Liquid-filled ornament
First Claim
1. A liquid-filled ornament comprising:
- a base;
a transparent casing having an opening, filled with a liquid, and mounted on the base;
a sealing wall extending across and sealing the opening against loss of the liquid from the casing;
a driving mechanism located within the base and including;
a motor having a motor shaft;
a bar;
a gearing arrangement coupling the bar to the motor shaft so that the bar is rotated by operation of the motor; and
a pair of magnets mounted on opposite ends of the bar that are separated from the motor shaft;
a driven mechanism located in the casing and including;
a stationary first member;
a rotatable second member rotatably supported on the first member and including a plurality of outwardly extending paddles for stirring the liquid upon rotation of the second member;
a pair of magnets positioned on the second member, alignable with the pair of magnets mounted on the bar, for magnetic interaction with the pair of magnets mounted on the bar, so that the second member is rotated by rotation of the bar, and a ball bearing interposed between the first member and the second member;
a display object mounted on the first member and visible in the liquid; and
bits of a solid material disposed in the liquid and dispersed through the liquid by the paddles upon rotation of the second member.
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Abstract
A liquid-filled ornament includes a body having a transparent casing having an opening and filled with liquid, a display object in the liquid, and a sealing wall extending across and sealing the opening. The ornament includes a driving mechanism having rotatable magnets and located on an outer side of the sealing wall, and a driven mechanism having rotatable magnets and located on an inner side of the sealing wall and immersed in the liquid. The magnets of the driven mechanism are rotated by the magnets of the driving mechanism through magnetic interaction. The driven mechanism includes a first stationary disc on which the display object is mounted and a second disc supported on the first disc and rotated by the magnetic interaction. A ball bearing is disposed between the two discs. The second disc includes paddles that stir bits of a solid material, resembling snow, dispersing the bits throughout the liquid.
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1. A liquid-filled ornament comprising:
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a base;
a transparent casing having an opening, filled with a liquid, and mounted on the base;
a sealing wall extending across and sealing the opening against loss of the liquid from the casing;
a driving mechanism located within the base and including;
a motor having a motor shaft;
a bar;
a gearing arrangement coupling the bar to the motor shaft so that the bar is rotated by operation of the motor; and
a pair of magnets mounted on opposite ends of the bar that are separated from the motor shaft;
a driven mechanism located in the casing and including;
a stationary first member;
a rotatable second member rotatably supported on the first member and including a plurality of outwardly extending paddles for stirring the liquid upon rotation of the second member;
a pair of magnets positioned on the second member, alignable with the pair of magnets mounted on the bar, for magnetic interaction with the pair of magnets mounted on the bar, so that the second member is rotated by rotation of the bar, and a ball bearing interposed between the first member and the second member;
a display object mounted on the first member and visible in the liquid; and
bits of a solid material disposed in the liquid and dispersed through the liquid by the paddles upon rotation of the second member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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Specification