Combination Rotational Novelty and Candy

Abstract

A combination rotary novelty and confection includes a manual energy storage such as a spiral spring wind-up to power gears and shafts that rotate a confection and novelties. The components include a pawl and ratchet control and a speed control using a vibrator gear and oscillating plate.

1 . A novelty and confection turning device comprising;
 a housing for gears and shafts;   gears and shafts in said housing;   a manual energy storage means for driving said gears and said shafts;   a means for winding said manual energy storage means;   a means for controlling unwinding of said manual energy storage means for driving said gears and rotating said shafts;   said shafts including a first shaft for rotating a confection; and,   a coupling means attached to said first shaft for holding a confection.   
   
   
       2 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 1  wherein:
 said manual energy storage means is a spiral spring;   said means for winding said spiral spring is a second shaft attached to said spiral spring inner end.   
   
   
       3 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 2  wherein:
 said means for controlling unwinding of said spiral spring includes a spring loaded pawl and ratchet and a push button release.   
   
   
       4 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 1  including:
 a speed control means for limiting the rotation speed of said gears and shafts.   
   
   
       5 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 4  wherein:
 said speed control means includes a vibrator gear and an oscillating plate.   
   
   
       6 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 5  including:
 a third shaft extending through said oscillating plate and a fourth shaft supporting said vibrator gear.   
   
   
       7 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 6  including:
 said oscillating plate having an internal arcuate slot adjacent a first end with said second shaft extending through said arcuate slot;   said oscillating plate second end having an arcuate recessed central area to accommodate an end portion of said vibrator gear.   
   
   
       8 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 7  including:
 said arcuate recessed central area in said oscillating plate end in points that are spaced apart;   said vibrator gear extending into said oscillating plate second end arcuate recess so that there is a small gap between teeth on said vibrator gear and said points of said arcuate recess in said vibrator plate so that rotation of said vibrator gear causes alternate contact between said oscillating plate points and oscillation of said oscillating plate.   
   
   
       9 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 2  including:
 a cap for said housing;   said cap having a first coupling for holding a first novelty;   a third shaft rotated by said spiral spring;   said coupling for holding a first novelty is secured to said third shaft.   
   
   
       10 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 9  including:
 said cap having a second coupling for holding a second novelty;   a fourth shaft rotated by said spiral spring;   said second coupling for holding a second novelty is secured to said fourth shaft.   
   
   
       11 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 2  including:
 a cap for said housing;   said cap being in the form of a replica;   a tapered abutment inside said cap replica;   a recess inside said cap replica;   a third shaft rotated by said spiral spring;   a fourth shaft rotated by said spiral spring;   a first mover attached to said third shaft;   a second mover attached to said fourth shaft;   said first mover engages said tapered abutment inside said cap replica;   said second mover engages said recess inside said cap replica.   
   
   
       12 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 8  wherein:
 said means for controlling unwinding of said manual energy storage means includes a spring loaded pawl and ratchet and a push button release.   
   
   
       13 . A novelty and confection turning device comprising:
 rotary shafts for moving a confection and a novelty;   gears for rotating said shafts;   a spring for powering said rotary shafts and said gears;   control means for operating said device;   control means for limiting the rotational speed of said shafts and gears.   
   
   
       14 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 13  wherein:
 said control means for operating said device includes a spring loaded pawl and ratchet operated by a push button.   
   
   
       15 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 13  wherein:
 said control means for limiting the rotational speed of said shafts and gears includes a vibration gear and an oscillating plate.   
   
   
       16 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 13  wherein:
 said rotary shafts include a first confection rotating shaft, a second prime shaft, a third vibrating plate shaft and a fourth vibrator gear shaft.   
   
   
       17 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 13  wherein:
 said gears for rotating said shafts include a primary drive gear, a confection gear for rotating a first confection shaft, a transfer gear for rotating a vibrating plate gear, a speed reduction gear joined to said vibrating plate gear for rotating a vibrator drive gear, a vibrator gear joined to said vibrator drive gear.   
   
   
       18 . A novelty and confection turning device as in  claim 17  wherein:
 said rotary shafts include a first confection rotating shaft, a second prime shaft, a third vibrating plate shaft and a fourth vibrator gear shaft.