Multi-task interactive user-controlled display

Abstract

A combination toy and book simulates the cockpit of a vehicle, such as an airplane. Multiple viewing images and story boards are provided, on a plurality of displays, including a centrally located display and two obliquely placed displays deployed on either side of the centrally located display, simulating panoramic cockpit views. Tangible accessories related to the story line are stored in a pouch extending toward the user from beneath the centrally located display.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An apparatus for displaying images to a game player, comprising: 
 a centrally located display unit;    at least two mutually connected foldable sub-display units, wherein said at least two mutually connected foldable sub-display units are user attachable and detachable connectors for user-assembly of said sub-display units into mutual connection with said centrally located display unit at opposite sides thereof;    said centrally located display unit and at least two sub-display units having user-deployable support for maintaining said sub-display units in an upwardly projecting disposition during use;    said sub-display units each respectively having a user-variable display displaying images and accessories and player apparel; and said game having a wedge-shaped housing, wherein said housing has a bottom base surface and at least one upper display surface angled obliquely to a player's line of sight during game use,    a user attachable and detachable connector connecting said housing together with said sub-display units during game use.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus as in  claim 1  further comprising a storage cavity below said sub-display units for storing said game when not in use; and a display surface of said housing is one of said at least two sub-display units.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said user-variable display units is a display pane representing a simulated forward-view windshield of a vehicle being piloted by a player; and 
 said user-variable display surface of said housing sub-display unit comprises a simulated representational view of a control console for simulated game-involved operational control of the vehicle being piloted by a player.    
     
     
         4 . The apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said sub-display units comprise foldable display panes for hanging accessories therefrom.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus as in  claim 4  wherein said accessories comprise flip charts, scenery displays and instruments.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus as in  claim 3 , wherein each of said panes is respectively foldable between a closed position and an open position, wherein said panes in said open position extends upward viewably from said housing, and 
 one of said panes is centrally disposed in a plane perpendicular to the player's line of sight and the remaining panes are disposed alternately to the right and left of said center pane at oblique angles to a player's line of sight.    
     
     
         7 . The apparatus as in  claim 6 , wherein said foldable display panes show representational forward and side-views.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus as in  claim 4 , wherein said accessories comprises a kit having: 
 sunglasses;    a game story manual containing at least one story comprising the game to be played;    at least one adventure story book album removably attachable to said plurality of panes;    at least one bag of applique patches user mountable and dismountable to said plurality of panes;    at least one personal player trip log manual removably attachable to said plurality of panes;    at least one container containing a plurality of flat instrument appliques, said appliques being removably attachable to said plurality of panes, said instrument appliques respectively representing various vehicle control instruments; and    at least one container containing a plurality of flat reward and achievement appliques, said appliques being removably attachable to said plurality of panes, said reward and achievement appliques respectively representing various user accomplishments during the playing of said game.    
     
     
         9 . The apparatus as in  claim 8 , wherein said player apparel comprises a vest.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said user attachable and detachable connector comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said user-comprises: 
 a centrally located display includes a base, said base being foldable rigid angular support member hingedly attached to said respective at least two sub-display units and extending downwardly therefrom when deployed for maintaining said sub-display units in an upwardly projecting disposition during use.    
     
     
         12 . The apparatus as in  claim 8 , wherein said accessory appliques are user mountable and dismountable by hook-and-loop fastener to said display surface of said housing means sub-display unit.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus as in  claim 3 , wherein said user-variable display of said sub-display units comprises at least one flip-chart-style story book having pages consistent with a story line of an adventure comprising the game being played.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus as in  claim 13  wherein said at least one story book flip chart is removably attached, respectively, to said plurality of panes.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus as in  claim 3 , wherein said sub-display units comprises at least one frame attached to each of said panes in said plurality of panes, and 
 said frame having display cards, wherein said frame and cards comprises card-in-frame-style story books respectively having pages consistent with a story line of an adventure comprising the game being played; and wherein said at least one frame is removably attached, respectively, to said plurality of panes.    
     
     
         16 . The apparatus as in  claim 2 , wherein said sub-display units comprises at least one frame attached to said respective plurality of panes, said frame having a user-crankable roll of displayable images, said frame and crankable image roll comprising film-strip-style story books respectively having image pages consistent with a story line of an adventure comprising the game being played; and wherein said at least one frame having a user-crankable image roll is removably attached, respectively, to said plurality of panes.