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Title: |
US5518405:
Musical potty training device
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Aiello, Marianna C.; St. Charles, MO 63304-7930

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Assignee: |
None

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Published / Filed: |
1996-05-21
/ 1995-03-14

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Application Number: |
US1995000404306

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47K 11/04;
G09B 19/00;
Core:
A47K 11/00;
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IPC-7:
G09B 19/00;

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ECLA Code: |
A47K11/04; G09B19/00; G09B19/00L;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
434/258;
004/902;
Original:
434/258;
004/902;

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Field of Search: |
434/247,258
004/902,314,661

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Priority Number: |
| 1995-03-14 |
US1995000404306 |

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Abstract: |
A training device for entertaining and encouraging a person to sit comfortably for a period of time while toilet training, is the subject of the present invention. The device comprises, a chair member having a seat portion having a central opening therein for the passage of excrement, a back portion attached to the seat portion, and a pair of arms being attached to the seat portion and the back portion also, an electrically powered music box is attached to the chair member for producing a musical tune, an activator for manually activating the music box attached to the chair member, the activator being in electrical communication with the music box and comprising an electrical switch having a music activator button for manually actuating the switch, the button being located on an exterior surface of at least one of the arms. Light emitting diodes are attached to the chair member, the light emitting diodes being in electrical communication with the music box to cause the light emitting diodes to blink to correspond to the musical tune. An on/off switch is attached to the chair member and in electrical communication with the music box to permit control by an adult supervisor.

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mancene, Gene; Smith, Jeffrey A.

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Maintenance Status: |
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Family: |
None

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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A training device for entertaining and encouraging a person to sit comfortably for a period of time while toilet training, the device comprising, in combination:
- a. a chair member having a seat portion having a central opening therein for the passage of excrement, a back portion attached to the seat portion, and a pair of arms, each of the arms being attached to the seat portion and the back portion;
- b. an electrically powered music box attached to the chair member for producing a musical tune;
- c. means for manually activating the music box attached to the chair member, the activating means being in electrical communication with the music box and comprising an electrical switch having a music activator button for manually actuating the switch, the button being located on an exterior surface of at least one of the arms; and
- d. light emitting diodes attached to the chair member, the light emitting diodes being in electrical communication with the music box to cause the light emitting diodes to blink to correspond to the musical tune.

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