A DRAWING ASSISTING TOOL

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drawing assisting tool, comprising at least one thin template with a set of solid and dashed grooved lines, in which said grooved lines are adapted to guide the drawing of at least one complete spatial body on a flat surface.

Claims

1. A drawing assisting tool, comprising at least one thin template with a set of solid and dashed grooved lines, in which said grooved lines are adapted to guide the drawing of at least one complete spatial body on a flat surface.

2. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which the grooved lines are briefly discontinued at certain points in a manner that keeps the template areas between said grooved lines firmly and durably intact with the body of said grooved template.

3. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which each grooved line is designated with a guiding arrow, showing the drawing direction of said grooved line.

4. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which each grooved line is designated with a serial number, showing the drawing sequence of the grooved lines.

5. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which the at least one thin template is constructed of a flexible or rigid sheet of material.

6. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which the at least one thin template is constructed of metal or plastic material.

7. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which each thin template comprises an excessive protruding area.

8. The drawing kit of claim 7, in which the excessive protruding area of each template is stamped with a unique mark or word referring to the content of said template.

9. The drawing kit of claim 7, in which the location of protruding areas of the different templates of said kit do not cover each other, hence when said templates are stacked together, all excessive protruding areas are noticeable.

10. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which the grooved lines define a 3D geometric body.

11. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which a reference point is grooved in the center of one face or in the general center of the 3D geometrical body.

12. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which the peripheral shape of the templates is rectangular.

13. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which length scales are adapted into the templates, allowing further utilization of said templates for size measurements.

14. The drawing kit of claim 1, in which the drawing kit is provided with additional drawing templates, with sets of grooved lines and reference points which define two-dimensional geometric shapes.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a drawing template that allows the drawing of a complete spatial body, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] FIGS. 2A-2F schematically illustrate drawing templates, wherein each of which allows the drawing a complete spatial body of a different figure, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

[0026] FIG. 3 schematically illustrates

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The present invention relates to a drawing assisting tool or kit comprising at least one template which allows the drawing of complete spatial bodies including all seen/hidden lines and faces on a flat surface (e.g., paper, board) using a full set of solid and/or dashed grooved lines.

[0028] FIG. 1 shows an illustration of a drawing template 100 for drawing a complete 3D geometrical shape, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Template 100 comprises a thin plate 110 (e.g., of a rectangular contour), in which a set of solid grooved lines 121 and dashed grooved lines 122 are defining a 3D geometrical shape (e.g., in this figure of a 3D cone). According to an embodiment of the invention, each grooved line is accompanied with a directional arrow 130 and a serial number 140 showing the drawing sequence and drawing direction of grooved lines 121 and 122 to accomplish a successive drawing of the 3D geometrical shape (e.g., in this example, the 3D cone) using a single template.

[0029] According to an embodiment of the invention, drawing template 100 may further comprise a reference point 150 in the center of the 3D geometrical shape (e.g., as schematically illustrates in the cone's round base of FIG. 1). For example, reference point 150 may allow a user to link the newly learnt 3D cone to previously learnt 2D circle, thus enabling a better assimilation of the new learning.

[0030] It could be noticed that solid grooved lines 121 are briefly discontinued, but the discontinuation points 160 are of the minimum required size and locations to allow a durably intact structure of areas 171 and 172 between grooved lines 121 and 122 and plate 110, while keeping the shape integrity of the 3D cone. In the embodiment of FIG. 1 discontinuation points 160 are located in the vertices of areas 171 and 172, but in some embodiments of the present invention the discontinuation points can be differently located.

[0031] According to an embodiment of the invention, drawing template 100 is made of a flexible thin plate (i.e., thin plate 110 is flexible).

[0032] According to an embodiment of the invention, template 100 may further comprise marked scales in the perimeters of template 100, allowing further utilization of template 100, e.g., for size measurement.

[0033] According to an embodiment of the invention, template 100 may further comprise an excessive protruding area 190, marked with the distinguishing word “Cone”, thus allowing the easy retrieval of the cone template from a stack of templates. Of course, the size and location of area 190, the distinguishing word and language can differ in different embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, other distinguishing marking can be used, for example a downsized cone representing the content of template 100.

[0034] FIGS. 2A-2F schematically illustrate several drawing templates, wherein each of which allows the drawing a complete spatial body of a different figure, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Similar to FIG. 1, each drawing template of FIGS. 2A-2F, comprises a set of solid grooved lines and dashed grooved lines that are used to define a different 3D geometrical shape. Optionally, each grooved line can be accompanied with a directional arrow and a serial number that shows the drawing sequence and drawing direction of the grooved lines to accomplish a successive drawing of the 3D geometrical shape, in a similar manner as described hereinabove with respect to template 100 of FIG. 1.

[0035] FIG. 2A schematically illustrates a drawing template of a 3D geometrical shape in form of a triangular prism. FIG. 2B schematically illustrates a drawing template of a 3D geometrical shape in form of a cuboid. FIG. 2C schematically illustrates a drawing template of a 3D geometrical shape in form of a triangular pyramid. FIG. 2D schematically illustrates a drawing template of a 3D geometrical shape in form of a quadrilateral pyramid. FIG. 2E schematically illustrates a drawing template of a 3D geometrical shape in form of a sphere. FIG. 2F schematically illustrates a drawing template of a 3D geometrical shape in form of a cylinder.

[0036] The drawing templates shown with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2A-2F can be used as a drawing kit for the drawing of complete spatial bodies including all seen/hidden lines and faces on a flat surface using a full set of solid and/or dashed grooved lines.

[0037] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above kit may further comprise additional templates. For example, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the above kit is provided with a supplementary kit 300 of templates assisting the drawing of 2D geometric shapes in a similar manner as the drawing template of the 3D geometrical shapes described hereinabove. For example, a template 301 may assist the drawing of one or more 2D triangles, such as a right angle and an obtuse angle. Similarly, a template 302 may assist the drawing of an isosceles triangle and a kite. Other 2D templates of kit 300 may assist drawing circles, rectangles, etc. According to an embodiment of the invention, each 2D template may comprise visual indication associate with each geometrical shape, e.g., printed names, angles name, etc.

[0038] Although embodiments of the invention have been described by way of illustration, it will be understood that the invention may be carried out with many variations, modifications, and adaptations, without exceeding the scope of the claims.