Abstract: A method for planning menus for an extended period of time utilizing a device comprising a planning board, a deck of meal menu cards and at least one daily totals strip. The device may further comprise a card display apparatus. The planning board contains a plurality of columns representing days and each column has a plurality of spaces representing meals in a day. At one end of the columns, there is a totals strip with information sections including indicia setting forth daily limits or goals for specific nutritional factors. The meal menu cards contain indicia setting forth a balanced meal and the cards include information sections with indicia setting forth nutritional factors for the meal. The information sections on the cards and the totals strip are each coded with a visually discernable characteristic such as color. Nutritional information from each card in a given column is totalled and compared with the daily goals or limits indicated on the totals strip.

Abstract: A device for weakening the right hand grip on a golf club in order to allow better extension in a swing for the left arm and club shaft. A body has three identations, two to be gripped by the thumb and middle finger of the right hand and a third indentation disposed between the other two for accepting the width of the golf club shaft. The body is gripped by the thumb and middle finger of the right hand and the third indentation is placed against the club shaft. The resulting grip maintains the positioning of a standard grip while at the same time weakening the right hand strength.

Abstract: An educational aid for word and numeral recognition including a baseboard and sets of cards positionable on the baseboard in aligned relation to enable a student to recognize numerals, the value of such numerals and the definitive word for such numerals. Each card is a relatively large, rigid panel having a numeral, the definitive word for the numeral and distinguishable colored dots indicating the value of the numeral on one side with the obverse side of each card eliminating the colored dots to provide a more advanced educational aid. The baseboard includes a pair of stationary symbols indicating the action or manipulation for the numerals indicated onto adjacent cards and the result of such manipulation or action between a second and third card with the first two cards indicating the problem and the third card indicating the solution to the problem.

Abstract: Integumentary clothing for stimulating the subconscious reflexive movement of a child's hands. The clothing stimulates movement of a child's hands from the stomach toward the mouth and shoulders of the child. The child locates the clothing visually and by the sense of touch. The clothing is moved by the child in a direction which permits natural, relaxed movement of the child's hand and arm.

Abstract: A markerboard which includes a rectangular substrate having first and second side edges, top and bottom edges, and front and rear major flat surfaces. A plastic sheet having an erasable surface is fixed to the front surface of the substrate and wrapped over the entire upper edge and at least partially over the remaining edges. A bottom rail is supported by the bottom edge of the substrate, with the bottom rail having first and second ends and a longitudinal groove which extends between the ends having a lip for supporting accessories. First and second stiles cover and conceal the sidewardly facing first and second edges of the substrate and the first and second ends of the bottom rail. The first and second stiles and bottom rail all have having front-facing surfaces which are substantially co-planar with the erasable surface, without overlap over the erasable surface.

Abstract: A three dimensional globe utilizing a transparent spherical globe having geographical areas outlined thereon with fluorescent paint combined with an external black light to illuminate and render uniquely observable all of the outline of the geographical areas. A clock with spherical members mounted at the ends of the hands thereon are associated with the globe to simulate the movement of planets in relation to the globe with the balls being relatively small and also fluorescent colored for effective illumination by the black light. The globe provides a unique, attractive and informative globe utilizing high technology and effective structure for movement of the globe in a rotational manner about a substantially vertical axis.

Abstract: A novel molecular model assembly is provided herein for representing the structure of a molecule. That assembly includes a three dimensional body providing a physical representation of an atomic core, and a first cylindrical hole extending inwardly along a central longitudinal axis of such three dimensional body from each end of such three dimensional body. A plurality of connecting guiding elements, e.g. arcuate lobes project from such three dimensional body or a plurality of arcuate slots are inset into such three dimensional body, each being disposed equiangularly about the periphery of such three dimensional body core.

Abstract: An integral disposable absorbent article such as a diaper is provided with an absorbent core; a liquid impervious backsheet; a liquid pervious topsheet; an elasticized waistband to enhance the fit of the diaper about the wearer; and a waistcap which presents a barrier to prevent the leakage of body exudates from the diaper. A single piece of elastomeric material serves as both the waistband and the waistcap.

Abstract: A construction kit for building a three-dimensional constellation model is disclosed for viewing of celestial maps. The kit includes a combination of (a) a zenith section having an external shape of a circular form, the back side of said zenith section having a celestial map of the zenith; (b) 6- to 24-in-a-set body plate sections each having a ship's bottom-like shape, each of said body plate sections including an overlap width on its upper edge for bonding to the zenith section, overlap widths on both its right and left edges for forming rib-like projections and an overlap width on its bottom edge for forming an annular flange, each plate section having a celestial map on its back side; (c) a flange-reinforcing plate adapted to bond together the overlap widths provided on the bottom edges of the adjacent body plate sections and (d) reinforcing plates for the rib-like projections to provide greater rigidity and strength to the completed model.

Abstract: A support device for supporting a skater comprising a first extensible frame of inverted U-shaped configuration, the first frame having a first and a second end. A first handle is rigidly secured to the first frame between the first and second end for supporting the skater. The device also includes a second extensible frame of inverted U-shaped configuration, the second frame being spaced and parallel relative to the first frame. The second frame has a first and a second extremity. A second handle is rigidly secured to the second frame between the first and second extremities for supporting the skater such that in use of the device, the skater is disposed between the handles.

Abstract: A flash card type of teaching system includes problem cards that are divided into sets by color coding. A key card that is in view of the student(s) contains answer information that is also color coded to assist the student(s) in choosing the correct response to a particular problem.

Abstract: A game card includes a playing matrix with squares arranged in rows and columns. Starter words or starter letters may be pre-printed in the playing matrix. The player examines advertisements to derive words which are to be inserted in the playing matrix. Aligned with the rows of the playing matrix are spaces for the player to identify the sources of the advertisements or for the sources to be identified to the player. A word completion matrix aligned with the rows of the playing matrix is provided to receive the terminal portions of any words that are too long for the playing matrix. After the player has completed the playing matrix he examines it in an attempt to find the maximum number of row words in the rows of the playing matrix and the maximum number of column words in the columns of the playing matrix.

Abstract: A method for planning the design of a region and the positioning of objects in the region. A first layout having a first layout area is disposed in the region to represent placement of an object such as an article of furniture within the region in a pre-determined relationship with the region. A second layout having a second layout area is disposed in combination with the first layout to form a layout combination having a combined layout area. The combined layout are is adjusted in accordance with the dimensions of the object being represented. In order to adjust the combined layout area one layout may be disposed over a portion of the other layout. The combined area of the two layers can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of area of one layout disposed over the other. Additionally, the combined area can be adjusted by folding or cutting at least one of the two layouts.

Abstract: A kit includes a first dispenser, a second dispenser and a colorimetric scale. The first dispenser stores and dispenses a first sun screening agent of a low sun protection factor of a first color. The second dispenser stores and dispenses a second sun screening agent of a high sun protection factor of a second color. The first sun screening agent and the second sun screening agent may be mixed together in order to obtain sun screening agent of intermediate sun protection factor and the first and second colors are blended. The colorimetric scale includes a plurality of representations of shades of blends of the first and second colors and a plurality of designations of sun protection factors. Each designation of sun protection factors has been calibrated to correlate with one of the representations of shades of the blended first and second colors in order to determine the sun protection factor of the intermediate sun screening agent.

Abstract: A glove to be worn by one who habitually sucks one or more the the digits (thumb or finger) of the hand has a tubular part which encloses the sucked digits(s) and which has on its external surface adjacent its outer end the representation of a human figure having a face and a hat the brim of which is formed by a flange which extends outwardly from the tubular part.

Abstract: An operations processor for facilitating memory of the 12 times table. The operations processor comprises two concentric cylinders, the inner cylinder having marked thereon a periodical array of numbers. The outer clinder arranged for indicating one of the operands and the solution to a particular multiplication. A user merely twists and raises or lowers the inner cylinder with respect to the outer cylinder thereby displaying any sum of the 12 times table.

Abstract: An educational and entertaining device stimulates learning, creativity, imagination, and artistic interpretation. The principal elements in the device are flexible magnetic character pieces and geometrically shaped metallic chips which, when magnetized, form solid replicas in the shape of the flexible magnetic character pieces. The invention is activated by placing a preformed, flexible magnetic alphabet letter, numeral, animal or other character piece on an image board located in a bottom half of the device. Alternatively, separate magnetic character pieces may also be placed on the image board to form a series of artistic impressions. Once the device is closed and secured, the user shakes the device, thus causing the geometrically shaped metallic chips to form an impressionistic picture. All of the alphabet letters, numerals, animals, and other artistic shapes may be created by repeating the process with different flexible magnetic character pieces.

Abstract: Colored yarn poms are color coded according to a six digit coding and are arranged in a particular manner to enable color selection for carpets to be performed by designers, architects and the like without actually examining a sample carpet or a portion of carpet. The color poms are arranged in groups of which one pom defines the base color, and the remaining poms in that group are shaded poms, tint poms and tone poms. The triangular layout provides that the base color bunch is at the apex of a right angled triangle with the shades extending down one of the smaller sides of the triangle and the tints extending down the other side with the tones lying between the shades and the tints. The triangle is an isosceles triangle.

Abstract: An educational toy for teaching construction and recognition of predetermined individual forms, comprising a plurality of elemental components having shapes and sizes to constitute component parts of predetermined forms, especially letters of the alphabet. A minimum number of distinctively shaped parts can be selectively arranged to make a large number of predetermined forms. Each distinctively shaped part is also distinctively colored to facilitate selection. Illustrations are provided of the several letters or other forms, using the color coding of the elemental components, preferably in the form of individual cards. A dot code is also printed in association with each illustration, to facilitate a determination of the number of parts of each color necessary to make the illustrated form.

Abstract: Elastic cord interconnected blocks in which each block contains a plurality of deep slots cut to a centrally positioned interior washer-like connecting element having a hole coaxial that can freely pass the elastic cord. The element hole is coaxial with an axial hole formed in the block by the spacing of adjacent block segments, the segment having a spacing for passing a stretched elastic cord and for locking the cord in its relaxed state. Unusual shapes can be formed with several interconnected blocks.