Toy top with launching handle

Description

FIG. 1 is a side left side elevational view of a toy top with launching handle showing our new design, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the top, shown separately for clarity of illustration, the rear and sides being identical;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the launching handle, shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 9, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of FIG. 9.

A propelling string not shown, which winds around the stem of the toy top in FIG. 6 and exits through the right or left slots on the launching handle seen in FIG. 9, forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402320
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Inventors: Robert Venturini (Colville, WA), Corlyn Venturini (Colville, WA)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Application Number: 0/66,970
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/96; D21/95; D21/98
International Classification: 2101;