US3384990A - Sound producing accessory for toys or the like - Google Patents
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- US3384990A US3384990A US465399A US46539965A US3384990A US 3384990 A US3384990 A US 3384990A US 465399 A US465399 A US 465399A US 46539965 A US46539965 A US 46539965A US 3384990 A US3384990 A US 3384990A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H5/00—Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K1/00—Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs
- G10K1/06—Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs the resonating devices having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube
- G10K1/07—Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs the resonating devices having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube mechanically operated; Hand bells; Bells for animals
- G10K1/072—Operating or striking mechanisms therefor
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- ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A sound producing accessory for a toy in which a hollow basin having inwardly directed radial bosses on a cylindrical rim receives the hub of a supply disc in a central opening in its base such that the disc partially closes the basin, a loose member being disposed within the basin and retained by the disc.
- the base of the disc may have an inwardly directed boss facing the disc and cooperating therewith to define a restricted path of travel for the loose member at the periphery of the basin.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages at least to some extent.
- a sound producing accessory for toys or the like comprises a basin having inwardly directed radial bosses on a cylindrical rim thereof, the base of said basin being provided at its center with a circular opening, a hub of a disc of flexible material being supported in said opening so that the disc at least partially closes the basin, a loose member being disposed within said basin and adapted to be retained therein by said disc, and a rod serving as the rotational axis of the assembly of the basin and disc being fixed to said hub.
- the loose member which is preferably constituted as a ball strikes the bosses on the basin in sequence emitting the same number of successive sounds.
- the axis of rotation should be horizontal to ensure good working of the accessory. In effect, the ball is thrown towards the periphery of the basin by gravity.
- the base of the basin includes an inwardly directed central boss ensuring the throwing of the ball towards the periphery of the basin.
- the latter In order to improve the connection between the basin and the hub of the disc, the latter includes a groove in which the rim of the central opening of the basin is engaged.
- the disc retaining the ball has an external rim of curved shape overlapping the basin in the form of a wheel and the rotational axis of the accessory is formed by one of the axles of the toy.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 are front and side elevation views respectively of a first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 33 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view similar to that of FIG. 3 of a second embodiment.
- the sound producing accessory includes a metal basin 2 receiving a ball 3 of metal, glass or other hard material, and a disc 4 serving to retain the ball 3 in the basin 2.
- the cylindrical rim 2a of the basin 2 includes bosses 5 projecting radially inwards into the interior of the basin and its base 2b includes a central boss 6 projecting axially and inwardly into the interior of the basin.
- the basin 2 with the bosses 5 and 6 can be easily produced by stamping.
- a circular hole 7 is formed in the center of the boss 6 for engagement on a hub 4a of the disc 4.
- the connection between the disc 4 and the basin 2 is improved by the presence of a groove 8 into which penetrates the edge of the basin 2 surrounding the hole 7.
- the disc 4, which is to ensure the retention of the ball 3 inside the basin 2 should however allow free movement of the 'ball in the basin 2.
- the distance between the disc 4 and the base 2b of the basin 2 should be such that there is no risk of jamming of the ball 3 between these parts.
- the sounds emitted by the accessory are caused by the successive blows of the ball 3 against the bosses 5 of the basin 2.
- the presence of the shoulder 61: of the boss 6 helps to throw the ball 3 in the direction of the rim 2a of the basin 2 even when the eifect of gravity is cancelled by vertical positoning of the rod 9.
- FIG. 4 shows another eembodiment of this sound producing accessory, in which the disc 4 is replaced by a disc 11 whose outer rim overlaps the basin and has a shape conforming to that of the wheel of a rolling toy.
- this embodiment is provide-d for application to a rolling toy such as a small car, wagon or the like.
- the accessory may be used for any toy, for example a merry-go-round rotating about a vertical axis.
- a sound producing accessory for toys comprising a hollow basin including a base and a cylindrical rim, said basin having inwardly directed radial bosses on said cylindrical rim, the base of said basin being provided with a central circular opening, a disc of supple material, a hub on said disc adapted to be located in said opening so that the disc partially closes the basin and forms an annular space therebetween, a loose member freely disposed within said basin and retained therein by said disc, and a rod secured in said hub and serving as the rotational axis of the assembly of the basin and disc.
- a sound producing accessory according to claim 1 wherein said loose member is a ball having a diameter approximately equal to the distance between the base of the basin and the disc whereby the ball in part projects into said annular space.
- a sound producing accessory according to claim 1 wherein the hub of the disc is provided with a groove in which the rim of the central opening of the basin is 10 engaged whereby to support and position the disc and basin.
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR45127A FR1416498A (fr) | 1964-09-15 | 1964-09-15 | Accessoire sonore pour jouet ou autre |
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US3384990A true US3384990A (en) | 1968-05-28 |
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DE (1) | DE1921942U (fr) |
FR (1) | FR1416498A (fr) |
GB (1) | GB1072638A (fr) |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3583521A (en) * | 1968-09-13 | 1971-06-08 | Nigel Allister Anstey | Continuous seismic source |
US3693289A (en) * | 1971-01-18 | 1972-09-26 | Mattel Inc | Toy vehicle with sound-producing wheels |
US4270764A (en) * | 1978-11-03 | 1981-06-02 | Yamada Carl S | Noisemaker for skateboard |
WO1982003335A1 (fr) * | 1981-03-26 | 1982-10-14 | Co Ltd Kawada | Jouet roulant possedant des parties d'essieux telescopiques |
US5309586A (en) * | 1993-02-12 | 1994-05-10 | Sies Bunny L | Baby seat or carrier blanket |
US20080173155A1 (en) * | 2007-01-24 | 2008-07-24 | Bart Fermie | Musical shaker |
US20090272249A1 (en) * | 2008-05-01 | 2009-11-05 | Glowacki Stan C | Circular percusive sound generation instrument |
CN112535784A (zh) * | 2020-12-22 | 2021-03-23 | 刘泽宇 | 伴有舒缓声音的药粉释放装置 |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2558464A (en) * | 1949-10-19 | 1951-06-26 | George H W Schultz | Jingle bell top |
US3233361A (en) * | 1964-08-25 | 1966-02-08 | William U Conaghan | Sound producing toy wheel |
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- 1964-09-15 FR FR45127A patent/FR1416498A/fr not_active Expired
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- 1965-05-12 GB GB19952/65A patent/GB1072638A/en not_active Expired
- 1965-05-20 DE DES52645U patent/DE1921942U/de not_active Expired
- 1965-06-21 US US465399A patent/US3384990A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2558464A (en) * | 1949-10-19 | 1951-06-26 | George H W Schultz | Jingle bell top |
US3233361A (en) * | 1964-08-25 | 1966-02-08 | William U Conaghan | Sound producing toy wheel |
Cited By (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3583521A (en) * | 1968-09-13 | 1971-06-08 | Nigel Allister Anstey | Continuous seismic source |
US3693289A (en) * | 1971-01-18 | 1972-09-26 | Mattel Inc | Toy vehicle with sound-producing wheels |
US4270764A (en) * | 1978-11-03 | 1981-06-02 | Yamada Carl S | Noisemaker for skateboard |
WO1982003335A1 (fr) * | 1981-03-26 | 1982-10-14 | Co Ltd Kawada | Jouet roulant possedant des parties d'essieux telescopiques |
US4361980A (en) * | 1981-03-26 | 1982-12-07 | Kawada Co., Ltd. | Rolling toy and axle arrangement |
US5309586A (en) * | 1993-02-12 | 1994-05-10 | Sies Bunny L | Baby seat or carrier blanket |
US20080173155A1 (en) * | 2007-01-24 | 2008-07-24 | Bart Fermie | Musical shaker |
US7470845B2 (en) | 2007-01-24 | 2008-12-30 | Pearl Musical Instrument Co. | Musical shaker |
US20090272249A1 (en) * | 2008-05-01 | 2009-11-05 | Glowacki Stan C | Circular percusive sound generation instrument |
US7910816B2 (en) * | 2008-05-01 | 2011-03-22 | Glowacki Stan C | Circular percusive sound generation instrument |
CN112535784A (zh) * | 2020-12-22 | 2021-03-23 | 刘泽宇 | 伴有舒缓声音的药粉释放装置 |
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GB1072638A (en) | 1967-06-21 |
FR1416498A (fr) | 1965-11-05 |
DE1921942U (de) | 1965-08-19 |
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