Patent ID: 6832574
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B62J,G10K

Abstract:
A bicycle whistle, comprising:(a) means for producing an audible sound, said audible sound producing a whistling sound of a frequency that is audible to a person having a normal range of hearing and wherein said means for producing an audible sound includes a whistle; (b) means for attaching said means for producing an audible sound to a bicycle; (c) means adapted for disabling said means for producing an audible sound; wherein a portion of said bicycle whistle includes a first position that is adapted to produce said audible sound and a second position that is not adapted to produce said audible sound; and (d) wherein said means adapted for disabling said means for producing an audible sound includes a planar member that is pivotally attached at one end thereof proximate an air intake of a body of said bicycle whistle and wherein said planar member is adapted to pivot from a first open position in which air is not impeded from entering said air intake into a second closed position in which said planar member is adapted to cover said air intake sufficient to prevent a sufficient amount of air from entering said air intake to produce a whistling sound.