Patent ID: 6666743
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A top, includinga rotary member, a cover having a frusto-conical configuration with a progressively increasing diameter and operatively coupled to the rotary member for rotary movement with the rotary member, a belt disposed on the rotary member and the cover for rotary movement with the rotary member and the cover and provided with lugs extending outwardly from the belt, a cap disposed on the rotary member and provided with an aperture and provided in the aperture with a pinion gear which rotates the rotary member, the cover and the belt, a strap extending through the aperture in the cap and disposed in operatively coupled relationship to the pinion gear in the aperture and provided with teeth to define a rack gear which rotates the pinion gear, the rotary member and the cover when the strap is pulled through the aperture in the cap, and a ring supported by the cover within the hollow interior to enhance the inertia of the top during the rotation of the top and to enhance the stability in the operation of the top during the rotation of the top.