Abstract:
The invention is a vehicle simulator operator environment (32) for use in a vehicle simulator (30). The vehicle simulator operator environment (32) has a plurality of ports (146A-G, 154), which plurality of ports (146A-G, 154) are adapted to engage with simulator control devices and/or displays (36, 42/152, 38, 40) that corresponds to a vehicle to be simulated. By engaging a predetermined set of control devices and/or displays (selected from 36, 42/152, 38, 40) that correspond to a particular vehicle to be simulated with a predetermined set of ports (selected from 146A-G, 154), the vehicle simulator (30) will be operable as a vehicle simulator for the particular simulated vehicle.
Abstract:
A stir stick or spoon or made of plastic or wood temporarily attached by adhesive to an exterior surface of a cup made of plastic or of paper, so that, it is detachable under force of the hands and fingers and can be used to stir any contents of the cup. In certain embodiments the attached stir sticks/spoons/straws present any of indicia, bowl surfaces like as to spoons and/or features intentionally adapted to engage and interlock complimentary features on other stir sticks/spoons/straws as become detached from other cups so that, in combination, toy models and ornaments and other structures can be assembled from the stir sticks/spoons/straws after their primary use to stir, spoon or siphon the contents of the cup. The combination cups and attached stir sticks/spoons/straws can be (1 ) stacked and (2) located in an automatic vending machine so that they may be dispensed.
Abstract:
The invention is a vehicle simulator (30). It includes a vehicle simulator operator environment (32), a vehicle simulator base, a boom (50) connecting the vehicle simulator operator environment (32) to the vehicle simulator base (90), a plurality of articulations (80, 48, 60) for rotating the vehicle simulator operator environment (32) along at least one axis of rotational motion, and a plurality of articulations (78, 86, 81) for moving the vehicle simulator operator environment (32) along at least one axis of translational motion with the boom (50) relative to the vehicle simulator base (90).