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US 7,030,592 B2Granted
Battery charger amusement device
OwnerSun Yuinventor
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Abstract
A battery charger amusement has a receptacle adapted to receive a rechargeable battery and an electronic circuit communicating information stored within the device that is independent of charge status. The battery charger can include a motion actuator so as to move during the battery recharge process or includes a synthesizer so as to utter spoken utterances that are independent of charge status during the process. The device is intended to encourage the use of rechargeable batteries over a disposable counterpart.
Claims10
A battery charger amusement device comprising:
- a battery charger having a receptacle for receiving a rechargeable battery, the battery having a charge status;
- a source of information communicated to a user and selected from the group consisting of:
- sound, light, or a combination thereof for entertaining the user of the device, the information being independent of battery charge status;
- and
- an activator switch for the source, operative at least at such time as a rechargeable battery is disposed in said receptacle, to energize the information source to generate an output of the information.
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A battery charger amusement device comprising:
- a battery charger having a receptacle for receiving a rechargeable battery, the battery having a charge status;
- a source of information communicated to a user and selected from the group consisting of:
- sound, light, or a combination thereof for educating the user of the device, the information being independent of battery charge status;
- and
- an activator switch for the source, operative at least at such time as a rechargeable battery is disposed in said receptacle, to energize the information source to generate an output of the information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.