# US 2014/0194033 A1 · Device For Creating Wagging Motion Towards Rear of Vehicle

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- Number: US 2014/0194033 A1
- Document ID: US20140194033A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/737,932
- Filed: 2013-01-09
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09
- Inventors: John Churchill
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194033A1

## CPC

- B60R 13/005: {Manufacturers' emblems, name plates, bonnet ornaments, mascots or the like; Mounting means therefor}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device, method, and means for creating a particular motion towards the rear end of an automobile. In some embodiments the device is incorporated with the auto's trailer hitch, the motion is a wagging motion and the visible parts of the device displaying the motion resemble an animal's tail and move in a substantially side to side manner. In other embodiments the motion may be vertical, circular, or constitute extension. The device may attached to any surface or structure towards the rear of the automobile and powered by numerous methods.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device comprising a portion of the device enabled to perform a wagging motion, a side to side motion, or any motion mimicking the wagging of a tail.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said device is connected to a power source.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein said power source is a battery connected to the device, a solar panel connected to the device, a wind driven electrical turbine connected to this device, or the electrical system of the car.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The device claim 2, wherein the device is connected to a remote switch capable of controlling the wagging motion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the wagging motion of the device is driven by mechanical wind force.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, wherein the energy from mechanical wind force is captured by a propeller connected to a gear system, a rudder and hinge system, or a spring which holds the tail portion of the device in a first position and is driven by wind force out of said first position, and returned to said first position by the force of the spring.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said device is secured to the rear end of an automobile.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The device of claim 7, wherein the device is secured by a suction cup, one or more magnets, an adhesive, incorporation with a trailer hitch, an overhang interacting with the rim a car trunk, or a flap secured by a closed trunk or tailgate.

### Claim 9

A device, a portion of the device capable of a wagging motion, said device comprising means for attaching to an automobile and means for driving the wagging motion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

claim 9, wherein said means for driving the wagging motion is one of either electrical energy from a solar panel, electrical energy from a wind turbine, electrical energy from a battery, electrical energy drawn from the electrical system of the automobile, or mechanical wind force.

### Claim 11

A device, incorporated within a hitch mount, comprising a motor, a crank, and a shaft attached to a tail portion wherein the motor affects a wagging motion in the tail portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The device of claim 11 further comprising a switch breaking or join the electrical circuit to control the wagging motion of the device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The device of claim 12, wherein the switch is located within the cab of the vehicle.