Noise Making Device
OwnerGeoffrey Porter Carrollinventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus for use with a tube structure (e.g., a bottle) includes a wall which extends between first and second ends. A first rod member has first and second ends with a mass attached to the first end and a support member pivotally attached to the second end for attachment about a tube opening. When the first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the support member is positioned in or about the opening, and the rod member and the mass are pivotally positioned and supported by the support member. The mass can be swung from the support member within the tube structure to strike opposing first and second parts of the wall.
Claims12
An apparatus for use with a hand-held tube structure, of the type used to contain and dispense liquid, with a wall having a length extending a first distance along a first axis, between first and second opposing ends, and a variable width along a second axis transverse to the first axis, the length being elongate with respect to a maximum tube width, and when the tube structure occupies an erect orientation:
- the first end is directly over the second end, and a first portion of the wall defines a relatively narrow, low volume neck region positioned above a second portion of the wall defining a relatively wide, higher volume container region, the neck region including an opening for dispensing liquid from the container region, the apparatus comprising:
- at least a first rod member having first and second opposing ends;
- a first mass attached to the first end of the rod member;
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- a support member pivotally attached to the second end of the rod member, sized and shaped for attachment about the tube opening so that, when the first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the container region of the tube structure, the support member is positioned in or about the opening, and the rod member and the mass are pivotally positioned and supported by the support member so that the mass can be swung from the support member within the container region and through the first axis to strike opposing parts of the wall, wherein the rod member is of sufficient stiffness that, when the first mass swings from the rod, the rod stiffness prevents the first mass from travelling from the container region into the neck region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.