Rocking display device

Claim 2

A rocking display device comprising: a carrier; laterally spaced first and second connecting means carried by the carrier; hanger means having a first lower portion connected to said first connecting means and a second lower portion connected to said second connecting means for hanging said carrier for free rocking movement about an axis throuGh said connecting means; a weight; and means movably mounting said weight on said carrier to be disposed seriatim to opposite sides of a vertical plane defined by said axis thereby to rock the carrier about said axis.

Claim 3

The display device of claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises means for swinging said weight about an axis substantially perpendicular to said connecting means axis.

Claim 4

The display device of claim 1 wherein said hanger includes an upper connecting portion, said first and second lower portions having upper ends connected thereto.

Claim 5

The display device of claim 1 wherein said hanger includes a further upper connection portion, said first and second lower portions being rigid and having upper ends connected thereto.

Claim 6

The display device of claim 1 wherein said weight is disposed below said axis.

Claim 7

The display device of claim 1 wherein said hanger includes means responsive to movement of said weight seriatim to extreme positions spaced in a direction parallel to said axis to cause said carrier to rock further about a second axis perpendicular to said connecting means axis.

Claim 8

A rocking display device comprising: a hollow carrier defining a vertical, first axis; first and second connecting means carried by said carrier to be diametrically oppositely spaced from said axis; hanger means having a first elongated element connected to said first connecting means and extending upwardly therefrom, and a second elongated element connected to said second connecting means and extending upwardly therefrom for hanging said carrier for free rocking movement about a substantially horizontal, second axis through said connecting means; a weight; and means movably mounting said weight to said carrier for revolving said weight about said first, vertical axis thereby to rock said carrier about said second, horizontal axis.

Claim 9

A rocking display device comprising: a hollow carrier defining a vertical, first axis; first and second connecting means carried by said carrier to be diametrically oppositely spaced from said axis; hanger means having a first elongated element connected to said first connecting means and extending upwardly therefrom, and a second elongated element connected to said second connecting means and extending upwardly therefrom for hanging said carrier for free rocking movement about a substantially horizontal, second axis through said connecting means; a weight; and means movably mounting said weight to said carrier for revolving said weight about said first, vertical axis thereby to rock said carrier about said second, horizontal axis.

Claim 10

The rocking display device of claim 7 wherein said mounting means comprises an electric motor and self-contained power supply means carried by said carrier for operating said motor.

Claim 11

The rocking display device of claim 7 wherein said hanger comprises elongated means including an upper single portion and a lower bifurcated portion extending downwardly from said upper portion and connected to said spaced connecting means.

Claim 12

The rocking display device of claim 7 wherein said hanger comprises flexible elongated means including an upper single portion and a lower bifurcated portion extending downwardly from said upper portion and connected to said spaced connecting means whereby revolution of said weight causes said carrier to rock further about a third axis through the connection of said lower portion to the upper portion of said hanger.

Claim 13

The rocking display device of claim 7 wherein said mounting means comprises an electric motor and self-contained power supply means carried by said carrier for operating said motor, said power supply being disposed above the level of said second axis and said weight being disposed below the level of said second axis.

Claim 14

The rocking display device of claim 7 wherein said hanger means comprises a cord having a single, vertically extending upper portion and a pair of lower portions extending equiangularly downwardly from a lower end of said upper portion to said connecting means.

Claim 15

The rocking display device of claim 7 wherein said first and second elongated elements comprise substantially rigid wires.