NOISE MAKER TO BE WORN ON THE FOOT

• US 3,757,466 A
• Filed: 03/24/1973
• Issued: 09/11/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George P. Strelakos
• Original Assignee: George P. Strelakos
• Inventors: Strelakos, George P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Louis G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lever, J. Q.
• Application Number:
  US05/127,720
• Time in Patent Office: 171 Days
• Field of Search: 46/175,189
• US Class Current: 446/26
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10

Abstract

A noise maker having a heel well with a leaf spring containing housing attached to it. The spring is of the type producing a sound upon being bent and extends beyond the underside of the heel well. The noise maker is worn on the heel portion of the shoe of a child and held secure by an ankle strap. Upon walking a sound is produced as a result of the spring being compressed and released due to contact with the ground.

Claims

1. A sound producing device adapted to be worn on a shoe on a child'"'"''"'"'s foot comprising:

a heel embracer including a substantially flat heel plate shaped to be positioned beneath the underside of the heel of the child'"'"''"'"'s shoe to act as a heel rest and an upstanding flange about the periphery of said heel plate shaped to form a complementary fit adjacent and about the heel of the shoe. strap holders secured to said heel embracer, an adjustable strap secured by said strap holders, said strap extending forwardly and upwardly from said heel embracer adapteD to pass over the child'"'"''"'"'s ankle for maintaining the heel embracer securely mounted in position on the heel of the shoe, a housing for the sound producing mechanism extending laterally from the heel embracer to a position offset to one side of the heel embracer in a lateral position such that when the heel embracer is mounted on the heel of the shoe, the housing is offset to one side of the child'"'"''"'"'s foot, a spring having one end mounted in said housing and having its other end projecting from the housing in a position offset laterally from the child'"'"''"'"'s foot, said free end of the spring adapted to be deflected upwardly when the heel embracer is brought down closely adjacent to the ground, and a sound producing means associated with said spring for making sound upon the deflection of said spring, whereby the child can actuate the sound producing mechanism by a normal walking or running motion and alternatively can actuate the sound producing mechanism by standing in one position on a surface and rocking the foot back and forth upon the surface either forwardly and backwardly or from side to side.

2. A sound producing device adapted to be worn on a shoe on a child'"'"''"'"'s foot as claimed in claim 1, and in which said housing extends laterally from the heel embracer and also includes a housing portion positioned over the spring with said housing portion protruding partially below the heel embracer for providing a top cover extending over the spring.