TEACHING STAND Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: stand for teaching to different themes in wide range of science and technology, particularly for pupils and students. SUBSTANCE: stand has housing including several sections with common drive mechanism. Each section is provided with separate information unit. Cartridges for arranging demonstration matters have suspension in their upper portion and board for writing. At least one section is provided at its front portion with two-side cartridge jointly mounted at both sides and hinged downwards until horizontal position. There is magnetic metallic board for writing on front face of cartridge; three-dimensional model is placed on its back side. Board for writing is --shaped, made of metal and it is arranged on back side of section. Short side of board for writing has length equal to 1/2 of that of lateral face of housing and it is jointly secured to mean zone of said face with possibility of rotation around vertical axis. At least one section has two-side cartridges completing set of information unit. Said two-side cartridges are mounted by means of their suspensions on rope of drive mechanism. Cartridges are in the form of rigid rectangular framework filled with porous material and supporting at both sides information matter. Sections have illumination device. Three-dimensional model may represent Earth surface. Cartridges of set of information unit may be mounted with possibility of rotation around their vertical symmetry axis and they are provided with rod axle arranged in chuck built in body of cartridge along its whole height. Each cartridge of information unit may have two suspensions arranged with inclination angle 45 - 60 degrees relative to rope of drive mechanism. Each suspension includes two portions mutually joined by threaded joint and provided with member for adjusting length of suspension. Struts of housing are retractable ones, for example telescopic or threaded such as screwed and provided with locking members. Lower ends of struts are provided with wheels having rubber rim and jointly mounted with possibility of rotation around vertical axis of struts. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of teaching process. 7 cl, 1 dwg