Music – Instruments – Automatic
Patent
1994-08-12
1995-08-29
Gellner, M. C.
Music
Instruments
Automatic
446404, 446482, G10F 106
Patent
active
054462355
ABSTRACT:
A musical article of furniture, here jewelry armoire (10') which includes a pivotal lid (38') for activating and deactivating a musical movement (19). Mechanical spring wound musical movement (19) is attached to a supporting surface (14') which in turn is attached to lid (38'). Musical movement (19) includes a rotating shaft, also serving as the winding shaft (21), protruding through a top surface of supporting surface (14'). An ornament (34) is affixed to the shaft and the shaft is decoratively finished. Musical movement (19) is provided with a stop-and-start mechanism which includes a control arm (22') being positioned and configured to interfere with the back of housing (39') such that the mechanism will be activated when lid (38') is opened and will shut off when the lid is closed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2807118 (1957-09-01), Reuge
patent: 4193648 (1980-03-01), Gargiulo
Shih Barry
Shih Bohr-Winn
Dykas Frank J.
Gellner M. C.
Korfanta Craig M.
Stanzione Patrick J.
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