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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Steven C. Moulden, West Chester, PA (US);
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc., Sellersville, PA (US);
Abstract
A handbell having an improved clapper assembly. The handbell includes a bell body in which the clapper assembly is mounted, and the clapper assembly has a compact construction including a yoke secured to a closed end of the bell body and a clapper mounted for swinging movement relative to the yoke along a path defining a forward swing direction and a back swing direction. The clapper has a head for striking the bell body and a pivot block pivotally mounted to the yoke. The pivot block carries at least one energy absorber that is engageable with the yoke during at least part of the swinging movement of the clapper for controlling the swinging movement of the clapper in one of the forward swing or back swing directions. Preferably, the clapper carries a pair of energy absorbers.