Interactive foodstuff holding device
OwnerWilliam Randall Palmer, Stephen Lynn Palmerinventors
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Abstract
An interactive foodstuff emits sound, light, motion or other action by the control and/or manipulation of the electrical, optical or physical conditions of or proximal to the foodstuff.
Claims12
The combination of a foodstuff and a holding device that produces different levels of a sensory effect based upon manipulation thereof by a manipulator, said holding device comprising a rigid housing assembly having a means for holding foodstuff and a foodstuff member removably secured to said rigid housing, said rigid housing assembly including output means for producing at least one sensory effect selected from the group consisting of sound, light, movement, vibration, electrical stimulation, and odor generation at variable levels, said variable levels being proportionate to the relationship between said manipulator and said foodstuff member, a power supply for energizing said output means, said power supply being electrically coupled to said output means through a circuit assembly, said output means altering said levels of said at least one sensory effect by physical interaction between said foodstuff member and said manipulator wherein said manipulation causes corresponding changes in the level of said effect.
The combination of a foodstuff and a holding device that produces different interactive levels of a sensory effect based upon manipulation thereof by a manipulator, said holding device comprising a rigid housing assembly having a means for holding foodstuff and a foodstuff member removably secured to said rigid housing, said rigid housing assembly including output means for producing at least one sensory effect selected from the group consisting of sound, light, movement, vibration, electrical stimulation, and odor generation at variable levels, a power supply for energizing said output means, said power supply being electrically coupled to said output means through a circuit assembly, said output means altering said levels of said at least one sensory effect by physical interaction between said foodstuff member and said manipulator wherein said manipulation causes corresponding changes in the level of said effect wherein said output means includes a control means, said control means regulates said at least one sensory effect based upon a capacitance of said circuit assembly, said capacitance being a product of said interaction between said manipulator and said foodstuff, wherein said foodstuff is optically conductive and said control means regulates said at least one sensory effect based upon an amount of light passing into a light registering member through said foodstuff.
The combination of a foodstuff and a hand held holding device that produces a sensory effect based on manipulation thereof by a manipulator, said holding device comprising a housing assembly for holding a foodstuff and a foodstuff member removably secured to said housing, said housing assembly including output means for producing at least one sensory effect, a power supply for energizing said output means, said power supply electrically coupled to said housing, said output means and said foodstuff through a circuit assembly, whereby said circuit is closed and a sensory effect is produced when said hand held housing is manipulated to bring said foodstuff in contact with said manipulator.
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