Wind chime silencer and protector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9024161
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14201896

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One embodiment having a flexible base with a plurality of vertical holes near its perimeter, each for housing a wind chime tube, the base further having a slit cut from one of the vertical holes into the middle of the base, allowing the base to be installed in the central portion of a wind chime, thereby effectively silencing the wind chime and protecting the tubes and nearby objects. This article works on the type of chime having multiple vertical resonant tubes that are struck by a striker connected to a sail that is urged by the wind. Other embodiments are described and shown.

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STRONG JEFFREY LNot Provided

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Strong, Jeffrey L Fairfax, US 1 9

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