Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Having sounding means
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-09
2004-03-02
Ackun, Jacob K. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Having sounding means
C446S304000, C446S436000, C446S484000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06699097
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to timer operated toys.
2. Background Information
There have been developed toys that operate in conjunction with the quantity of input from a child. For example, Ideal Toy Corp. marketed a line of toy vehicles under the trademark GUZZLERS, that allowed a user to fill a “gas tank” with water. The vehicles would run for a time period that corresponded to the amount of water in the tank.
There have also been marketed electronic pets that require care by a child. With electronic pets a child must depress a button(s) to simulate an activity such as eating. The pets have an electronic display that can provide expressions indicating whether the child has performed the required care. None of these pets provide a correlation between the operation of the toy and the amount of time that the button is depressed.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One embodiment of the present invention is a timer activated toy which has a switch that can be switched to an on position. The toy also has an input device that can receive an input for a time interval. A counter may count to a count value once the switch is switched to the on position. The value of the count corresponds to the time interval of the input. The state of an output device is switched when the switch is turned to the on position. The output device switches states again when the counter reaches the count value.
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Foster George T.
Rudell Elliot
Ackun Jacob K.
Irell & Manella LLP
Rudell Elliot
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