Toy ball with intermeshed gears
OwnerRichard Esterleinventor
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Abstract
An intermeshed gear toy, comprising at least eight primary gears, the primary gears spatially interrelated such that they are located at what would be the corners of a virtual cube, the primary gears directly or indirectly connected such that when any one of the primary gears is turned, all of the primary gears turn, and at least six additional gears, at least some of which are located along the faces of the virtual cube, each additional gear intermeshed with one or more of the primary gears, to increase the motion of the device such that all of these additional gears also move when any one primary gear is turned.
Claims18
An intermeshed gear toy, comprising:
- at least eight primary gears, the primary gears spatially interrelated such that they are located at what would be the corners of a virtual cube, the primary gears directly or indirectly connected such that when any one of the primary gears is turned, all of the primary gears turn.
An intermeshed gear toy, comprising:
- eight primary gears, one or more of the primary gears comprising a user-operable handle and an integral gear located below the handle, the primary gears spatially interrelated such that they are located at what would be the corners of a virtual cube, the primary gears directly or indirectly connected such that when any one of the primary gears is turned, all of the primary gears turn;
- six additional gears located along the faces of the virtual cube, each of such six additional gears intermeshed with one or more of the primary gears, to increase the motion of the device such that all of the six additional gears also move when any one primary gear is turned;
- a cover member located under the handles and above the integral gears, to allow the handles to be operated by a user;
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- a core portion located within the cover member, wherein the core portion carries the primary gears and the additional gears.
An intermeshed gear toy, comprising:
- eight primary gears, one or more of the primary gears comprising a user-operable handle and an integral gear located below the handle, the primary gears spatially interrelated such that they are located at what would be the corners of a virtual cube, the primary gears directly or indirectly connected such that when any one of the primary gears is turned, all of the primary gears turn;
- six additional gears located along the faces of the virtual cube, each of such six additional gear intermeshed with one or more of the primary gears, to increase the motion of the device such that all six of the additional gears also move when any one primary gear is turned;
- a cover member located under the handles and above the integral gears, to allow the handles to be operated by a user;
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- a core portion located within the cover member, wherein the core portion carries the primary gears and the additional gears, and wherein the core portion comprises two or more engaged core members, the core portion defining eight posts that carry the primary gears, and six additional posts that carry the additional gears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.