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US 5,209,490 AGranted
Multi-purpose toy
AssigneePoof Toy Products, Inc.
InventorRaymo Dallavecchia
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Abstract
A multi-purpose toy to be used in the game of catch. A plate doubles as both a throwing implement and a catching implement. Placement of an easily removable plate cover converts the plate into a catching implement; removal of the plate cover enables the plate to be a throwing implement.
Claims7
A multipurpose toy comprising:
- a ball;
- a substantially planar aerodynamic plate having a front face and a back face;
- a removable plate cover fabricated from a flexible material and having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an at least partially elasticized perimeter, said cover capable of covering at least the front face of said plate;
- a separable hook and loop fastener comprising a section of hook material and a section of loop material, a first one of said sections being attached to a portion of the exterior surface of said plate cover, and the other of said sections being attached to the ball such that the hook and loop material sections interact to enable the ball to attach to the exterior surface of said plate cover upon contact therewith;
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- a handle attached to the perimeter of said plate cover;
- whereby said multipurpose toy may be used with said plate cover positioned upon said plate to act as a catching implement to receive said ball in a throwing game, or in the alternative, said plate cover may be removed and said aerodynamic plate may be used as an object to be thrown.
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