Spinning toy

• US 20100255752A1
• Filed: 04/06/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Inventors: Leong, Greg, McCafferty, Jim, DeLacy, Steven Douglas
• Application Number:
  US12/798,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20100255752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/265
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 1/28 Musical tops

Abstract

A manually powered spinning toy is described. The spinning toy includes a core having two ends. The core and ends are formed in a suitable shape to allow the toy to spin, such that a user can position one of the user'"'"'s fingers against one of the ends and, by pushing down on the end, the end is forced down and ultimately away from the user'"'"'s finger, thereby causing the toy to spin.

Claims

1. A spinning toy, comprising:

a core having two ends, the core and ends being formed in a suitable shape to allow the toy to spin, such that a user can position one of the user'"'"'s fingers against one of the ends and, by pushing down on the end, the end is forced down and ultimately away from the user'"'"'s finger, thereby causing the toy to spin.

9. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein the core and two ends are cylindrical shaped.

10. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein the core includes a hole formed therein, with the hole formed to operate as a whistle such that as the core is spin, air passing through the hole forms a whistling sound.

11. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein the core is formed to include a translucent outer layer with a liquid positioned thereon that is viewable through the translucent outer layer.

12. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein the core includes a translucent outer layer with a light positioned therein and, further comprising, a centrifugal force switch positioned within the core for completing a circuit when the core is spun to activate the light and thereby illuminate the core while spinning.

2. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 2, further comprising at least one cap formed to attach with at least one of the two ends.

8. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 2, wherein the cap is formed of an elastic material to allow it to stretch over and affix with one of the two ends.

3. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 3, wherein the core and two ends are cylindrical shaped.

4. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 3, wherein the cap is formed of an elastic material to allow it to stretch over and affix with one of the two ends.

5. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 3, wherein the core includes a hole formed therein, with the hole formed to operate as a whistle such that as the core is spin, air passing through the hole forms a whistling sound.

6. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 3, wherein the core is formed to include a translucent outer layer with a liquid positioned thereon that is viewable through the translucent outer layer.

7. The spinning toy as set forth in claim 3, wherein the core includes a translucent outer layer with a light positioned therein and, further comprising, a centrifugal force switch positioned within the core for completing a circuit when the core is spun to activate the light and thereby illuminate the core while spinning.