Impact-activated toy
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1. An impact-activated toy comprising:
- a housing which in its entirety is freely displaceable by an external impact thereon;
an impact-responsive momentary switch mounted in said housing and adapted to be actuated in response to displacement of said housing in its entirely by such impact;
electronic sound generating means responsive to actuation of said switch for generating a sequence of musical melodies appealing to a child in response to successive momentary actuations of said switch caused by successive external impacts on, and displacement of, said housing spaced by less than a predetermined interval from the termination of a preceding melody.
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Abstract
An impact-activated toy suitable for use in a child'"'"'s crib which is capable of generating a series of melodies in response to successive impacts by a child spaced by more than, for example, ten minutes from the termination of the preceding melody. A momentary push-button switch for the mother'"'"'s use is provided to cause the toy to generate a series of melodies in response to actuation by the mother when no melody is being generated or to stop the generation of any melody being generated at the time of the switch actuation.
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1. An impact-activated toy comprising:
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a housing which in its entirety is freely displaceable by an external impact thereon; an impact-responsive momentary switch mounted in said housing and adapted to be actuated in response to displacement of said housing in its entirely by such impact; electronic sound generating means responsive to actuation of said switch for generating a sequence of musical melodies appealing to a child in response to successive momentary actuations of said switch caused by successive external impacts on, and displacement of, said housing spaced by less than a predetermined interval from the termination of a preceding melody. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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