Abstract: A top and spinning mechanism, the top having an enlarged body portion and a stub base portion with an irregular configuration for coacting with a sleeve member of a top spinning mechanism, the sleeve member being configured for releasably receiving therein the stub base portion, rotation of the sleeve member rotating the top with a release lever on the top spinning mechanism manually operable for axially sliding the sleeve out of engagement with the base portion with the release lever having an arm member contacting the body of the top for directing the top onto a playing surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 1980
Date of Patent:
September 1, 1981
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc.
Inventors:
Larry A. Sims, Gerald L. Lambert, Raymond J. Gross, Harold B. Collins