Amusement devices: toys – Rotating or having visible rotating portion – Including hand crank for imparting rotation
Patent
1991-07-01
1992-05-19
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Rotating or having visible rotating portion
Including hand crank for imparting rotation
446267, 446475, 366245, A63H 3300
Patent
active
051143755
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus wherein a lid is mounted to an underlying container, with a fluid positioned within the container. A crank handle is rotatably mounted relative to the lid to rotate a crank handle gear, in turn rotating a matrix of driven gears, each driven gear including an output shaft of varying length projecting interiorly of the container. Each output shaft arranged in a parallel relationship including a paddle blade at a lower terminal end thereof of a varying configuration to effect agitation of the fluid for novelty and amusement of an individual. The blades and gears are typically formed of contracting colorations. A modification of the invention includes the gears formed with hollow chambers, and each hollow chamber including a centrifugal valve operative upon rotation of the gears to direct a fluid dye into the fluid of the container to enhance amusement and enjoyment of the organization.
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patent: 430783 (1890-06-01), Mulford
patent: 913398 (1909-02-01), Kier
patent: 1612281 (1926-12-01), Goetz
patent: 3171636 (1965-03-01), Barlow et al.
"Lil' Floor Polisher" Kusan Toycraft Catalog 1966.
Wellhausen Brenda L.
Wellhausen James R.
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