Wind chime apparatus and method
US7692081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K1/07
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Wind Chimes are provided, the notes of which are tuned to play a person's given name, according to the Ogham notation. The “tune” of the person's name is played on, e.g., anodized aluminum tubes, which are tuned to specific notes, based on the ancient system. The name being “played” is written on one side of the frame in English, and on the other side using the Ogham characters that translate as both the English letters, and the musical notes. The shape of the chime's frame is patterned after a Harp. The instrument can be used traditionally, as a wind chime, or it can be fitted with a base, allowing it to be used indoors as a décor item.
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