Patent ID: 7126882
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G04B

Abstract:
1. A cuckoo clock having a scissored extension for displaying an ornamental object, comprising: a three-dimensional housing, having a clock face; a timing module connected to the housing, responsible for initiating a cuckoo display event at a predetermined time, controlling how long the cuckoo stays outside of the clock, and triggering the correct amount of cuckoo sounds; a scissor armature, connected to the housing and the timing module; a scissoring extension connected to the scissor armature, for displaying an ornamental object which travels back and forth solely in a linear path, wherein that path is determined by twin sliding guides which are located on either side of the scissoring extension and are fixedly secured within the interior of the clock; and a transverse roller bar having roller mechanisms at each end movably secured within the guides, and connected to both the scissoring extension and the scissor armature; wherein the scissoring extension is also connected to the transverse roller bar.