Amusement devices: toys – Convertible from – or serving as diverse article
Patent
1992-11-12
1993-12-14
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Convertible from, or serving as diverse article
446 74, 446132, 446135, 446267, 206457, 206818, 220574, A63H 3300, A63H 300, A63H 3326, A63H 352
Patent
active
052697177
ABSTRACT:
Novelty dishware for serving food to children and implements associated with the dishware which function not only as eating utensils but also as play pieces, so that the eating process becomes a play activity which encourages eating. The dishware, which may be in bowl, plate or any other receptacle form adapted to accommodate food, includes a rim constituted by an annular, transparent duct filled with liquid having glitter particles dispersed therein, as well as a permanent-magnet piston. The piston is slidable in the duct to force the liquid to circulate and thereby animate the particles to create a dynamic display. Each implement is provided with a transparent handle that is filled with liquid having glitter particles dispersed therein, the free end of the handle having a permanent magnet actuator attached thereto. The actuator is magnetically linked to the piston when the free end of the handle is placed on the surface of the duct at a position adjacent the piston, whereby sliding movement of the actuator along the surface of the duct is accompanied by sliding movement of the piston within the duct to cause the liquid therein to circulate.
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Ebert Michael
Hafer Robert A.
Muir D. Neal
Trudeau Genin
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