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US 5,591,062 AGranted
Spinning toy
OwnerCatherine A. Hettingerinventor
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Abstract
A toy device which includes a center dome structure and a skirt is used as a spinning toy. It is designed to be spun on the finger to provide enjoyment and entertainment for adults and children.
Claims11
A finger spinner comprising:
- a thin, round, single thickness, primary sheet of plastic material molded to form a unitized central finger placement area means and a skirt balance means,
- said central finger placement area means being a thin walled essentially spherical dome and a step demarcation joint where the central finger placement area means joins said skirt balance means extending radially outward from said step demarcation joint in an essentially flat plane so that said step demarcation joint aids a user in maintaining a finger in said central finger placment area means during spinning,
- said thin walled essentially spherical dome having a radiused apex continuing to said step demarcation joint,
- said skirt balance means providing a mass to balance said finger spinner to aid a user in keeping a finger in a stable spinning spot under said thin walled essentially spherical dome,
- said skirt balance means formed from said sheet radially outward from said step demarcation joint to balance said spinner during use and providing sufficient mass to aid in maintaining a spin during use,
- said skirt balance means further comprising a circular outer edge means depending downward and thereby comprising a bottom edge.
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A finger spinner comprising:
- a unitized central finger placement area means and a skirt balance means,
- said central finger placement area means having a thin walled essentially spherical dome and a step demarcation section joint where the central finger placement area means joins said skirt balance means extending radially outward from said step demarcation joint, in essentially a flat plane, so that said step demarcation joint aids a user in maintaining a finger in said central finger placement area means during spinning,
- said thin walled essentially spherical dome having a radiused apex continuing to said step demarcation joint,
- said skirt balance means providing a mass to balance said finger spinner to aid a user in keeping a finger in a stable spinning spot under said thin walled essentially spherical dome,
- said skirt balance means essentially planar in shape formed radially outward from said step demarcation joint to balance said spinner and providing sufficient mass to aid in maintaining a spin during use,
- said skirt balance means further comprising a circular outer edge means depending downward comprising a bottom edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.