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Squeezable talking trading cards

US5938199A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1995
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB42D15/022
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A trading card capable of generating sounds comprises a thin housing having front and back surfaces, flexible sheets affixed to the front surface and to the back surface of the housing, a voice chip located in the housing for generating patterns of sounds, a battery located in the housing for supplying electrical power to the voice chip, and a switch located in the housing for activating the voice chip. The subject trading card may be activated by squeezing the flexible sheets between the thumb and forefinger at a selected switch location.

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