Spinner toy

A spinner toy includes a large circular device upon which there are a plurality of five smaller ciruclar devices, each carrying a plastic sleeve on its outer periphery. When the smaller ciruclar devices are spun by hand and the larger circular device is rotated, these smaller circular devices will spin for a long period of time and will travel upward on the large circular device, while at the same time spinning and fluttering rapidly. The device provides amusement and entertainment to the user.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of Invention 
The invention relates generally to an amusement device. 
2. Prior Art 
Applicant is unaware of any patented devices which are similar to the 
Spinner Toy. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is an object of the invention to provide an amusement device for 
providing entertainment to its user. 
An amusement device includes a substantially circular closed main ring 
member and a plurality of substantially circular ring elements each having 
a central aperture surrounding the main ring member for rotation of the 
ring elements thereabout, each ring element including a plastic trim 
element surrounding its outer periphery, the plastic trim element 
providing for rounded edges enabling the facile spinning of the ring 
elements by hand. The ring elements are configured such that, upon initial 
spinning of the ring elements by hand-imparted tangential force upon the 
plastic trim elements, ring element spinning may be maintained by movement 
of the closed ring main member through the apertures of the ring elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
The large circular device 100 consists of a 4 Ga. American Steel wire ring 
102 with a butt weld ground smooth and is shown in FIG. 1. The diameter of 
the circular device is approximately 11 7/16". The large circular device 
itself can be made of different types of durable metal, fluted, smooth or 
chrome plated, to cause its 11 7/16" diameter. The steel wire ring must be 
2.9946' long. The smaller circular devices 106, 108, 110 and 112 consist 
of 1".times.16-- Ga. U.S.S. Steel washers, of which there are five. See 
FIGS. 1 and 2. These washers are encased in a plastic trim ring shown at 
302 which provides for rounded edges on the washers and allows the washers 
to be spun by hand. See FIGS. 3 and 4. These smaller circular devices are 
placed upon the rod before it is manufactured into its finished circular 
form. 
The Spinner Toy 100 is operated when the smaller circular devices 106, 108, 
110 and 112 are propelled with the operator's hand, causing them to spin 
rapidly. The operator then rotates the larger circle 102 rapidly, causing 
the smaller circles to slowly move toward the top of the larger circle. As 
the larger circle 102 is rotated, the smaller circles 106, 108, 110 and 
112 spin and flutter rapidly. The rotating motion will allow the smaller 
circles to spin and flutter for long periods of time. 
While the above description contains many details, these should not be 
construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an 
exempliciation of one preferred embodiment thereof. Many other variations 
are possible.