Amusement devices: toys – Changeable book – card – or picture
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-11
2001-04-03
Ackun, Jacob K. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Changeable book, card, or picture
C446S170000, C446S475000, C281S038000, C281S051000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06210248
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates generally to a book, and more particularly to an interactive book that uses one or more game pieces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Children's books and games have traditionally been available on not only a variety of topics, but also in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles. Children's books are often designed to induce children to read, as well as to keep the child's interest throughout the book. For example, children's books have been designed with, among other things, bright illustrations, scratch and sniff areas, pop-up figures, and lift-up flaps. Many of these features in the books are designed to teach children new skills, such as dexterity, memory, or imagination and reasoning.
Developing children continuously learn new cognitive and physical skills. Books have been recognized as helping children with letter and word recognition, as well as improving their small motor skills. The more interactive the user was with the book, on both a cognitive level as well as being able to physically manipulate portions of the book, the greater opportunity there was for the user to learn on a variety of levels.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention improves upon the prior art and provides additional benefits. Under one aspect of the invention, a book is usable with a game piece such as candy or the like. The book includes a front cover, a back cover, and a plurality of pages, wherein one of the pages has an internal passageway for the game piece. The internal passageway includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is shaped and sized to receive the game piece. The outlet is spaced apart from the inlet and sized to allow the game piece to exit the passageway. Under another aspect of the invention, multiple pages of the book contain internal passageways, wherein an outlet from a first page is substantially aligned with an inlet from an adjacent page such that the game piece is allowed to travel through the internal passageways and adjacent pages. Under another aspect of the invention, an actuator, such as a rotatable wheel or a pullable tab, interconnects discontinuous portions of the passageway and moves the game piece between a first portion of the passageway and a second portion of the passageway. Under still another aspect of the invention, a game piece dispenser is attached to the book. In one embodiment, the game piece dispenser has an opening aligned with an inlet aperture of an internal passageway such that game pieces are selectively dispensed into the internal passageway of the page. Under another aspect of the invention, a game piece container is mounted to the book to retain game pieces when not in use.
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Ackun Jacob K.
Carlson Jeffrey D.
Indigo Corporation
Perkins Coie LLP
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