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US 12,539,458 B2Granted
Multi-layer toy
OwnerRayan Omidiinventor
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Abstract
A multi-layer toy having at least one outer layer adjacent a planar layer or a ball where both the outer layer and the adjacent planar layer or ball each contain related information such that, in play, the information on the outer layer is made to align with the related information on the adjacent planar layer or ball. The information can comprise depictions of objects, things, characters, animals, or words, for a matching game, or the information can comprise numbers for a counting or mental math game. The toy is preferably sized to be hand-held.
Claims19
A toy comprising:
- a ball having a surface at least partially visible;
- an outer covering layer at least partially enclosing the surface of the ball and independently rotatable about the ball, and having at least a portion that is transparent or open to enable viewing of at least a portion of the surface of the ball;
- a stand removably mounted to the ball;
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- a first set of information on the outer covering layer and a second set of information on the surface of the ball related to the first set of information, wherein the first and second sets of information are educational in nature and associated with a game, wherein the first and second sets of information are configured to be visually aligned during play such that a user may rotate the outer covering layer to align elements of the first set with corresponding elements of the second set through the at least transparent portion of the outer covering layer, wherein the first and second sets of information may comprise numbers, words, or symbols or any combination thereof, wherein the first set of information and the second set of information are comprised of numbers and the numbers are in a pattern and relationship such that calculations can be made using the numbers, such that the toy can be used for practicing mental math or for a counting game.
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A toy comprising:
- a ball having a surface at least partially visible;
- an outer covering layer at least partially enclosing the surface of the ball and independently rotatable about the ball, and having at least a portion which is transparent or opened to enable viewing of at least a portion of the surface of the ball;
- a stand removably mounted to the ball;
- a first set of information on the outer covering layer and a second set of information on the surface of the ball related to the first set of information, wherein the toy further comprising a threaded shaft, wherein the threaded shaft is attached to a bottom of the ball and extends through the outer covering layer, wherein the stand includes a base and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is attached to the base and extends upwardly from the base,
- wherein the sleeve threadilly engages the threaded shaft;
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- a connector and a first bearing, wherein the connector is fixed to the ball and extends upwardly from the top of the ball, wherein the first bearing is disposed in the outer covering layer, wherein the first bearing rotatably receives the connector to enable the outer covering layer to rotate independently of the ball about an axis going from the top to the bottom of the ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.