Patent ID: 6881066

Claim:
An apparatus adaptable for use as a phrase-composing device, comprising a shaft comprising at first and second shaft sections, wherein the first and second shaft sections are each defined by at least two content areas disposed around the circumference of the shaft, wherein at least one of the content areas of each shaft section includes an element of a multi-element relationship; a first collar slidable along and rotatable about the shaft, wherein the first collar includes teeth extending from a first edge thereof, and a gap selectively exposing one of the least two content areas of the first shaft section; a second collar adjacent to the first collar and slidable along and rotatable about the shaft, wherein the second collar includes teeth extending from a first: edge thereof and configured to selectively interlock with the teeth extending from the first collar, wherein the second collar further includes a gap selectively exposing one of the least two content areas of the second shaft section; wherein the content areas and the teeth of the first and second collars are configured such that the gaps in the first and second collars expose one content area of the first shaft section, and one content area of the second shaft section, respectively, when the teeth of the first collar and teeth of the second collar interlock.