Noise Making Device

Abstract

In one embodiment, an apparatus for use with a tube structure (e.g., a bottle) includes a wall which extends between first and second ends. A first rod member has first and second ends with a mass attached to the first end and a support member pivotally attached to the second end for attachment about a tube opening. When the first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the support member is positioned in or about the opening, and the rod member and the mass are pivotally positioned and supported by the support member. The mass can be swung from the support member within the tube structure to strike opposing first and second parts of the wall.

1 . An apparatus for use with a hand-held tube structure, of the type used to contain and dispense liquid, with a wall having a length extending a first distance along a first axis, between first and second opposing ends, and a variable width along a second axis transverse to the first axis, the length being elongate with respect to a maximum tube width, and when the tube structure occupies an erect orientation: the first end is directly over the second end, and a first portion of the wall defines a relatively narrow, low volume neck region positioned above a second portion of the wall defining a relatively wide, higher volume container region, the neck region including an opening for dispensing liquid from the container region, the apparatus comprising:
 at least a first rod member having first and second opposing ends;   a first mass attached to the first end of the rod member; and   a support member pivotally attached to the second end of the rod member, sized and shaped for attachment about the tube opening so that, when the first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the container region of the tube structure, the support member is positioned in or about the opening, and the rod member and the mass are pivotally positioned and supported by the support member so that the mass can be swung from the support member within the container region and through the first axis to strike opposing parts of the wall, wherein the rod member is of sufficient stiffness that, when the first mass swings from the rod, the rod stiffness prevents the first mass from travelling from the container region into the neck region.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the rod member is formed in a shape which provides at least one surface suitable for placement of lettering or a symbol thereon. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein, when placed in the tube structure, the rod member extends a second distance along a first axis, the apparatus further comprising a second rod member extending a third distance along the first axis, wherein the third distance is less than the second distance so that the first rod member extends closer to the second end than does the second rod member. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member comprises a string coupled to the first end of the rod member such that when the rod member second end and the mass are positioned within the tube the string can be extended from along an inner side of the tube wall or along an outer side of the tube wall adjacent the opening for securement or capture of the string against the tube wall when a cover piece is attached about the wall and adjacent the opening. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the rod member includes an aperture along the first rod end and the string extends through the aperture to couple the string to the first rod end of the rod member. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the rod member includes a ring attached to the first end of the rod member and wherein the string is attached to the ring to effect pivotal attachment of the string to the rod member. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein a media member formed in a shape which provides at least one surface having lettering or a symbol formed thereon is attached between the ring and the first end of the rod member. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a media member attached to the rod member, the media member formed in a shape which provides at least one surface having lettering or a symbol formed thereon. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein a pivot point is located between the support member and the rod member or at an interface between the support member and the rod member, so that when the first rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the mass can be swung about the pivot point from the support member, causing the mass to collide with the wall of the tube structure. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member comprises a disk coupled to the second end of the rod member such that when the rod member first end and the mass are positioned within the tube the disk can be positioned in or about the tube opening for capture between the tube wall and a cover piece placed about the opening. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member comprises an extended disk coupled to the second end of the rod member such that, when the rod member first end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the extended disk can be attached in or about the tube opening for capture between the outside tube wall and a cover piece placed about the opening, the extended disk comprising a relatively thick central portion coupled to the first end of the rod member, and a relatively thin portion extending outward from the central portion which can extend over the tube opening and which can be captured between the outside tube wall and the cover piece placed about the opening. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support member comprises a hanger further comprising a slotted plate and a bracket, the hanger receiving and supporting a hanger ball coupled to the second end of the rod member such that when the rod member first end and the mass are positioned within the tube the slotted plate of the hanger can be positioned or attached in or about the tube opening for capture between the tube wall and a cover piece placed about the opening.