Alarm clock
OwnerMichael E. Adamsinventor
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Abstract
An alarm clock in the shape of an animal standing atop a base includes a clock mechanism and a sound generating circuit connected to the clock mechanism to produce an alarm sound characteristic of the animal represented by the shape of the alarm clock. That body part of the represented animal from which the novel alarm sound is popularly believed to emanate is manually manipulated to cancel and reset the alarm sound.
Claims13
An alarm clock for broadcasting an alarm signal at a predetermined time, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first portion of said housing having the shape of a type of animal, a second portion of said housing providing a base for said animal shape;
- said animal having a characteristic sound, said first portion including an anatomical feature reflective of a source for said characteristic sound in animals of that type;
- a clock mechanism and clock display mounted within said housing;
- a manually operatable switch associated with said anatomical feature;
- a sound generating circuit connected to said clock mechanism and to said switch and effective to generate said characteristic sound at a predetermined time as determined by said clock mechanism;
- said switch effective to disable said characteristic sound;
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- said anatomical feature having portions thereof movable with respect to other portions of said housing to activate said switch.
An alarm clock for indicating a predetermined time by an alarm signal, comprising:
- a figure in the shape of an animal;
- a clock mechanism having a time display;
- a disable switch operable by manipulation of a feature on said animal figure, said feature being reflective of a source for a sound in animals of that type;
- an alarm circuit conected to said clock mechanism and to said disable switch including:
- a programmed control unit having means for storing data representing a sound characteristic of the animal represented by said animal figure;
- means for broadcasting said characteristic sound at a predetermined time, said disable switch being effective to interrupt broadcast of said characteristic sound;
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- means for broadcasting further of said characteristic sounds in a sequence following said predetermined time, said disable switch being effective to interrupt said sequence of characteristic sounds.
An alarm clock for broadcasting an alarm signal at a predetermined time, comprising;
- a base member;
- a housing in the shape of an animal which has a characteristic sound, said housing being affixed to said base member;
- a clock display and clock mechanism mounted within said base member;
- a manually operatable alarm shut-off and reset switch forming a body part of said animal from which said charactertic sound is popularly believed to emanate;
- means for broadcasting said characteristic sound mounted within said base;
- a power source in said base;
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- a sound generating circuit connected to said clock mechanism and said power source and said sound broadcasting means and said switch to produce said characteristic sound at a predetermined time as regulated by said clock mechanism, said sound generating circuit being disabled by operation of said switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.