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Percussion noisemaker toy with bouncing hard objects

a noisemaker and hard object technology, applied in the field of noisemaking toys, can solve the problems of difficult to do, repeated bounce of objects, unusual clicking and buzzing noises, etc., and achieve the effect of facilitating bounce and resiliency near objects

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-15
STEINBERG DAN A
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[0009] Preferably, the legs are resilient in an upper half closest to the objects. Preferably the legs are resilient in a portion between the objects and where the legs are gripped by the hand. Resiliency near the objects facilitates bouncing.

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Noisemaking toys are fun and annoying.
Also, the magnets must be thrown in close proximity to one another so that they stick together immediately after they are released, but this can be difficult to do.
Consequently, the objects bounce repeatedly and make unusual clicking and buzzing noises.

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[0027] The present invention provides a noisemaking toy. The toy has a U-shaped handle with two legs. Hard spheres (e.g. made of hardened steel) are attached to terminal ends of the legs. At least a part of each leg is resilient (e.g. made of spring steel). The spheres are aligned such that when the legs are squeezed together by the hand, the spheres come into contact. When the spheres are pressed together in this way, they bounce repeatedly, thereby producing unusual clicking and squeaking sounds. The resilient nature of the legs results in a restoring force that forces the spheres together between bounces. Finger grips and other features can be provided to make the wire easy to grasp. If finger grips are provided, then the resilient portion of the legs should be located between the finger grips and the spheres. In the present invention, the spheres must be hard. For example, the spheres must have a hardness of at least 30, 35, 40, 50, 55, or 60 on the Rockwell C hardness scale; hi...

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Abstract

A noisemaking toy with hard objects attached to terminal ends of a U-shaped handle. The hard objects can be steel ball bearings (e.g. ¾″ diameter), and the U-shaped handle can comprise a U-shaped piece of resilient spring steel wire. The legs of the handle can be pressed together by hand so that the hard objects can be contacted. The objects are shaped so that they make point contact. When the hard objects are pressed together by pressing on the legs of the handle, the objects bounce many times, producing an unusual sound. The sound is initially a rapid series of clicks, and, as energy is dissipated, the sound changes to a buzz and then a high-pitched squeak. The objects must have a hardness of at least 30, 40, or 50 Rockwell C. High hardness is preferred.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority from copending provisional application 60 / 636,987 filed on Dec. 15, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to noisemaking toys. More specifically, the present invention relates to a noisemaking toy having hard objects (e.g. spheres) attached to terminal ends of a U-shaped handle with resilient legs. When the spheres are forced into contact by pressing on the sides of the handle, the spheres repeatedly bounce and produce unusual clicking and squeaking noises. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Noisemaking toys are fun and annoying. Children and adults alike are amused by toys that make interesting and annoying sounds. Toys that can make a variety of sounds are particularly appealing. [0004] A popular, well known toy are the buzz magnets or singing magnets. These magnets are made of ferrite or other hard ceramic magnet material, and are highly magnetized. When two mag...

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IPC IPC(8): A63H5/00
CPCA63H5/00G10K3/00
Inventor STEINBERG, DAN A.
Owner STEINBERG DAN A
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