Fidget Toy

Abstract

A toy made from a semicircular channel and configured as a substantially circular loop and having an arcuate interior wall straddling the interior circumferential ring of the loop. The loop is shaped such that a ball sized to roll unimpeded along the channel can be maintained in circulation by imparting a small parallel oscillatory motion with a hand when gripped by a user's fingers. An integral cup or ring either disposed on the loop or at the center of the toy provides a target through which the ball may be directed.

1 . A fidget toy, comprising:
 a semicircular channel configured in an annular loop and having an interior wall, sidewalls, and a geometric center;   an inwardly oriented target having circular opening with a center substantially axially aligned with a radius from said geometric center to said inner interior wall, said target spaced apart from said geometric center and from said interior wall of said semicircular channel; and   a ball sized to roll unimpeded along said interior wall of said semicircular channel and to pass through said opening in said target to said interior wall of said semicircular channel.   
     
     
         2 . The fidget toy of  claim 1 , wherein said target is a cup integral with said sidewalls of said semicircular channel. 
     
     
         3 . The fidget toy of  claim 2 , wherein said target includes at least one side opening through which said ball may be passed. 
     
     
         4 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said ball has a shore hardness of between 55 Shore A to 75 Shore D. 
     
     
         5 . The toy of  claim 4 , wherein said ball has a diameter between 70-90% of the inner diameter of said semicircular channel. 
     
     
         6 . The fidget toy of  claim 1 , wherein said loop is configured to keep said ball in circulation along said interior wall when said toy is subjected to parallel oscillatory motion of a predetermined magnitude. 
     
     
         7 . The fidget toy of  claim 1 , further including disc-shaped side panels enclosing said loop. 
     
     
         8 . The fidget toy of  claim 7 , wherein said side panels are transparent. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The fidget toy of  claim 1 , wherein said semicircular channel is truncated to include a gap between exposed ends. 
     
     
         11 . The fidget toy of  claim 1 , further including at least one side opening in said semicircular channel for the insertion of a ball. 
     
     
         12 . The fidget toy of  claim 11 , wherein said semicircular channel has two side openings. 
     
     
         13 . The fidget toy of  claim 11 , wherein said toy is fabricated in its entirety from transparent plastic. 
     
     
         14 . The fidget toy of  claim 1 , wherein said semicircular channel is biased to one side such that in use said ball rotates on a path displaced to the side of a plane bisecting said toy on said axially aligned center of said opening in said target.