Portable electric quiz annunciator

Claim 1

A portable, self-contained electric quiz annunciator adapted to be placed on a table or the like comprising: a. an elongated housing including a front wall, a rear wall opposite said front wall and a top wall positioned between said front and rear walls, b. said rear wall sloping away from said top wall, c. said housing being of a size and shape permitting a plurality of competing contestants to be observed from a position in front of said housing when sitting behind same, d. said housing including a compartment adapted to store associated paraphernalia, e. handle means for carrying said annunciator secured to said top wall, f. means associated with one of said walls to permit said last mentioned wall to be opened thereby permitting access to the interior of said housing, g. a plurality of longitudinally aligned light means supported within said housing for indicating when each contestant has answered, h. said front wall including means for viewing from outside said housing said plurality of light means, i. said means for viewing including a plurality of longitudinally aligned apertures in said front wall, j. a plurality of longitudinally aligned contestant operated switches mounted externally on said rear wall and arranged to permit a single contestant to be seated behind each of said switches, k. said plurality of switches, light means and apertures being aligned from front to rear such that individual ones of said plurality of switches are positioned directly behind individual ones of said plurality of light means and apertures to thereby visually associate each of said plurality of light means with a particular contestant, l. circuit means mounted within said housing for interconnecting said plurality of switches, said plurality of light means and a source of power to activate one of said plurality of light means upon the closinG of that one of said plurality of switches positioned behind said last mentioned one of said plurality of light means and simultaneously render the others of said plurality of light means inoperable when said last mentioned one of said light means is activated, and m. an electrically operated buzzer supported within said housing, n. said circuit means including means for activating said buzzer simultaneously with the activation of said one of said light means to emphasize the fact that a contestant has answered.