Information
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Patent Grant
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6386939
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Patent Number
6,386,939
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Date Filed
Friday, April 6, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, May 14, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Ackun, Jr.; Jacob K.
- Cegielnik; Urszula M.
Agents
- Kamrath; Alan
- Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, LLP
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 446 218
- 446 217
- 040 440
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International Classifications
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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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