Battery charger amusement device

• US 20060226809A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sun Yu
• Original Assignee: Sun Yu
• Inventors: Yu, Sun
• Granted Patent: US 7,259,541 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/115
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/00 Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 29/22 Electric drives power supply through track A63H18/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/50 Frames, stands, or wheels for dolls or toy animals
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A battery charger amusement has a receptacle adapted to receive a rechargeable battery, an electronic circuit monitoring battery charge status, and a mechanical movement signal activated upon charge status attainment. The battery charger can include a motion actuator so as to move during the battery recharge process. The device is intended to encourage the use of rechargeable batteries over a disposable counterpart.

Claims

1. A battery charger amusement device comprising:

a housing configured in a form selected from the group consisting of;

humanoid, animate, vehicular and natural;

a dynamo powering a battery charger in electrical communication with a rechargeable battery, the battery having a charge status; and

a source of information communicated to a user and selected from the group consisting of;

sound, light, movement or a combination thereof for entertaining the user of the device, the information being independent of battery charge status.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the housing has a movable portion.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the information is of a type selected from the group consisting of language, text, music, light, movement and video.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the source of information is light and light is generated by a light emitting diode.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a video display.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein said housing has the humanoid form or the animate form of a figurine.

7. The device of claim 5 wherein said housing has the humanoid form or the animate form of a jack-in-the-box.

8. The device of claim 1 further comprising an activator switch for the source of information.