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US 9,024,161 B1Granted
Wind chime silencer and protector
OwnerJeffrey L. Stronginventor
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Abstract
One embodiment having a flexible base with a plurality of vertical holes near its perimeter, each for housing a wind chime tube, the base further having a slit cut from one of the vertical holes into the middle of the base, allowing the base to be installed in the central portion of a wind chime, thereby effectively silencing the wind chime and protecting the tubes and nearby objects. This article works on the type of chime having multiple vertical resonant tubes that are struck by a striker connected to a sail that is urged by the wind. Other embodiments are described and shown.
Claims13
An article comprising:
- a. a base having a plurality of vertical holes near said base perimeter, each with an opening through which to insert a tube of a wind chime,
- b. a first means for holding the striker of said wind chime in place and for securing said base on the wind chime, and
- c. a second means for securing said wind chime tubes in said vertical perimeter holes,
- whereby when installed on said wind chime, said chime's striker and tubes are prevented from contacting each other or nearby objects, thus protecting and silencing or quieting said chime tubes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.