1987-07-31
1988-06-28
Friedman, Carl D.
Undertaking
272 42, 272 44, 272 45, 272 47, 446238, A63H 1320
Patent
active
047534362
ABSTRACT:
A carousel mechanism 10 is disclosed and includes a housing 11, a fixed support disk 17 attached to the housing and having a hollow vertical shaft 19 attached to and extending therethrough. A drum 21 is disposed around vertical shaft 19 and fixed to the support disk 17. A spool member 22, having a pair of spaced disk ends 23, 25 and a central hub 27 is rotatably disposed on the vertical shaft 19 and has one end thereof supported by drum 21. A plurality of carousel figurines 50 are disposed within spool 22 with individual vertical support rods 52 therefor slidably extending through both ends of the spoon 22. An undulating track, formed of arcurate elements 64 and the surface of fixed support disk 17, serves to provide a route for wheels 62 carried on the ends of sliding support rods 52 to give a reciprocating vertical movement to figurines 50 as spool 22 rotates.
A multi-colored translucent canopy 29 is rotatably disposed on hollow vertical shaft 19 in spaced relationship with the top spool end and a mechanism (hub 30, elongated rod elements 36 and wheels 38) serves to impart reverse rotation to canopy 29 as spool 22 rotates. Lights 40 and 41 illuminate the figurines and canopy with a single switch S actuating the lights, a carousel music box 14 and a drive motor M for rotating the spool member 22.
Figurines 50, the individual panels 34 of canopy 29 and pickets 43 circumscribing carousel 10 are all formed of translucent stained glass.
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