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2,034,535 ' EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL. APPARATUS . Harold L. Platt, Cranston, R. I. Application January 24, 1935, Serial No. 33,256. 1 Claim. (Cl. 35-—26) The present invention relates to apparatus suit Where the skeleton representation of the ship able for educational and recreational purposes is done artisticallyand the separate are cut and relates in general to the‘i building up of a and mounted neatlyand properly bellied, there three-dimensional object or scene by the proper may be obtained asail ship with full set sails positioning and mounting of structural parts upon which are arched away from the plane of the a planar or two-dimensional representation of hull andmasts of the ship, giving a very pleas the object or of a skeleton of the object or scene. ing effect of a three-dimensional replica of a My invention relates generally to apparatus boat running inhigh wind which is suitable suitable for use in schools and at home for in for framing. Such replica is three-dimensional structional and also recreational purposes where only in part and is in effect .in low relief, where 10 with the pupil or operator can gradually build up relief is present, and perspective is combined in a three-dimensional object, such as a ship, an the yardsofthe ship to give the appearance of airplane, a theatrical or motion picture set, a the third dimension namely, width. circus, a scenic View, etc., piece by piece, and The parts of my apparatus may comprise a wherein instruction of any desired kind may be skeleton. view of a ship, such as a frigate, combined with the natural joy of creation, and , , , “Santa Maria”, yacht, familiarity with the construction and function Whaler, etc;, upon a cardboard or other suitable of the various parts of the object or scene being surface, colored or 'not, as desired, and a set of assembled thereby obtained. separate sails which may either be pre-cut and Although the invention is capable of applica trimmed and require only mounting, or else tion on many and divers constructional assem printed upon :a relativelystiif paper to be cut out blies, I shall further describe the same in detail by the pupil or. operator. The paper of which in connection with the mounting of the sails and the sails are composed and the shaping of the sails also, if desired, the other upon a picture, are preferably such. that-the .sails can be bowed 25 that is, a two-dimensional representation, of a or bellied as they'are mounted upon the ship to skeleton of a multi-masted frigate. The numer give the effect of a ship with full set sails. The ous sails upon a ship of this kind, their shape, sails may have suitable tabs thereon which are arrangement and mode of functioning, are ex to be attached, as by gluing or stapling, to suit tremely confusing to one unfamiliar with the able parts of the surface upon which the skeleton construction and operation of the sails and rig of the ship is represented; and the sails may also ging of a sail boat. Recognizing the fact that a show the yards and the various pulleys and cables pupil remembers longest that instruction which associated with the sails or visible from in front of was accompanied by visual representations, par the sails. The tabs or other parts of the sail ticularly when accompanied by manual applica may bear suitable characters or letters corre tion, I have devised an apparatus wherewith the sponding to characters and letters upon the pic pupil is required to mount each of the sails, to ture of the ship; or the showing of the rigging gether with their yards, upon the masts of the upon the sails may be so drawn that the operator ship, in proper sequence and in proper relation is assisted in properly orienting the sails upon the to the other parts of the ship. The parts may ship by bringing the rigging parts into registry be so arranged and marked that the sails must with .each other. . ' . . be mounted upon a skeleton representation of The invention will be further described with the ship in a de?nite order, for example, the order the aid of the accompanying drawings which illus in which the sails are set or spread. The sails trate the invention as embodied in an apparatus and the corresponding parts of the ship to which for mounting and assembling the numerous sails they are attached can be marked with varying upon a three-masted frigate. In said drawings, degrees of detail so as to make it more or less Fig. 1 is a view showing the hull and also the difficult for the pupil to mount the sails prop skeleton framework of the three-masted frigate erly. Thus, for beginners, the sails can be given “Constitution”; a numbering or lettering corresponding with the Fig. 2 shows the various sails which are to be parts to which they are attached, whereas for ad mounted upon the masts of the ship; 50 vanced students, the sails may have no indicia of Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the any kind thereon or they may have certain rep sails properly mounted upon the representation resentations of rope or other rigging thereon to of the ship and giving the effect of a three aid the pupil in some measure in properly orient dimensional assembly, and 55 ing the sail upon its . Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are sectional views taken 55

A 2,034,535 through the mizzenmast, mainmast and foremast, 8 and the main top mast staysail 9 are respectively. . now mounted in the order indicated, the lower My improved educational and recreational ap corner 22 of the sail 8 being pasted upon the pic paratus comprises ?rst of all a skeleton represen ture as shown at 22 while the upper corner 23 of tation or picture A of a sailing vessel, showing the the sail 9 is pasted to the main 6. hull, masts and parts of the rigging of a three The foreroyal sail ID, the fore topgallant sail masted frigate, such as the historic “Constitu I I, the fore topsail l2 and the l3 are now tion”. For economy of manufacture, this repro mounted upon the foremast 24, the lower left duction is entirely two-dimensional and repre hand edge of the sail l2 being pasted upon the 10 sents a print upon a suitably stiff cardboard or main staysail 9. The fore topmast stay other surface. This two-dimensional represen sail Hi, the inner l5 and the outer jib l6 are tation may include the end or sail B. now mounted in the order named, the lower cor The other sails of the frigate are illustrated in ner of the inner jib being pasted upon the stay Fig. 2. These sails may be furnished to the pupil sail I4 and the lower corner of the outer jib 16 15 or operator ready-cut and trimmed, or they may being pasted upon the inner jib l5. be printed upon paper to be cut out by him. It It will be understood that in the mounting of is the task of the pupil or operator to mount the the various sails care will be taken to give the sails shown in Fig. 2 upon the picture shown in same a su?icient degree of arching to convey the Fig. 1, not only in their proper position but in impression of a vessel under full sail. 20 such order that the proper positioning of one The sails may have thereon, in whole or in part, sail will not be prevented by the premature a view of the associated or adjacent yards 25, 26, mounting of another sail. It will be assumed that 2?, etc. and of the various parts of the rigging or the apparatus is designed for use by beginners securing lines 28 of the vessel. The skeleton rep who have had no previous instruction in the shape resentation of the vessel in Fig. 1 likewise includes or position of the various sails of a sailing vessel. a showing of the various yards and rigging or; The sails are accordingly numbered in a manner securing lines of the ship. The proper position to correspond with their position and also, if de ing of the sails can be assured by causing the sired, with the order of their mounting. The showing of the and rigging on the sails and sails shown in Fig. 2 are each provided with a tab, on the picture shown in Fig. 1 to register with the sails being identi?ed by the numeral upon each other. the tab. This tab is designed to be bent down From the above it will be seen that I have pro in the manner shown at C in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 and vided an apparatus with the aid of which pupils attached, by means of paste, glue or by stapling can be taught the names, constructions, arrange or in any other manner, to correspondingly iden ments, functions, etc. of the various parts of more ti?ed areas upon the picture A. Thus the tabv of or less complicated objects, assemblies, etc. while no the mizzenroyal sail I is designed to be bent rear at the same time a considerable degree of interest wardly of the plane of the drawings andto be and amusement can be aroused in the pupil. It coated with paste upon the surface visible in the will be evident that the invention is applicable drawings; this tab is then placed over the area I in also to apparatus whose main purpose is recrea 40 Fig. l and in asimilar manner the tabs attached tional, while, as in the case of a sailing vessel, a 40 to the other sails are pasted to the correspond three-dimensional effect is obtained which can ingly identi?ed areas shown in Fig. 1. have considerable artistic value and can be uti The sails may be mounted upon the two-dimen lized as a decoration or for other purposes. sional representation A of the ship in the follow I claim: 45 ing manner: The mizzen mast I is ?rst An educational and recreational device com mounted by means of its tab along the upper prising a backing, a representation of the hull edge thereof, as already described, and it is then and masts and parts of yards and securing lines pasted at its lower edges l l and l 8 in such a man of a vessel printed on said backing, a multiplicity ner that the sail is arched or bellied away from of sails fashioned to complete the representation 50 the surface of the picture. The mizzen topgal of the vessel under sailing conditions, some of the r lant sail 2 and the mizzen topsail 3 are then said sails having printed thereon portions of the mounted in the same fashion. This completes yards and a plurality of securing lines, omitted the assembly of sails on the mizzenmast. from the said backing, said portions of the yards The main royal sail 4, the main topgallant sail and securing lines printed on said sails indicating 55 5, the main topsail i5 and the ‘I are then the proper position of the sails and constituting mounted upon the mainmast 20 in a manner guidelines to align said sails with respect to the similar to the mounting of the mizzenmast sail representation of the vessel and with respect to except that the lower left hand corner of the main adjoining sails. topsail 6 is pasted upon the mizzen topsail 3 60. as shown at 2|. The triangular main topgallant HAROLD L. PLA'I'I‘. 60