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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1989
Francis R Amici, Northford, CT (US);
Brian Fontaine, Southbridge, MA (US);
Coleco Industries, Inc., Avon, CT (US);
Abstract
A ball holding device has an elongated handle having a cavity opening at one end thereof and a passage opening to the side thereof spaced from its one end. Seated in the cavity is an elastomeric vacuum cup which has a body portion disposed in the cavity with a conduit portion extending outwardly of the passage. The cup has a passage extending from a spherical recess of the vacuum cup through the body portion and then through the conduit portion to the exterior of the handle so that a user may open or close the passage by movement of the thumb. The handle includes internal ribs which support and engage the body portion of the vacuum cup to provide firm support and engagement therefor.