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US 4,906,216 AGranted
Paper spinning top
OwnerMatthew Abeshouseinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a top which may be used as a toy and/or as a marketing promotional tool. The top has a base member with a central aperture, at least two bendable arms, each having an aperture for receiving a stem member, and a stem member for holding the arms in position relative to the base member and for acting as a pivot.
Claims18
A top which comprises:
- a base member having an aperture;
- at least two arms joined to said base member;
- each said arm having an aperture adjacent its outermost end;
- and
- a stem member for inducing rotation of said top, said stem member having a first relatively pointed end which acts as a spin point for said top and a second end opposed to said first end which can be grasped by a user to induce said rotation, said stem member passing through said aperture in each said arm and said aperture in said base member and holding said arm in a spaced position relative to said base member.
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A process for forming a top which comprises:
- providing a base member having at least two bendable arms joined to spaced apart portions of said base member;
- providing a stem member having a first relatively pointed end which acts as a pivot for said top, said stem member being used to induce rotation of said top;
- providing each arm and said base member with an aperture for receiving said stem member;
- folding a first arm into a desired configuration;
- passing said stem member through said aperture in said first arm;
- passing said stem member through said aperture in each other arm;
- and
- passing said stem member through said aperture in said base member to hold said arm in a spaced position from said base member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.