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US 5,452,638 AGranted
Multiple tone wind chime
OwnerBill Yancyinventor
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Abstract
A wind chime having a striker which is comprised of multiple materials, each of which produces a different tone as the striker strikes the individual chimes of the wind chime.
Claims12
A multiple tone wind chime, comprising:
- a. a frame;
- b. a plurality of chimes which are suspended vertically from said frame and which are spaced apart and arranged to allow movement of said chimes;
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- c. at least one striker which is suspended from above and positioned within an inner boundary formed by said chimes, wherein said striker is comprised of a disk having a surface formed about the perimeter of said disk which strikes said chimes, wherein said surface is adjacent to said inner boundary formed by said chimes, and said surface has at least one area which is comprised of a first material which strikes said chimes and at least one additional area which is comprised of a second material which strikes said chimes, wherein said first material and said second material are different materials.
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A multiple tone wind chime, comprising:
- a. a frame;
- b. a plurality of chimes which are suspended vertically from said frame and which are spaced apart and arranged to allow movement of said chimes;
- and
- c. at least one striker which is suspended from above and positioned within an inner boundary formed by said chimes, wherein said striker is a disk which is comprised of a first material, said disk having at least one member extending from an exterior surface of said disk which is comprised of a second material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.