside the case, the undulations in the color strips are aligned with the undulations in the free edges.

Abstract: An architectural paint color display system comprises a plurality of displays each having a two dimensional array of architectural paint color samples showing paint colors from only one of a plurality of non-overlapping contiguous portions of a color space. Each of such color space portions is defined as the space of all colors within a band of hues within the color space. Each of said color space portions is exclusively represented by one of the displays, and each of the displays represents only one of said color space portions, such that there is a one-to-one correspondence between displays and color space portions. The paint color samples have in one dimension of the arrays an increasing value and in the other dimension of the arrays an increasing chroma. The displays are preferably arranged in a three-row or six-row matrix. Each row of the matrix displays color space portions in the same sequence that such portions appear in the color space.

Abstract: An electronic educational device for entertaining and educating a preschooler, in particular. The electronic educational device includes a housing assembly including a tubular housing having a top end and a bottom end; and also includes a turntable drive assembly including a spindle being rotatably disposed through the top end of the tubular housing; and further includes a turntable member being mounted upon the spindle; and also includes at least one disk member being removably disposed about the turntable member and having pictures displayed thereupon; and further includes an audio system for describing the pictures displayed upon the at least one disk member.

Abstract: A puzzle apparatus for providing a user with a challenging puzzle to solve. The apparatus includes a housing having at least one opening therein, a matrix of shaped color-producing media disposed within the housing, and a plurality of generally interengaged, slidable tiles carrying color-producing media thereon, the tiles being proximate the opening of the housing. A light source radiates light through respective ones of the shaped color-producing media of the matrix, then through respective ones of the color-producing media of the slidable tiles, and then to the eye of the user such that at least some of the light seen by the user has passed through both a color-producing medium in the matrix and a color-producing medium in one of the tiles. The respective color-producing media interact to produce a light color other than that which would have been produced if the light had passed through only one of the color-producing media. The slidable tiles are relatively arrangeable to produce a solution to the puzzle.

Abstract: A device for determining aesthetically harmonious color combinations includes a color selector wheel rotatably attached to a base having a plurality of distinct color selection groups disposed beyond and surrounding the periphery of the color selection wheel. Each color group section forms a window through which samples can be viewed. The color selector wheel has color selection indicia in the form of at least one symmetrical geometric symbol centered on the face of the color selector wheel. The indicia each have a primary vertex and a plurality of secondary vertices disposed adjacent to the periphery of the color selector wheel such that alignment of the primary vertex with a selected color selection group automatically aligns the secondary vertices with harmonious color combination selection groups and allows the user to develop progressive color coordinating combinations.

Abstract: A learning aid for teaching colors including a base member having a first plurality of illuminatable colored indicator areas positioned on the exterior surface of the base member, a wheel cavity partially defined by a cavity bottom surface having a cavity bottom surface center, and a bearing tube formed into the base member through the cavity bottom surface center; a rotatable color wheel having a bearing shaft rotatably positionable within the bearing tube, magnets positioned on an underside surface of the rotatable wheel that are spaced in graduated lengths from the wheel center of the rotatable wheel; and a visual and auditory verification circuit including magnetically actuated reed switches, a like first plurality of light illuminating elements, voice synthesizer circuits, and an activation switch, one illumination element being positioned beneath each one of the illuminatable colored indicator areas, each of the reed switches being mounted on the cavity bottom surface of the base member and spaced in gr

Abstract: A color swatch arrangement for use in selecting colors for four-color offset printing, and a method for creating such an arrangement, involves dividing the visible spectrum into a plurality of distinct hues, and determining the proportions of yellow, red, and blue dot densities needed to create color swatches of each distinct hue. A series of lighter-and-lighter tint swatches associated with each distinct hue are created by reducing each of the yellow, red, and blue dot densities in steps. A series of darker shade swatches is created by adding a proportion of black dot density to each distinct hue and all the stepped lighter tints created from it, and a series of darker-and-darker shade swatches are produced by adding greater proportions of black dot density in stages to all the stepped lighter tints.

Abstract: In order to overcome difficulties which arise when making conventional color charts and color spaces, a torus-shaped spacial structure is used as base body for the arrangement of color tones.The gray tones are located at the outermost jacket area thereof and the clearest colors are located at the inner jacket area thereof. In the inside of the body, the colors extend through all color tone steps from the clearest up to the gray tones. By means of an iterative method for the arranging of color tones in the torus, it is possible not only to discriminate the color tones for the human eye equidistantly, but also to represent the brown colors reliably.

Abstract: A color indicating apparatus which comprises a plurality of concentric overlappingly arranged discs which are rotatably mounted on a pivot post which is carried by a base. Each disc is basically transparent and includes a plurality of windows with each window being colored to a certain percentage of screening. Each disc is a certain primary color with there normally being utilized four in number of discs with there being four primary colors. Mounted on the base is a locking device which is to be movable to engage with the peripheral edge of the overlapped discs so as to lock the discs when located in a selected position. The visually observable color of each window within the outer disc will assume various shades as determined by the color density of the overlapped windows.

Abstract: In a display device for illustrating color mixtures, one color each in various intensities is printed on various transparent color wheels. The color wheels are concentric with respect to one another and are individually rotatable. Along their circumference, they are each provided with a tab for adjustment. The color imprint on a color wheel is provided in gradations of increasing or decreasing intensity along the outer circumference of the color wheel. The color wheels are covered with a covering wheel of non-transparent material, which has a recess for observation of the color mixture obtained by adjusting the color wheels. A scale which is associated with the rotational position of the color wheels is disposed on the covering wheel.

Abstract: A novelty item comprising a sphere, sphereoid or polyhedron. The surface of the novelty item is divided into a plurality of differently colored areas with the sum of the areas constituting the surface of the item. The size and shape of all the areas is approximately the same and the color of any one area and the color of the adjacent areas are spectrally related having an angular spacing on the color wheel corresponding to the angular spacing between the normals to each of the areas passing through the center of the novelty item. Also, a color mapping method from the two dimensional color wheel to a three dimensional color wheel.

Abstract: A color coordination cone which permits a hair colorist to examine color mixtures before actual application. It is comprised of an internally illuminated cone-shaped base apparatus over which one or more transparent color cones comprised of twenty-four longitudinal color bands in eleven shades is placed. The color cones are rotated one over the other to examine the effect of mixing one color with another. In another embodiment of the invention, a colorless, transparent conical sheath with external tracks in radial planes corresponding to the edges of color cone shade levels is slid over the color cone. Elongated strips in various hues are slid between certain sets of adjacent tracks so that a particular hue on a strip will be positioned over a particular hue on the color cone and the results determined.

Abstract: A shade guide for dental use comprising a pair of superimposed discs rotatable with respect to one another, one disc being a lower disc with a plurality of regions of different colors representative of different tooth discolorations of the patient, the other disc being an upper disc with a plurality of transparent regions representative of coloration of composite material adapted for being bonded to teeth. By relatively rotating the discs, the transparent regions of the upper disc successively cover the regions of different colors of the lower disc to provide a resultant coloration which neutralizes the discolored tooth and most closely matches the final coloration of the tooth of the patient.

Abstract: A hand held calculator including a base having basic colors displayed about its margin. A concentric rotatable member is divided into a multitude of different color sectors with each sector including a pure color, a shade thereof, a tone thereof and a tint thereof. A rotatable selection guide includes a pointer for selective positioning over a basic color on the base or over a pure color on the rotatable member, or both a basic and a pure color. The selection guide additionally defines windows and open end areas each of which being registerable with a color sector on the rotatable member. View ports defined by the selection guide each permit viewing of a tone and a tint of different color sectors. Indices on the base and rotatable member indicate incompatibility of certain colors, shades and tones.

Abstract: A device for determining tonal values of a graphic display comprises a mounting support which has a reference pin thereon and a positioning pin spaced away from the reference pin for example a radial line. A plurality of indicator members preferably in the form of wheels are provided and each of them includes a reference pin receiving opening to permit them to be rotatably mounted on a reference pin. In addition they include a plurality of circumferentially arranged defined images or word displays which have distinct characteristics in respect to tone or tint or color. The wheel is rotatable to present any one of defined areas with images or wording in a selected position for example an upright position for viewing. Each wheel also has a positioning pin engaging opening which may be engaged over a positioning pin defined on the support. This gives a selected orientation of one wheel and one or more additional wheels may be superimposed on the one wheel.

Abstract: A color computer wheel includes a white base member upon which four concentrically arranged discs are rotatably mounted by a central fastener, the discs decreasing in diameter from bottom to top and being made of a transparent sheet material. The top disc carries four concentric annular bands, each evenly divided into radial spaces. The three lower discs are each dedicated to a single primary color, and carry color bands arranged to register with the bands of the topmost disc, the color bands being divided evenly into radial spaces with progressive color shades thereon. The peripheries of the four discs carry legend strips, which identify the percentage of color in the radial spaces in alignment therewith.