Children's dress up toy capable of outputting a sound

• US 20050048863A1
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acting Out, LLC
• Original Assignee: Acting Out, LLC
• Inventors: Hazard, Anna V., Nasstrom, Andrea C.
• Application Number:
  US10/653,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20050048863A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/26
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/14 Skirts
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/52 Dolls' houses, furniture or other equipment simulating liquid flow A63H33/3022; Dolls' clothing or footwear

Abstract

There is provided a toy garment capable of producing a sound. The toy garment has a sound generating device having an integrated circuit chip, an amplifier, a power supply, one or more actuator switches, and an outer housing. The toy garment also has an article of dress that can receive the sound generating member. The toy garment can produce sound via motion-activated actuation.

Claims

1. A toy garment capable of generating a sound comprising:

a sound generating member having a first actuator switch and an outer housing; and

an article of dress having means for receiving said sound generating member, said article of dress being clothing, wherein said sound generating member emits a sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch.

2. The toy garment of claim 1, wherein said sound generating member has an integrated circuit chip, an amplifier, and a power supply.

3. The toy garment of claim 1, wherein said clothing is selected from the group consisting of a skirt, dress, shirt, and pants.

4. The toy garment of claim 1, wherein said sound generating member is removably connected to said article of dress.

5. The toy garment of claim 1, wherein said sound generating member emits sound, said sound being selected from the group consisting of music, voice, articulation, audible vibration, and any combinations thereof.

6. The toy garment of claim 5, wherein said sound generating member emits interchangeable prerecorded sound.

7. The toy garment of claim 1, wherein said sound generating member has a second actuator switch that is activated by motion of said sound generating member.

8. The toy garment of claim 7, wherein said sound generating member emits sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch and motion of said sound generating member.

9. The toy garment of claim 8, wherein said sound generating member ceases to emit sound after a period of non-motion.

10. The toy garment of claim 9, wherein said period of non-motion is about 15 seconds to about 45 seconds.

11. The toy garment of claim 10, wherein said period of non-motion is adjustable.

12. The toy garment of claim 8, wherein manual actuation and deactuation of said first actuator switch override motion activation of said sound generating member.

13. The toy garment of claim 1, wherein said outer housing is formed from a material being selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic, a thermoset material, a rigid material, a resilient material, a composite material, and any combinations thereof.

14. The toy garment of claim 13, wherein said material is high impact polystyrene porene.

15. (canceled)

16. A toy garment capable of generating a sound comprising:

an article of dress having a pocket, wherein said article of dress is clothing; and

a sound generating member adapted to be removably inserted into said pocket and having an integrated circuit chip, an amplifier, a power supply, a first actuator switch and an outer housing, wherein said sound generating member emits a sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch.

17. The toy garment of claim 16, wherein said clothing is selected from the group consisting of skirt, dress, shirt, and pants.

18. The toy garment of claim 16, wherein said pocket has a hole.

19. The toy garment of claim 16, wherein said sound generating member emits sound, said sound being selected from the group consisting of music, voice, articulation, audible vibration, and any combinations thereof.

20. The toy garment of claim 19, wherein said sound generating member emits interchangeable prerecorded sound.

21. The toy garment of claim 16, wherein said sound generating member has a second actuator switch that is activated by motion of said sound generating member.

22. The toy garment of claim 21, wherein said sound generating member emits sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch and motion of said sound generating member.

23. The toy garment of claim 22, wherein said sound generating member ceases to emit sound after a period of non-motion.

24. The toy garment of claim 23, wherein said period of non-motion is about 15 seconds to about 45 seconds.

25. The toy garment of claim 24, wherein said period of non-motion is adjustable.

26. The toy garment of claim 22, wherein manual actuation and deactuation of said first actuator switch override motion activation of said sound generating member.

27. The toy garment of claim 22, wherein manual deactuation of said first actuator switch overrides motion activation of said second actuator switch.

28. The toy garment of claim 16, wherein said outer housing is formed from a material being selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic, a thermoset material, a rigid material, a resilient material, a composite material, and any combinations thereof.

30. The toy garment of claim 16, wherein said article of dress and said sound generating member are miniaturized.

29. (canceled)

31. A toy garment capable of generating a sound comprising:

a sound generating member having a first actuator switch and a second actuator switch; and

an article of dress having means for receiving said sound generating member, wherein said article of dress is clothing.

32. The toy garment of claim 31, wherein said sound generating member has an integrated circuit chip, an amplifier, a power supply, and an outer housing.

33. The toy garment of claim 31, wherein said clothing is selected from the group consisting of skirt, dress, shirt, and pants.

34. The toy garment of claim 31, wherein said sound generating member is removably connected to said article of dress.

35. The toy garment of claim 31, wherein said article of dress has a pocket for receiving said sound generating member.

36. The toy garment of claim 31, wherein said sound generating member emits sound, said sound being selected from the group consisting of music, voice, articulation, audible vibration, and any combinations thereof.

37. The toy garment of claim 36, wherein said sound generating member emits interchangeable prerecorded sound.

38. The toy garment of claim 31, wherein said first actuator switch is actuated and deactuated by manual depression of said first actuator switch.

39. The toy garment of claim 38, wherein said second actuator switch is actuated by motion of said sound generating member.

40. The toy garment of claim 39, wherein said sound generating member emits sound in response to motion of said sound generating member after actuation of said first actuator switch.

41. The toy garment of claim 40, wherein said sound generating member emits sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch and said second actuator switch.

42. The toy garment of claim 41, wherein manual actuation and deactuation of said first actuator switch override motion actuation of said sound generating member.

43. The toy garment of claim 42, wherein manual deactuation of said first actuator switch overrides motion actuation of said second actuator switch.

44. The toy garment of claim 40, wherein said sound generating member ceases to emit sound after a period of non-motion.

45. The toy garment of claim 44, wherein said period of non-motion is about 15 seconds to about 45 seconds.

46. The toy garment of claim 45, wherein said period of non-motion is adjustable.

47. The toy garment of claim 32, wherein said outer housing is formed from a material being selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic, a thermoset material, a rigid material, a resilient material, a composite material, and any combinations thereof.

48. (canceled)

49. A toy garment capable of generating a sound comprising:

a sound generating member having a first actuator switch and an outer housing; and

an article of dress having means for receiving said sound generating member, said article of dress being a shoe, wherein said sound generating member emits a sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch.

50. The toy garment of claim 49, wherein said sound generating member has an integrated circuit chip, an amplifier, and a power supply.

51. The toy garment of claim 49, wherein said sound generating member is removably connected to said article of dress.

52. The toy garment of claim 49, wherein said sound generating member emits sound, said sound being selected from the group consisting of music, voice, articulation, audible vibration, and any combinations thereof.

53. The toy garment of claim 52, wherein said sound generating member emits interchangeable prerecorded sound.

54. The toy garment of claim 49, wherein said sound generating member has a second actuator switch that is activated by motion of said sound generating member.

55. The toy garment of claim 54, wherein said sound generating member emits sound in response to actuation of said first actuator switch and motion of said sound generating member.

56. The toy garment of claim 55, wherein said sound generating member ceases to emit sound after a period of non-motion.

57. The toy garment of claim 56, wherein said period of non-motion is about 15 seconds to about 45 seconds.

58. The toy garment of claim 57, wherein said period of non-motion is adjustable.

59. The toy garment of claim 55, wherein said first actuator switch is actuated and deactuated by manual depression of said first actuator switch.

60. The toy garment of claim 59, wherein manual actuation and deactuation of said first actuator switch override motion activation of said sound generating member.

61. The toy garment of claim 49, wherein said outer housing is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic, a thermoset material, a rigid material, a resilient material, a composite material, and any combinations thereof.

62. The toy garment of claim 61, wherein said material is high impact polystyrene porene.