1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a protruding tongue and sounding structure of a puppet, and more particularly, to a protruding tongue and sounding structure of a puppet which can protrude its tongue and sound by pressing the puppet.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are many various puppets on the market. Most puppets have a special shape to attract consumers, such as a cartoon or an animal shape. Some puppets have a sounding device.
Traditional toys only provide a visual effect or a hearing effect. Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself based on his many years of practical experiences to solve these problems in order to attract consumers.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a protruding tongue and sounding structure of a puppet for improving the shortcomings mentioned above. When in use, the puppet is pressed by the user's fingers so that the puppet will have a change in shape and sound to provide visual and hearing effects. The present invention is great fun.
In order to achieve the aforesaid object, the present invention comprises a puppet and a protruding tongue and sounding device mounted inside the puppet.
The puppet is a soft and hollow bag-shaped configuration, and is deformable when pressed.
The puppet has a mouth opening.
The protruding tongue and sounding device is mounted inside the mouth opening of the puppet.
The protruding tongue and sounding device comprises a housing. An inner end of the housing has a housing chamber therein. The housing has a cylinder shape. An opposing outer end of the housing has a slot.
The protruding tongue and sounding device further comprises a slide member disposed in the housing chamber. The slide member is slidably movable in the housing. The slide member has a hollow shape. The slide member has an inner space. The slide member comprises a tongue at one end thereof. A sleeve member is mounted in the inner space of the slide member.
The tongue is made of soft and hard plastic materials. When the tongue is made of a soft plastic material, the tongue provides a certain real effect.
The sleeve member has a space therein. A whistle is provided in the space. When air flows, the whistle will sound.
The housing comprises a cover at an inner end thereof. The cover has an aperture.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The puppet 1 is a soft and hollow bag-shaped configuration, and is deformable when pressed. The puppet 1 has a mouth opening 11.
The protruding tongue and sounding device 2 is mounted inside the mouth opening 11 of the puppet 1. The protruding tongue and sounding device 2 comprises a housing 21. An inner end of the housing 21 has a housing chamber 211 therein. The housing 21 has a cylinder shape. An outer end of the housing 21 has a slot 212. The protruding tongue and sounding device 2 further comprises a slide member 22 disposed in the housing chamber 211. The slide member 22 is slidably movable in the housing 21. The slide member 22 has a hollow shape. The slide member 22 has an inner space 221. The slide member 22 comprises a tongue 222 at one end thereof. A sleeve member 23 is mounted in the inner space 221 of the slide member 22. The sleeve member 23 has a space 231 therein. A whistle 24 is provided in the space 231. When air flows, the whistle 24 will sound. The housing 21 comprises a cover 25 at an inner end thereof. The cover 25 has an aperture 251.
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When in use, referring to
Accordingly, the protruding tongue and sounding structure of the puppet of the present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the conventional toys that can sound or be deformed only. The present invention provides better visual and hearing effects by protruding tongue and sounding.
Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.