Spirit ball   

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The idea of “Team Spirit” novelty items has existed in some form for as long as sporting events have existed. The “Spirit Ball” is another variation of those ideas. Examples of “Team Spirit ” ideas are shown in the following United States of America patents. There are other variations of spinning toys represented with the following United States of America patents. 1. Hand-held Fan and Object Holder 2. Gyroscopic Toy 3. Hand-held Illuminated Rotary Toy 4. Hand-held Toy for Lighting when spun

SUMMARY

Hand held device with a rotating Styrofoam ball on top displaying professional, little league, pop warner and school team colors or logos. The device is battery operated and with the use of a mini computer case fan and an off (on) switch the Styrofoam ball will rotate at various speeds

In the drawings, which form a part of this specification,

FIG. 1 is a top view of case fan moter (with blades removed) and line 9 female adapters

FIG. 2 is the internal view of the connected components

FIG. 3 is a front view showing line 19 being lowered on to the base assembly

FIG. 4 is an arial view of the base assembly unit with cut-out for FIG. 1

FIG. 5 is a sagittal view of the normally open off-(on) switch, shown installed on FIG. 2

FIG. 6 is the total unit assembled with Styrofoam ball in place

4. 9 volt battery wire connectors 8. 3/32 male terminal on miniature non-open off (on) switch 9. 3/32 female quick connect adaptor 10. 1 ¼×½ hollowed area in the center of the Styrofoam ball 11. Sure bonder glue stick (19 and 14) 13. Upper shell of computer case fan 14. A 4×4 round Styrofoam ball 15. Hand-held polyethylene foam handle 16. Upper clevis or ridge for 19 18. 9 volt battery 19. Sleeve bearing case computer fan with fan blades removed 20. Bottom surface of case fan moter 21. ⅜ cut-out ridge for 33 22. Insulation foam spray inside 15 33. Normally open off switch

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated the “Spirit Ball” is comprised of two sections. Section one is connected to section 2 by using a sure bond glue stick. The upper section one is typically made of a Styrofoam material, the size of the Styrofoam ball will range from 3×3, 4×4, to 5×5. Section two is also made of a Styrofoam material, but plastic material may be substituted.

Section 1, which is a Styrofoam ball, is attached to section 2, a Styrofoam hollow base. The base is comprised of a mini computer fan (with the blades removed), wiring, a non open off (on) switch. This adaptation is done by making a 1 ¼ by ½ hollowed out section in the Styrofoam ball and placing on section 2. The Styrofoam ball is bonded to the top of a case fan using a sure bonding glue stick. Section 2 is best shown in FIG. 3. The wiring from the fan is then attached to the non-open on/off switch. The fan is operated by a 9 volt battery, which is not supplied by inventor.

It will be apparent that various changes and modification can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.