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Saying Goodbye Game

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Saying Goodbye Game
Inventors Sally Brocato, George Spector
Patent #5,256,068
Issued October 26, 1993

Patent Abstract

A good-bye game is provided in which a miniature coffin with a dead body doll is buried, so that a child with the guidance of an adult can read a saying off a card to the dead body doll for teaching the child a way to confront death when a loved one dies.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a miniature coffin with the dead body doll therein.

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of one of the miniature flags.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of one of the miniature shovels.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pack of twelve cards.

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the card packet.

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the miniature headstone.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of one of the bouquet of flowers.

FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic cross sectional view taken through the coffin, showing a modification in which a tape cassette when inserted therein will turn on a tape player and release a retaining mechanism, so that the dead body doll which is spring biased at the hips will be in a sit up position within the miniature coffin.

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