Patent ID: 7225753

Claim:
A bell device comprising: a housing including two housing members secured together, and including an opening formed therein, and including at least one peripheral rib extended into said opening of said housing, said housing members each including one half of said at least one peripheral rib and one half of said opening formed therein, for forming said peripheral rib and said opening in said housing after said two housing members are assembled together, a securing device including a shank engaged in said opening of said housing, and including a peripheral flange extended from an upper portion of said shank for engaging with said at least one peripheral rib of said housing and for anchoring said shank to said housing when assembling said two housing members together, said securing device including a bore formed therein, and including a peripheral flap extended from a lower portion of said shank, a bell member disposed in said housing and including an upper orifice formed therein for receiving said shank of said securing device, and said peripheral flap of said securing device being engaged with said bell member for supported said bell member in said housing with said securing device, a clapper including a stem having an upper shaft pivotally attached to said peripheral flap of said securing device for pivotally attaching said clapper to said securing device, and including a lower striking member for striking onto said bell member, means for biasing said striking member of said clapper away from said bell member, and a push rod slidably engaged in said bore of said shank and including a lower end for contacting and engaging with said upper portion of said shank, and for forcing said clapper to rotate relative to said bell member, and a knob attached to said push rod for moving said push rod to actuate and to rotate said clapper relative to said bell member, and for actuating said striking member of said clapper to strike onto said bell member, wherein a clamping ring is attached onto said push rod for engaging with said shank and for limiting said push rod to move relative to said shank, and said push rod being depressible to engage with and to rotate said clapper relative to said bell member and to actuate said striking member of said clapper to strike onto said bell member and to generate sounds, and said biasing means biasing and forcing said striking member of said clapper away from said bell member after said push rod is released.