Sound-producing amusement devices

• US 4,820,233 A
• Filed: 01/13/1987
• Issued: 04/11/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Avish J. Weiner
• Original Assignee: Avish J. Weiner
• Inventors: Weiner, Avish J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US07/003,040
• Time in Patent Office: 819 Days
• Field of Search: 446/297, 446/397, 446/303, 446/301, 446/300, 446/298, 434/308, 434/340, 434/169
• US Class Current: 446/303
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/062 Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon

Abstract

A sound-producing amusement device, having: a read-only memory having recorded therein digital data representing sounds characteristic of the amusement device, and sound-producing unit for producing the sounds represented by the digital data recorded in the read-only memory. The read-only memory is in a separate unit including connectors for connection to the sound-producing unit. The sound-producing unit includes mating connectors for removably attaching and electrically connecting the sound-producing unit to the read-only memory unit, a battery for supplying power to both the sound-producing unit and the read-only memory unit, and a speaker for producing the sounds represented by the data stored in the read-only memory unit.

Claims

1. A talking toy comprising a plurality of toy figures;

and a holder formed with a plurality of like sockets each for receiving any one of said toy figures;

each of said toy figures including a read-only memory unit having recorded therein digital data representing sounds characteristic of the respective toy figure, and connectors for connection to one of the sockets of said holder;

said holder including a transducer for reproducing the sound represented by the data stored in the read-only memory unit of the toy figures inserted in its sockets, and a battery supply for supplying power to both the transducer of the holder and the memory unit of each toy received in one of its sockets.