Patent ID: 6176705
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A63H,G09B

Abstract:
A solar system teaching aid for hanging from a ceiling for aiding a child in learning about the solar system, the teaching aid comprising:a bracket having a securing means, said securing means adapted for securing said bracket to the ceiling;a plurality of hooks extending downward from said bracket, said hooks being spaced apart;a plurality of astral body assemblies having an orb portion and a hanging means, said hanging means being coupled to said orb portion, said hanging means being for hanging said orb portion from an associated hook;wherein said orb portion comprises an upper hemispherical shell and a lower hemispherical shell, said upper shell being releasably coupled to said lower shell defining a space therebetween;wherein each said orb portion is associated with an astral body selected from the group of astral bodies consisting of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, moon, Mars, asteroid, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto; anda plurality of dolls for positioning in said space defined by said upper shell and said lower shell, each of said dolls having distinctive features corresponding to said associated astral body of said orb portion.