Digestive-safe noise making device
OwnerGrace Coleinventor
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Abstract
The present application generally discloses a digestive-safe noise making device for placement in a product, such as a toy. The digestive-safe noise making device includes a wall forming a body. The body has a passable structure allowing for the passage of digestive material if ingested by a user. Passable structures presented herein include one or more kinks as well as one or more apertures. The passable structure prevents the noise making device from blocking digestive processes when traveling through or lodged within a portion of the GI tract. At least a portion of the noise making device may be made from digestible material.
Claims20
A noise making device, comprising:
- a wall forming a compressible body;
- a reed;
- a retaining member including a cavity extending therethrough, the retaining member integrally formed by the compressible body,
- wherein the cavity receives the reed such that the reed is fixedly attached to the retaining member;
- and
- a passable structure defined by the wall of the compressible body,
- wherein the passable structure is configured to allow for passage of digestive material while the noise making device is located within a gastrointestinal tract of a user.
A noise making device for placement inside or on a product, the noise making device comprising:
- a wall forming a body, the wall comprising a digestible material;
- a housing comprising a reed;
- a retaining member integrally formed with the body,
- wherein the retaining member is integrally formed with the body at a junction,
- wherein the housing fixedly attaches to the retaining member;
- and
- an aperture-defining surface defining an aperture extending through the body,
- wherein the aperture-defining surface is formed by at least a portion of the wall,
- wherein the aperture is configured to allow passage of digestive material upon ingestion of the noise making device by a user.
A method of manufacturing a noise making device, the method comprising:
- forming a hollowed structure via one or more manufacturing techniques, the hollowed structure forming a body,
- wherein the body is formed from a material;
- heating the material of the body to a temperature that allows the material to deform when forces are applied to the material;
- pressing a first tool and a second tool onto the body,
- wherein the first tool and the second tool are pressed onto the body from opposing directions;
- puncturing the body with the first tool and the second tool to create an aperture;
- heating the first tool and the second tool while the first tool and the second tool are puncturing the body;
- and
- sealing a wall of the aperture with the first tool and the second tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.