Patent ID: 6760988
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A novelty device for mounting on an elongated support member, said novelty device comprising:a shaft having a hollow portion at a first end thereof for receiving a top portion of the support member, the inner diameter of the hollow portion of said shaft being greater than the largest diameter of the top portion of the support member, said shaft having two or more resilient members disposed at a second end thereof, said two or more resilient members being integrally formed as a portion of said shaft and extending in a direction generally parallel with the axis of the elongated support member; one or more display members having indicia or an image disposed thereon, said one or more display members further having a generally planar central portion that is inserted between two or more of said two or more resilient members, said one or more display members projecting away from said two or more resilient members; a bearing insert received with the hollow portion of said shaft, the outer diameter of said bearing insert being approximately equal to the inner diameter of the hollow portion of said shaft so that said bearing insert is press-fit within the hollow portion, said bearing insert having a longitudinal channel defined therein for receiving a portion of the elongated support member; a cap that is pressed onto said two or more resilient members that are formed on the second end of said shaft, the engagement of said cap to said two or more resilient members detachably secures said one or more display members to said shaft; wherein said novelty device is mounted on an elongated support member, a distal end of the elongated support member is confined in a space that is defined by said bearing insert, said one or more display members, and an inside surface of the hollow portion of said shaft; and wherein said one or more display members impart a fully comprehension of the indicia or image disposed thereon regardless of the speed of rotation of the device.