Book having a pop-up toy

• US 5,681,199 A
• Filed: 09/30/1996
• Issued: 10/28/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Inc. (Imagine Nation Books LLC)
• Original Assignee: Joshua Morris Publishing Incorporated
• Inventors: Morris, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FOSSUM, LAURA J
• Application Number:
  US08/723,728
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 446/147, 446/148, 446/150, 446/151, 446/72, 446/73, 446/297, 446/309, 446/310, 446/311, 281/15.1, 281/51
• US Class Current: 446/73
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/16 Boxes from which figures jump
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/38 Picture books with additional toy effects, e.g. pop-up or slide displays picture books B42D1/00
• 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

Abstract

A book wherein one or more of the covers or pages are bound with a binding adapted for accepting a conduit, and a toy figure is movably extending within the conduit. The toy figure includes a top portion and an engaging portion. An activating device is also provided with the book. The activating device is actuated to extend the toy figure within the conduit using the bottom portion of the toy figure. A musical device may be provided within the conduit to generate a sound for a predetermined time period after the activating device is actuated.

Claims

1. A book, comprising:

a front cover, a back cover, and a plurality of pages therebetween, the front cover, back cover and pages being bound along one side thereof by a binding;

a conduit positioned within the binding;

a toy figure positioned-in the conduit;

an engaging member for moving the toy figure through the conduit;

an activating member positioned on the binding for actuating the engaging member to extend the toy figure along the conduit;

and at least partially outside the conduit.

2. The book according to claim 1, further comprising a musical device positioned in the conduit and coupled to the activating member, the musical device actuated by the activating member to generate sounds.

3. The book according to claim 2, wherein the musical device has a cylindrical shape, and wherein the activating member includes a crank handle coupled to the musical device, the crank handle being rotatable for actuating the sounds by spinning the musical device.

4. The book according to claim 2, wherein the musical device generates the sounds for a predetermined time period, the engaging member extending the toy figure after the predetermined time period expires.

5. The book according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member includes a spring.

6. The book according to claim 5, wherein the engaging member includes a sleeve member positioned over the spring.

7. The book according to claim 1, further comprising a musical device coupled to the activating member for generating sounds for a predetermined time period;

a holding member for extendingly releasing the engaging member after the predetermined time period expires.

8. The book according to claim 1, wherein the activating member includes one of a pull cord and a pull stick.

9. The book according to claim 1, wherein the activating member includes a button.

10. The book according to claim 1, wherein the conduit includes a top closure member for pivotally closing an upper opening of the conduit after the toy figure is placed in the conduit.

11. The book according to claim 10, further comprising a release member for securing the top closure member in a closed position after the toy figure is placed in the conduit.

12. The book according to claim 1, wherein the activating member is positioned between a first page a second page of the plurality of pages.

13. The book according to claim 12, wherein the activating member is accessible to a user when the first and second pages of the plurality of pages are exposed.

14. The book according to claim 1, wherein the activating member is positioned between a last one of the plurality of pages and the back cover.

15. The book according to claim 1, wherein the activating member is positioned between two of the plurality of pages.

16. The book according to claim 1, wherein the toy figure is a character of the book.

17. A book having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge oppositely positioned to the second edge, the book comprising:

a front cover, a back cover, and a multiplicity of pages therebetween, the front cover, back cover and pages being bound along the first edge by a binding;

a conduit positioned within the binding;

a toy figure positioned in the conduit and including an engaging member; and

an activating member positioned on the second edge between one of the plurality of pages and another one of the plurality of pages, the activating member being capable of actuating the engaging member to extend the toy figure along the conduit has been inserted.

18. The book according to claim 17, further comprising a musical device positioned in the conduit and coupled to the activating member, the activating member actuating the musical device to generate a sound for a predetermined time period.

19. The book according to claim 18, wherein the activating member caused the toy figure to extend after the predetermined time period expired.