Patents Assigned to National Child Safety Council
  • Puppet mouth construction
    Patent number: 4944710
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a mouth for a puppet capable of being hand operated and the method for forming the same. A pair of identical semi-rigid pieces having a lip region periphery have separate layers of fabric sewn to the pieces adjacent the lip periphery and one of the fabric layers is slit and pulled over the periphery to enclose the edge. The pieces are sewn together to define a hinge, and the assembly is mounted upon plates within a puppet mouth opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: National Child Safety Council
    Inventor: Valerie D. Sommers
  • Puppet mouth construction
    Patent number: 4871341
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a mouth for a puppet capable of being hand operated and the method for forming the same. A pair of identical semi-rigid pieces having a lip region periphery have separate layers of fabric sewn to the pieces adjacent the lip periphery and one of the fabric layers is slit and pulled over the periphery to enclose the edge. The pieces are sewn together to define a hinge, and the assembly is mounted upon plates within a puppet mouth opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: National Child Safety Council
    Inventor: Valerie D. Sommers
  • Pendant medical microfilm reader
    Patent number: D278609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: National Child Safety Council
    Inventor: Joanne Satterelli