Patent ID: 6263828
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B62J,G10K

Abstract:
A jingle bell comprising:a holder base, said holder base comprising a vertical center shaft raised from a top side wall thereof at the center, two upright locating rods raised from the top side wall and equally spaced from said vertical center shaft at two opposite sides, and a vertical axle raised from the top side wall;a driven gear mounted on said vertical axle at said holder base;a driving gear mounted on said vertical axle at said holder base and fixedly connected to said driven gear;a dial supported on said holder base for turning by hand, said dial comprising an internal gear meshed with said driving gear, and a plurality of equiangularly spaced triangular blocks;an annular locating plate fixedly supported on the upright locating rods at said holder base, said annular locating plate comprising a center through hole;a plurality of spring elements respectively suspended from said annular locating plate;a plurality of weights respectively suspended from said spring elements;a rotary support member inserted through the center through hole at said annular locating plate and turned about said vertical center shaft at said holder base, said rotary support member comprising a gear wheel provided at a bottom side thereof and meshed with said driven gear; anda metal shell fixedly fastened to said rotary support member;wherein when said dial is rotated with the hand, said metal shell is rotated with said rotary support member, and said triangular blocks are moved with said dial over the weights at said spring elements, causing said weights to strike said metal shell for producing sound.