Signals and indicators – Bells
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-12
2001-07-24
Hirshfeld, Andrew H. (Department: 2859)
Signals and indicators
Bells
C116S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263828
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a jingle bell, and more particularly to such a jingle bell, which comprises a dial that strikes weights against a metal shell to produce sound when rotated.
A variety of mechanical as well as electronic bells have been disclosed, and have appeared on the market. A regular mechanical bell comprises a metal shell, a beater suspended in the metal shell, and a handle for operation by hand to move the beater against the metal shell. The user must operate the handle repeatedly, so that the beater can be moved back and forth to strike the metal shell again and again.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the present invention to provide a jingle bell, which rotates a metal shell when operated. It is another object of the present invention to provide a jingle bell, which produces sound continuously when operated. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a jingle bell, which is equipped with decorative means. According to one aspect of the present invention, the jingle bell comprises a holder base, the holder base comprising a vertical center shaft raised from a top side wall thereof at the center, two upright locating rods raised from the top side wall and equally spaced from the vertical center shaft at two opposite sides, and a vertical axle raised from the top side wall, a driven gear mounted on the vertical axle at the holder base, a driving gear mounted on the vertical axle at the holder base and fixedly connected to the driven gear, a dial supported on the holder base for turning by hand, the dial comprising an internal gear meshed with the driving gear, and plurality of equiangularly spaced triangular blocks, an annular locating plate fixedly supported on the upright locating rods at the holder base, the annular locating plate comprising a center through hole, a plurality of spring elements respectively suspended from the annular locating plate, a plurality of weights respectively suspended from the spring elements, a rotary support member inserted through the center through hole at the annular locating plate and turned about the vertical center shaft at the holder base, the rotary support member comprising a gear wheel provided at a bottom side thereof and meshed with the driven gear, and a metal shell fixedly fastened to the rotary support member, wherein when the dial is rotated with the hand, said metal shell is rotated with the rotary support member, and the triangular blocks are moved with the dial over the weights at the spring elements, causing the weights to strike the metal shell in producing sound. According to another aspect of the present invention, the metal shell is fixedly fastened to the rotary support member by a plug cap. According to another an alternate form of the present invention, a coupling fastened to the vertical center shaft at the holder base to secure the metal shell to the vertical center shaft, and to hold a windmill outside the metal shell. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the holder base is equipped with a mounting device for mounting. Furthermore, a clamp fastened to the vertical center shaft to stop the rotary support member from falling out of the vertical center shaft.
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Hirshfeld Andrew H.
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
Smith R. Alexander
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