Multi surface bouncing solid

• US 5,131,665 A
• Filed: 08/23/1991
• Issued: 07/21/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jeff D. Myers
• Original Assignee: Jeff D. Myers
• Inventors: Myers, Jeff D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAPIRO, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US07/749,330
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 273/428, 273/58 R, 273/58 A, 273/58 K
• US Class Current: 473/600
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/002 with special configuration, e.g. non-spherical discs for throwing A63B65/10

Abstract

A non-spherical object, that responds on impact and rebounds as a spherical ball, of a size ranging from one to four inches in length and weighing approximately a pound.

Claims

1. An object that bounces and rebounds as a spherical ball comprising:

a spherical ball of relatively high density resilient material forming the center of the object, and

a body of relatively low density material surrounding the spherical ball to form a given geometrical configuration,

said relatively high density material comprising a material having a desnity of approximately 0.95 to 1.1 times the density of water,

said relatively low density material comprising a foam material having a density of approximately 0.04 to 0.15 times the density of water,

the thickness of said foam material between the center of the surface of each side of the object and said high density material is approximately 1/16 to 1/2 of an inch,

said object comprises identical sides with the distance between said sides being between two and a half to four inches in length and weighing less than one pound,

whereby the relatively low density material buckles under impact causing the object'"'"'s spherical ball to react to said impact and respond as a ball.

2. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said relatively high density material comprises rubber and,

said relatively low density material comprises a resilient foam rubber material.

3. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said relatively low density material comprises a resilient foam plastic material.

4. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said given geometrical configuration comprises a polyhedron.

5. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said given geometrical configuration comprises a tetrahedron.

6. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said given geometrical configuration comprises a hexahedron.

7. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said given geometrical configuration comprises an octahedron.

8. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said given geometrical configuration comprises a dodecahedron.

9. The object set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said given geometrical configuration comprises an icosahedron.

10. A non-spheroid object that bounces and rebounds as a spherical ball comprising:

a spherical ball of relatively high density resilient material forming the center of the object, and

a body of relatively low density resilient foam like material surrounding the spherical ball to form a given geometrical configuration,

said relatively high density material comprising a resilient material having a density of approximately 0.5 to 1.1 times the density of water,

said relatively low density material comprising a foam material having a density of approximately 0.04 to 0.15 times the density of water,

the thickness of said foam material between the center of the surface of each side of the object and said high density material is approximately 1/16 to 1/2 of an inch,

said object comprises identical sides on each side of a plane passing through its center of approximately two to four inches in length and weighs less than one pound,

whereby the relatively low density material buckles under impact causing the object'"'"'s spherical ball to react to said impact and respond as a ball.

11. The object set forth in claim 10 wherein:

the thickness of said foam between the center of the surface of each side of the object and said high density material is approximately 1/2 of an inch.

12. The object set forth in claim 11 wherein:

said low density material comprises a plastic foam.

13. The object set forth in claim 11 wherein:

said low density material comprises a rubber foam like material.

14. The object set forth in claim 11 wherein:

said object comprises a cube.