The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 05, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles A Cummings, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Tonka Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
434317 ; 434339 ; 40455 ;
Abstract
A talking book including a power source, switches, voice chips and speaker, all of which are mounted within the book and act together to 'read' the words written on pages of the book. The switches are pressure-sensitive types, and marked areas on the pages are pressed in order to activate the switches and the chips in order to produce words or other sounds.