Patent ID: 6099381
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A63F,A63H

Abstract:
A catching toy comprising:a container including a first container body and a second container body which is relatively movable to the first container body, the first and second container bodies being configurable in a first state in which the container is opened and second state in which the container is closed to form a chamber which is large enough to contain an object to be caught;a biasing member for biasing the second container body in a direction to take the second state when the container is in the first state;an engaging member for engaging the second container body with the first container body to keep the container in the first state;a releasing member for releasing an engagement of the first and second container bodies to configure the container in the second state, by a contact with the object to be caught, so that the object is entrapped in the chamber of the container;an elastic string made of rubber attached to the first container body, the elastic string returning the container to a player by an elasticity thereof after the container is released toward the object to be caught; anda finger fitting portion attached to a free end of the elastic string, the finger fitting portion being shaped to receive a player's finger.