Patent ID: 8414302

Claim:
A modular educational device comprising: a primary modular boundary segment made of a flexible material, and having a primary outer shell which extends along a primary lengthwise line to terminate at two primary socket ends, and which has a gripped region; at least one secondary modular boundary segment made of a flexible material, and having a secondary outer shell which extends along a secondary lengthwise line to terminate at two secondary socket ends, and which is disposed to be coupled to said primary outer shell so as to cooperate with said primary outer shell to form a loop-shaped structure that encircles an enclosed space that faces in a transverse direction relative to the primary lengthwise line; a plurality of modular plug-ended connectors made of a flexible material, each of said connectors having a shell body having substantially the same dimension in cross-section as that of a respective one of said primary and secondary socket ends, and two plug ends which extend from said shell body, and which are configured to mate with corresponding ones of said primary and secondary socket ends, respectively, so as to permit said secondary outer shell to be coupled to said primary outer shell; and a modular support stand made of a flexible material, and having a base which extends longitudinally along a baseline, and which further extends from the baseline in the transverse direction to terminate at front and rear ends, and a pair of jaws which are disposed at opposite sides of the baseline, and which extend from said base in an upright direction, said jaws being spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction by a fitting space which is configured to permit said gripped region to be snugly fitted therein so as to enable said loop-shaped structure to be stood on a surface, wherein each of said primary and secondary outer shells defines a chamber which extends along a respective one of the primary and secondary lengthwise lines to the respective ones of said primary and secondary socket ends, each of said primary and secondary modular boundary segments having an elongated rib which is disposed therein to partition each of said primary and secondary socket ends into two socket halves, each of said plug ends of said modular plug-ended connectors having two flexible plug halves which are configured to be fitted snugly and respectively to said socket halves of a respective one of said primary and secondary socket ends.