Patent ID: 8870622

Claim:
A spinning top, comprising: a main body tapering from a top end to a bottom end thereof and having a rotating tip end at said bottom end; a plate body including a base portion connected to and covering said top end of said main body, an annular grip portion extending outwardly and radially from said base portion, and a top face defined by top surfaces of said base portion and said annular grip portion, said base portion having a central tapered groove tapering downwardly from said top face of said plate body, and an internally threaded connecting slot extending downwardly from a bottom end of said central tapered groove; and a decorative element having an externally threaded engaging portion to engage said internally threaded connecting slot, and a decorative portion connected to said externally threaded engaging portion; wherein said rotating tip end has a diameter smaller than a smallest diameter of said central tapered groove.