US 8,013,227 B2 · Toy piano

Abstract

In order to be able to salvage toy pianos that have become damaged during shipping, a structure and process for manufacture of toy pianos has been developed wherein (1) stop piece (or block members) are permanently affixed to certain side forming members, allowing certain other side forming members to be non-permanently affixed thereto via connectors non-permanently anchored to said block members; (2) horizontal slits are provided near the bottom of certain side members to fit over edges of the bottom member, allowing the edges of said bottom member to firmly but non-permanently nest therein; and (3) vertical grooves are provided near ends of certain side members to fit over ends of certain other side members, allowing the ends of said certain other side members to firmly but non-permanently nest therein. These innovations each assist, and together greatly facilitate, the production of a toy piano that is solid and durable in structure while simultaneously allowing easy replacement of damaged parts. Rather than the entire piano needing to be discarded the damage part can simply be removed and a new piece put in its place.

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Dependent claims

A toy piano, comprising:

a predetermined piano shape created by non-permanently joining a plurality of side forming members including a bottom member and a plurality of side members to form an enclosure, which side members include a back side member, a front side member, and lateral side members;
a sound board reproducing the sound of a toy piano, said sound board being secured within said enclosure;
and
wherein at least one of
a block member is affixed to a said side forming member, allowing an other said side forming member to be non-permanently affixed thereto via connectors anchored to said block member,
a horizontal slit is provided near the bottom of a said side member to fit over an edge of the bottom member, allowing the edge of said bottom member to non-permanently nest therein, and
a vertical groove is provided near an end of a said side member to fit over an end of an other said side member, allowing the end of said other side member to non-permanently nest therein.

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A toy piano, comprising:

a predetermined piano shape created by non-permanently joining a plurality of side forming members including a bottom member and a plurality of side members to form an enclosure, which side members include a back side member, a front side member, and lateral side members;
a sound board reproducing the sound of a toy piano, said sound board being secured within said enclosure;
wherein block members are affixed to a portion of said side forming members, allowing other side forming members to be non-permanently affixed thereto via connectors anchored to said block members;
wherein horizontal slits are provided near the bottom of a portion of said side members to fit over edges of the bottom member, allowing the edges of said bottom member to non-permanently nest therein;
wherein vertical grooves are provided near ends of a portion of said side members to fit over ends of other side members, allowing the ends of said other side members to non-permanently nest therein;
and
wherein said block members are affixed to side forming members in part by inserting portions of said block members into dados provided in the surface of said side forming members.

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A toy piano, comprising:

a predetermined piano shape created by non-permanently joining a plurality of side forming members including a bottom member and a plurality of side members to form an enclosure, which side members include a back side member, a front side member, and lateral side members;
a sound board reproducing the sound of a toy piano, said sound board being secured within said enclosure;
wherein block members are affixed to a portion of said side forming members, allowing other side forming members to be non-permanently affixed thereto via connectors anchored to said block members;
wherein horizontal slits are provided near the bottom of a portion of said side members to fit over edges of the bottom member, allowing the edges of said bottom member to non-permanently nest therein;
wherein vertical grooves are provided near ends of a portion of said side members to fit over ends of other side members, allowing the ends of said other side members to non-permanently nest therein;
wherein said block members are affixed to side forming members in part by inserting portions of said block members into dados provided in the surface of said side forming members;
and
wherein holes on a portion of said side members are provided at predetermined locations, which side member holes correspond with holes in said block members at predetermined locations such that a non-permanent connector can be inserted into said holes to non-permanently affix said side members to said block members.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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