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Interactive audio-visual puzzle

  • US 5,087,043 A
  • Filed: 02/09/1990
  • Issued: 02/11/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An audio-visual interactive puzzle comprising:

  • a rigid puzzle form defining an upper surface, including a predetermined number of form cutouts;

    an upper graphic disposed on said upper surface of said form;

    a plurality of respective removable puzzle pieces, each having a peripheral configuration conforming to that of an associated form cutout and bearing a piece graphic;

    a flexible membrane having an underside and bearing, on said underside thereof, a plurality of conductors in predetermined relative disposition;

    a plurality of respective lower graphics disposed to overlie said flexible membrane and to underlie said form cutouts;

    a spacer including respective spacer cutouts generally corresponding to and disposed to underlie said form cutouts;

    a conductive ground plane disposed to underlie said spacer cutouts;

    means for maintaining said form, said lower graphics, said flexible membrane, said spacer and said ground plane in predetermined relative dispositions; and

    an electronic sound generator, responsive to input signals applied thereto, for generating respective predetermined associated sounds in response to the input signals;

    said flexible membrane conductors, said spacer and said ground plane corresponding to form a touchpad including a touchpoint corresponding to each of said lower graphics electrically connected to said electronic sound generator, to selectively effect generation of said the input signals to said electronic sound generator.

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