1. A molecular modeling kit comprising:
at least one spheroid providing a physical representation of at least one atom, the at least one spheroid comprising
an outer surface having at least one substantially flat surface providing a physical representation of a bonding site, the at least one spheroid defining a cavity, and the outer surface including a pattern defining assembly instructions for proper connection to a second magnet, and
a self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity and being configured to realign relative to the cavity when in proximity with the second magnet such that magnetic poles of the self-reorienting magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction, the second magnet being external to the at least one spheroid.
2. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by spinning relative to the cavity.
3. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by flipping relative to the cavity.
4. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the self-reorienting magnet is entirely disposed in the cavity.
5. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 and further comprising a three-dimensional body, wherein the three-dimensional body provides a physical representation of at least one atom, and wherein the three-dimensional body comprises the second magnet.
6. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the at least one spheroid and the three-dimensional body each provide a physical representation of the same at least one atom.
7. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the cavity is substantially cylindrical in shape.
8. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 1 wherein the at least one spheroid further comprises a second self-reorienting magnet, the second self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity.
9. A molecular model according to claim 5 wherein the three-dimensional body also comprises a spheroid.
10. A molecular modeling kit comprising:
a first spheroid providing a physical representation of at least one atom, the first spheroid including an outer surface having a first substantially flat surface providing a physical representation of a first bonding site, the outer surface including a first pattern, the spheroid comprising a first magnet,
a second spheroid providing a physical representation of at least one atom, the second spheroid including an outer surface having a second substantially flat surface providing a physical representation of a second bonding site, the outer surface including a second pattern, the first pattern and the second pattern defining an assembly instruction for connection of the first spheroid and the second spheroid, the second spheroid defining a cavity and comprising a second magnet, the second magnet comprising a self-reorienting magnet, the self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity and being configured to realign relative to the cavity when in proximity with the first magnet such that magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction, the first bonding site of the first spheroid spontaneously connecting to the second bonding site of the second spheroid when the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction.
11. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first magnet comprises a stationary magnet.
12. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first magnet comprises a self-reorienting magnet.
13. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first outer surface and the second outer surface comprise a substantially similar color scheme.
14. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 13 wherein the color scheme comprises at least two colors.
15. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 14 wherein one of the at least two colors defines connection surfaces on the first and second outer surfaces.
16. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 13 wherein the first outer surface defines a first connection surface, wherein the second outer surface defines a second connection surface, and wherein the first connection surface and the second connection surface contact when the first spheroid is connected to the second spheroid.
17. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 10 wherein the first and second connection surfaces each comprise a planar surface.
18. A molecular modeling kit comprising:
a three-dimensional body providing a physical representation of at least one molecule, the three-dimensional body including a first spheroid connected to at least a second spheroid, the first spheroid including an outer surface having a defined pattern, the second spheroid including an outer surface having a defined pattern, and wherein the three-dimensional body includes an overall pattern indicating proper connection between the first spheroid and the second spheroid; and
at least one of the first spheroid and the second spheroid including a substantially flat bonding surface, a cavity, and a self-reorienting magnet, the self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity and being configured to realign relative to the cavity when in proximity with a second magnet so that magnetic poles of the self-reorienting magnet and the second magnet are aligned for attraction, the second magnet being external to the three-dimensional body.
19. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by spinning relative to the cavity.
20. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the self-reorienting magnet realigns by flipping relative to the cavity.
21. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the self-reorienting magnet is entirely disposed in the cavity.
22. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 and further comprising a second three-dimensional body, wherein the second three-dimensional body provides a physical representation of at least one atom, and wherein the second three-dimensional body includes the second magnet.
23. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 and further comprising a second three-dimensional body, wherein the second three-dimensional body provides a physical representation of at least one molecule, and wherein the second three-dimensional body includes the second magnet.
24. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 23 wherein the second three-dimensional body comprises a plurality of spheroids.
25. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the cavity is substantially cylindrical in shape.
26. A molecular modeling kit according to claim 18 wherein the three-dimensional body further comprises a second self-reorienting magnet, the second self-reorienting magnet being at least partially disposed in the cavity.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from an injection device, the dose metering mechanism comprising:
a setting sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction, by which setting sleeve a dose can be set by rotation, and
a rotating sleeve configured to be axially displaced by rotation, said axial displacement relative to the setting sleeve to prime a dispensing of the set dose by rotation, said rotating sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction that match the dose amounts marked on the setting sleeve, wherein
said setting sleeve is coupled to the rotating sleeve so that each time the rotating sleeve is fully rotated out, the set dose amount of the setting sleeve is not offset from an associated matching set dose amount of the rotating sleeve in the circumferential direction.
2. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein a dose to be administered is fixed by a position of rotation of the setting sleeve relative to the dose metering mechanism or to the injection device.
3. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position of rotation of the setting sleeve restricts the degree to which the rotating sleeve rotates out and defines a maximum possible angle of rotation of the rotating sleeve.
4. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein the position of rotation of the setting sleeve defines a maximum possible angle of rotation of the rotating sleeve.
5. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a locking element associated with the rotating sleeve which is moved toward an end stop associated with the rotating sleeve during every dose setting routine, and restricts the degree to which the rotating sleeve rotates out.
6. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the setting sleeve is substantially coaxial with the rotating sleeve, and wherein the setting sleeve and the rotating sleeve each comprise a stop element which restricts the degree to which the rotating sleeve is able to rotate relative to the setting sleeve.
7. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein every dose amount on the setting sleeve is assigned a corresponding amount on the rotating sleeve.
8. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dose amounts on the rotating sleeve are offset from one another in an axial direction in rising sequence and in a spiral.
9. The dose metering mechanism as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a marking element associated with the injection device by which a reading is taken of the dose set by rotating the setting sleeve relative to the injection device.
10. An injection device comprising a dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from the injection device, the dose metering mechanism comprising:
a setting sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction, by which setting sleeve a dose can be set by rotation,
a rotating sleeve configured to be axially displaced in a proximal direction relative to the setting sleeve to prime a dispensing of the set dose by rotation in a first direction and further configured to be axially displaced in a distal direction relative to the setting sleeve to administer the set dose by rotation in a second direction, said rotating sleeve marked with different dose amounts in the circumferential direction, and
a locking element having an external thread which is engaged with an internal thread of the rotating sleeve, wherein the locking element rotates into the rotating sleeve when the rotating sleeve is rotated out of the dose metering mechanism such that the locking element moves distally relative to the rotating sleeve toward a front stop of the rotating sleeve, wherein
said setting sleeve is coupled to the rotating sleeve so that each time the rotating sleeve is fully rotated out, the set dose amount of the setting sleeve is not offset from an associated matching set dose amount of the rotating sleeve in the circumferential direction.
11. The injection device of claim 10, wherein the locking element restricts outward movement of the rotating sleeve if an available quantity of a substance to be administered is less than the set dose.
12. The injection device of claim 11, wherein the relative position between the locking element and the rotating sleeve is unchanged when the rotating sleeve is rotated into the dose metering mechanism to administer the set dose.
13. A dose metering mechanism for setting a dose to be administered from an injection device, said dose metering mechanism comprising a setting sleeve incorporating at least one marking with different dose amounts in a circumferential direction by which a dose to be administered can be set by rotation, a rotating sleeve configured to be axially displaced in a proximal direction relative to the setting sleeve to prime the dispensing of a dose by rotation in a first direction and further configured to be axially displaced in a distal direction relative to the setting sleeve to administer the set dose by rotation in a second direction, which rotating sleeve has at least one marking with different dose amounts in a circumferential direction that matches the dose amounts marked on the setting sleeve, and a locking element having an external thread which is engaged with an internal thread of the rotating sleeve, wherein the locking element rotates into the rotating sleeve when the rotating sleeve is rotated out of the dose metering mechanism such that the locking element moves distally relative to the rotating sleeve toward a front stop of the rotating sleeve, wherein the setting sleeve is coupled to the rotating sleeve so that each time the rotating sleeve is in a fully rotated out state, the set dose amount of the setting sleeve is not offset from an associated matching set dose amount of the rotating sleeve in the circumferential direction and wherein the setting sleeve is freely rotatable relative to the injection device when the rotating sleeve is in a fully pushed-in state and is rotably fixed when the rotating sleeve is moved from the fully pushed-in state.
14. The dose metering mechanism of claim 13, wherein the setting sleeve comprises one or more latching cams which lie opposite a circumferentially extending groove of the rotating sleeve when the rotating sleeve is in the fully pushed-in state.
15. The dose metering mechanism of claim 14, wherein the locking element restricts outward movement of the rotating sleeve if an available quantity of a substance to be administered is less than the set dose.
16. The dose metering mechanism of claim 15, wherein the relative position between the locking element and the rotating sleeve is unchanged when the rotating sleeve is rotated into the dose metering mechanism to administer the set dose.