Novelty item and method of manufacture

• US 20060073763A1
• Filed: 09/20/2004
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jimmy L.I. Tsun, Mark J. Chernick, Webb T. Nelson
• Original Assignee: Jimmy L.I. Tsun, Mark J. Chernick, Webb T. Nelson
• Inventors: Nelson, Webb T., Chernick, Mark, Tsun, Jimmy Li
• Application Number:
  US10/944,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20060073763A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/486
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/00 Other toys

Abstract

A squeeze ball novelty device having an elastomeric casing that is filled with a fill composition. When the elastomeric casing is squeezed in a person'"'"'s hand, it deforms and bulges. A plurality of secondary objects are attached to the exterior of the elastomeric casing. Each of the secondary objects is individually attached to the surface of the elastomeric casing with a small amount of adhesive. Although the secondary objects are separate, they abut in position creating a cage-like structure around the elastomeric casing. By selectively squeezing the elastomeric casing, a selected one of the secondary objects can be separated from the remaining secondary objects and positioned atop a bulbous deformation.

Claims

1. A novelty device comprising:

an elastomeric casing defining a closed interior;

a volume of fill material disposed within said closed interior of said casing; and

a plurality of secondary objects, wherein each of said secondary objects is adhesively joined to said elastomeric casing.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of secondary objects are elastomeric.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein each of said secondary objects has a bottom surface and a central point along said bottom surface.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein each of said secondary objects is glued to said casing at its central point along said bottom surface.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein each of said secondary objects touches at least one other of said secondary objects when said casing is not deformed.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said secondary objects encircle said casing.

7. A method of manufacturing a novelty device, comprising the steps of:

providing an elastomeric casing;

providing a plurality of elastomeric objects;

filling said elastomeric casing with a fluid fill composition;

gluing said plurality of elastomeric objects to an exterior of said elastomeric casing in a predetermined pattern.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said elastomeric objects are symmetrically dispersed around said casing when in said predetermined pattern.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein said elastomeric objects encircle said casing when in said predetermined pattern.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein each of said elastomeric objects contact at least one other of said elastomeric objects when in said predetermined pattern.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein said step of gluing said plurality of elastomeric objects to an exterior of said elastomeric casing includes gluing each of said elastomeric objects to said casing with a single small dab of adhesive.

12. A squeeze ball assembly, comprising:

a ball casing having an exterior surface;

a plurality of objects glued to said exterior surface of said ball casing, wherein each of said objects abuts at least one other of said objects and said objects encircle said ball casing.

13. The assembly according to claim 12, wherein said ball casing is elastic.

14. The assembly according to claim 12, wherein said ball casing is filled with a fill composition that is at least part liquid.

15. The assembly according to claim 14, wherein said objects are elastomeric.