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US 5,744,736 AGranted
Windchimes
OwnerChing-Ho Changinventor
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Abstract
An improvement to windchimes is provided which comprises a supporting bracket. A cluster of chimes with different notes are hanged under the peripheral edge of the supporting bracket. Characterized in that an electric powered main pendulum is hanged under the center of the supporting bracket to play a preset melody or song. An auxiliary pendulum is hanged under the main pendulum. When the auxiliary pendulum is blown by the wind, a natural notes can be heard by the tinkling to the chimes.
Claims6
A windchime, comprising:
- a supporting bracket,
- a plurality of chimes supported by said supporting bracket;
- an electrical powered main pendulum being supported by said supporting bracket at a center portion thereof to strike said chimes for playing a melody or song;
- and
- an auxiliary pendulum supported by said main pendulum to be blown by wind.
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A windchime, comprising:
- a supporting bracket,
- a plurality of chimes supported by said supporting bracket;
- and
- an electrical powered main pendulum being supported by said supporting bracket at a center portion thereof to strike said chimes for playing a melody or song,
- wherein said main pendulum includes a plurality of vertical plates, each of said vertical plates has an excitable electromagnetic winding and a pivoting mounting shaft disposed thereon, a striker being mounted on each mounting shaft, an upper portion of each mounting shaft having a pair of permanent magnets, each having opposite polarity, mounted thereon, and
- wherein when a current flows over said electromagnetic winding, a magnetic field is generated adjacent to said permanent magnets, by the attractive and repulsive force therebetween, said mounting shaft and said striker are displaced.
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A windchime, comprising:
- a supporting member;
- a plurality of chimes supported by said supporting member;
- first striking means for striking a first chime;
- second striking means for striking a second chime;
- first actuating means for actuating said first striking means, said first actuating means being supported by said supporting member;
- second actuating means for actuating said second striking means, said second actuating means being supported by said supporting member;
- a control means for controlling said first and said second actuating means;
- and
- third striking means for striking said plurality of chimes, said third striking means being pivotally supported by said supporting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.