Pinwheel device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6386939
  • Patent Number
    6,386,939
  • Date Filed
    Friday, April 6, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 14, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Ackun, Jr.; Jacob K.
    • Cegielnik; Urszula M.
    Agents
    • Kamrath; Alan
    • Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, LLP
Abstract
A pinwheel device has a main shaft, a rotating wheel connected to the main shaft, and a first support rod, a second support rod, and a third support rod connected to the rotating wheel. A first decoration wheel is disposed on the rotating wheel. A second decoration wheel is disposed on the first support rod. A third decoration wheel is disposed on the second support rod.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a pinwheel device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pinwheel device which has a plurality of decoration wheels.




A conventional pinwheel device has a single decoration wheel. The decoration wheel has a plurality of paper vanes.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a pinwheel device which has a plurality of decoration wheels to rotate at the same time.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a pinwheel device which can be used as a kite.




Accordingly, a pinwheel device comprises a main shaft, a rotating wheel connected to the main shaft, and a first support rod, a second support rod, and a third support rod connected to the rotating wheel. A first decoration wheel is disposed on the rotating wheel. The first decoration wheel has a plurality of first vanes. A second decoration wheel is disposed on the first support rod. The second decoration wheel has a plurality of second vanes. A third decoration wheel is disposed on the second support rod. The third decoration wheel has a plurality of third vanes.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a pinwheel device of a first preferred embodiment without decoration wheels;





FIG. 2

is an elevational view of a decoration wheel of a first preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3

is an elevational view of a pinwheel device of a first preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 4

is an elevational exploded view of a pinwheel device of a second preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention; and





FIG. 5

is an elevational assembly view of a pinwheel device of a second preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


3


, a first pinwheel device comprises a main shaft


10


, a rotating wheel


12


connected to the main shaft


10


, and a first support rod


30




a


, a second support rod


30




b


, and a third support rod


30




c


connected to the rotating wheel


12


.




A first decoration wheel


20


is disposed on the rotating wheel


12


. The first decoration wheel


20


has a plurality of first fabric vanes


22


and a center hole


21


.




A second decoration wheel


20




a


is disposed on the first support rod


30




a


. The second decoration wheel


20




a


has a plurality of second fabric vanes


22




a.






A third decoration wheel


20




b


is disposed on the second support rod


30




b


. The third decoration wheel


20




b


has a plurality of third fabric vanes


22




b.






Referring to

FIGS. 4 and 5

, a second pinwheel device comprises a main shaft


10


, a rotating wheel


120


, a first support rod


11


passing through the main shaft


10


and the rotating wheel


120


, and a second support rod


111


and a third support rod


112


connected to the rotating wheel


120


.




A first auxiliary shaft


121


is disposed on the second support rod


111


.




A second auxiliary shaft


122


is disposed on the third support rod


112


.




A plurality of first decoration wheels


200


are disposed on the first support rod


11


.




A plurality of second decoration wheels


200




a


are disposed on the first auxiliary shaft


121


.




A plurality of third decoration wheels


200




a


are disposed on the second auxiliary shaft


122


.




A first sleeve


13


engages with an end of the first support rod


11


.




A second sleeve


13




a


engages with an end of the first auxiliary shaft


121


.




A third sleeve


13




b


engages with an end of the second auxiliary shaft


122


.




A fourth sleeve


13




c


engages with another end of the first support rod


11


.




The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments but various modification thereof may be made. Furthermore, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A pinwheel device comprises:a main shaft, a rotating wheel, a first support rod passing through the main shaft and the rotating wheel, and a second support rod and a third support rod connected to the rotating wheel, a first auxiliary shaft disposed on the second support rod, a second auxiliary shaft disposed on the third support rod, a plurality of first decoration wheels disposed on the first support rod, a plurality of second decoration wheels disposed on the first auxiliary shaft, and a plurality of third decoration wheels disposed on the second auxiliary shaft.
  • 2. The pinwheel device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first sleeve engages with an end of the first support rod, a second sleeve engages with an end of the first auxiliary shaft, a third sleeve engages with an end of the second auxiliary shaft, and a fourth sleeve engages with another end of the first support rod.
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