Patent ID: 7156044
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: A63H,B60R

Abstract:
1. A novelty apparatus removably conjoinable to a vehicle antenna, said apparatus comprising: an anchor section formed from STYROFOAM and provided with a vertically registered sleeve extending along a centrally aligned longitudinal axis, said sleeve extending upwardly from a bottom surface of said anchor section and terminating subjacent a top surface of said anchor section; a plurality of wing sections directly conjoinable with said anchor section, said wing sections being equidistantly offset from the axis and equidistantly spaced about an outer surface of said anchor section; and means for positioning said apparatus about the vehicle antenna such that said anchor section and said wing sections can freely rotate in clockwise and counter clockwise directions in the wind, said apparatus positioning means being disposed within said anchor section and being suitably sized and shaped so that said anchor section can be maintained at a substantially stable position during operating conditions; wherein said apparatus positioning means comprises a rigid and stationary insert directly nested within an interior wall of said sleeve, said insert having an arcuate top end portion situated above a center of mass of said anchor section for balancing said wing sections about the vehicle antenna; and a rigid and mobile insert permanently intercalated within said sleeve and directly engageable with said stationary insert in such a manner that said mobile insert can freely rotate within said sleeve and cause said anchor and wing sections to contemporaneously rotate therewith, wherein said mobile insert has a closed top end portion provided with an arcuate shape for cooperating with said arcuate too end portion of said stationary insert during rotational movements.