DICKORY DOCK GRANDCHILD CLOCK

HORLOGE GRAND-PERE MINIATURE (POUR ENFANTS)

English Abstract

The clock appears to be a miniature Grandfather Clock.
It stands 3'9" tall and 11" wide. The clock, itself
is battery operated. The clock key, instead of winding the clock, turns
a large inner wheel in the clock which forces a tape, to which a mouse
is attached, to turn rapidly. When the child winds the clock, the
mouse emerges from the base of the clock where it is hidden, and goes
up one side, over the top and then down the other side. Then it rests
( upside down) hidden from view, until more winding causes it to emerge
again.

Claims

Claim


I, Stephanie Middleton May, do solemnly swear before God
Almighty, that the invention of a Dickory Dock Grandchild Clock
is my original invention. To establish this belief as a matter of
fact, I instituted a title search at the Trademark and Patent Office
in Washington , D.C. The result of that search satisfied me
completely that I am the sole inventor of Dickory Dock Grandchild
Clock.

Description

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This in~ant sized grandfather clock (3'9" tall, 11'~" wide) ha~
a unique feature, for which I seek a patent. The key does not
wind the clock , which is battery operated, but turns the hid~en
wheel forcing an elastic tape,to ~hich a mouse is attached,to circle
the clock. The mouse is visible going up, over and down the clock,
but when it is upside down at the base of the clock, the facade
hides the mouse.

When the key turns
the inner wooden
wheel, the elastic
- tape is forced up
on the left, down on
the right, taking
the mouse up,over
and down the sides
of the clock-
The wheel is supported
by a shaft, held at either
end by ball bearings,which
are attached to the front
and an interior panel of
the clock.

Pine boards
A,B,and C are
'~" wider than
side boards D
and E. Facade
of clock is
attached to
A,B, and C,
thus allowing
mouse free
track around
clock

Representative Drawing