US2015649A - Musical top - Google Patents

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Oct. 1, 1935.

P. AMELL MUS ICAL TOP Filed Jan. 9, 1935 Inventor F. Amell Patented Oct. 1, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MUSICAL TOP Patrick Amell, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii Application January 9, 1935, Serial No. 1,064

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a musical top, the general object of the invention being to provide the 'top with a plurality of holes over which extend frames carrying reeds or blades which produce musical notes as the top is being manipulated.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. i

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the reed or blade carrying frame attached to a part of the top.

Fig. 4. is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing how the inner flat member is connected to an outer member of each section of the top.

As shown in these views, the top is formed of two sections A and B connected together by a tubular stem I, the sections being so held on the stem that they are spaced apart as shown in Fig. 2. Each section is composed of the outer member 2 which has its marginal part curving inwardly and a flat inner part 3 which covers the part 2, the edges of the two parts 2 and 3 being rolled together as shown at 4 in Fig. 5. The

stem I is provided with holes 5 which communicate with the chambers formed by the sections A and B and each member 2 is formed with the diagonally arranged holes 6, shown more particularly in Fig. 4 and a frame 1 surrounds each hole, the frame being seated on projecting parts on the inner face of each member as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The frame carries a number of -tion with the chambers formed by the hollow reeds or blades 8 which gradually increase in length as shown in Fig. 3 and these reeds or blades are so arranged with respect to the openings 6 that air passing said openings will vibrate the reeds and thus produce musical notes as the top is spun or thrown into the air.

The top can be spun by wrapping a string around that part of the stem between the two sections and j'erkingthe string from the stem in the manner used with ordinary tops or the top can be caused to travel up and down a. string in the same manner that the device known asa yo-yo is used.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the 15 invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the 20 appended claims. 5 1

I claim:-

1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of hollow sections, a tubular stem passing. i through the central portion of the sections, said sections being spaced apart, said stem having holes therein placing its interior in communicasections, and said sections having holes therein and reeds extending over. the holes. 30

2. A device of the class described comprising a. pairof sections, each formed of an outer substantially saucer-shaped member and a flat member covering the saucer-shaped member, said fiat members being arranged adjacent each other but spaced apart, a tubular stem passing through the central portions of the two members and having holes therein placing the bore of the stem in communication with the chambers formed by said hollow sections, the saucer-shaped 4O a parts having holes therein and reeds extending over the holes in said saucer-shaped members.

PATRICK AMELL.

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