Bell and clapper assembly
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorsRonald W. Longsdorf, Clifford P. Cutler
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Abstract
A bell and clapper assembly is provided comprising a transparent glass bell housing and hollow handle integral therewith wherein a clapper having an aesthetic appearance of selected design motif is removably mounted in the bell housing. A clapper of selected design may readily be suspended in the bell by the supplier, the retailer or at a subsequent time by the purchaser by virtue of the fact that the clapper is carried by a flexible chain having a sleeve at the upper end thereof which aligns with an opening at the top of the handle and removably receives the threaded post of a decorative rosette fastener engaging the top surface of the bell handle.
Claims8
A bell and clapper assembly comprising:
- a bell housing provided with a barrel and sound bow of transparent material of a thickness and physical characteristics to vibrate and give a ringing sound when struck;
- a hollow handle extending from the barrel in a direction substantially opposite said sound bow of the housing and communicating with the interior of the barrel,
- said handle being provided with an opening in the outer extremity thereof remote from the barrel;
- an ornamental clapper having an aesthetic, distinctive appearance representative of a particular motif;
- an elongated flexible support element for the clapper;
- means for suspending the clapper from one end of the support element;
- a connector secured to the opposite end of the support element and aligned with said opening in the handle;
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- a decorative fastener resting on the handle, extending through said opening and releasably joined to the connector for removable support of the clapper and flexible element from the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.