Patent ID: 6206747
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A wind indicator toy, comprising:a ground stake; anda top structure, said top structure comprising:a pivot doll positioned on top of the ground stake, wherein the pivot doll can rotate atop the ground stake;a front section, comprising a directional indicator, said directional indicator comprising a flat piece of material and a frame upon which the flat piece of material is tightly stretched;a back section, said back section serving to capture the wind and rotate the entire top structure, said back section comprising at least one vane which serves to capture a wind which in turn rotates the entire top structure, said vane comprising a flat piece of material and a frame upon which the flat piece of material is tightly stretched:a rigid piece, perpendicularly attached to said pivot doll;a hollow rod which slides over the rigid piece and rotates freely about the rigid piece;two disk type structures, one of said disk type structures being positioned at a proximal end of said hollow rod closest to said pivot doll, and the other of said disk type structures being positioned at a distal end of said hollow rod farthest away from said pivot doll, said disk type structures having a plurality of holes around the circumference of each said disk type structure;and at least two projections extending from said frame of said at least one vane, wherein one of said at least two projection fits into one of said plurality of holes of one of said disk type structures, and the other of said at least two projections fits into one of said plurality of holes of the other said disk type structures.