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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J Convertine, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John F Mayer, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Mills Fun Group, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 96 ; 360 62 ; 360118 ;
Abstract
A miniature tape recorder for use by children. The recorder is normally incorporated in a toy, such as a doll, so that the child can speak to the toy, and thereafter playback, or repeat, the word or phrase spoken. During the record sequence, messages spoken into a microphone positioned within the toy, are recorded on a movable magnetic tape. The tape is caused to move in a first direction by means of a drawstring, and in a second direction by means of a constant force spring motor. During playback, the previously recorded message is reproduced.