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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1997
Martin F Arriola, Torrance, CA (US);
Tichakorn Chaikumnerd, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Janet K Simmons, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Diana L McDonough, Chino, CA (US);
Isaak Volynsky, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A circular hoop for use as an exercise and entertainment hoop includes a hollow tubular plastic body having a decorative layer supported thereon. The decorative layer in turn supports various decoration and patterns. The tubular body further includes a transparent or clear layer of plastic material or the like which captivates the decorative layer upon the tube and provides an abrasion resisting layer which protects the decorative patterns during use. An interior passage is formed within the hollow tube and a plurality of objects such as spherical balls are freely movable therein to provide additional amusement during operation of the exercise and entertainment hoop.