WO2005000417A4 - Levitated finned ball device - Google Patents

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WO2005000417A4
WO2005000417A4 PCT/US2004/020080 US2004020080W WO2005000417A4 WO 2005000417 A4 WO2005000417 A4 WO 2005000417A4 US 2004020080 W US2004020080 W US 2004020080W WO 2005000417 A4 WO2005000417 A4 WO 2005000417A4
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ball
mast
equator
bottom portions
levitated
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PCT/US2004/020080
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Peter Stephens
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Peter Stephens
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Priority to CN200480023759A priority Critical patent/CN101795742A/en
Priority to CA002537929A priority patent/CA2537929A1/en
Publication of WO2005000417A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005000417A2/en
Publication of WO2005000417A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005000417A3/en
Publication of WO2005000417A4 publication Critical patent/WO2005000417A4/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H27/00—Toy aircraft; Other flying toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0073—Means for releasably holding a ball in position; Balls constrained to move around a fixed point, e.g. by tethering
    • A63B2069/0077—Suspending a ball on an upright stream of air or water
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/40—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies
    • A63B69/409—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies with pneumatic ball- or body-propelling means

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  • Rollers For Roller Conveyors For Transfer (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

A levitated finned ball device includes a ball (2) made of a lightweight material and a base (3) that generates laminar air flow to levitate the ball in mid-air. The ball (2) has at least one generally semi-circular shaped fin (15) extending therefrom. When the laminar air flow strikes the fin (15), it imparts motion to the ball (2).

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 18 May 2005 (18.05.2005).
11. .The device of claim 1 wherein said ball is hollow.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein said ball is fluorescent
13. The device of claim 1 wherein said ball is phosphorescent
14. The device of claim 1 wherein said ball is colored.
15. The device of claim 1 wherein said outer surface of said ball has at least one pattern thereon.
16. The device of claim 1 wherein said ball having top and bottom portions, a hole at the top portion and a hole at the bottom portion.
17. The device of claim 16 wherein said top and bottom portions are indented.
18. The device of claim 16 wherein said ball comprising a plurality of wedges, top and bottom annular disks For interconnecting said plurality of wedges at said top and bottom portions, respectively.
19, The device of claim 16 further comprising a stabilization mast for maintaining said ball within the laminar air flow of said generating means, wherein said mast is insertable through said holes at said top and bottom portions.
20. The device of claim 19 wherein said stabilization mast having an upper end a lower end, said lower end is attachable to said base, a cap for attaching to said upper end to prevent said ball from levitating beyond the length of said mast.
21. The device of claim 1 wherein said ball having an equator and a plurality of said fins extending from said outer surface of said ball spaced apart and at an angle to said equator around said equator.
22. The device of claim 1 wherein said ball having an equator and two rows of a plurality of said fins extending from said outer surface of said ball spaced apart and at an
PCT/US2004/020080 2003-06-23 2004-06-22 Levitated finned ball device WO2005000417A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN200480023759A CN101795742A (en) 2003-06-23 2004-06-22 Levitated finned ball device
CA002537929A CA2537929A1 (en) 2003-06-23 2004-06-22 Levitated finned ball device

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US48049303P 2003-06-23 2003-06-23
US60/480,493 2003-06-23

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WO2005000417A2 WO2005000417A2 (en) 2005-01-06
WO2005000417A3 WO2005000417A3 (en) 2005-05-26
WO2005000417A4 true WO2005000417A4 (en) 2010-01-28

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US (1) US20050043127A1 (en)
CN (1) CN101795742A (en)
CA (1) CA2537929A1 (en)
TW (1) TW200510044A (en)
WO (1) WO2005000417A2 (en)

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TW200510044A (en) 2005-03-16
WO2005000417A2 (en) 2005-01-06
WO2005000417A3 (en) 2005-05-26
CA2537929A1 (en) 2005-01-06
US20050043127A1 (en) 2005-02-24
CN101795742A (en) 2010-08-04

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