(19)
(11) EP 0 784 310 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.07.1997 Bulletin 1997/29

(21) Application number: 97630004.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.01.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G10K 3/00, G10K 1/07
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 11.01.1996 US 585231

(71) Applicants:
  • Laufer, Guy
    69499 Tel Aviv (IL)
  • Sharon, Guy
    46588 Herzlia (IL)

(72) Inventors:
  • Laufer, Guy
    69499 Tel Aviv (IL)
  • Sharon, Guy
    46588 Herzlia (IL)

(74) Representative: Schmitz, Jean-Marie et al
Dennemeyer & Associates S.A., P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg
1015 Luxembourg (LU)

   


(54) Amusement device


(57) An inflatable noise maker (10) has a substantially cylindrical hollow member (12), made of a flexible, substantially non-stretchable material. The member (12) is sealable at both ends (14) and houses a column of gas. The gas is at a pressure such that, when the member (12) is transversely folded, the gas reaches a pressure above atmospheric pressure, thereby tensioning both distal ends (14) of the folded member (12) such that the distal ends (14) of the noise maker (19) vibrate at at least one audible frequency when struck.






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