Adjustable reed sounder

A monster call is provided and consists of an elongated reed centrally positioned in a passageway between a pair of side walls and extending between a pair of end walls of a rectangular shaped body. A person can place their lips over the passageway and blow air therethrough to cause the reed to vibrate, thereby generating a simulated sound of a monster.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The instant invention relates generally to musical devices and more 
specifically it relates to a monster call. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Numerous musical devices have been provided in prior art that are adapted 
to be used in conjunction with the mouth and to be operated to produce 
sounds by blowing through the devices. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 350,521 
to Baldwin; 795,493 to Ditto; 1,052,525 to Smith; 2,133,440 to Fortuna; 
3,656,258 to Thomas and 4,483,097 to Piper all are illustrative of such 
prior art. While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to 
which they address, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the 
present invention as heretofore described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a monster call that 
will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide a monster call that will produce a different 
sound every time a person squeezes it and blows air from their mouth 
therethrough. 
An additional object is to provide a monster call that can be used as a 
continued source of entertainment for children as well as adults. 
A further object is to provide a monster call that is simple and easy to 
use. 
A still further object is to provide a monster call that is economical in 
cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, the 
Figures illustrate a monster call 10 consisting of a rectangular shaped 
body 12 having a pair of spaced apart short end walls 14 and a pair of 
parallel spaced apart elongated side walls 16 extending between the end 
walls 14 to form a passageway 18 for air to flow therethrough. An 
elongated reed 20 is centrally positioned in the passageway 18 between the 
side walls 16 and extends between the end walls 14. A person can place 
their lips over the passageway 18 and blow air through the passageway to 
cause the reed 20 to vibrate, thereby generating a sound which will 
simulate the sound of a monster. 
The side walls 16 are fabricated out of flexible material so that when the 
person grips the side walls 16 between a thumb 22 and index finger 24 of a 
hand 26, as shown in FIG. 3, and squeezes the side walls 16 together the 
reed 20 will vibrate differently, thus generating different simulated 
monster sounds. The side walls 16 are fabricated out of durable flexible 
plastic material while the end walls 14 are fabricated out of non-flexible 
durable plastic material. The elongated reed 20 is fabricated out of a 
thin band of rubber material. 
When the side walls 16 are squeezed together to almost touch the reed 20 
the person should then put the passageway 18 up to the mouth and blow 
straight through or at an angle. Every time this is done it will produce a 
very strange simulated shriek, moan, groan, howl, or just a plain strange 
sound thus creating many bizarre sounds. 
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 
10--monster call of the present invention 
12--rectangular shaped body 
14--short end walls 
16--elongated side walls 
18--passageway 
20--elongated reed 
22--thumb 
24--index finger 
26--hand 
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or 
more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods 
differing from the type described above. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to 
be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various 
omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and 
details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by 
those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of 
the present invention. 
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of 
the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, 
readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, 
from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential 
characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.