Activity book with extrudable illustration feature
OwnerDeborah D'Andreainventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an activity book designed to make reading more enjoyable and educational for young readers. The activity book of the present invention comprises at least one illustrated page with at least one opening on the page through which a moldable material such as modeling clay is forced or extruded by the reader as through a die. The moldable material is forced through the opening(s) by the reader compressing the illustrated page against an area located on a hard flat surface such as a table or another page of the book. The moldable material passing through the opening(s) completes the illustration on the page. The shape of the opening(s) compliments the illustration and facilitates the completion of the illustration when a moldable material is extruded through the opening.
Claims17
An activity book, comprising:
- a set of bound pages at least one page of which has at least one illustration thereon;
- an amount of moldable material;
- at least one opening in at least one of said pages, said at least one opening corresponding to a part of said at least one illustration;
- and
- an area adjacent to at least one said page in which said moldable material is placed, wherein said moldable material is extruded through said opening such that said moldable material is transformed into a three dimensional shape thereby forming part of said at least one illustration.
A method of completing an illustration on a page of a book, comprising the steps of:
- placing a moldable material on a first page of said book;
- and
- turning a second page of said book, said second page having an illustration and at least one opening thereon, so as to compress said second page against said moldable material and extrude said moldable material through said at least one opening, thereby transforming said moldable material into a three-dimensional shape which completes said illustration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.