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US 5,568,452 AGranted
Alarm clock
OwnerHarry Kronenberginventor
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Abstract
An alarm clock is provided which has a moving display signal and a characteristic sound signal. The alarm clock comprises a housing having an interior chamber, an actionable member located within the interior chamber, and means for moving the actionable member at a predetermined time. Further provided are sound generating means generating a characteristic sound signal.
Claims24
An alarm clock for emitting a characteristic sound signal and a moving display signal at a predetermined time, comprising
- a housing having an interior chamber and a surface defining an opening in said housing;
- an actionable member including a carrier portion located within said interior chamber and having an aperture, said actionable member being sized to fit through said housing opening;
- release means at least partially extended in said aperture for moving said actionable member from a first position in said interior chamber to a second position;
- an electronic clock mechanism mounted within said housing, said clock mechanism including alarm means for setting a pre-selected alarm signal generated by said clock mechanism;
- electronic sound generating means for generating a characteristic sound signal in response to said alarm signal;
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- electronic actuation means for operating said release means and for operating said sound generating means in response to said alarm signal
- wherein said actionable member is manually displaceable to said first position thereby terminating said characteristic sound signal and thereby resetting said alarm signal and said sound generating means.
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An alarm clock for indicating a predetermined time by an alarm signal, comprising:
- a housing in the shape of a sports ball, said housing having an interior chamber and a surface defining an opening in said housing;
- an actionable member including a carrier portion located within said interior chamber and having an aperture, said actionable member being sized to fit through said housing opening;
- release means at least partially extended in said aperture for moving said actionable member from a first position in said interior chamber to a second position;
- an electronic clock mechanism mounted within said housing, said clock mechanism including alarm means for setting a pre-selected alarm signal generated by said clock mechanism;
- electronic sound generating means for generating a characteristic sound signal in response to said alarm signal;
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- electronic actuation means for operating said release means and for operating said sound generating means in response to said alarm signal wherein said housing is in the form of a sports ball, said housing bearing indicia and marking to simulate said sports ball and said actionable member having the form of a human being, said human being bearing indicia, markings, and gestures characteristic of the sport associated with said sports ball wherein said characteristic sound signal is a voice recitation, said voice recitation being characteristic for said characteristic actionable member associated with said sport
- wherein said actionable member is manually displaceable to said first position,thereby terminating said characteristic sound signal and thereby resetting said alarm signal and said sound generating means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.