Patent ID: 7607960

Claim:
A sounding tool for cheering, comprising: a pair of right and left clapping bars each having a beating portion and a gripping portion connected to a basal portion of the beating portion; and a hollow cover body having a shape imitating an object or a character for enhancing interest, wherein both the clapping bars are pivotally connected at a portion between the beating portion and the gripping portion of each clapping bar so that the beating portions can be opened/closed freely, wherein both the clapping bars are disposed between front and rear wall portions of the cover body so as to vertically penetrate the cover body with the cover body positioned at longitudinal intermediate positions of the clapping bars, wherein right clapping bar guide groove portions and left clapping bar guide groove portions are provided, respectively, on a right side and a left side of an inner surface of each wall portion of the cover body so as to be vertically apart from each other, wherein guide protruded portions are provided, respectively, on a front side and a rear side of each of the right and left clapping bars so as to be vertically apart from each other, wherein the guide protruded portions of the right clapping bar and the guide protruded portions of the left clapping bar are fitted, respectively, in the right clapping bar guide groove portions and the left clapping bar guide groove portions of the cover body, whereby the guide protruded portions are moved along the guide groove portions to thereby guide the beating portions of the right and left clapping bars in opening and closing directions, and wherein a stopper portion for restricting an opening movement of the beating portion of each of the right and left clapping bars is provided at an end portion of each guide groove portion.