Doll used to teach children to use the emergency 911 telephone numbers
First Claim
1. In combination, a doll having an exterior, a casing mounted on and recessed into a chest cavity of said doll and exposed to an observer, a tape player and cassette therefor mounted in said casing, a handset in electronic communication with said tape player said cassette having a pre-recorded message simulating likely questions asked by a "911" operator of a child in an emergency, said casing having a cover hinged to said casing a plurality of keys arranged in three columns and four rows on said cover totaling twelve keys simulating the pattern of touch-tone telephone keys, said keys being exposed to the exterior of said doll, said keys comprising a first key and a second key associated with the display of indicia of the numerals "9" and "1", respectively, beneath said cover on said casing a first switch located in said casing below the "9" indicium and a second switch in said casing below the "1" indicium, said cover being formed with a first hole in the location over said first key and a second hole in the location over the second key, and an electrical circuit in said casing to energize said tape player only upon depressing in sequence the first key, the second key and then the second key again, said tape player playing back said pre-recorded message when said circuit is energized.
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Abstract
To educate children how to use the emergency 911 telephone number, a talking doll displays the twelve keys of a conventional telephone instrument. Within the chest of the doll or mounted externally is a tape player having a pre-recorded tape of the words likely to be used by an emergency dispatcher at a "911 number". These include reassuring instructions, inquiries as to the name and address of the child and the nature of the emergency. Hence the user pushes the sequence of buttons "9", "1" and "1". This activates playing the recorded tape. At the end of the tape message, the tape automatically rewinds. A telephone instrument may be suspended on the doll in such manner that a switch is closed when the instrument is lifted from the hook before depressing the "9", "1", "1" buttons.
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- 1. In combination, a doll having an exterior, a casing mounted on and recessed into a chest cavity of said doll and exposed to an observer, a tape player and cassette therefor mounted in said casing, a handset in electronic communication with said tape player said cassette having a pre-recorded message simulating likely questions asked by a "911" operator of a child in an emergency, said casing having a cover hinged to said casing a plurality of keys arranged in three columns and four rows on said cover totaling twelve keys simulating the pattern of touch-tone telephone keys, said keys being exposed to the exterior of said doll, said keys comprising a first key and a second key associated with the display of indicia of the numerals "9" and "1", respectively, beneath said cover on said casing a first switch located in said casing below the "9" indicium and a second switch in said casing below the "1" indicium, said cover being formed with a first hole in the location over said first key and a second hole in the location over the second key, and an electrical circuit in said casing to energize said tape player only upon depressing in sequence the first key, the second key and then the second key again, said tape player playing back said pre-recorded message when said circuit is energized.
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