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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1984
Gerald J Orlowski, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Fun-Tech Products Company, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A spinning toy having a hollow housing, a detachable cover, a cargo carrier in the housing, means responsive to attachment of the cover to engage first detent means, means for rotating the toy, means for retaining the cover on the housing as the toy is rotated, means responsive to centrifugal force for transferring the engagement to second detent means, and means responsive to a decrease in centrifugal force for disengaging the second detent means and means for ejecting the cover and cargo upon release of the second detent means; and a launcher that serves as means for retaining the cover on the housing during the transition from first to second detent means, the launcher having means for disengaging the toy and moving it away to spin freely.