Plug-in picture with recorded message

Abstract

A self-contained, electronic message-emitting device for providing a recorded message and having an illuminated framed picture or photograph or transparency contained therein, that includes a housing unit having a frame member, a sound compartment, an electronic compartment, and a plug-in power component. The frame member includes a top wall having an elongated slot opening for receiving a picture or photograph or transparency therein; a shield for protecting the picture or photograph or transparency; and members for diffusing light to illuminate the picture or photograph or transparency. The sound compartment includes a plurality of speaker members, a recording microphone, and a plurality of speaker openings for emitting the sound of a recorded message from the speaker members. The electronic compartment houses a modular integrated circuit board and a circuit that includes an electronic microchip for recording a message, a record switch to activate the circuit to record a message, a reset switch to rewind the recorded message, and a light source for illuminating the frame member. The plug-in power component supplies electrical current from a car's cigarette lighter apparatus to power the circuit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.