Patent Application
20180016806
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The disclosure and prior art relates to agitating devices and more particularly pertains to a new agitating device for agitating water in a pool.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an animatron that may be positioned on an edge of a pool. The animatron has a head, a torso, a pair of arms and a pair of legs. A motion unit is coupled to the animatron. The motion unit urges each of the legs to move back and forth with respect to the torso. Thus, each of the legs may agitate water in the pool.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the head 18, the torso 20 and the pair of arms 22 may be comprised of a rigid material. Each of the legs 24 may be comprised of a flexible material. Each of the legs 24 may extend into water 25 in the pool 16. The animatron 12 may be structured to resemble, but not being limited to, any animal, a human likeness, fictional and mythological characters.
A motion unit 26 is provided. The motion unit 26 is coupled to the animatron 12.
The motion unit 26 urges each of the legs 24 to move back and forth with respect to the torso 20. Thus, each of the legs 24 may agitate the water 25 in the pool 16.
The motion unit 26 comprises a motor 28 that is positioned within the torso 20. The motor 28 is horizontally oriented in the torso 20. The motor 28 may be an electric motor 28 or the like. Additionally, the motor 28 is aligned with each of the legs 24.
A pair of drive shafts 30 is provided. Each of the drive shafts 30 is rotatably coupled to the motor 28. Thus, the motor 28 rotates each of the drive shafts 30 when the motor 28 is turned on. Each of the drive shafts 30 is positioned on opposite ends of the motor 28. Each of the drive shafts 30 is horizontally oriented in the torso 20.
Each of the drive shafts 30 has a distal end 32 with respect to the motor 28 and a central portion 34. The central portion 34 corresponding to each of the drive shafts 30 is concavely arcuate. Thus, the central portion 34 corresponding to each of the drive shafts 30 orbits about a longitudinal axis of the corresponding drive shaft 30 when the motor 28 is turned on.
A pair of bearings 36 is provided. Each of the bearings 36 is positioned in the torso 20. Each of the bearings 36 insertably receives the distal end of an associated one of the drives shafts. Each of the bearings 36 retains the associated drive shaft 30 in the horizontal orientation.
A pair of linkages 38 is provided. Each of the linkages 38 is positioned in an associated one of the legs 24. Each of the linkages 38 is coupled to an associated one of the drive shafts 30. Thus, each of the linkages 38 urges the associated leg 24 to move back and forth when the motor 28 is turned on.
Each of the linkages 38 comprises a first shaft 40 that is immovably positioned within a thigh 42 of the associated leg 24. The first shaft 40 extends between the motor 28 and a knee 44 of the associated leg 24. The first shaft 40 is horizontally oriented in the associated leg 24. The first shaft 40 has a distal end 46 with respect to the motor 28. The distal end corresponding to the first shaft 40 is positioned in the knee 44 of the associated leg 24.
A second shaft 48 is provided. The second shaft 48 is movably positioned within the thigh 42 of the associated leg 24. The second shaft 48 is horizontally oriented in the associated leg 24. The second shaft 48 is spaced from and is coextensive with the first shaft 40.
The second shaft 48 is coupled to the central portion 34 of the associated drive shaft 30. Thus, the associated drive shaft 30 alternatively urges the second shaft 48 to travel forwardly and rearwardly in the associated leg 24 when the motor 28 is turned on. The second shaft 48 has a distal end 50 with respect to the motor 28. The distal end 50 corresponding to the second shaft 48 is positioned in the knee 44 of the associated leg 24.
A third shaft 52 is positioned within a shin of the associated leg 24 and the third shaft 52 is vertically oriented in the associated leg 24. The third shaft 52 is movably coupled to the distal end 46,50 corresponding to each of the first shaft 40 and the second shaft 48. The third shaft 52 has a bottom end 54 and the bottom end 54 is positioned in an ankle 55 of the associated leg 24.
The distal end 46 corresponding to the first shaft 40 defines a fulcrum 56 of the third shaft 52. The second shaft 48 urges the third shaft 52 to rock on the fulcrum 56 when the motor 28 is turned on. The third shaft 52 alternatively urges a foot 58 on the associated leg 24 to move back and forth. Thus, the foot 58 on the associated leg 24 may agitate the water 25 in the pool 16.
A power supply 60 is provided. The power supply 60 is coupled to the head 18. The power supply 60 is electrically coupled to the motor 28. The power supply 60 comprises a solar cell 62. The solar cell 62 is positioned on a rear side 64 of the head 18. Thus, the solar cell 62 may be exposed to sunlight thereby facilitating the solar cell 62 to convert solar energy into electrical energy.
In use, the animatron 12 is positioned on the edge 14 of the pool 16 such that each of the legs 24 extends downwardly into the water 25 in the pool 16. The solar cell 62 converts sunlight into electrical energy to power the motor 28. Thus, the motor 28 rotates each of the drive shafts 30. Each of the linkages 38 urges the foot 58 corresponding to the associated leg 24 to move back and forth in the water 25. Thus, the associated leg 24 agitates the water 25 in the pool 16.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
