Amusement devices: toys – Rotating or having visible rotating portion
Reexamination Certificate
2003-07-21
2004-07-20
Banks, Derris H. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Rotating or having visible rotating portion
C446S238000, C446S265000, C040S411000, C040S414000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06764375
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a rotatable decorative-article structure and, more particularly, to a rotatable decorative-article structure with individual rotating mechanism and separately passage for arranging the optical fibers and/or wires of the fiber decorations so that an enhanced dynamic performing effect can be provided.
2. Description of the Related Art
It is well-known a rotatable decorative article, such as a decorative carousel has a rotating mechanism for turning the decorative houses accompanying the music as a real carousel in an amusement park to entertain people.
However, this kind of decorative carousel showing merely a dynamic and musical effect is not attractive to people any more.
The optical fiber is popular used among the electronic products. For the decorative articles, optical fiber can provide a colorful lighting effect to enhance the value.
However, a fiber decoration cannot fit to the conventional rotatable decorative article because a rotating mechanism of the rotatble decorative article and the fibers and/or the wires arrangement will interfere with each other. The rotation of the conventional rotatable decorative article will make the fibers and/or the wires to twist together.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To achieve these and other advantages and in order to overcome the disadvantages of the conventional method in accordance with the purpose of the invention as embodied and broadly described herein, the present invention provides a rotatable decorative-article structure with an individual rotating mechanism capable of using the fiber decorations and preventing the optical fibers and/or the wires from twisting together.
The other object of the present invention is to provide a rotatable decorative-article structure with an individual rotating mechanism having an effective and precise operation.
Still the other object of the present invention is to provide a rotatable decorative-article structure with a dynamic and colorful performing effect to enhance the value.
According to the above-mentioned objects, the rotabable decorative-article structure of the present invention including a rotating device connected with and supported by a base device is disclosed. The rotating device includes a fixed seat, a motor, a guiding cylinder and a rotating seat. The fixed seat includes a through opening and an annular slot with a guiding surface. The motor with a shaft is mounted on the fixed seat. The guiding cylinder is located inside the annular slot and includes a guiding wall to form a guiding track with respect to the guiding surface. The rotating seat is rotatably furnished in the annular slot, and includes a ring gear driven by the shaft of the motor and at least one guiding pillar with a guiding wheel sliding within the guiding track. The rotating seat is individually rotated, and the optical fibers and/or the wires separately go through the opening of the fixed seat.
The fixed seat further includes a cavity with an orifice going through the annular slot. The guiding surface is a waved surface and the guiding track is also a waved track.
The rotating seat further includes at least one pillar hole for receiving the guiding pillar. The guiding pillar has a L-shaped plate formed on the top end thereof, and the guiding wheel is located on the L-shaped plate. The motor further includes a gear on the shaft for engaging with the ring gear.
The base device includes a decorative base housing with a supporting portion extending upward to connect to the opening of the fixed seat. The rotating device further includes a decorative top housing, and a fiber decoration on the top housing. Furthermore, the base device comprises a motor, a light source and a speaker mounted on a base plate, and the motor connects a transparent color plate located above the light source.
These and other objectives of the present invention will become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
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Banks Derris H.
Miller Bena B.
Rosenberg, Klein & lee
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