Patent ID: 6132282
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A63H,Y10T

Abstract:
A multi-configuration amusement ball comprising:a first partial conical component having a truncated end, a base end, and an open shaft extending from the truncated end to the base end of the first partial conical component and dimensioned substantially through a center of the first partial conical component; anda second partial conical component having a truncated end, a base end, and an open shaft extending from the truncated end to the base end of the second partial conical component and dimensioned substantially through a center of the second partial conical component;a first portion of a locking mechanism having a first shaft configured to pass through the open shaft of the first partial conical component and to protrude from the base end of the first partial conical component, a first end of the first shaft to rest at the truncated end of the first partial conical component; anda second portion of a locking mechanism having a second shaft configured to pass through the open shaft of the second partial conical component to receive the first portion of the locking mechanism, a first end of the second shaft to rest at the truncated end of the first partial conical component,wherein a second end of the first portion of the locking mechanism and a second end of the second portion of the locking mechanism releasably couple the first and the second partial conical components, andwherein the first and second partial conical components are dimensioned to form a substantially ellipsoidal shape when releasably coupled.