Typewriter-like toy
US4150903A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J3/365
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A toy simulating a typewriter for enabling a child to compose a large number of sentences from a limited number of words, the toy having a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a word imprinted thereon. A carriage is provided with paper receiving imprints of the words from hinged type arms operable upon depression of the keys, depression of one of the keys performing the imprinting operation and release of the key actuating a spacer frame coacting with an indexing bar for incrementing the carriage under force of a spring a predetermined distance.
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