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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:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Morris, Weston, CT (US);
Assignee:
Joshua Morris Publishing, Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H / ; A63H / ; B42D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
281 151 ; 281 51 ; 283 631 ; 446196 ; 446216 ; 446404 ;
Abstract
A book having a sound producing capability which attracts the attention and interest of children and which does not require batteries or another source of electrical power. The book has a hollow spine or binding defining a conduit which slidably contains a noise making device, such as a whistle, therein. In the preferred embodiment, the spine of the book is a hollow tubular member which slidably receives a member which produces sound as it slides through the tubular member, under the force of gravity, due to the forced passage of air through tortuous paths and/or constricted openings or slits in the member (e.g., as in a whistle or the like).