Patent ID: 6109490
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A44C,G10K,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for securing a whistle on a wearer's wrist and presenting the whistle for ready grasping by the wearer's lips, the apparatus comprising:a whistle having a frontwardly facing mouthpiece and a rearwardly protruding ear positioned rearward of the mouthpiece, the ear having an attachment opening therein;a lanyard defining a loop and having portions which extend through the attachment opening in the whistle car to connect the lanyard to the whistle; anda casing wrapped about portions of the lanyard to define a stem which protrudes rearwardly from the whistle, said casing further positioned about the ear to form a stiff segment comprised of the stem and the ear, the stem serving to position the whistle outwardly from the loop, the whistle being thereby positioned to present the whistle mouthpiece toward a wearer's lips for ready grasping by the lips when the wrist is lifted toward the lips.