Toy with sound producing means

Abstract

Toys incorporate sound producing components in such manner that the components cannot become dislodged from the toy structure. In a first embodiment, the sound producing component is a separate element but is embedded in a boss formed on the toy wall, the boss and wall including interfitting means which engage the component to securely anchor it in place. The material of fabrication of the toy fully envelopes the sound producing component. In the second embodiment, the sound producing component is formed integrally with the toy and has a conical sound chamber with an associated bellows operated responsive to squeezing of the toy walls.

I claim: 
     
       1. A squeeze toy comprising: a body portion with a deformable area for expulsion of air therefrom upon deformation;   the toy including a wall;   the wall having an enlarged inwardly extending boss thereon;   the wall and the boss having a compound opening formed therein and extending fully therethrough;   a noise emitting device mounted in said boss and adapted to sound upon the passage of expelled air therethrough responsive to deformation of the body portion;   said wall having an outer surface;   the opening being enlarged at said outer surface;   said noise emitting device having a bottom radially enlarged annular portion;   and said wall including a flange engaged over the bottom annular portion of said noise emitting device to prevent the withdrawal of the noise emitting device through said opening.   
     
     
       2. The invention of claim 1, wherein; the wall has an outer surface;   the opening being enlarged at said outer surface;   the noise emitting device having a bottom annular portion; and   the wall including a flange engaged over the bottom annular portion and preventing the withdrawal of the noise emitting device through the opening.   
     
     
       3. The invention of claim 2, wherein; the noise emitting device includes an intermediate skirt member; and   the boss has a central flange engaged between the bottom annular portion and the intermediate skirt.   
     
     
       4. The invention of claim 3, wherein: the boss is of an inward extent at least greater than the inward extent of the noise emitting device.   
     
     
       5. The invention of claim 3, wherein: the skirt has a slant wall in the direction of insertion. .Iadd. 6. A squeeze toy comprising a resilient, hollow, one-piece integrally formed body and sounding device; the body having a surrounding wall, said wall having exterior and interior surfaces;   at least a section of said wall being deformable;   said sounding device including a conically shaped sound producing chamber located inwardly of said interior surface;   said conical chamber having a large end and a small end;   a first opening means in communication with said conical chamber adjacent said small end and spaced from the exterior wall surface;   second opening means larger than said first opening means spaced from said first opening means, adjacent the large end of said conical chamber and said exterior wall surface, and communicating with ambient air;   an expansion chamber formed adjacent said conical chamber and having third opening means, said third opening means communicating with the hollow interior of the toy, said first opening means being in communication with said expansion chamber;   whereby squeezing the deformable toy wall section results in forcing air through the expansion chamber into the sound chamber at different rates resulting in a squeaking sound. .Iaddend.