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Play method and apparatus for producing a heartbeat- like sound

CA 1091017 A · Owner: General Mills Fun Group, Inc. · Inventors: Bollinger, Howard N.; Goldberg, Dale I.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A doll or other toy animal has a permanent magnet concealed where its heart should be. A toy stethoscope includes a probe containing therein a normally open reed switch which is closed to produce a heartbeat-like sound when the probe is near the magnet.

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  • Granted December 9, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 9, 1997.
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FiledMay 11, 1978
GrantedDecember 9, 1980
Term endedDecember 9, 1997
Patent numberCA 1091017 A
Classification (IPC)A63H33/30

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedMay 11, 1978Patent grantedDec 9, 1980Term endedDec 9, 1997

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