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Reading teaching aid

US6471517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 17, 2001
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 17, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B15/02
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reading teaching aid comprising two substantially coplanar masking elements each of which defines at least one edge of a viewing area, said elements being carried on the respective first ends of a pair of elongate arms which are resiliently hinged together at their second ends, each of said elongate arms having finger reception means adjacent said masking elements which include a substantially horizontal portion and an upstanding portion to allow said masking elements to be pressed onto a supporting surface and moved towards and away from each other against the resilience of the hinge to vary the dimensions of the viewing area.

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