Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A driven mobile comprising: 1. an object of interest, 2. means rotatable about an axis, means mounting said object of interest on said means for rotation therewith, 3. a spring motor, 4. means connecting said motor to said rotatable means to rotate said rotatable means about said axis, and 5. means for intermittently stopping said connecting means, said means for intermittently stopping said connecting means comprising; a. a container drivenly rotatable with said rotatable means, b. a pair of magnets received within said container with like poles of each magnet facing the other magnet, c. means for allowing said magnets to move together relative to said container, d. a stop movable to a first position where it prevents rotation of said container and movable away from the first position, e. means for moving said stop to the first position and away from the first position after the container has been stopped for more than a pre-determined amount of time, said stop moving means including a third magnet fixed relative to said stop and for moving said stop, said third magnet positioned so that if either magnet in the container is adjacent said third magnet, said third magnet is repelled, thereby moving said stop from the first position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A driven mobile comprising: 1. an object of interest, 2. means rotatable about an axis, means mounting said object of interest on said means for rotation therewith, 3. a spring motor, 4. means connecting said motor to said rotatable means to rotate said rotatable means about said axis, and 5. means for intermittently stopping said connecting means, said means for intermittently stopping said connecting means comprising; a. a container drivenly rotatable with said rotatable means, b. a pair of magnets received within said container with like poles of each magnet facing the other magnet, c. means for allowing said magnets to move together relative to said container, d. a stop movable to a first position where it prevents rotation of said container and movable away from the first position, e. means for moving said stop to the first position and away from the first position after the container has been stopped for more than a pre-determined amount of time, said stop moving means including a third magnet fixed relative to said stop and for moving said stop, said third magnet positioned so that if either magnet in the container is adjacent said third magnet, said third magnet is repelled, thereby moving said stop from the first position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
means rotatable about an axis, means mounting said object of interest on said means for rotation therewith,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
means rotatable about an axis, means mounting said object of interest on said means for rotation therewith,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A driven mobile according to claim 1 wherein said motor is a spring motor and includes a first rotatable sheave and a second rotatable sheave, a strip of spring material joined to said first and second sheaves and windable about either of said sheaves and stressed so as to be self-winding about said first sheave when both of said sheaves are free to rotate, means for rotating said second sheave to wind said stressed material thereon, and said rotatable means rotatable in unison with said second sheave when said stressed material winds itself about said first sheave.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A driven mobile according to claim 1 wherein said motor is a constant torque spring motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
3 words
a spring motor,
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
3 words
a spring motor,
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
means connecting said motor to said rotatable means to rotate said rotatable means about said axis, and
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
means connecting said motor to said rotatable means to rotate said rotatable means about said axis, and
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
157 words
means for intermittently stopping said connecting means, said means for intermittently stopping said connecting means comprising; a. a container drivenly rotatable with said rotatable means, b. a pair of magnets received within said container with like poles of each magnet facing the other magnet, c. means for allowing said magnets to move together relative to said container, d. a stop movable to a first position where it prevents rotation of said container and movable away from the first position, e. means for moving said stop to the first position and away from the first position after the container has been stopped for more than a pre-determined amount of time, said stop moving means including a third magnet fixed relative to said stop and for moving said stop, said third magnet positioned so that if either magnet in the container is adjacent said third magnet, said third magnet is repelled, thereby moving said stop from the first position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
157 words
means for intermittently stopping said connecting means, said means for intermittently stopping said connecting means comprising; a. a container drivenly rotatable with said rotatable means, b. a pair of magnets received within said container with like poles of each magnet facing the other magnet, c. means for allowing said magnets to move together relative to said container, d. a stop movable to a first position where it prevents rotation of said container and movable away from the first position, e. means for moving said stop to the first position and away from the first position after the container has been stopped for more than a pre-determined amount of time, said stop moving means including a third magnet fixed relative to said stop and for moving said stop, said third magnet positioned so that if either magnet in the container is adjacent said third magnet, said third magnet is repelled, thereby moving said stop from the first position.