Remote control simulating educational toy

• US 6,083,073 A
• Filed: 08/20/1998
• Issued: 07/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andrew Mcfarlane, Olga Mcfarlane
• Original Assignee: Andrew Mcfarlane, Olga Mcfarlane
• Inventors: McFarlane, Andrew, McFarlane, Olga
• Primary Examiner(s): RIMELL, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US09/137,228
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.37, 395/169, 395/170, 455/347, 455/350, 446/71, 446/73
• US Class Current: 446/71
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/30 Imitations of miscellaneous apparatus not otherwise provided for, e.g. telephones, weighing-machines, cash-registers savings boxes A45C1/12; toy ticket punches G07B9/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/3027 Radio or television sets
• 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 19/24 Use of tools

Abstract

The hand held battery operated educational toy simulating a remote control comprises: a housing having openings through an upper wall there of; a plurality of translucent push buttons each extending upward through one of the openings. Several of the buttons are a light actuation button and several of the buttons are a sound actuation button. A plurality of switches each linked with one of the push buttons and light emitting circuitry located in the housing produces specific and random lighting patterns. This includes two light emitting elements in the housing not positioned under a push button. The lighting circuitry causes light emitting elements to activate for a short period after the corresponding switches are closed by depressing a light and sound actuation button. Sound producing circuitry located in the housing produces specific words or sounds and includes a sound emitting element through which sound is reproduced for a short period after the corresponding switches are closed by depressing a light and sound actuation push button.

Claims

1. An educational toy simulating a remote control device, comprising:

a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, an upper edge and a lower edge;

a plurality of translucent function keys on said upper surface of said housing;

a plurality of translucent numeric keys on said upper surface of said housing;

a plurality of translucent lights of said upper edge of said housing;

lighting elements associated with each of said translucent function keys, translucent numeric keys and translucent lights;

a speaker located with in said housing for producing an audio output;

first means for producing a synthesized audio output to said speaker which correlates to a simulated function performed by one of said function keys;

second means for producing a synthesized audio output to said speaker which corresponds to a number on one of said numeric keys;

controller means located within said housing for simultaneously actuating each of the following;

(i) a lighting element associated with one of said keys;

(ii) a lighting element associated with one of said translucent lights;

(iii) one of said first and second means for producing a synthesized audio output.

2. The educational toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said controller means further includes means for controlling a volume of audio output.

3. The educational toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing further includes a play function button communicating with said controller means and said controller means further includes means for randomly lighting said lighting elements.

4. The educational toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said toy is self contained and does not communicate with external electronic devices.

5. The educational toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said toy is configured to simulate a remote control device for an electronic appliance.