Amusement devices: toys – Rotating or having visible rotating portion – Top
Patent
1985-09-20
1987-02-17
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Rotating or having visible rotating portion
Top
446236, 272 31R, A63H 106, A63H 100, A63H 1320
Patent
active
046436928
ABSTRACT:
A domed spinning top is disclosed in which a vertically movable housing member having a transparent dome is mounted above a stationary base. A rotatable turntable is mounted on the housing member under the dome. An actuating mechanism acts upon a drive mechanism to engage the turntable and rotate it during vertical movement of the housing member toward the base. Upon cessation of vertical movement of the housing member toward the base, the actuating mechanism disengages the drive mechanism from the turntable to permit the turntable to rotate freely. A peek-a-boo enclosure comprising a plurality of shroud segments is mounted on the turntable in which the segments separate to expose a central figure during rapid rotation of the turntable, and return together to substantially encase the central figure when rotation of the turntable is diminished.
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Hafer Robert A.
Muir D. N.
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