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US5582532:
Glitter toy
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Tucker, Sheridan G.; Overland Park, KS 66213
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1996-12-10
/ 1995-08-11
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| Application Number: |
US1995000514239
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| IPC Code: |
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A63H 37/00;
IPC-7:
A63H 33/30;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63H37/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/475;
239/226;
446/236;
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446/475;
446/236;
239/226;
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| Field of Search: |
446/236,259,475
239/568,240,225.1,226,263.1,214,222,237,239
273/144 A,144 B,144 R
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| Priority Number: |
| 1995-08-11 |
US1995000514239 |
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US1994000352388 |
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| Abstract: |
A toy for dispersing reflective particles includes a hand-held support, a rotatable shaft extending from the support, and a hollow enclosure on the shaft rotatable therewith and housing the reflective particles. The enclosure has a plurality of spaced apertures therein through which the particles are caused to pass under centrifugal force upon rotation of the shaft. This causes a burst of the reflective particles to be dispersed into the surrounding air. The enclosure may angularly extend from shaft to aid in the dispersion of the particles. The toy is electrically operated by a motor and batteries housed within the support. The toy may also include a filler opening through which the particles are loaded into the enclosure and a closure which fits within the opening to prevent the particles from escaping through the opening after they are loaded. Alternatively, the toy includes flaps which cover each aperture and allow particles to be loaded into an open end of enclosure but which open or uncover each aperture upon rotation of enclosure to allow the particles to disperse into the air.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Chase & Yakimo ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; Carlson, Jeffrey D.
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CROSS REFERENCE
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/352,388 filed Dec. 8, 1994; now abandoned.
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None
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First Claim:
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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows:
1. A toy dispersing reflective particles, comprising:
- a support presenting a handle for hand-held use of the toy by a user,
- a shaft rotatably supported by said handle and extending therefrom for rotation with respect thereto,
- a hollow enclosure on said shaft and rotatable therewith for receiving reflective particles, said enclosure having an imperforate portion into which reflective particles are loaded and a perforate portion spaced from said shaft,
- said perforate portion having a plurality of spaced apertures therein with a diameter larger than reflective particles and a filler opening through which reflective particles are loaded, and
- a power means housed within said support and operatively connected to said shaft for rotating said shaft and said enclosure so that reflective particles loaded in said imperforate portion of said enclosure are caused to pass through said apertures under centrifugal force upon rotation of said shaft, whereby a burst of reflective particles is dispersed into the surrounding air,
- said imperforate portion having an end that tapers from said shaft to facilitate flow of reflective particles into said perforate portion.
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