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US 6,485,379 B2Granted
Ball-carrying structure
AssigneePilou Company Limited
InventorsGilles Fondin, Cyrille Guillot
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Abstract
Ball-carrying structure comprising a support member having at least one orifice. The support member is adapted to removably retain a ball.
Claims7
A ball-carrying structure comprising:
- a support member having at least one orifice;
- and
- an opening for retaining a key chain arranged in the support member,
- wherein the support member removably retains a ball in the at least one orifice,
- wherein the ball comprises a marble having a diameter that is greater than a thickness of the support member,
- wherein the orifice has a diameter which is adapted to removably retain the ball via a slight forcible nesting motion,
- wherein the support member has a flexible wall which is deformable, and
- wherein the flexible wall is in the form of a ring.
5 more elements
A ball-carrying key chain structure comprising:
- a support member having at least one orifice;
- and
- an opening for retaining a key chain arranged in the support member,
- wherein the support member removably retains a ball inside at least one orifice,
- wherein the ball comprises a marble having a diameter that is greater than a thickness of the support member, and
- wherein the support member is a ring.
3 more elements
A ball-carrying key chain structure comprising:
- a support member having at least one orifice;
- and
- an opening for retaining a key chain arranged in the support member,
- wherein the support member removably retains a ball inside at least one orifice,
- wherein the ball comprises a marble having a diameter that is greater than a thickness of the support member, and
- wherein the support member is a flexible plate.
3 more elements
A ball-carrying structure comprising:
- a key ring adapted to retain keys;
- a support member in the form of a ring coupled to the key ring and having at least one orifice;
- the support member having a first side and a second side;
- and
- at least one ball disposed in the at least one orifice,
- wherein the support member is adapted to retain the ball, and
- wherein the ball projects from the support member on each of the first and second sides.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.