AUDIO PRODUCING STAMPING APPARATUS

The present invention provides a stamping apparatus (10) with an audio feature thereby providing a "talking stamper" for entertainment or educational purposes. The talking stamper provides sounds for the user, particularly in response to a stamping action. The stamper (10) has at least one raised indicium (22a, 22b) configured to form an imprint of the indicium on a sheet of material during the stamping action. In preferred embodiments, the indicium has the form of a letter of an alphabet or a picture of an object related to a letter of an alphabet. In these embodiments, the sounds provided to the user are related to the letter and/or object, including but not limited to a pronunciation of the letter, a phoneme of the letter, a sound related to the object, or a song. La présente invention porte sur un appareil d'impression à caractéristique audio qui permet de produire un