Books – strips – and leaves – Book – element thereof – or accessory therefor – Binding
Patent
1997-11-21
1999-10-05
Pitts, Andrea L.
Books, strips, and leaves
Book, element thereof, or accessory therefor
Binding
105 15, 273286, 273287, 281 38, 281 51, 446148, B42D 108
Patent
active
059611499
ABSTRACT:
The covers and flaps of the cover construction of the book and toy assembly are opened and laid flat. Pop-up and fixed structures on the opened cover construction form a village, and a path or track passes through and by the village. The path passes over the front and rear covers, the spine therebetween, and the front and rear flaps folded out from the respective covers. A toy train stored in a storage compartment mounted on the front cover can be removed therefrom by the user, wound up, placed on the track and allowed to run around the track, and thereby through the village. Pressing a button on the inside of the book spine causes a noise making device to emit a train whistle noise to add realism and enjoyment to the train playing experience. Indicia and pictures on the flaps and readable with the covers open and the flaps closed tell a story about the train traveling through the village. When play is completed, the train is returned to its storage compartment, and the cover construction is closed to define a "book," which is stored in a book case or the like.
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Intervisual Books, Inc.
Pitts Andrea L.
Smith Monica
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