Infant activity toy

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1985-04-23

1986-09-09

Yu, Mickey

Amusement devices: toys

Rotating or having visible rotating portion

Including helically grooved or twisted shaft for imparting...

A63H 106

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active

046106383

ABSTRACT:
An activity toy, having a spherical housing which is flattened at its poles so as to be supportable at two places on a support surface, has an elongated helical member which extends within the interior from one of the poles to the other. A bushing is fitted around the helical member and is sized so as to very lightly frictionally engage the helical member whereby when it moves along the longitudinal axis of the helical member, the friction between it and the helical member rotates it on the helical member. A collar is located around the bushing. The collar is free to spin independent of the bushing. However, during travel of the bushing along the helical member, the rotation of the bushing is communicated to the collar. The collar includes a plurality of axles which extend away from the collar, each of which carries an object on its end. Upon inversion of the toy, the combination bushing, collar, and objects on the collar spin down the helical member, with the collar and the objects attached thereto further spinning on the bushing upon the bushing reaching its downward limit of travel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1756608 (1930-04-01), Reider
patent: 2486752 (1949-11-01), Michael
patent: 2961796 (1960-11-01), Davis
patent: 3395482 (1968-08-01), Sarro

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