Sounding toy
OwnerJohn W. Tuckerinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure teaches a novel noise making accessory for vehicles having spoked wheels such as bicycles or the like, and, more specifically, teaches such a noise making accessory which is adjustable to produce different sounds. The accessory includes a plurality of fingers which can be selectively positioned to extend into the path of travel of the spokes of one of the wheels of the vehicle. As the fingers are of different sizes, different sounds will be produced when a different one or different ones of the fingers extend into the path of travel of the spokes. The spokes can be of different lengths, widths, thicknesses, or a combination of the above. The objective of the accessory is to produce a motor-like sound.
Claims8
A noise making accessory for vehicles having spoked wheels such as bicycles or the like for mounting on the bicycles adjacent the spokes of one of the wheels thereof, and comprising;
- a main body;
- a finger bearing member extending through said body from side to side thereof;
- a finger bearing member being mounted for rotation within said body;
- a plurality of different sized fingers extending from one end of said finger bearing member;
- and
- means for rotating said finger bearing member;
- whereby, in operation by rotation of said finger bearing member, and said fingers therewith, a different one, or different ones, of said fingers will be positioned in the path of travel of said spokes;
- and further comprising a tap extending from the other end of said finger bearing member;
- and wherein said means for rotating said finger bearing member comprises;
- an actuator cable, attached, at one end thereof, to said tab, and for mounting, at the other end thereof, on the handle bars of a bicycle;
- whereby, by pulling on said cable, said finger bearing member is rotated;
- and further comprising a spring having one end thereof attached to said tab and the other end thereof attached to a fixed point on said body;
- whereby said finger bearing member is urged to the non-tensioned position of said spring;
- where said cable comprises a series of spaced cross bars at the other end thereof;
- and further including actuator cable position maintaining means, comprising;
- a box-like structure through which said cable extends;
- a T-shaped opening in the top of said box-like structure;
- whereby, to pull the cable and the cross bars through the box-like structure, the cable is slid into the head of the T-shaped opening so that the cross bars can pass through the opening;
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- when the position of the cable is to be maintained, the cable is slid into the leg of the T-shaped opening preventing the cross bars from moving through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.