Patent · US Expired

Covertly operated toy talking parrot

US6135846A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 1999
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H3/28
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of operating a toy parrot of a known type, as illustrated and described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,913,676, having a voice-recording and a recorded voice-playback mechanism in the operation of which the playback of the previously recorded voice, namely that of the user, is initiated from a covert location, such as a pocket of the user, so that a listener is taken by surprise by the playback which significantly contributes to the play value of the toy parrot.

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