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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7251957 | Musical jewelry apparatus A musical jewelry apparatus is disclosed. The musical jewelry apparatus comprises a front member, a rear member, a hinge member, a musical and a power source. The hinge member is partially disposed on a portion of the front member and a portion of the rear member; a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6960711 | Inventive structure of spring driving musical movement reduction device An inventive structure of the reduction device of the spring driving musical movement comprises a musical movement base, a gear fixed base, a step spur gear, a bilateral gear and a friction unit; wherein the gear fixed base, formed from project plastic material, ins... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6946960 | Active tamper detection system for electronic modules Tamper detecting enclosures are described. In one configuration, an inflated balloon at least partially surrounds a module in an enclosure and biases at least one normally opened switch into a closed position during normal operation. If an attacker attempts to attac... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936757 | Performance apparatus There is provided a performance apparatus that is capable of reducing mechanical noise by a simple construction. Rotary picks are disposed in the vicinity of and in association with respective ends of a plurality of reeds, and four driving nails are formed integrall... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933431 | Performance device of music box or the like type Each of a plurality of TG (tone generation) units includes a plurality of TG elements corresponding to a plurality of tone pitches. A plurality of resonant boxes are provided in corresponding relation to the TG units, and each box is formed of a material having a ch... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6858789 | Musical instrument equipped with automatic player for performing music without harsh tone A music box includes daisy reed wheels, the reeds of which are respectively associated with player's fingers, and the player's fingers are selectively energized for plucking the reeds for generating tones; the reeds of the daisy reed wheels form reed groups respecti... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6588585 | Musical presentation and storage box A musical presentation and storage box having a display pedestal mounted directly below a door located on the top of the box, a sound (music) module for playing various songs or spoken words, and a mechanism for presenting and storing jewelry or other obj... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6531650 | Musical toy with electrical generator A musical toy with electrical generator is composed a base, a musical set, a string roll, and a cover. The musical set comprises a coil base with a coil at the bottom portion, and a magnet on a spindle of the musical set. When the spindle spins, the magne... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6405858 | Jewelry enhancing lighting device and process A display box for aesthetically presenting jewelry is provided. The display box of the present invention includes provisions for under lighting the displayed jewelry when the display box is opened. Additionally, the display box of the present invention ma... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6329580 | Two-tiered music box with revolving figurines A decorative display device comprising figurines arranged in tiered first and second scenes, one scene being placed above the other. Each of the upper and lower tier scenes is coupled to a wind-up drive and music box mechanism and when rotated appears to ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6323404 | Music box device A music box device whose constitution member is put together into a unit is provided. A pedestal housing 36 for storing therein a spring 38 as well as a pedestal 30 for supporting a spring gear 58 and speed increasing gear trains 32, and 33 of a governor ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6313386 | Music box with memory stick or other removable media to change content One exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus for playing music. The apparatus includes a manually movable spring, a generator mechanically coupled to the manually movable spring, and a controller electrically coupled to the gene... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6300548 | Music timer A music timer comprises a timing unit, a music box unit and its mounting frame, a music control wheel (29) that has a gap (291) along its edge is driven to rotate by a driving gear through rotary axis of the driving spring of the timing unit; one end (3a)... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6262352 | Controlling device of music bell in the pearl box A music bell controlling device of a pearl box comprises a controlling device, a rotary shaft, and a gear set, etc. The gear set is installed between the bottom and base of the music bell. An elastomer is installed at the upper end of the longitudinal axi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6204439 | Transmission mechanism for music box ornament A transmission mechanism for a music box having a plurality of ornaments coupled thereon includes a driving mechanism having a rotary wheel with an eccentric rod and disposed in the music box, a first support mounted in the music box and having a through ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6188006 | Hand played music box--like musical instrument An electrically Powered Hand Played Music Box has; a base frame that carries a plurality of 88 damped reed/plectrum tone producing assemblies that can be mechanically accessed in groups of 29 sequenced assemblies each, and placed in correspondence with the key... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6073835 | Mechanical model and counter method and apparatus A model, a counter, an actuator, and a termination device is provided. During a rest state the model is stationary in a first position and the counter is not counting. During a first transition state the model moves from its first position to a second pos... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6045038 | Double panel boxes A box includes a plurality of outer panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of the outer side panels have integrally formed inner side panels. The inner side panels may be automatically distan... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5974989 | Sewing machine type decorative box A sewing machine type decorative box includes a sewing machine body and a box engaged with the sewing machine body. A music device is provided within the box, and this music device includes a rolling wheel and an end gear connected at a first end of the w... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5969278 | Music producing beverage cup with electronic switch in a straw A beverage cup includes a cup body, a base located on the cup body and having a circuit board and a speaker, and a cap closing on the base. The cap has a short straw portion protruding out and connected to an upper connect post aligned with a lower connec... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5949004 | Compact music box A music box is arranged for increased compactness. The music box includes a comb having vibrating teeth, a drum with a rotational axis with a plurality of pins on an outer surface for engaging ends of said teeth, a coil spring having a winding shaft for d... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5886271 | Power external output mechanism in music box A power external output mechanism in muic box comprising a music drum in which a power external output shaft (4) is inserted thereto and integrated with each other in the axial and rotary directions, wherein an engaging means is provided in a drum body (1... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5877438 | Transmission device to provide reciprocating and returning motion A transmission device to provide reciprocating and returning motion, which comprises a music box, a doll, and a motion assembly with a rotative shaft; the doll is mounted on the rotative shaft; the lower end of the rotative shaft is furnished with a rotat... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5877439 | Music box A music box comprises a comb having vibrating teeth, a drum having elements for plucking the comb for playing music, a driving source for rotating the drum, a speed governor for regulating rotation speed and a frame for supporting the comb, drum, driving ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5866828 | Musical box A musical box including a base, a seat having a casing and fixedly mounted on the base, a spiral spring fitted within the casing, a drum having a first end and a second end and drum including a plurality of protuberances thereon, a gear fixedly mounted on... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5814749 | Motion producing nechanism for music toy The invention is a music box which includes a power supply, a motor, gears coupled with the motor, conductors connecting the power supply and the motor, and a music-producing element. At least one platform element is supported atop the housing for pivotin... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5736659 | Musical rotating cake plate A rotating musical serving plate (10) with a serving plate (12) removably attached thereto. A support (14) has a base (14A) which is securely attached to a lower distal end of a pedestal (14B). The upper distal end of the pedestal (14B) is securely attach... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5698801 | Musical display device A musical device for generating music using a tape loop having a plurality of holes a mechanism, which includes a plurality of guide rollers for defining a tape path, for transporting the tape loop along the tape path. A unit for generating music using th... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5668333 | Musical rainbow toy A musical toy is provided with a base member, a second member connected to the base member so as to form a substantially unobstructed space between the second member and the base member, a plurality of photoemitters for generating a plurality of radiation... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5584742 | Rocking ornament in a tray A rocking ornament in a tray, which comprises a tray with an ornamental pattern, and the front recess portion of the tray is mounted with a rocking member; the back side of the rocking member has an elongate slot, which is to be engaged with a stud on an ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5572762 | Toothbrush with sound generator A sound generating toothbrush has a sound generating apparatus and a switch device for activating the sound generating apparatus. The toothbrush has a handle portion with a compartment provided adjacent to the proximate end thereof for accommodating the s... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5461187 | Musical postage stamp display device A musical display combination comprises a postage stamp display mounted on a music box that reproduces an audible rendition of a music composition having a theme that substantively and correspondingly relates to a particular subject matter theme depicted ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5422429 | Drawer activated musical rotating ornament A musical article of furniture, here jewelry chest (10) which includes at least one slidable drawer (12) for storage of articles and for activating and deactivating a musical movement (19). Mechanical spring wound musical movement (19) is attached to a su... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5339479 | Motivational toothbrush A child's motivational toothbrush of unitary construction such that no part, of the toothbrush can be nondestructively detached so as to endanger a child. The toothbrush has as a part of its handle construction a three dimensional figure which has a cavit... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5276271 | Music box motion generation mechanism Improved music box motion generation mechanism is equipped with a wave-shaped cam ring housed at the bottom of the upper housing cavity of a mount case and a rotation disc disposed on top of the cam ring and having a number of symmetric through holes disp... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5271173 | Structure of a musical picture frame A musical picture frame for generating music for a picture frame and creates an elegant and romantic atmosphere for the memory. The picture frame can be inserted into a musical structure which is composed of a pressure seat, a rubber conductor, a PC board... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5264656 | Electronic sound generating device A device for electronically generating a sound according to the present invention includes an integrated circuit chip producing electronic signals corresponding to a desired melody, a switch controlling the ON and OFF states of the integrated circuit chip... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259086 | Musical toothbrush A musical toothbrush has a elongate handle having proximal and distal ends. Bristles are formed at the distal end of the elongate handle and a music box is removably attached to the proximal end of the elongate handle. The music box has a housing within w... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5255461 | Sound producing decorative article A sound producing decorative article includes a housing having a top, a bottom, and a cavity formed in the housing. The top has a first opening, and the bottom has a second opening. Both of the openings are communicated with the cavity. A tubular supporti... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5174440 | Lipstick case equipped with a sound generating unit A lipstick case includes a stationary tube formed with an axially extending guide slot, a rotatable tube formed with an internal spiral groove and rotatably sleeved on the stationary tube, and a lipstick base provided inside the stationary tube and receiv... | 12/29/1992 |
