Ornamental device with audio player, reciprocating appendage and projection optics

• US 20070207697A1
• Filed: 02/21/2006
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frank Chin, John Chin, Sye Chin
• Original Assignee: Frank Chin, John Chin, Sye Chin
• Inventors: Chin, John, Chin, Sye, Chin, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/358,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20070207697A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/175
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/08 Dolls, faces, or other representations of living forms with moving parts in the nature of toys A63H

Abstract

This invention relates to an ornamental device that projects designs onto the internal surface of a light-transmitting portion of the device so that the projected designs are visible externally, plays audio sounds related to the subject of the ornamental device and moves one or more appendages in a repetitive or reciprocating manner.

Claims

1. A self-contained animated, electrically operated ornamental device, comprising:

a. a light projection system for projecting a rotating image on the internal surface of a light-transmitting portion of the ornament, said light projection system, comprising;

i) light emitting diodes (LEDs) located within ii) a rotational projection ball with a plurality of patterns through which light may be projected wherein said rotational projection ball is rotated by an electric motor and, iii) an electronic control device;

b. an audio system comprising;

i) a play back circuit board, ii) an optional amplifier and a speaker, iii) a volume resister board and, iv) a volume control device, wherein said audio system is located within an internal cavity of the ornamental device suitable for use as a resonant cavity;

c. one or more reciprocating appendages, said appendage(s) comprising, i) a reciprocating lever connected to said appendage at its distal end and connected to an eccentric circle at its proximal end, said eccentric circle is rotationally moved by said electric motor; and

d. wherein, when said ornamental device is powered by an electric power source, i) said projection system projects light from said LEDs through the rotational projection ball, which is moved by said electric motor, and on to the interior surface of the light-transmitting portion of said ornament such that projected designs are visible on the external surface of said ornament, ii) said audio system emits sounds and, iii) said electric motor rotates said eccentric circle moving said reciprocating lever which, in turn, moves said appendage(s) in a repetitive motion.

2. Said ornamental device of claim 1, wherein a first electric motor moves the rotational projection ball and a second electric motor moves said eccentric circle.

3. Said ornament device of claim 1, wherein said audio system plays a digital audio signal, an analog audio signal or a combination thereof.

4. Said ornamental device of claim 1, wherein said light emitting diodes number from 1 to about 12.

5. Said ornamental device of claim 1, wherein said light emitting diodes of said projection system are of one or more colors.

6. The ornamental device of claim 1, wherein said audio system plays sounds selected from music, environmental sounds and voices.

7. The ornamental device of claim 1, wherein the shape of said device is selected from a group consisting of a human shape, an animal shape or a the shape of a fantasy creature.

8. The ornamental device of claim 7 wherein said human shape is a snowman.

9. The snowman of claim 8, wherein said reciprocating appendage is an arm and said arm lifts and lowers a hat.

10. The ornamental device of claim 1, wherein said audio system has a device for connection to an external source of recorded sound.

11. The ornamental device of claim 1, wherein two of more of said light projection system, said audio system and said reciprocating appendage(s) are synchronized with respect to each other.

12. The ornamental device of claim 1, wherein said rotational projection ball rotates at a rate of between about 2-5 rotations per minute.