Patent ID: 6394875
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A63H,B62J

Abstract:
A noise-making accessory for vehicles defined by at least one spoked wheel, said accessory to be mounted on said vehicle adjacent to the spokes of one of the wheels of said vehicle, and comprising:a cylindrically-shaped pipe defining an interior having first and second open ends and further defining an axis; a reed; a removable cap defined by an inside lip; a mount bracket attached fixedly to sad pipe; an on/off position control handle extending from said cap; a cap to pipe assembly T-bolt, said T-bolt defined by a shaft having a screw-threaded end and an opposing end from which extend a pair of arms; a washer defined by an aperture; a wing nut defined by a threaded bore; wherein said T-bolt is attached fixedly by said to the interior of said pipe at two points on opposite sides of said interior, said screw-threaded end projecting parallel to said axis and extending beyond said first open end, through an aperture formed in said reed, through a central hole formed in said removable cap; wherein said cap is placed removably over said open end of said pipe such that said screw-thread end of said T-bolt passes through said cap at said hole, whereafter said washer is placed over said end of said T-bolt, and whereafter said wing nut is placed over said screw-threaded end and attached thereto by engagement of said threaded bore with said screw-threaded end, such that said cap can be rotated around the axis of said pipe by grasping said handle and turning; whereby an air gap is formed between said cap and said reed such that said reed can vibrate against said pipe; and whereby said inside lip cooperates with said reed such that said lip forces said reed against said opening in said pipe when said T-bolt is tightened.