	US 11,717,763 B1
	Toy systems with suction portion for audible interaction and entertainment
Scott Baumann, Anacortes, WA (US); and Edwin Cheong, Blaine, WA (US)
Filed by Procreate Brands LLC, Ferndale, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,355.
Application 17/650,355 is a continuation of application No. 16/858,229, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,305,206.
Application 16/858,229 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/712,241, filed on Nov. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,962, filed on Apr. 24, 2019.
Int. Cl. A63H 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC A63H 5/00 (2013.01)

20 Claims

1. A toy comprising:

a) a resiliently deformable member having an external surface;

b) a first contactor disposed on a first portion of the external surface, said first contactor defining a first contacting surface;

c) a second contactor disposed on a second portion of the external surface, said second contactor defining a second contacting surface;

d) wherein at least one of the first and second contactors defines a concave surface;

e) wherein the resiliently deformable member supports the first and second contactors for movement along a main axis between

i) an engaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is in contact with the second contacting surface; and

ii) a disengaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is disengaged from the second contacting surface;

f) wherein the resiliently deformable member biases the first and second contactors in opposite directions along the main axis and into the disengaged configuration;

g) wherein application of a force on the resiliently deformable member displaces the first and second contactors in opposite directions along the main axis and into the engaged configuration; and

h) wherein the resiliently deformable member displaces the first and second contactors along the main axis from the engaged configuration into the disengaged configuration.

9. A method of creating a sound comprising the steps of

a) providing a resiliently deformable member having an external surface;

b) providing a first contactor disposed on a first portion of the external surface, said first contactor defining a first contacting surface;

c) providing a second contactor disposed on a second portion of the external surface, said second contractor defining a second contacting surface, wherein at least one of the first and second contactors defines a concave surface;

d) supporting the first and second contactors on the resiliently deformable member for movement along a main axis between

i) an engaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is in contact with the second contacting surface; and

ii) a disengaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is disengaged from the second contacting surface;

e) configuring the resiliently deformable member to bias the first and second contactors in opposition directions along the main axis and into the disengaged configuration;

f) applying a force on the resiliently deformable member to displace the first and second contactors along the main axis and into the engaged configuration;

g) removing the force from the resiliently deformable member when the first and second contactors are in the engaged configuration to allow the resiliently deformable member to displace the first and second contactors along the main axis from the engaged configuration into the disengaged configuration.