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 Panama canal interactive model and game

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Inventors: Weichselbaum, Ruth;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Smith; Jeffrey A.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Walker; Alfred M.

An educational amusement device imitates a canal, such as the Panama Canal. The device includes a base having a first water impermeable pan therein. An imitation terrain structure includes three dimensional forms extending upward from a top edge of the pan, and at least one further water impermeable pan therein. The first pan and the further pan are respectively connected to at least one connecting conduit lock to vary water depth between the first pan and the further pan, such as a fluid volume regulating one lock gate openable from a lowered closed position to a raised open position. The connecting conduit lock is in fluid flow communication between the first pan and the further pan. The base includes a bottom floor and a plurality of interconnected upwardly extending walls. One of the walls is a vertically extending transparent proximal wall providing a visual viewing image of respective interiors of the first pan, the further pan and the connecting conduit lock.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In keeping with these objects and others which may become apparent, the present invention is an educational amusement device which displays a working model of the Panama Canal for educational and amusement purposes.
The model includes a base having a first water impermeable pan therein with transparent exterior walls for viewing in cross section the locks of the miniature Panama Canal.
An imitation terrain structure includes three dimensional forms extending upward from a top edge of the water impermeable pan.
There is at least one further water impermeable pan, wherein the first pan and the further pan are respectively connected to one or more connecting conduit lock.
Each lock has a mechanism to vary water depth between the first pan and at least one further pan.
The mechanism includes one or more fluid volume regulating lock gates which are openable from a lowered closed position to a raised open position.
Each connecting conduit lock is in fluid flow communication between one or more of the pans, which represent the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and one or more lakes, such as Gatun Lake.
The base includes a bottom floor and a plurality of interconnected upwardly extending walls.
One of the walls is a vertically extending transparent proximal wall which provides a visual viewing image of respective interiors of the pans and the connecting conduit locks.
The fluid volume regulating lock gates include a tank reservoir holding a predetermined amount of fluid therein, wherein the tank reservoir is movable vertically within a frame having a plurality of upright walls.
The tank reservoir has a bottom wall engagable with a flexible guide control strip, which flexible guide control strip is movable within a guidance channel sleeve.
The flexible guide control strip has a handle at a distal end thereof for pushing or pulling the flexible guide control strip and for raising and lowering the tank reservoir, which is in fluid flow communication with at least one connecting conduit lock by means of a flexible hose



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