A musical baby bottle comprising:
- a nipple;
- a liquid container connected to said nipple such that a liquid passes from said liquid container to said nipple, said liquid container having an opening at the end opposite said nipple;
- a base section fastened to said opening of said liquid container, said base section having a generally round exterior configuration, said base section having a beveled upper surface which engages the inner surface of said liquid container, said beveled upper surface slidingly engaging said inner surface of said liquid container, said base section having a lip extending from said beveled upper surface, said lip engaging said inner surface of said liquid container, said base section having a flat surface across the top of said beveled upper surface, said flat surface sealing the interior of said base section from the interior of said liquid container, said base section having a shoulder area formed at the bottom of said beveled upper surface, said shoulder abutting the end of said liquid container;
- a microchip having musical information encoded therein, said microchip fastened to the interior portion of said base section, said microchip fastened to the side of said flat surface opposite the interior of said liquid container;
- an insulating layer fastened to the side of said flat surface opposite the interior of said liquid container, said microchip fastened to the opposite side of said insulating layer from said flat surface;
- a speaker electrically connected to said microchip, said speaker fastened within the interior of said base section, said speaker being a generally flat speaker, said speaker positioned adjacent an outer surface of said base section;
- a battery electrically connected to said microchip, said battery fastened within the interior of said base section;
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- switch means electrically connected to said microchip, said switch means for selectively activating said microchip, said switch means responsive to external stimulus acting on said baby bottle, said switch means comprising:
- a first mercury switch fixedly positioned within said base section, said first mercury switch tilted such that the off-position of said switch is tilted toward the bottom of said base section, the on-position of said first mercury switch being farther from the bottom of said base section than said off-position;
- a second mercury switch fixedly positioned within said base section, said second mercury switch being angularly offset by 90 degrees from said first mercury switch;
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- a third mercury switch fixedly positioned within said base section, said third mercury switch angularly offset by 90 degrees from both said first mercury switch and said second mercury switch, said second and third mercury switches having an off-position closer to the bottom of said base section than the on-position, said first, second and third mercury switches responsive to an angular movement of said baby bottle, said first, second and third mercury switches connected to said microchip such that when any of said mercury switches are in the on-position, the microchip is activated to release the encoded musical information.