US2005211719A1PendingUtilityA1

Hand-held tissue dispensing device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 23, 2004Filed: Oct 15, 2004Published: Sep 29, 2005
Est. expiryMar 23, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert Vani
A63H 3/28A63H 3/005A47K 10/426A63H 3/14
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Abstract

An apparatus comprising a hand-held tissue dispensing device is disclosed. The tissue dispensing device may be a puppet comprised of a sleeve portion into which a user's hand can be inserted. The sleeve may have an opening in the front side for dispensing tissues. The sleeve may have a compartment associated with the back side to hold tissues or other things. The sleeve may also have a sound circuit for generating audio outputs including sound effects and speech.

Claims

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1 . A tissue dispensing device, comprising: 
 a sleeve having a first end and a second end, and a front side and a back side;    a first opening at the first end for receiving a user's hand;    a pocket associated with the front side for holding tissues, the pocket having a second opening for dispensing tissues.    
   
   
       2 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is a puppet.  
   
   
       3 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 2 , wherein the puppet comprises a cartoon character likeness.  
   
   
       4 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 2 , wherein the puppet comprises an animal likeness.  
   
   
       5 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 2 , wherein the puppet has movable members.  
   
   
       6 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 5 , wherein the movable members comprise one of arms, hands, and ears of the puppet.  
   
   
       7 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the movable members have a rubber or a plastic tip.  
   
   
       8 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 5 , wherein the movable are adapted to receive fingers from a user's hand.  
   
   
       9 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket is located in an interior region of the sleeve.  
   
   
       10 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 1 , further comprising a means for closing the pocket.  
   
   
       11 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 10 , wherein the means for closing is a Velcro strip, a zipper, or a button.  
   
   
       12 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has an audio circuit for producing sound.  
   
   
       13 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 12 , wherein the audio circuit is located at one of the movable members.  
   
   
       14 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 12 , wherein the audio circuit includes a control unit, at least one actuator, a memory, and an audio transducer.  
   
   
       15 . A tissue dispensing device, comprising: 
 a sleeve having a first end and a second end, and a front side and a back side;    a first opening at the first end for receiving a user's hand;    a pocket associated with the front side for holding tissues, the pocket having a second opening for dispensing tissues; and    a compartment associated with the back side.    
   
   
       16 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 15 , wherein the sleeve is a puppet.  
   
   
       17 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 16 , wherein the puppet comprises a cartoon character likeness.  
   
   
       18 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 16 , wherein the puppet comprises an animal likeness.  
   
   
       19 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 16 , wherein the puppet has movable members.  
   
   
       20 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 19 , wherein the movable members comprise one of arms, hands, and ears of the puppet.  
   
   
       21 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 19 , wherein at least one of the movable members have a rubber or a plastic tip.  
   
   
       22 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 19 , wherein the movable members are adapted to receive fingers from a user's hand.  
   
   
       23 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 15 , wherein the pocket is located in an interior region of the sleeve.  
   
   
       24 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 15 , further comprising a means for closing the pocket.  
   
   
       25 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 24 , wherein the means for closing is a Velcro strip, a button or a zipper.  
   
   
       26 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 15 , wherein the compartment is located on an exterior region of the sleeve.  
   
   
       27 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has an audio circuit for producing sound.  
   
   
       28 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 27 , wherein the audio circuit is located at one of the movable members.  
   
   
       29 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 27 , wherein the audio circuit includes a control unit, at least one actuator, a memory, and an audio transducer.  
   
   
       30 . A tissue dispensing device, comprising: 
 a sleeve having a first end and a second end, and a front side and a back side;    a first opening at the first end for receiving a user's hand;    a pocket associated with the front side for holding tissues, the pocket having a second opening for dispensing tissues;    a compartment associated with the back side; and    an audio circuit for producing a sound.    
   
   
       31 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 30 , wherein the sleeve is a puppet.  
   
   
       32 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein the puppet comprises a cartoon character likeness.  
   
   
       33 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein the puppet comprises an animal likeness.  
   
   
       34 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein the puppet has movable members.  
   
   
       35 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein the movable members comprise one of arms, hands, and ears of the puppet.  
   
   
       36 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein at least one of the movable members has a rubber or a plastic tip.  
   
   
       37 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein the movable members are adapted to receive fingers from the user's hand.  
   
   
       38 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 31 , wherein the pocket is located in an interior region of the sleeve.  
   
   
       39 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 30 , further comprising a means for closing the pocket.  
   
   
       40 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 39 , wherein the means for closing is a Velcro strip, a zipper, or a button.  
   
   
       41 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 30 , wherein the compartment is located on the exterior of the sleeve.  
   
   
       42 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 30 , wherein the audio circuit is located at one of the movable members.  
   
   
       43 . The tissue dispensing device of  claim 30 , wherein the audio circuit includes a control unit, at least one actuator, a memory, and an audio transducer.

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