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US7531197:
Toy candy dispensing assembly with tongs
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Jones, Lawrence T.; Westlake Village, CA, United States of America
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| Assignee: |
Kandy Kastle, Inc., San Diego, CA, United States of America
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| Published / Filed: |
2009-05-12
/ 2005-05-23
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| Application Number: |
US2005000134881
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A23G 3/50;
A47G 21/10;
B25B 7/00;
B25B 9/00;
F41G 1/35;
Core:
A23G 3/34;
A47G 21/00;
F41G 1/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A23G3/56D;
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| U.S. Class: |
426/104;
362/120;
362/119;
362/191;
362/253;
362/555;
362/113;
362/114;
294/003;
294/016;
294/099.2;
426/132;
446/386;
446/086;
446/073;
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| Field of Search: |
426/104,132
362/120,109,119
294/003,16,99.2
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| Priority Number: |
| 2005-05-23 |
US2005000134881 |
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| Abstract: |
Illuminated tongs include a pair of arm members joined together at a hinged end for relative moment to grasp an object such as a translucent confectionary item. A battery compartment is connected to at least one of the arm members, and a spring is mounted in the battery compartment to bias the tongs to an open position. A light source is hidden within one of the arm members adjacent the grasping end. A switch member, associated with the battery compartment, is automatically closed when the grasping end is moved to grasp a confectionary member whereby light will glow from the interior of the confectionary member.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
McNeil, Jennifer; Katz, Vera
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
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First Claim:
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1. A toy candy dispensing assembly comprising: an approximately semi-transparent confectionary member; and a plastic illuminant grasping implement having a selectively closing grasping portion, of a size configured to secure the confectionary member, the grasping implement including a light source for illuminating the confectionary member when secured by the grasping portion wherein the confectionary member will glow, wherein the illuminant grasping implement includes a pair of arm members joined together at a hinged end for relative movement to enable a grasping of a confectionary member at the grasping portion, and the light source is hidden from view within one of the pair of arm members to suppply light to the grasping portion; a battery compartment positioned in at least one of the arm members, wherein the battery compartment includes a spring unit to bias the pair of arm members to an open position; and a hidden switch member, located internally within the grasping implement, for automatically enabling an ON electrical connection from the battery compartment to the light source only when the grasping portion is moved from the open position to grasp to confectionary member, whereby the user, in manually pushing the pair of arm members to close, will cause the confectionary member to glow only when the grasping portion is closing.
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