Patent ID: 6161317
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A decorative amusement device comprising:a hollow base;a transparent sphere mounted on said base and cooperating therewith so as to confine a water receiving space that is adapted to be filled with water;a drive unit mounted inside said base and having a rotary drive shaft extending through said base into said water receiving space, and a water agitator mounted on said drive shaft inside said water receiving space and driven rotatably by said drive shaft to agitate the water inside said water receiving space when said drive shaft rotates; anda decorative member mounted on said base inside said water receiving space, said decorative member including a prop, a rotary vane mounted rotatably on said prop, and a guide member disposed around said water agitator so as to guide the water that was agitated by said water agitator toward said rotary vane to result in rotation of said rotary vane inside said water receiving space.