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US 5,181,744 AGranted
Promotional auto dialer card
OwnerStephen M. Betheilinventor
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Abstract
A promotional device for advertising and for causing a consumer to place a telephone call to an advertiser includes a plastic card with a tone generator for generating tones for dialing a telephone, the tone generator being affixed to and preferably encapsulated within the card. The tone generator has its own battery power source and a ceramic speaker. A pressure sensitive switch actuable by finger pressure controls the tone generation and the card proximate the switch is deformable to permit switch actuation.
Claims17
A promotional device for advertising and for causing a consumer to place a telephone call to an advertiser comprising:
- (a) a card wherein said card is a planar member having a front surface, a back surface and a peripheral edge;
- (b) a tone generator affixed to said card for generating tones for dialing
- (c) a switch means for controlling said tone generator to selectively invoke tone generation;
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- (d) a protective means for selectively protecting said switch means from inadvertent activation, said protective means being movable from a first position, wherein the activation of said switch means is prevented to a second position wherein the activation of said switching means is allowed.
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