Mounting means for a toy mobile

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EP 0 310 334 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/47

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.04.1989 Bulletin 1989/14

(21)	Application number: 88308944.3

(22)	Date of filing: 27.09.1988

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁴: A63H 33/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL

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Priority:

29.09.1987 US 101988

(71)	Applicant: THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY
	Chicago Illinois 60610 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Wyszynski, Randall West Seneca New York 14224 (US)

(74)	Representative: Carpmael, John William Maurice et al
	CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2RA London, WC1A 2RA (GB)

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(54)	Mounting means for a toy mobile

(57) A toy mobile (12) is disclosed having an improved mounting mechanism (10) in which the mobile freely hangs vertically without requiring a mounting arm of the mounting mechanism (10) to be positioned in a specific orientation. The toy mobile (12) further has a spring connector (38) to allow vertical movement of the mobile (12) relative to the mounting mechanism (10), and stop surfaces on the mobile to limit the vertical movement to a finite distance. To allow rotatable movement of the mobile, the spring (32) is coupled to the mobile by a string (48) secured to a bead and chain connector (38). The bead and chain connector (38) functions as a slip clutch to prevent the string (48) from overwinding and breaking.

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