Patent ID: 8360814
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A yo-yo comprising: first and second side portions secured together in a spaced-apart relation by an axle structure, wherein an axis of rotation extends through a center portion of both side portions, and wherein said axle structure comprises an axle member that extends between said side portions; a tether secured to a portion of said axle structure; wherein said first side portion includes a body member that forms a majority portion of said first side portion, wherein said first side portion has a rim portion located at the periphery of said body member in a manner whereby said rim portion will normally contact a user's hand when the yo-yo returns to said user's hand upon completion of a yo-yo trick, and wherein said body member is slidably secured to said axle structure; wherein said yo-yo has a string gap that has a width dimension that extends between said body member and said second side portion, and wherein during normal use of said yo-yo, said tether will extend outwardly through said string gap; and an adjustment apparatus operatively connected to said axle structure and to said body member, wherein said adjustment apparatus is capable of causing a change in said width dimension of said string gap and includes a portion that is rotatable by a user to thereby cause said body member to slide in a direction that changes said width dimension of said string gap and simultaneously changes a distance between said rim portion and said second side portion, and wherein said portion of said adjustment apparatus is rotatable about an axis that is offset from said axis of rotation.