BALL SEGMENT AND COUPLING ELEMENTS WHICH ARE USED TO FORM A FUNCTIONAL BALL

摘要

The present invention is related to the field of toys and/or promotional articles and/or ornamental articles. More specifically it refers to a promotional toy formed by segments of a ball and connecting elements which form a functional ball. The advantage of this invention over the state of the art resides in the fact that the present invention allows for assembling a complete ball using only the bare hands, once all of the necessary segments are collected. It can be used for publicity of consumer products and has connecting means to achieve the first objective and allow it to be used as a ball to be kicked. The segment of a ball and the connecting elements which form a functional ball are characterized by consisting of a connecting system made up of a connecting element affixed to the segment of the ball and an accessory connecting element; the fixed connecting element consisting of a projection tangential cut on the edge of the segment of the ball and on the edge another longer projection parallel to the edge, a space being left between the peripheral edge of the segment and the inside face of the parallel projection.