Mobile assemblies and methods of using same
US8464448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F19/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile comprising one or more: (1) support arm structures (e.g., having one or more elongate arms); (2) charms (e.g., items that are supported by the mobile and that are adapted to provide a desired visual effect); and/or (3) charm attachment members that are adapted to support the mobile's various charms. The mobile may include one or more hanger assemblies for rotatably attaching the mobile (or various individual components of the mobile) to a mobile support or to other components of the mobile. One or more of the hanger assemblies may be adapted to be attached adjacent a plurality of different portions of a particular one of the mobile's support arm structures. This may facilitate adjusting a fulcrum about which the particular support arm structure is supported, allowing the support arm structure to support charms of varying weights and sizes and to, for example, remain in a substantially horizontal orientation while doing so.
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