Patent ID: 6033283
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A61C,A63H,C08L

Abstract:
A spinning toy, which comprises: a highly elastic gel body made from a gel comprising a hydrogenated poly(styrene isoprene/butadiene styrene) block copolymer, a selected amount of a plasticizer and with or without one or more copolymer selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n and polymer selected from poly(styrene-isoprene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, polyethylene, and polypropylene, wherein said copolymer is a multi-arm, branched, or a star shaped copolymer; said gel body having at least two holes at a selected distance apart and extending through said body along a selected axis of rotation, said body suspended by a selected length of a string(s) having ends, said string formed in a loop through said holes with said ends tied together to provide for alternatively clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of said body by the twisting and untwisting of said string, said body being deformed and elongated by the action of centrifugal force of rotation of said body, and said body having sufficient strengths to withstand the centrifugal force of rotation and shearing force of the twisting and untwisting of said string generated by a first, a second, a third, or higher order dynamic twisting of said string during spinning of said gel body at an elongation of 50% or greater.