US3777310A - Decorative applique having air-actuated noisemaker - Google Patents

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US3777310A
US3777310A US00297888A US3777310DA US3777310A US 3777310 A US3777310 A US 3777310A US 00297888 A US00297888 A US 00297888A US 3777310D A US3777310D A US 3777310DA US 3777310 A US3777310 A US 3777310A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • An airactivated noisemaker including a vibratory reed is mounted between the pair of air chambers and manual contraction of one chamber forces the air from that chamber through the noisemaker into the other chamber thereby vibrationally driving the reed to produce an audible noise.
  • the covering member may be sealed to a preformed backing member to define an applique unit which may be attached to any desired article or the covering member may be sealed directly to the desired article which then serves as the backing member.
  • the present invention relates to appliques for attachment to articles and more particularly, to appliques attachable to childrens garments and which emit an audible sound in response to depression of the applique.
  • an applique composed'of a layer of thermoplastic material bonded to a backing member to form two air chambers between the thermoplastic layer and the backing member.
  • Thetwo chambers communicate with one another and an air-actuated noisemaker is disposed intermediate the two chambers and depression of either one of the chambers forces the air contained therein to flow through the noisemaker into the other chamber thereby actuating the noisemaker to produce an audible sound.
  • thermoplastic layer may be bonded to a preformed backing member to define an applique unit which may be attached toany desired article or alternatively, the thermoplastic layer may be bonded directly on the desired article which construction and advantages of them when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters denote like parts in the various views, and wherein:
  • FIG. 1 is a front plan view of an applique according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view, partly in section, taken along the like 2-2 in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of another variation of the applique according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view ofa childs bib having the applique of the present invention attached to a pocket of the bib;
  • FIG. '5 is a front view of a child's bib embodying the applique of the present invention.
  • the applique 10 of the present invention has the configuration of a bear cub and it is understood that any desired figure or design may be employed in lieu of the bear cub configuration.
  • the scale used in FIG. 1 is a true scale representation of one embodiment of the invention and it is also understood that the applique may have any desired size.
  • the applique 10 comprises a flexible covering'member 11 composed of thermoplastic material superposed on a backing member 12.
  • the covering member I] is decorated as a bear cub on its exposed front face and is attached around its periphery to the backing member l2.
  • the backing member 12 comprises a preformed backing strip having a shape similar to that of the decorative covering member 12 and the applique 10 thus constitutes a single unit which may be affixed to the desired article.
  • thermoplastic covering member 11 is attached to the backing member l2 by applying heat around the periphery of the covering layer to form a peripheral seam 15 which fluidtightly seals the covering member to the backing member.
  • aseam 16 is made along approximately the mid portion of the applique to divide'the space existing between the covering member 11 and the backing member 12 into a pair of spacedapart air chambers A and B.
  • Each air chamber is flexibly contractible and expansible due to theflexibility of the'covering member 11 and as seen in FIGSH I and 2, the air chamber A is positioned beneath the head area of the bear cub and the-other air chamber B is positioned beneath the remaining body area of the bear cub.
  • An air-actuated noisemaker 20 is disposed between the pair of air chambers and is in fluid communication with each chamber.
  • the noisemaker 20 is preferably attached to the applique during attachment of the decorative covering member 11 to the backing member 12 and such is accomplished during formation of the seam 16. As seen in FIG. 1, the seam 16 extends around a peripheral portion of the noisemaker 20 and effectively fastens the noisemaker to the applique.
  • the noisemaker or sound-emitting means comprises a hollow tubular housing 21 having mounted therein a vibratory reed 22 and a stationary member 23.
  • the vibratory reed 22 responds to air flow between the chambers A and B and coacts with the stationary member 23 to vibrate at a sufficient frequency and at a sufficient amplitude to emit an audible noise or sound.
  • a groove 24 is formed between an outwardly flared portion 26 and an end portion 27 of the noisemaker 20 and the seam 16 extends in the groove 24 and coacts therewith to connect the noisemaker to the applique.
  • the end portion 27 includes therein a series of apertures 28 for communicating the air chamber A with the air chamber B through the interior of the noisemaker 20.,lf desired, a set of resilient spacers or shaping elements 30 may be placed in the chambers A and B to maintain the contractible air chambers in their expanded condition and to assist in returning the chambers to their expanded condition after their contraction or depression.
  • the applique 40 comprises a single unit and includes attaching means for attaching the applique to the desired article.
  • a decorative covering layer 41 is affixed directly onto a backing member 42 and attaching means is connected to the exterior face of the backing member.
  • the attaching means comprises a sheet 44 provided on its outer face with a coating of adhesive and a protective strip 45 is removably adhered to the sheet 44 by means of the adhesive.
  • the protective strip 45 is first peeled off of the sheet 44 to expose the adhesive and the applique is then pressed firmly against the desired article.
  • FIG. 4 discloses the use of the applique as a decorative feature provided directly on the pocket 50 of a childs apron 52.
  • FIG. shows another variation of the applique of the present invention and shows an embodiment wherein the applique is affixed directly to the outer surface of an apron 55.
  • the article itself serves as the backing member whereas in the embodiments of FIGS. 1-3, a separate backing member was used.
  • the child or other person desiring to actuate the noisemaker simply depresses the bear cub at any location other than at the seam 16. Supposing that the bear cub is depressed at the head area, the corresponding chamber A will be contracted and the air in the chamber A will be forcibly expelled through the apertures 28 and through the interior of the tubular housing 21 and then into the chamber B. During passage of the air from the chamber A into the chamber B, the vibratory reed 22 will be vibrationally driven by the air flow and cause an audible sound or noise to be emitted.
  • the compressed air in the chamber B 1 will return back through noisemaker 20 into the chamber A until the pressure level within eachchamber is equal.
  • the chamber B will be contracted to force the air in the chamber B through the noisemaker 20 into the chamber A thereby actuating the noisemaker.
  • a decorative applique capable of emitting an audible sound comprising:
  • the backing member and the covering member both of an air impervious character
  • sealing means fluidtightly sealing together said cover ing and backing members to define therebetween a pair of flexibly contractible air chambers in fluid communication with each other and each containing therein air whereby flexible contraction of one chamber faces air to flow therefrom into the other chamber;
  • each said chamber including a resilient shaping element disposed in each said chamber imparting a predetermined shape to said flexible covering member and maintaining each said chamber in a contractible state.
  • a decorative applique according to claim 8 9. A decorative applique according to claim 8.
  • attaching means connected to said strip of backing material for attaching the applique to a desired article.
  • a decorative applique according to claim 9 wherein said attaching means includes an adhesive material connected to said strip of backing material for adhesively attaching the applique to the desired article; and a protective strip removably disposed over said adhesive material and removable therefrom to expose said adhesive material.

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