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Singing electronic frog
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-02-12
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Granted: 1983-10-25
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Expires: 2002-02-12
Abstract
Abstract An electronic, sound producing toy in the shape of a frog; including a stationary base and an upwardly pivotable body so as to break a circuit of a battery powered sound system, a rubberband to pivot the body upward while loop pile fastener elements retards the pivoting action.
Inventors
- 👤 Radames Cancel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:04
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H13/00; A63H13/02; A63H3/00; A63H3/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A singing electronic frog, comprising in combination, a base in the shape of a frog's hind legs, a body in the shape of an upper torso of a frog, said body being pivoted on said base, an electronic circuit in said frog including a sound producing system, means to open said circuit when said body is upwardly pivoted away from said base, force element means for biasing said body away from said base, and mating alined juxtaposed loop pile fastener elements secured to said body and said base for restraining said biasing force element means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A singing electronic frog, comprising in combination, a base in the shape of a frog's hind legs, a body in the shape of an upper torso of a frog, said body being pivoted on said base, an electronic circuit in said frog including a sound producing system, means to open said circuit when said body is upwardly pivoted away from said base, force element means for biasing said body away from said base, and mating alined juxtaposed loop pile fastener elements secured to said body and said base for restraining said biasing force element means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said forced element means includes a rubberband between said base and body so as to cause said body to be upwardly pivoted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The combination as set in claim 2, wherein a restraining biasing force element means between said base and body exerts a gradually diminishing force to permit said rubberband pivoting said body upwardly away from said base.
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