Toy having three sliding handles on a looped string

摘要

A toy having a looped string and three handles, each of the handles having a grip section, an eyelet through which the string passes, and a swivel between the eyelet and the grip section. The swivels allow the eyelets to rotate relative to the grip sections so that a handle can be held at the grip section and one or both of the other handles can be rotated without resulting in tangling of the string about the eyelet of the held handle. The grip sections are considerably larger and more massive than the eyelets so that the centers of mass of the handles are generally displaced from the string. In an alternate embodiment a pivot is included between each grip section and associated eyelet. A wide variety of motions and maneuvers can be performed by swinging one or more of the handles while holding or releasing one or more of the handles and/or holding or releasing one or more sections of the string. Another alternate embodiment is a triangular sheet of fabric with handles rotatably attached at each corner by swivels.

主权项

1. A toy comprising:
a tethering means made entirely of a flexible material and forming a simple closed loop, and three handles, each of said handles having a grip section, an eyelet through which said tethering means passes so said eyelet is slideable along the entirety of said tethering means, and a swivel connecting said eyelet to said grip section and allowing said eyelet to rotate relative to said grip section, said grips sections being substantially larger and more massive than said eyelets, and said grip sections having centers of mass offset from said eyelets.