Kit for storing and displaying a string of characters
A kit for storing a string of characters, and method for using the kit, such as for storing a cryptocurrency seed phrase. The kit includes at least one rod having a length and a non-round cross-sectional geometry, a plurality of disks each having a hole defining a non-round geometry dimensioned to receive the rod in a plurality of orientations, and a mechanism for securing a selected subset of the disks on the rod. A plurality of characters are visibly disposed on the outer periphery of each disk such that when mounted on the rod, a selected one of the characters is non-rotatably oriented facing a predetermined radial direction. The kit may include a rack for holding multiple rods.
1 . A kit for storing a string of characters, the kit comprising:
at least one rod having a length and a non-round cross-sectional geometry;
a plurality of disks, each disk having a hole defining a non-round geometry dimensioned to receive the at least one rod. each disk having an outer periphery and a plurality of characters visibly disposed on the outer periphery in each of a number of predetermined positions, each disk configured to receive the at least one rod in a plurality of orientations in which a selected one from the plurality of characters is non-rotatably oriented facing a predetermined radial direction;
and means for securing a selected subset of one or more of the plurality of disks on the at least one rod;
and wherein the at least one of rods are radially distributed about a longitudinal axis and attached to opposing endcaps at opposite ends of the rods, wherein each of the opposing endcaps has a hollowed area.
2 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein each disk has a plurality of peripheral outer faces, each peripheral outer face containing one of the plurality of characters.
3 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of characters is embossed or debossed relative to at least an adjacent portion of the outer periphery of the disk.
4 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the visibly disposed characters comprise alphanumeric characters and blank space characters.
5 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of disks comprises a first plurality of disks each having a different character in each of the number of predetermined positions.
6 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the number of predetermined positions on each disk is in a range of three to eight.
7 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional geometry of the rod defines a first number of rotation-preventing features and the geometry of the holes in each disk define a second number of mating rotation-preventing features.
8 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein one or both of the at least one rod and the plurality of disks comprise a metal selected from the group consisting of:
aluminum, steel, and tungsten and titanium.
9 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein one or both of the at least one rod and the plurality of disks comprise a ceramic material.
10 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the length of the at least one rod is suitable and the plurality of disks are sufficient in number and character variety to permit an assembly of the plurality of disks on the at least one rod to store at least two words or word fragments, with a space between each pair of adjacent of the at least two words or word fragments.
11 . The kit of claim 10 , wherein the at least one rod is configured to hold a sufficient number of the plurality of disks to spell five to twenty-five of the at least two words or word fragments.
12 . The kit of claim 10 , wherein the at least one rod comprises a plurality of rods.
13 . The kit of claim 12 , further comprising a rack for receiving the plurality of rods each with an assembly of the plurality of disks mounted thereon.
14 . The kit of claim 10 , wherein some or all of the words or word fragments correspond to words selected from a set of seed phrase words that define a cryptocurrency wordlist.
15 . The kit of claim 14 , wherein the cryptocurrency wordlist comprises words each having a corresponding plurality of letters, wherein each word in the wordlist is uniquely identifiable by a corresponding word fragment having fewer than the corresponding plurality of letters.
16 . A method of displaying a string of characters, the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing the kit of claim 1 ; and
b. assembling selected disks from the plurality of disks mounted on the at least one rod to form a string of the plurality of characters.
17 . The method for claim 16 , wherein displaying the string of characters comprises a memorialization of a security code, wherein the security code comprising a plurality of words or word fragments in sequence, the method further comprising assembling the selected disks on the at least one rod to spell the plurality of words or word fragments in the security code with a space between each pair of adjacent words or word fragments.
18 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the opposing endcaps has a ledge including a flat internal edge for receiving respective flat external edges of the plurality of rods, such that the plurality of rods are non-rotatable relative to the shroud and the assembly of disks mounted the plurality of rods are non-rotatable relative to the plurality of rods.
19 . The kit of claim 1 , further comprising a shroud disposed between the endcaps, the shroud having a plurality of windows, each window aligned with one of the plurality of rods such that the characters oriented in the predetermined radial direction are visible through the window.
20 . The kit of claim 19 , wherein each of the opposing endcaps has a ledge including a flat internal edge for receiving respective flat external edges of the plurality of rods, thereby permitting the characters oriented in the predetermined radial direction to be visible through the window.
21 . A kit for storing a string of characters, the kit comprising:
at least one rod having a length and a non-round cross-sectional geometry, the at least one rod comprising a plurality of rods;
a plurality of disks, each disk having a hole defining a non-round geometry dimensioned to receive the at least one rod, each disk having an outer periphery and a plurality of characters visibly disposed on the outer periphery in each of a number of predetermined positions, each disk configured to receive the at least one rod in a plurality of orientations in which a selected one of the characters is non-rotatably oriented facing a predetermined radial direction; and
means for securing a selected subset of one or more of the plurality of disks on the at least one rod;
a rack for receiving the one or more of rods each with an assembly of the plurality of disks mounted thereon; and
wherein the length of the at least one rod is suitable and the plurality of disks are sufficient in number and character variety to permit the assembly of the plurality of disks on the at least one rod to store at least two words or word fragments, each word or word fragment comprising some of the plurality of characters, with a space between each pair of adjacent words or word fragments; and
wherein the at least one of rods are radially distributed about a longitudinal axis and attached to opposing endcaps at opposite ends of the rods, the kit further comprising a shroud disposed between the endcaps, the shroud having a plurality of windows, each window aligned with one of the plurality of rods such that the characters oriented in the predetermined radial direction are visible through the window.
22 . The kit of claim 21 , wherein each disk has a central planar portion in which the hole is disposed, and a plurality of tabs bent at an angle perpendicular to the central planar portion, each tab comprising one of the characters.
23 . The kit of claim 21 , consisting of ten rods and five different disk configurations, wherein each disk has 6 tabs, including at least one disk configuration having an alphabetical character disposed on each tab, and one or more disk configurations having an alphabetical character disposed on each of five of the tabs and a blank space character disposed on one of the tabs.