Music – Instruments – Automatic
Patent
1993-10-13
1994-07-19
Gellner, Michael L.
Music
Instruments
Automatic
446298, D17 24, G10F 112
Patent
active
053311108
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a musical box and in particular to one including a base; a seat fixedly mounted on said base and provided with a casing in which is fitted a spiral spring, said spiral spring being connected with a control lever and a gear train, said gear train being engaged with a gear fixedly mounted on one end of a drum provided with a plurality of protuberances thereon; a hitting member fixedly mounted on said seat and having a plurality of tines in contact with said drum; a disc connected with the other end of said drum; a frame having a first leg fixedly mounted on said hitting member and a second leg fixedly mounted on said seat; an axle extending downwardly and vertically through said frame to gear with a second gear meshed with said gear fixedly mounted on one end of said drum; an arm sleeved over said axle and a hole of said disc; a connector put on to said axle; and a sleeve fitted on said axle.
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patent: 5088218 (1992-02-01), Liu
patent: 5088373 (1992-02-01), Hou
Gellner Michael L.
Lei Alfred
Spyrou Cassandra C.
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