| US 7,300,329 B2 | ||
| Symmetric poi | ||
| Shahar Cohen, 4 Hashala St., Tel Aviv (Israel) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/284,887. | ||
| Application 11/284887 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/856789, filed on Jun. 01, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0084512 A1, Apr. 20, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63H 33/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 446—490 [446/247; 273/109] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A symmetrical poi, for enabling the performance of safe juggling moves such as moves around a juggler's body or around
a part of a juggler's body, or close to a juggler's body, or by throwing into the air, or throwing into the air and catching,
by one juggler or by more than one juggler, the symmetrical poi comprising:
(a) a flexible long strap, wherein the dynamic friction coefficient between said flexible long strap and the skin of said
juggler is at least 0.4, and wherein the length of said flexible long strap is at least 40 centimeters and is at most 120
centimeters;
(b) a first weight disposed at one end of said flexible long strap, said first weight having a reversibly deformable soft
structure and having dimensions that fit in a human hand for easy grasping, easy releasing and easy catching, having a cross-section
that is substantially identical to the cross-section of said flexible long strap in the contact area with said flexible long
strap, and wherein said first weight has cross-section areas that change gradually, forming a tangential three dimensional
shape with said flexible long strap; and
(c) a second weight disposed at the second end of said flexible long strap having a substantially identical mass to said first
weight, having a reversibly deformable soft structure having dimensions that fit in a human hand for easy grasping, easy releasing
and easy catching.
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