Applause device
OwnerBradley Gotfriedinventor
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Abstract
An applause device including a sound generator capable of generating at least one applause sound. The sound generator preferably can generate at least one sound which can indicate approval or disapproval, such as clapping, hollering, whistling, booing, and hissing. A switch permits the user to select between each of the sounds. The device also preferably comprises illumination structure so as to illuminate at least a portion of the sound generation device. In a preferred embodiment, the applause device is shaped substantially, at least in part, in the shape of an open hand. A method for generating applause sounds and a system for remotely controlling the applause device is also disclosed.
Claims12
An applause communication system, comprising:
- an applause communication device formed by a housing having a sound generating device and a lighting structure, wherein at least a portion of the housing is formed of at least one of translucent and transparent materials, so that the lighting structure can illuminate at least a portion of the housing;
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- a central control center in communication with the applause communication device and capable of controlling the sound generating device and the lighting structure;
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- wherein the central control center signals the applause communication device to generate a sound selected from the group consisting of approval sounds and disapproval sounds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.