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Amusement device for transmitting messages
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1981-09-21
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Granted: 1983-08-09
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Expires: 2001-09-21
Abstract
Abstract A amusement device for transmitting secret messages includes a central, generally flat, elongated core member for receiving the imprinting of messages thereon. A pressure sensitive sheet-like transfer element is wrapped around or placed adjacent a portion of the core material. The transfer element is coated on the side adjacent the core member with a substance which will transfer to the core upon pressure being applied to the outer side. The amusement device further includes an inner and outer wrapper, wrapped around the core member and pressure sensitive transfer element to disguise the nature of the device. A message may be written on the core material by using a stylus or other non-marking item to apply pressure to the outside wrapper. The pressure sensitive transfer element will imprint the message onto the core material such that when the core member is unwrapped, the message may be read. In one embodiment of the amusement element, the core member is a stick of chewing gum and the transfer element is coated with an edible substance.
Inventors
- 👤 Burton C. Meyer
- 👤 Beth E. Luecke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:08
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/50; A23G4/00; A23G4/18; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/065; A63F3/0685; A63F9/00; B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1733; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
An amusement device for transmitting a secret message, comprising: an edible core member for receiving and displaying the secret message, and a wrapper of a pressure sensitive transfer sheet sealingly enveloping the core member, said wrapper having an inside surface in contact with the core member and an exposed outside surface, said inside surface of said wrapper having a portion generally uniformly coated with an edible pressure sensitive transfer substance adapted to transfer from said wrapper to the core member in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of application of pressure to the outside surface of said wrapper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
An amusement device for transmitting a secret message, comprising: an edible core member for receiving and displaying the secret message, and a wrapper of a pressure sensitive transfer sheet sealingly enveloping the core member, said wrapper having an inside surface in contact with the core member and an exposed outside surface, said inside surface of said wrapper having a portion generally uniformly coated with an edible pressure sensitive transfer substance adapted to transfer from said wrapper to the core member in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of application of pressure to the outside surface of said wrapper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The amusement device of claim 1 wherein said wrapper includes a first folded sheet bearing said transfer substance, a second sheet for sealingly enclosing said first sheet and said core member and a third sheet enveloping said second sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The amusement device of claim 1 wherein said core member is resilient.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The amusement device of claim 3 wherein said core member is chewing gum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The amusement device of claim 1 wherein said edible transfer substance is granulated sugar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
An amusement method comprising the steps of: providing a generally flat edible core member; providing a wrapper of a pressure sensitive transfer sheet; coating a portion of one surface of said wrapper generally uniformly with an edible transfer substance; and wrapping said wrapper seaingly around said core member so that a portion of said transfer substance can be applied to said core member in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of application of pressure to the exterior of said wrapper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
80 words
An amusement method comprising the steps of: providing a generally flat edible core member; providing a wrapper of a pressure sensitive transfer sheet; coating a portion of one surface of said wrapper generally uniformly with an edible transfer substance; and wrapping said wrapper seaingly around said core member so that a portion of said transfer substance can be applied to said core member in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of application of pressure to the exterior of said wrapper.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 6 including the step of applying pressure in the pattern of written words to the exterior of said wrapper to print a message on said core member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the wrapping step includes the steps of enclosing said core member in a first sheet coated with the transfer substance, enclosing said first sheet within an air tight sealing sheet and enclosing said sealing sheet within a label sheet.
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