Graphic and sound coordinated novelty item and method

• US 20020089170A1
• Filed: 01/10/2002
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frank Taverrite
• Original Assignee: Frank Taverrite
• Inventors: Taverrite, Frank
• Application Number:
  US10/043,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20020089170A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 283/56
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/02 by a carrier person or animal

Abstract

A novelty item including an image or picture of a specific activity, object or place printed on one surface with an audio spectrograph tracing or complex waveform that corresponds to the activity, object, or place printed thereon. Optional written phrases describing the sport or activity depicted by the sound waves would appear vertically on the sleeve, or elsewhere on the shirt, such as “surf'"'"'s up” or “the swing of the club”. Also disclosed is a method of promotion using the above novelty item.

Claims

1. A graphic and sound coordinated novelty item, comprising:

a. a novelty item having a visible surface;

b. a main graphic displayed on said visible surface; and

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c. a complex waveform displayed on said visible surface, said complex waveform associated with said main graphic.

2. A method of promotion, comprising the following steps:

a. selecting a substrate with a viewing surface;

b. selecting an image of an item or activity that promotes a desired product or activity to be printed on said viewing surface of said substrate;

c. selecting a sound associated with said image, said product or said activity;

d. creating a complex waveform of said sound;

e. printing said image on a visible surface on said substrate; and

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f. printing said complex waveform on said substrate.