Twirling disc
OwnerKenneth J. O'Brieninventor
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Abstract
A twirling disc adapted to be used by either a novice twirler or an expert twirler. The disc is provided with a pliable covering on one of its faces. The opposite face is provided with a hard covering. A novice twirler effects twirling of the disc by applying his twirling finger to the pliable covered face of the disc. An expert twirler engages his twirling finger with the face of the disc having a hard covering.
Claims8
A twirling disc toy adapted for use by either a novice twirler of an expert twirler, said twirling disc comprising:
- a rim defining the periphery of said twirling disc;
- a pliable material extending across said rim on one face thereof;
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- a hard material extending across said rim on the opposite face thereof, said pliable material for contacting the twirling finger of a novice twirler and said hard material of the disc for contacting the finger of an expert twirler.
A spinning toy comprising a cylindrical disc formed with a circumferential rim and a first and second surface, said first and second surface being substantially parallel and each lying in a plane approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of said cylindrical disc, said first surface being characterized by a hard, smooth textured surface, and said second surface being characterized by a pliable region disposed about and generally centered about said longitudinal axis of said disc, said pliable region being surrounded by a nonpliable region extending to said rim, said pliable region of said second surface being characterized by a soft, deformable textured surface, adapted for contact with the twirling finger of a novice twirler whereby spinning of said toy is facilitated by contact between the twirling finger of a novice twirler and said pliable region, said finger of said novice twirler deforming said pliable region at the point of contact with said twirling finger, thereby increasing the degree of frictional engagement between said twirling toy and the twirling finger of a novice twirler, and whereby said first surface is adapted for contact with the twirling finger of an expert twirler so that frictional engagement between the twirling finger of said expert twirler and said first surface is minimized by said smooth, hard textured surface.
A method of learning to spin an object by practicing with a cylindrical disc having a first hard, smooth surface, and a second surface including a pliable region comprising the steps of:
- spinning said cylindrical disc with a finger in contact with said pliable region wherein frictional contact between said finger and disc is enhanced by deformation of said pliable region by said finger;
- repetitively continuing the spinning of said cylindrical disc with contact of said finger with said pliable region until a high degree of confidence and ability is obtained by a twirler to spin said cylindrical disc with said finger in contact with said pliable region by virtue of said repetition;
- turning said disc to contact said disc with said finger on said first surface;
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- repetitively spinning said disc with said finger in contact with said hard, smooth first surface until a high degree of confidence and ability in spinning said disc with said finger in contact with said first surface is achieved, whereby the user acquires an ability to spin said object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.