BOUNCING BALL AMUSEMENT DEVICE

• US 20100181719A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian D. Kessler
• Original Assignee: Brian D. Kessler
• Inventors: KESSLER, Brian D.
• Application Number:
  US12/357,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20100181719A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/161
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0466 spherical
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/0634 Magnifying glasses
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/04 containing a liquid
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0406 Dice-throwing devices, e.g. dice cups

Abstract

A bouncing ball type of amusement device has a buoyant die floating in a water-filled, transparent rubber ball. The die has a plurality of faces with written material thereon. When bounced after asking a yes or no type of question, the die will float to the top of the ball and one of its faces will contact the inside surface of the ball and be viewable by a user.

Claims

1. An amusement device comprising:

an outer shell of transparent or semi-transparent plastic or elastomer or plastomer having good bounce characteristics,

a liquid within the shell, and

a buoyant die having multiple faces floating in the liquid in the shell, each of said faces of the die having written material thereon.

2. The amusement device of claim 1, wherein the form of the shell is a generally spherical ball.

3. The amusement device of claim 1, wherein the liquid is water.

4. The amusement device of claim 1, further comprising glitter within the liquid.

5. The amusement device of claim 1 wherein the die is in the shape of an octagonal pyramid.

6. The amusement device of claim 1, wherein the shell comprises a UV stabilizer or tint.

7. The amusement device of claim 1, where the shell has a surface polish selected to break up color light spectrum that could cause a magnifying effect that could make the ball intensify light and act like a magnifying glass in sunlight.