Hula ring structure

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2000-01-21

2001-05-15

Ackun, Jr., Jacob K. (Department: 3712)

Amusement devices: toys

Rotating or having visible rotating portion

C446S239000, C446S241000, C482S131000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06231420

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hula ring, and more particularly, to an improved hula ring having a plurality of rollers rotatably engaged to an inside of the ring-shaped body so that when the rollers contact the user's body, the rollers roll over the user's body a long distance.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional hula ring is used to be an exercise tool and generally is a ring-shaped body. The user shakes his/her waist to be circular action to let the hula be ring go around the waist. In order to enhance the massaging feature to the user, some hula rings have protrusions extending radially inward from an inside of the hula ring so that the protrusions will contact the user's body to achieve the purpose of massaging the user's waist. Nevertheless, it is experienced that the protrusions hurt the user who is thin. That is because the protrusions integrally extend from the hula ring so that the protrusions impact the user's body directly. Furthermore, the protrusions are an impediment for the hula ring smoothly going around the user's body because they extend inward and are fixed.
The present invention intends to provide a hula ring that has a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted to an inside of the hula ring so that when the hula ring contact the user's body, the rollers rolls and the hula ring is easily to obtain enough eccentric force.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hula ring and comprising a ring-shaped body with a plurality of recesses defined in an inside of the ring-shaped body. Each recess has a roller received therein which rolls on a user's body when the hula ring contacts the user's body.
The object of the present invention is to provide a hula ring that has rollers rotatably connected to an inside of the ring-shaped body of the hula ring so that the rollers help the user to let the hula ring go around the user's body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a hula ring that will not hurt thin users.
These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention.


REFERENCES:
patent: 4380885 (1983-04-01), Komagata
patent: 5997449 (1999-12-01), Lee

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