A drinking container that can be used for various applications such as toasting for producing a sound for enjoyment at table, dinning or banquet, a bell, or further, determination of a beverage poured into the drinking container is used for producing a sound for enjoyment and comprises: a container-type resonator; and a handle connected to the resonator at a position of a node of vibration during resonance of the resonator.

A drinking container that can be used for various applications such as toasting for producing a sound for enjoyment at table, dinning or banquet, a bell, or further, determination of a beverage poured into the drinking container is used for producing a sound for enjoyment and comprises: a container-type resonator; and a handle connected to the resonator at a position of a node of vibration during resonance of the resonator.

A chime apparatus for producing a sound in response to an actuation signal is provided. The chime apparatus comprises a support frame, a bell, a hammer assembly and a chiming mechanism. The support frame has an opened bottom end, and the bell is hanging from the opened bottom end. The hammer assembly comprises an L-shaped lever and a hammer head. The L-shaped lever has a lever fulcrum and is pivotally mounted to the support frame. The L-shaped lever has a first and a second lever segments orthogonally projecting from the lever fulcrum, and the hammer head is affixed to an extremity of the first lever segment opposite the fulcrum. The chiming mechanism comprises a plunger element and an actuator. The plunger element is vertically movable in the support frame, and the actuator is operatively connected to the plunger element.

A chime apparatus for producing a sound in response to an actuation signal is provided. The chime apparatus comprises a support frame, a bell, a hammer assembly and a chiming mechanism. The support frame has an opened bottom end, and the bell is hanging from the opened bottom end. The hammer assembly comprises an L-shaped lever and a hammer head. The L-shaped lever has a lever fulcrum and is pivotally mounted to the support frame. The L-shaped lever has a first and a second lever segments orthogonally projecting from the lever fulcrum, and the hammer head is affixed to an extremity of the first lever segment opposite the fulcrum. The chiming mechanism comprises a plunger element and an actuator. The plunger element is vertically movable in the support frame, and the actuator is operatively connected to the plunger element.

A drinking container that can be used for various applications such as toasting for producing a sound for enjoyment at table, dinning or banquet, a bell, or further, determination of a beverage poured into the drinking container is used for producing a sound for enjoyment and comprises: a container-type resonator; and a handle connected to the resonator at a position of a node of vibration during resonance of the resonator.

A chime apparatus for producing a sound in response to an actuation signal is provided. The chime apparatus comprises a support frame, a bell, a hammer assembly and a chiming mechanism. The support frame has an opened bottom end, and the bell is hanging from the opened bottom end. The hammer assembly comprises an L-shaped lever and a hammer head. The L-shaped lever has a lever fulcrum and is pivotally mounted to the support frame. The L-shaped lever has a first and a second lever segments orthogonally projecting from the lever fulcrum, and the hammer head is affixed to an extremity of the first lever segment opposite the fulcrum. The chiming mechanism comprises a plunger element and an actuator. The plunger element is vertically movable in the support frame, and the actuator is operatively connected to the plunger element.

A system, apparatuses, and methods for an animal call are shown and described. A hunting call of the present disclosure may include a base, a radiating arm having an attachment point to the base, a bottom click and a top click. The radiating arm may be resilient at one end to suspend the top click above the bottom click. The top and bottom click may be aligned to allow an interface of the top and the bottom click.

A system, apparatuses, and methods for an animal call are shown and described. A hunting call of the present disclosure may include a base, a radiating arm having an attachment point to the base, a bottom click and a top click. The radiating arm may be resilient at one end to suspend the top click above the bottom click. The top and bottom click may be aligned to allow an interface of the top and the bottom click.

A bell for a bicycle comprises a mounting bracket for securing the bell to a bicycle handle bar, a striker moveably attached to the mounting bracket, and an arcuate shaped ringer supported outwardly and spaced from the mounting bracket by suspension means that allow the ringer to reverberate when struck by the striker.