Amusement devices: toys – Convertible from – or serving as diverse article – Including sounding toy
Patent
1997-10-10
1999-05-11
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Convertible from, or serving as diverse article
Including sounding toy
446404, 446397, 426104, 426134, A63H5/00
Patent
active
059021675
ABSTRACT:
A device and method for transmitting sound waves between a signal source and a user's ears, wherein the sound waves bypass the air. The invention generally comprises an edible substance and a signal source operatively associated with the edible substance and configured to produce sound waves for transmission through the edible substance to a user's mouth, from which they are conducted by teeth and bones to the user's ears to be perceived as sound. The signal source may produce sound waves directly, or it may do so with the assistance of a transducer. The invention provides for the construction of a nearly limitless number of novel amusement devices that simultaneously combine appeal to taste and sound.
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Capper David G.
Filo Andrew S.
Carlson Jeffrey D.
Hafer Robert A.
Sonic Bites, LLC
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