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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413524 | Dribble training device A dribble training device for facilitating training of a person to dribble a ball includes a ball including an outer wall defining an interior space. The interior space receives pressurized air to inflate the ball. Each of a plurality of protuberances is integrally ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7288037 | Toy football and method therefor An improved toy football having a plurality of fins dimensioned to stabilize the toy football while in flight, to provide for a controlled throw, and to reduce drag so that the toy football may be thrown farther than prior art toy footballs. An improved toy football... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258909 | Leather-like sheet for balls The leather-like sheet for balls of the present invention comprises a fiber-entangled fabric and a porous surface layer disposed on the surface of the fiber-entangled fabric. The porous surface layer has a pattern formed by a plurality of outwardly projecting pebble... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237490 | Expanded volume less lethal ball type projectile A close range munition for firing from a bore of a weapon. The munition includes a spherical projectile having a central core and a plurality of uniformly radially extending resilient filaments defining an outer diameter. The outer diameter of the projectile is grea... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7063021 | Expanded volume less lethal ball type projectile A close range munition for firing from a bore of a weapon. The munition includes a spherical projectile having a central core and a plurality of uniformly radially extending resilient filaments defining an outer diameter. The outer diameter of the projectile is grea... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6821220 | Annular dart body with spaced apart flats An annular dart carrying body and darts received thereon, in which the annular dart carrying body includes radially spaced apart dart receiving portions in which the dart receiving portions have flat portions positioned to come into full facing frictional contact wi... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6705960 | Tetherball-type game apparatus The invention relates to a tether cord and ball arrangement for a tether ball-type game apparatus. The arrangement comprises a cord, a ball engaged with the cord at one end thereof and a tail assembly. The tail assembly includes an elongate anchor element that defin... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6645101 | Transformable ball A recreational ball has a self-supporting flexible wall surrounding an internal space. One side of the wall has first features that extend into or at least face the internal space, and the other side of the wall has second features at the ball exterior. A... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6527616 | Throwing toy for producing splash effect The present throwing toy is comprised of a sticky elastomer shell around a liquid core. The shell is comprised of a thermoplastic rubber mixed with a petroleum based oil in a ratio that produces an extremely soft shell. The core is comprised of clarified ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6431942 | Methods and apparatus for amusing young children An amusement device for young children includes a cloth housing secured about a core such that peripherally distributed portions of the housing are relatively closer to the core and/or peripherally distributed gaps are defined between the housing and the ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6280356 | Ball featuring resilient radiating arms A ball 10 is provided which includes a plurality of arms 30 radiating from a core 20. The arms 30 are formed from a resilient material so that the arms 30 return to an original shape radiating away from the core 20 of the ball 10 when deforming loads are ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6050907 | Apparatus and method for practicing hitting a baseball A method and apparatus for practicing hitting a ball with a striking instrument. The apparatus comprises a ball having a portion which extends outwardly from the spherical body of the ball and which is driven into the ball when the ball is struck correctl... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5813931 | Ball and tail A ball for playing tennis type games in which the ball bounces comprises bouncing ball with a tail; the ball having experimentally determined parameters regarding bounce, diameter, mass, density and air penetration factor; and the tail constituted by one ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5692973 | Golf ball This invention relates to an improved golf ball center having a substantially spherical portion and a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the spherical portion, the ends of which support the center when it is placed in a spherical mold, and ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5649875 | Humanoid toy missile A toy missile resembling a humanoid figure, the missile including a plastic film casing confining an inflated balloon, which causes the casing to assume a ball-like form. Printed on the front face of the casing is the head and torso of the figure. Hinged ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5580336 | Hand exerciser A hand exerciser device for fatigueless muscular exercising of a user's hand, arm and wrist, comprising: a first and a second spherical ball, each sized to fit inside the palm of a user's hand and surfaced for comfortable skin contact. A rigid connector t... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5577732 | Toy missile A toy missile having a hollow head created by a collapsible plastic film casing and a balloon inflated therein, causing the head to assume a globular form. Projecting from the casing are shaped pieces which impart a figurative or fanciful form to the head... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5556342 | Ball having surface indentations for games of bowls and processes for obtaining such a ball Bowl for games such as petanque, including an outer surface (2) composed of a base surface (4) with prominent patterns (3, 103), regularly distributed on at least 90% of the total base surface (4). The total surface occupied by said patterns (3, 103) on t... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5544894 | Tethered ball having facial features and sound output A device for simulating the recreational activity of a person "bungee jumping". The device includes a ball having exaggerated, abnormal facial features of a person on the outer surface, a pressure-activated audio circuit inside the ball for producing a sc... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5516099 | Ball with projecting loops A ball including a core element with multiple loops extending from its exterior surface. The core element includes receiving apertures that receive loop elements. The loop elements extend outward from the core of the ball, permitting a user to catch the b... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5503699 | Applying patches from mold cavity surface on ball and impressing patterns A play ball has visually distinctive colored patches distributed over its exterior. Portions of the ball exterior may be uncovered with patches, and have a color distinct from the color of patches. Regions of different tactile patterns are impressed on th... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5476267 | Weighted hemi-spherical toy A toy for receiving impact from a human foot to entertain and exercise an individual. The inventive device includes a circular base web having a hemi-spherical volume of fibers extending therefrom. A circular weight is secured to a center of the base web ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5405469 | Method for forming globe map on rubber basketball A method for forming a globe map on a rubber basketball having an inner ball base comprising steps of a) providing plural pieces of particularly shaped rubber pieces which can be put together to form a spherical piece, b) printing plural globe map element... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5334079 | Toy having flexible shell for launching projectiles A toy for launching projectiles. The toy includes a flexible shell generally having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface. The convex outer surface has a first protrusion and a plurality of claws. The concave inner surface has a second protru... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5288261 | Figurative toy missile A figurative toy missile in animal-like or humanoid soft form defined by a head and a torso having appendages extending therefrom. The missile structure is such that when the missile is thrown by a player, it will spin, or execute other excursions in flig... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5199474 | Gasoline pump actuating handle retaining mechanism A device for maintaining the operating handle of a gasoline pump nozzle is in the form of a ball dimensioned to be placed between the operating handle and the handle frame. The ball retains the handle in a dispensing position, fuel flow being terminated b... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5154431 | Spinning ball game articles A ball, a racket and courts used in a new game or sport. The central idea behind this game is that a ball with a rotary shaft is whipped with a racket into a spinning motion. The ball comprises a spherical body having at least one shaft as a rotary shaft.... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5040789 | Game apparatus and method for playing a game Apparatus for a game including a game piece, a pair of long cylindrical implements having first and second ends, and a receptacle. The implements are held, one in each hand, by grasping the implements generally adjacent their first ends. The game piece ha... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5020438 | Bladed projectile A projectile includes a body having one of a number of geometric shapes which have a plurality of blades. The projectile may be divisible into two substantially equal portions. The portions have a number of blades disposed across their respective surfaces... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4991841 | Novelty ball The invention is a hollow novelty ball having a multiplicity of extending flexible whisker-like protrusions. The whiskers are generally within the range of about 0.5 to 2.5 times the diameter of the ball. Materials of construction may vary but for a small... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4974844 | Game ball A ball structure utilizing a plurality of annular elements or disk-like members placed in side-by-side disposition with one another. Each of the members are constructed of soft, flexible, foam material. The side-by-side members are bound together at one p... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4962926 | Spherical throwing and catching device A handy toy for throwing and catching, which includes a substantially spherical body comprised of a core holder and a big amount of unitary filaments which have each an elastic, circular rod-like structure and which uniformly radiate from the core holder;... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4756529 | Generally spherical object with floppy filaments to promote sure capture An amusement device which has a substantially spherical configuration, and which is formed from a large plurality of floppy, elastomeric filaments that radiate in a dense, bushy manner from a central core region. The filaments are sufficiently floppy to c... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4538817 | Balloon target game apparatus A balloon target game apparatus including an inflated balloon and a throwable article for throwing at the inflated balloon utilizes a grit-covered, abrasive surface for bursting the balloon upon contact with the balloon when the balloon is struck by the t... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4522396 | Game ball A ball for use in an indoor or outdoor baseball-type game played by a small number of players in a playing field of limited size. The ball is pitched by a defensive player to an offensive player who tries to strike the ball with an elongated bat. The ball... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4340222 | Game ball A tennis ball consisting of two identical hemispheres joined together and including small upstanding integral fingers molded into the outer surface of the ball to provide surface texture, and enable the ball to grip the surface of the racquet. Each hemisp... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4267217 | Ball In molding a ball consisting of a cover on a hard spherical core, e.g. a base ball, or a golf ball, one of the problems is maintaining accurate location of the core in the ball. According to the invention there is provided a molded shell for surrounding t... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4203941 | Ball and method for making it In moulding a ball consisting of a cover on a hard spherical core, e.g. a base ball, or a golf ball, one of the problems is maintaining accurate location of the core in the ball. According to the invention the core is surrounded by a moulded shell having ... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4071237 | Apparatus for exercising manual coordination Apparatus for exercising manual coordination. A ball with hooked members extending out from the ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axes, is used with a pair of ball manipulating devices, one held in each hand at right angles to each other. Ea... | 01/31/1978 |
