A training mannequin which exhibits many of the tactile sensations of a real human body to a student. The mannequin includes an anatomically correct human skeleton including a skull, a jawbone and a spinal column which together define a throat cavity. An anatomically correct larynx and its associated trachea are disposed in the throat cavity. A plastic skin covers the mannequin and a plastic packing material is utilized between the skin covering and the skeleton. An inflatable member is disposed...

A device for training livestock having a barrel strap, a back strap slidably attached to the barrel strap, an extension strap releasably attached to the back strap, a headpiece slidably engaged with the extension strap, and a lead strap releasably attached to the extension strap.

The invention is training football having a plurality of perceptive elements, including tactile elements and visual elements. The tactile elements are positioned on an outer surface of the football in locations that correspond with locations that contact the hand of an individual when properly throwing a football. Accordingly, the tactile elements provide the individual with tactile information regarding proper hand positioning. The tactile elements may also provide the individual with visual cu...

A training cartridge including a training charge contained in a cartridge case. The training cartridge is for use in externally driven automatic weapons firing at high cadences and is to be manufactured easily and economically. This is accomplished by a cylindrical plastic insert having a central bore which accommodates the practice charge. It is introduced into a central case and is fixed therein by means of an externally applied rolled section.

A training bat comprising a hollow cylindrical bat having a handle end and a striking end. A disk is positioned in the interior of the bat at substantially the center of the bat. A plate is positioned in the interior of the bat at substantially the end of the striking end of the bat. An object is slideably position in the interior of the bat and the object is moveable between the disk and the plate. A hollow chamber is positioned in the handle end of the bat and the chamber is disposed for recei...

A shoelace is described for use by young children or the handicapped, which facilitates tying of a bow. The shoelace has opposite end portions which are just stiff enough to substantially retain the shape to which they are bent while permitting children to easily bend them during the tying of a bow. This enables a child or handicapped person to bend the end portion to the shape required for one step of tying, and to "freeze" the shoelace in that position while he manipulates the other end portio...

A training device for training the course of movement of a person by the manipulation of an object to be moved in a predetermined way has a data processing unit with which first sensors placed on the person are connected to transmit data of the movement to the data processing unit. Second sensors are placed on the object and connected to the data processing unit in order to transmit data of the movement of the object to the data processing unit. Mechanical actuating elements are placed on the ob...

A pair of protective scissors, for use by a child, including a pair of elongated members pivotally coupled together by a pivot pin. A pair of cover members are secured to finger apertures of the elongated members. The cover members prevent the child from inserting his or her fingers entirely through the apertures, and thus train the child how to properly hold the scissors.

A harness suitable for teaching a sports activity such as skiing or skating, the harness having a body strap which encircles the body of a child, first and second shoulder straps extending between front and rear portions of the body strap, and first and second support handles extending upwardly from the shoulder straps, first and second user handles extending from the harness for grapsing by the child.

A telescopic training round has an inner sealant disc with a central hole to ensure against gas leakage as the casing expands telescopically.