Spinning dancing top
US5827107A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H1/20
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A spinning figurine toy has a weighted skirt or disc to provide angular momentum, a lower spindle, a spring attached to the lower spindle, a foot inserted into the lower end of the spring, and a rod fixed in the foot and able to move vertically within the lower spindle. When the toy is spun upon the foot, bouncing or jumping motion may be imparted to the toy by dropping it from a height because of the resilient nature of the spring. A pull-string operated hand launcher having a helical spindle on top fits into a corresponding helical aperture in the foot to provide a means of setting the toy in motion at high speed and of releasing it.
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