Combination toy hoop

• US 6,109,999 A
• Filed: 06/03/1999
• Issued: 08/29/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shun-Lung Kuo
• Original Assignee: Shun-Lung Kuo
• Inventors: Kuo, Shun-Lung
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carlson, Jeffrey D.
• Application Number:
  US09/324,502
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 446/26, 446/28, 446/85, 446/102, 446/107, 446/119, 446/236, D11/3, D11/11, 601/118, 601/132
• US Class Current: 446/236
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/005 multiple on the same axis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 19/00 Hoop exercising apparatus A63B21/0608 takes precedence

Abstract

A combination toy hoop, which includes a plurality of spherical members, and a plurality of flexible coupling rods respectively connected between each two of the spherical members, the spherical members each are formed of two hemispherical shells fastened together by a plug joint or screw means, the hemispherical shells of each of the spherical members each having two keyway-like coupling notches, the coupling rods each having two round heads at two opposite ends respectively engaged into the keyway-like coupling notches at the hemispherical shells of the spherical member.

Claims

1. A combination toy hoop comprising a plurality of spherical members, and a plurality of flexible coupling rods respectively connected between each two of said spherical members, each of said spherical members comprising a first hemispherical shell, a second hemispherical shell, and fastening means securing said first hemispherical shell and said second hemispherical shell together, each of said plurality of spherical members including a magnet mounted between said first and second hemispherical shells, said first hemispherical shell and said second hemispherical shell each having (a) a flat abutting face abutted-against each other, and (b) two keyway-like coupling notches formed therein for respective coupling to said coupling rods, each of said coupling rods having two rounded heads at two opposite ends respectively engaged within said keyway-like coupling notches of said first and second hemispherical shells of respective spherical members.

2. The combination toy hoop as recited in claim 1 where each of said spherical members have a plurality of spaced massaging ribs extending from a circumferential surface portion thereof to massage a user as said spherical members are rotated on the user'"'"'s body.