Toy ball
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1. A spherical toy ball, comprising:
- first and second shells, wherein said first and second shells are adapted to be connected together along a seam on an outer circumference to form a sphere; and
at least one lock mechanism, said at least one lock mechanism adapted to be attached to said sphere such that lock mechanism captures a portion of each of said first and second shells wherein said at least one lock mechanism resists separation of said first and second shells along said seam.
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Abstract
A toy ball is formed from two shells and a pair of lock mechanisms 220. During construction, the shells, which may be hemispherical, are mated together and then the lock mechanisms are secured to the shells to form a substantially smooth-surfaced sphere. The lock mechanisms provide a redundant locking feature to hold the two shells together to form the toy ball.
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36 Claims
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1. A spherical toy ball, comprising:
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first and second shells, wherein said first and second shells are adapted to be connected together along a seam on an outer circumference to form a sphere; and
at least one lock mechanism, said at least one lock mechanism adapted to be attached to said sphere such that lock mechanism captures a portion of each of said first and second shells wherein said at least one lock mechanism resists separation of said first and second shells along said seam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of constructing a spherical toy ball, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting first and second shells together along a seam on an outer circumference to form a sphere; and
attaching at least one lock mechanism to said sphere such that said at least one lock mechanism captures a portion of each of said first and second shells wherein said at least one lock mechanism resists separation of said first and second shells along said seam. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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