Ball featuring resilient radiating arms

A ball featuring resilient radiating arms, comprising:

• a group of elongate arms radiating away from a central core;
• said arms formed of a sufficiently resilient material that said arms can be deformed away from an original shape and later automatically return to said original shape when deforming loads are removed;
• said arms each having a tip, said tips of said arms collectively defining portions of a peripheral contour of said ball;
• said arms having a base spaced from said tip and adjacent said core, said bases of said arms held adjacent each other by a binder adjacent said central core, said binder separate from said resilient material forming said arms;
• gaps located between said tips of said arms and spacing said tips of adjacent said arms away from each other, said gaps defining portions of said peripheral contour of said ball;
• said gaps defining a greater amount of said peripheral contour than an amount of said peripheral contour defined by said tips of said arms;
• wherein said tips of said arms are square in form;
• wherein said arms have an original shape which is non-linear as said arms radiate away from said core;
• wherein said original shape of said arms is a repeating series of bends;
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• wherein said series of said bends in said arms are abrupt bends in alternating directions with each segment between said bends extending at least partially away from said core, such hat said arms exhibit a zig-zag radiating appearance.

A ball featuring resilient radiating arms, comprising:

• a group of elongate arms radiating away from a central core;
• said arms formed of a sufficiently resilient material that said arms can be deformed away from an original shape and later automatically return to said original shape when deforming loads are removed;
• said arms each having a tip, said tips of said arms collectively defining portions of a peripheral contour of said ball;
• said arms having a base spaced from said tip and adjacent said core, said bases of said arms held adjacent each other by a binder adjacent said central core, said binder separate from said resilient material forming said arms;
• gaps located between said tips of said arms and spacing said tips of adjacent said arms away from each other, said gaps defining portions of said peripheral contour of said ball;
• said gaps defining a greater amount of said peripheral contour than an amount of said peripheral contour defined by said tips of said arms;
• wherein said tips of said arms are square in form;
• wherein said arms have an original shape which is non-linear as said arms radiate away from said core;
• wherein said original shape of said arms is a repeating series of bends;
• and
• wherein said series of said bends in said arms are gradual bends in alternating directions, such that said arms exhibit a wavy contour as said arms extend away from said core.

A ball featuring resilient radiating arms, comprising:

• a group of elongate arms radiating away from a central core;
• said arms formed of a sufficient resilient material that said arms can be deformed away from an original shape and later automatically return to said original shape when deforming loads are removed;
• said arms each having a tip, said tips of said arms collectively defining portions of a peripheral contour of said ball;
• said arms having a base spaced from said tip and adjacent said core, said bases of said arms held adjacent each other by a binder adjacent said central core, said binder separate from said resilient material forming said arms;
• gaps located between said tips of said arms and spacing said tips of adjacent said arms away from each other, said gaps defining portions of said peripheral contour of said ball;
• said gaps defining a greater amount of said peripheral contour than an amount of said peripheral contour defined by said tips of said arms;
• wherein each said base of each said arm is attached seamlessly together adjacent said core;
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• wherein each said arm is part of a sheet of said material with slits in said sheet dividing said sheet into said arms.