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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Barbara J. Amrod, Ridgefield, CT (US);
John A. Bardwell, Bethel, CT (US);
Kenneth R. Thayer, Danbury, CT (US);
Susan M. Seamon, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US);
Jeffrey S. Gibb, Boonton, NJ (US);
Barbara M. Smith, Forest Hills, NY (US);
Dexter R. Below, Wilton, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A container that includes a sound assembly mounted thereon. The sound assembly includes a sound chip activated by a light sensor. An opening is cut into the container for receiving the sound chip which is mounted on a mounting member. The mounting member, in turn, is sealed to the container such that the opening is completely closed and the mounting member is substantially visually indistinguishable from the exterior of the container. The sound assembly is preferably mounted near the end of the container designed to be opened such that it is activated immediately upon opening the container.