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US 10,870,063 B1Granted
Spinning toy
OwnerGeorge Alexisinventor
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Abstract
A spinning toy is housed within a handle-shaped housing and a string actuated internal spinning mechanism. The internal spinning mechanism is secured to a vertical shaft which projects from the top of the housing. Secured to the distal exterior end of the shaft is a propeller comprising a plurality of blades. An exterior end of the string projects through the housing. When the string is pulled it actuates the spinning mechanism which actuates the vertical shaft which in turn rotates the propeller.
Claims14
A hand-held toy, comprising:
- a handle;
- a rotating element having a shaft extending into said handle;
- a first blade and a second blade extending from a top of said rotating element;
- a pull cord extending from said handle, said pull cord operatively connected to said rotating element to selectively cause said first and second blades to rotate;
- a finial cap retaining said first blade and said second blade on said rotating element;
- a pull tab on an external end of said pull cord;
- a reel within said handle and receiving said pull cord;
- and
- a spiral spring disposed between said pull cord and said rotating element.
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A spinning toy, comprising:
- a handle having a first handle half with upper fastener apertures and a handle side aperture, a second handle half having elongated fastener receivers aligned with said upper fastener apertures, and handle fasteners that pass through said upper fastener apertures and into said fastener receivers to hold said handle together;
- a rotating element having a shaft that extends through said handle;
- a reel within said handle and located below said fastener receivers;
- a first blade and a second blade extending from the top of said rotating element;
- a pull cord extending from said handle through said handle side aperture and operatively connected to said shaft to selectively cause said first and second blades to rotate;
- a spiral spring disposed within said reel;
- and
- a pull tab on an end of said pull cord;
- wherein said pull cord passes into said reel;
- wherein a vertical movement of said first blade and said second blade are restricted by said reel and said fastener receivers.
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A hand-held spinning toy, comprising:
- a handle having a first handle half with upper fastener apertures and a handle side aperture, a second handle half having elongated fastener receivers aligned with said upper fastener apertures, and handle fasteners that pass through said upper fastener apertures and into said fastener receivers to hold said handle together;
- a rotating element having a shaft that extends through said handle;
- a reel within said handle;
- a spiral spring within said reel, said spiral spring attached at one end to said shaft;
- a first blade and a second blade extending from the top of said rotating element;
- and
- a pull cord extending through said handle aperture and connected within said reel to said spiral spring, wherein pulling on said pull cord causes said spiral spring to turn said first blade and said second blade in one direction, and wherein releasing said pull cord causes said extend spiral spring to retract, thereby causing said first blade and said second blade to rotate in the opposite direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.