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US 12,478,862 B2Granted
Educational toy having multiple drawers
OwnerYadira A. Pinillainventor
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Abstract
An educational toy and systems, methods, and components thereof can include a body, a plurality of drawers at a front side of the body, and a plurality of puzzle pieces. The drawers can be vertically aligned with each other. Each of the drawers can be movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position. Each drawer can include: a puzzle surface having a set of receptacles to receive a predefined set of the plurality of puzzle pieces, and a handle extending from a front face of the drawer.
Claims17
An educational toy for a child comprising:
- a first body in the form of a square cube having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a rear side, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a front side opposite the rear side;
- a plurality of drawers provided on the front side of the first body, the plurality of drawers including only four drawers and being vertically aligned with each other on the front side of the first body;
- a top handle extending from the top side of the first body;
- and
- a plurality of puzzle pieces,
- wherein each of the plurality of drawers is movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position and includes:
- a second body,
- a puzzle surface recessed in the second body, the puzzle surface having a set of distinct recesses to receive a predefined set of the plurality of puzzle pieces,
- a handle extending from a front face of the second body of the drawer, and
- a set of indicia corresponding to the predefined set of the plurality of puzzle pieces,
- wherein the toy further comprises a speaker;
- and
- a detector associated with each of the recesses to detect when one of the puzzle pieces has been properly fitted into a corresponding one of the recess,
- wherein the speaker is configured to output an audible message responsive to the detector detecting that one of the puzzle pieces has been properly fitted into the corresponding one of the recesses.
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A method comprising:
- providing an educational toy including a body and a plurality of drawers slidably coupled to the body, the drawers being in vertical alignment with each other, and the drawers each having a front plate on a front face side of the body;
- and
- providing a plurality of puzzle pieces for each of the drawers,
- wherein each of the drawers is slidable between a fully open position and a fully closed position and includes:
- a puzzle surface having a set of receptacles to receive a predefined set of the plurality of puzzle pieces,
- a handle extending from the front plate of the drawer, and
- a set of indicia corresponding to the predefined set of the plurality of puzzle pieces,
- wherein with only one of the drawers in the fully open position:
- placing at least one of the puzzle pieces in a corresponding one of the receptacles in said one drawer in the fully open position;
- and
- outputting, via a speaker of the educational toy, an audible sound upon each occurrence of the puzzle piece being properly placed in the corresponding one of the receptacles of said one drawer in the fully open position.
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An educational apparatus for a child comprising:
- a body having a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a rear side, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a front side opposite the rear side;
- a plurality of drawers vertically aligned with each other on the front side of the body;
- and
- a plurality of puzzle pieces,
- wherein each of the plurality of drawers is movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position and includes:
- a puzzle surface having a set of receptacles to receive a predefined set of the plurality of puzzle pieces, and a handle extending from a front face of the drawer,
- wherein the toy further comprises circuitry and at least one speaker,
- wherein the circuitry is configured to control output of one or more messages via the speaker responsive to placement of one or more puzzle pieces in corresponding ones of the receptacles in the puzzle surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.