Automotive maintenance instruction kit

An automotive maintenance instruction kit comprising a miniature scale model automobile with a plurality of removable parts. A set of repair tools, a maintenance and repair manual and a video tape to be inserted into a video player and played on a television set. A person utilizing the above components of the kit can become skilled in removing and installing the removable parts in the miniature scale model automobile, so that the person can apply this skill to a real automobile.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The instant invention relates generally to auto repair manuals and more 
specifically it relates to an automotive maintenance instruction kit. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Numerous auto repair manuals have been provided in prior art that are 
adapted to supply written information on routine care and repair of 
various motor vehicles. While these units may be suitable for the 
particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable 
for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide an automotive 
maintenance instruction kit that will overcome the shortcomings of the 
prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide an automotive maintenance instruction kit, in 
which a miniature scale model automobile with removable parts exactly like 
those on a real automobile is supplied, so that a person using compatible 
repair tools for the removable parts can learn the proper maintenance for 
the real automobile. 
An additional object is to provide an automotive maintenance instruction 
kit, in which a maintenance and repair manual in conjunction with a video 
tape can help assist in instructing the person of the proper maintenance 
for the real automobile. 
A further object is to provide an automobile maintenance instruction kit 
that is simple and easy to use. 
A still further object is to provide an automobile maintenance instruction 
kit that is economical in cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently 
throughout the attached drawings. 
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 
through 3 illustrate an automotive maintenance instruction kit 10 
comprising a miniature scale model automobile 12. A hood 14 on the 
miniature scale model automobile 12 is hinged thereto, so that the hood 14 
can open and close. A trunk 16 on the miniature scale model automobile 12 
is hinged thereto, so that the trunk 16 can open and close. A plurality of 
removable parts 18 within the miniature scale model automobile 12 are 
exactly like those on a real automobile, so that a person 20 can inspect 
and study the removable parts 18 therein. 
A set of repair tools 22 are to be used by the person 20, for removing and 
installing the removable parts 18 in the miniature scale model automobile 
12. Each repair tool 22 is a specific hand implement 24, used for a 
particular task when the person 20 is working with their hands 26. The 
person 20 can become skilled in removing and installing the removable 
parts 18 in the miniature scale model automobile 12. 
A maintenance and repair manual 28 is to be used by the person 20, so as to 
provide information to inform the person 20 how to remove and install the 
removable parts 18 in the miniature scale model automobile 12. The 
maintenance and repair manual 28 contains a loose leaf type binder 30. A 
plurality of pages 32 are in the loose leaf type binder 30. Printed data 
34 is on the pages 32, for supplying the information to the person 20. 
The loose leaf type binder 30 includes a spine 36 with a three-ring release 
mechanism 38 on the spine 36. A back cover 40 is affixed to a first side 
of the spine 36. A front cover 42 is affixed to a second side of the spine 
36. Each page 32 contains a margin 4 having three holes 46 to engage with 
the three-ring release mechanism 38 on the spine 36 of the loose leaf type 
binder 30. The printed data 34 includes a listing of various steps in 
removing and installing the removable parts 18 in the miniature scale 
model automobile 12 with the repair tools 22. 
A video tape 48 is provided to be used by the person 20. The video tape 48 
can be inserted into a video tape player 50 and played into a television 
set 52, so as to provide additional information to inform the person 20 on 
how to remove and install the removable parts 18 in the miniature scale 
model automobile 12. The additional information on the video tape 48 is 
visual data 54, showing how to follow the listing of various steps of the 
printed data 34 on the pages 32 in the loose leaf type binder 30 of the 
maintenance and repair manual 28. 
Spark plug removal is illustrated in the drawings. Other types of 
maintenance can also be learned by the person 20 utilizing the kit 10. For 
example: tire changing, windshield wiper replacement, bulb changing, 
checking oil, transmission fluid and power steering fluid and maintaining 
and any other functions that the person 20 should know about in an 
automobile. 
OPERATION OF THE INVENTION 
To use the automotive maintenance instruction kit 10, the following steps 
should be taken: 
1. Place the miniature scale model automobile 12 upon a table or other flat 
horizontal surface. 
2. Determine what type of automotive maintenance should be performed. 
3. Open the hood 14 or the trunk 16. 
4. Grasp the repair tool 22 which is the specific hand implement 24. 
5. Open the loose leaf type binder 30 to the proper pages 32 with its 
printed data 34 thereon. 
6. Insert the video tape 48 into the video tape player 50 and view the 
matching visual data 54 on the television set 52 with the printed data 34 
on the pages 32. 
7. Use the specific hand implements 24 in removing and installing the 
removable parts 18 in the miniature scale model automobile 12. 
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 
10 automotive maintenance instruction kit 
12 miniature scale model automobile 
14 hood on 12 
16 trunk on 12 
18 removable parts of 12 
20 person 
22 repair tools 
24 specific hand implement for 22 
26 hand of 20 
28 maintenance and repair manual 
30 loose leaf type binder 
32 page in 30 
34 printed data on 32 
36 spine of 30 
38 three-ring release mechanism on 36 
40 back cover on 36 
42 front cover on 36 
44 margin of 32 
46 hole in 44 
48 video tape 
50 video tape player 
52 television set 
54 visual data on 52 from 50 
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or 
more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods 
differing from the type described above. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to 
be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various 
omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and 
details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by 
those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of 
the present invention. 
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of 
the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, 
readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, 
from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential 
characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.