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US 4,271,744 AGranted
Musical toy
AssigneeMarvin Glass & Associates
InventorRalph J. Kulesza
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Abstract
A musical toy includes a bellows for creating a flow of air and an air tube connecting the bellows to a musical instrument such as a harmonica or a plurality of whistles. The musical instrument is selectively moved relative to the outlet of the air tube to create a pattern of different tones or sounds. A rack mounted on the musical instrument is in engagement with and moved by a circular gear rotatably mounted on the toy. The toy further includes means for compressing the bellows and a handle for rotating the circular gear.
Claims7
A musical toy comprising:
- a housing in the shape of a figure including a head with a mouth opening;
- a fluid pump in said housing for pressurizing a fluid;
- means for conveying said pressurized fluid from said pump to said mouth opening;
- a musical wind instrument slidably mounted for reciprocation relative to said mouth opening, having a plurality of side by side tone producing mechanisms of different pitch each positionable in fluid communication with said mouth opening;
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- a control means for selectively reciprocating said instrument relative to said mouth opening to align different mechanisms with said mouth opening.
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