US2555833A

US2555833A - Rotary whistle

Info

Publication number: US2555833A
Application number: US633225A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry R Vanaman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-12-06
Filing date: 1945-12-06
Publication date: 1951-06-05
Anticipated expiration: 1968-06-05

Description

.June 5., 1951 H. R. VANAMAN 2,555,833

ROTARY WHISTLE Filed Dec. 6, 1945 luvell tor Patented June 5, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROTARY WHISTLE Harry R. Vanaman, Millville, N. J. Application December 6, 1945, Serial No. 633,225

Claims.

The invention as described herein, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, consists of a whistle, an object of which is to provide a whistle so formed that a series of diierent notes may be emitted therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rotary whistle.

A further obj ect of this invention is to provide a whistle in the form of a wheel having tubular spokes each of a different depth for producing different notes.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means whereby in a cheap whistle toy having all of the notes of a major scale upon which melodies may be played thereon when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a disk provided with peripheral bores of varying depths and a blower to which the disk is pivoted and rotatable by the blower.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the whistle,

Figure 2 is another elevational view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional View on line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Figure l.

While one embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the above referred to drawings, it is to be understood that they are merely for the purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction may be restorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the invention may be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances which may arise, without in any way departing from the spirit and intention of my device, which is to be limited only in accordance with the appended claims. And while I have stated the primary field of utility of my invention it remains obvious that it may be employed in any other capacity wherein it may be found applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specification, the same reference characters are used to designate the same parts and elements throughout and in which I0, refers to the invention and II, indicates a bearing member in which is provided an elongated slot I2, within which is rotatably mounted a spoked wheel I4, by means of a pintle I5. The upper end I6, is provided with a substantially horizontal bore I 1, having a reduced inner end IB, terminating substantially upon the periphery I9, of the member I4.

'Ihe member I4, is in the iorm of a wheel provided with a hub portion 20, from which project annularly a series of spokes 2|, all of which are tubular and the

bores

22, 23, 24, of each being of a diierent depth, whereby various notes will be sounded when the bores selectively align with the reduced end I 8 of the bore in the mouthpiece and when the operator blows into the mouthpiece. The wheel has a rim 26 and the outer ends 25 of the bores in the spokes will consecutively align with the reduced end I8 of the bore I'I in the mouthpiece when the wheel is turned.

It is obvious that as many tubular spokes may be provided in the Wheel as desired. It is also obvious that the

bores

22, 23, 24, may be so graduated in depth as to provide a musical scale or octave whereby melodies may be played upon the device simply by using the finger of the user of the device to rotate the wheel backward and forward in order to obtain the desired note.

As will be evident from an inspection of Figure 3, a flow of air through the mouthpiece I6 will create a slightly greater pressure on the upper side of any bore of the member I4 aligned with the bore through the mouthpiece, when the device is held as indicated in this figure. The member I4 will, therefore, rotate slowly automatically when the whistle is blown to emit a succession of different tones determined largely by the relative lengths and positioning of the bores in the member I4.

From the foregoing specification it will become apparent that the invention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions for which it has been designed and in an economical manner and that its simplicity, accuracy and ease of operation are such as to provide a relatively inexpensive device considering what it will accomplish and that it will find an important place in the art to which it appertains when once placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size and rearrangement oi details and parts such as come within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to, in actual practice, if desired.

Having now described the invention that which is claimed to be new and desired to be procured by Letters Patent is:

1. A whistle comprising a bearing member having a slot communicating with a tubular mouthpiece, a wheel freely rotatively mounted on said bearing member and within said slot, said mouth piece having a reduced bore portion adjacent to the wheel, a plurality of bores in said wheel having their axes disposed radially of the wheel, said bores being of different lengths and opening circumferentially of the wheel, said mouthpiece being substantially tangentially disposed with relation to said wheel so that said wheel is automatically rotated when the whistle is blown.

2. A whistle comprising a bearing member having a slot communicating with a tubular mouthpiece, a wheel freely rotatively mountedon said bearing member and within said slot, said mouth .piece having a vreduced bore .portion adjacent to the wheel, a plurality of bores in said wheel having their axes disposed radially of .the wheel, said bores being Aof different lengths and opening circumferentially of the wheel,said slot, wheel and bores being disposed in the same plane, said mouthpiece being substantially tangentially ,disposed with relation .to said wheel -so that said wheel 4is automatically rotated when the Whistle is blown.

A whistle comprising a bearing member having a slot .communicating with .a tubular mouthpiece, a wheel freely rotati-vely mounted on said bea-ring member and Within said slot, `said mouthpiece having a reduced bore portion adjacen't to Ythe wheel, a plurality of 4bores in said wheel having their axes disposed radially of the wheel, said Vbores being of different lengths and vopening `circumierentially of thewheel, said slot,

Vwheel and bores 'being-disposed in the same plane,

:said mouthpiece :being integral withsaid bearing member and being disposed in the said plane, said mouthpiece being substantially Atangentially .disposed with relation to said wheel so that said wheel is automatically rotated when the whistle is blown.

4. A Whistle comprising a bearing member having a slotand a tubular mouth piece communieating with the slot, a wheel freely rotatively mounted on said bearing member and Within said slot, said wheel having a hub portion and a rim and spokes, said spokes having axial bores opening circumferentially of the rim, and said mouthpiece being disposed tangentially of the rim, said mouth piece having a reduced bore portion adjacent to the Wheel and defining an air outlet to cause rotation of the Wheel and to create a sound variable according to the speed of rotation of the wheel.

5. A'whistle comprising a bearing member having a slotand .a'tubular mouthpiece communicating with the slot, a wheel freely rotatively mounted on said bearing member and within said slot, said Wheel having a hub portion and a Isim'and spokes, said'spokes having axial bores of different lengths opening circumferentially of the rim, and said mouthpiece being disposed tangential'ly Aof the -rim, lsaid axial bores having closed ends in said hub portion, said mouth piece havting a :reduced bore portion adjacent to the wheel and defining an air outlet to cause rotation of the wheel and to'create a sound variable according to the speed of rotation of the wheel and also variable according to the lengths of the tubes.

HARRY R. VANAMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le vof this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,756,050 Abrams Apr. 29, 1930 1,788,752 Thornton Jan. 13, 1931 1,814,730 Myers July 14, 1931 2,052,926 `Frick Sept. 1, 1936 2,234,482 Stainbook Mar. 11, 1941