Sound producing device

A device for producing sound comprising a housing, an elongated handle rotatably mounted in said housing for rotation in opposite directions about the handle's longitudinal axis, resonator means mounted in said housing for producing noise when struck, striker means in said housing for striking said resonator in response to rotation of said handle, and transmission means for transmitting rotational movement from said handle to said striker including clutch means for transmitting rotary movement between the handle and the striker means only when the handle is rotated in a first direction about its longitudinal axis;

• said transmission means including a flywheel driven from said clutch and said striker comprising a disc rotated by said flywheel and having at least one contact surface thereon for cyclically striking said resonator means during rotation of the flywheel.

A device for producing sound comprising a housing having an aperture therein;

• an elongated handle including inner and outer end portions rotatably mounted in said aperture for rotation in opposite directions about the handle's longitudinal axis, with the inner end portion thereof located within said housing, resonator means, including a contact element, mounted in said housing for producing sound when said contact element is struck;
• striker means rotatably mounted in said housing for striking said contact element when rotated, and transmission means in said housing for selectively transmitting rotation movement of the handle to the striker including clutch means for transmitting rotary movement between the handle and the striker means when the handle is rotated in a first direction about its longitudinal axis, but not when the handle is rotated in an opposite direction;
• such means including first and second clutch elements respectively comprising a sleeve secured to said inner end of the handle for rotation therewith and a ring surrounding said sleeve, said sleeve and ring including cooperating means for transmitting rotation from said sleeve to said ring when said handle is rotated in said first direction but not when the handle is rotated in an opposite direction.

A device for producing sound comprising a housing having an aperture therein;

• an elongated handle including inner and outer end portions rotatably mounted in said aperture for rotation in opposite directions about the handle's longitudinal axis, with the inner end portion thereof located within said housing, resonator means, including a contact element, mounted in said housing for producing sound when said contact element is struck;
• striker means rotatably mounted in said housing for striking said contact element when rotated, and transmission means in said housing for selectively transmitting rotational movement of the handle to the striker including clutch means for transmitting rotary movement between the handle and the striker means when the handle is rotated in a first direction about its longitudinal axis, but not when the handle is rotated in an opposite direction;
• said transmission means including a flywheel driven from said clutch and said striker comprising a disc rotated by said flywheel and having at least one contact surface thereon for cyclically striking said contact element during rotation of the flywheel.

A device for producing sound comprising a housing, resonator means, including a contact point, mounted in said housing for producing noise when its contact point is struck, a striker disc rotatably mounted in said housing for rotation in a plane extending generally perpendicularly to the plane in which said contact point is located and including at least one striker element for cyclically engaging said contact point when the disc is rotated, and means for rotating the disc;

• said striker disc including at least one circumferentially extending resilient finger lying in the plane of the disc and carrying said striker element whereby the finger and striker element may flex with respect to the resonator means.

A device for producing sound comprising a housing, resonator means mounted in said housing for producing noise when struck and including a resonant cone having a contact element located at the apex thereof, a striker disc rotatably mounted in said housing in a plane which is spaced from and generally parallel to the plane of the base of the cone and which is adjacent and perpendicular to the contact element of the cone, and means for rotating the disc;

• said striker disc including at least one circumferentially extending resilient finger lying in the plane of the disc and carrying, on the side thereof facing the cone's contact element, a striker element for cyclically striking the contact element when rotated to produce noise in the cone, said finger being adapted to flex perpendicularly to the plane of the disc to accommodate lateral misalignment of the disc and contact element.