Patent ID: 6139396
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A transparent spherical toy, comprising:a transparent spherical shell confining therein an inner space which is adapted for receiving a fluid and an ornament that floats on the fluid, said spherical shell having upper and lower shell halves, said upper shell half having a bottom end face, a thickness reduced rim portion extending downwardly from said bottom end face, an outer recess formed outside of said inner space and extending upwardly from said bottom end face, and a male thread formed on said rim portion, said lower shell half having a top end face, an inner wall, a ring-shaped shoulder projecting into said inner space from said inner wall adjacent to said top end face so that said rim portion is seated against said shoulder, a female thread formed on said inner wall between said top end face and said shoulder and engaging said male thread, and a notch formed in said top end face above said female thread and aligned with said outer recess;sealing means disposed between said shoulder and said rim portion for providing sealing therebetween when said male and female threads engage each other tightly; anda dog mounted rotatably in said outer recess and extending therefrom into said notch for preventing said upper shell half from rotating relative to said lower shell half.