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US 5,188,222 AGranted
Anti-theft display package for animated talking time pieces
AssigneeSounds Fun, Inc.
InventorHarold D. Pierce
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Abstract
The anti-theft display package includes a casing which retains an animatable time piece spaced apart from the transparent covering to allow the animated time piece to move. Access to a switch to cause the time piece to become animated and emit sound to tell time is also incorporated in the packaging apparatus.
Claims9
A package and display system for displaying an animatable object having a switch for operating the object, comprising:
- an essentially planar molded base, said base including at least one recess to receive the object and to provide access to the switch of the object to be displayed within said package;
- a molded transparent cover, including means to restrain and space away said cover from an object to be displayed;
- fastening means about the periphery of said cover and said base for securely fastening said cover to said base;
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- means to fasten an object to be displayed to said base.
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A display apparatus for displaying an animated watch or the like which comprises:
- a base, including recesses within said base to receive an animated object to be displayed;
- inwardly facing recesses in said base to allow access to a switch to operate said object's animation;
- means to secure said object being displayed to said base;
- an essentially transparent cover, said cover sized to mate with said base at said base periphery, said cover further comprising means to retain said animated object to be displayed between said base and said cover, said restraining means further comprising means to space said cover away from the animated feature of said object to be displayed;
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- bonding means bonding said cover and said base at their mating surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.