Teapot capable of giving off sound while it pours
US5441039A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J27/212
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A teapot has a handle provided therein with a receiving space shielded with a cover. The receiving space is intended to house therein a battery set and a circuit board comprising a sound-reproducing control circuit which is in turn composed of an integrated circuit for storing electronically a predetermined sound. The circuit board further comprises a control circuit and an automatic touch-control switch. The control circuit is intended to drive the electronic signals so as to reproduce the sound via a loud speaker housed in the cover. The touch-control switch is intended to actuate automatically the sound-reproducing control circuit at the time when the handle of the teapot is tilted to pour tea.
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