Patent ID: 7473155

Claim:
A hand-held object holder, comprising: an aesthetic component with an upper portion secured to a lower portion by a spring, such that the upper portion can wobble back and forth relative to the lower portion; a coupling member secured to and extending from the lower portion of said aesthetic component for securing an object relative to said aesthetic component; and a sound-generating component activated by the wobbling of the upper portion of said aesthetic component back and forth relative to the lower portion said sound-generating component including a hollow cylinder with opposing end caps, with one of said end caps defining an opening that allows air to enter into the interior of the cylinder as the upper portion of said aesthetic component wobbles back and forth relative to the lower portion, and a second cylindrical element having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of said hollow cylinder, said second cylindrical element positioned in the interior of said hollow cylinder and sliding along the length of said hollow cylinder as the upper portion of said aesthetic component wobbles back and forth relative to the lower portion, wherein said second cylindrical element carries a reed, such that the sliding of said second cylindrical element along the length of the hollow cylinder causes said reed to vibrate and generate sound.