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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Jerry A. May, Colden, NY (US);
John F. Rhein, Hamburg, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jerry A. May, Colden, NY (US);
John F. Rhein, Hamburg, NY (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 39/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A toy ball is formed from two shells and a pair of lock mechanisms. During construction, the shells, which may be hemispherical, are mated together and then the lock mechanisms are secured to the shells to form a substantially smooth-surfaced sphere. The lock mechanisms provide a redundant locking feature to hold the two shells together to form the toy ball.