Illuminated whirling toy

Claim 1

A TOY OF THE TYPE REQUIRING MANIPULATION BY ORBITAL TWIRLING, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A HOLLOW TRANSLUCENT BALL HAVING TWO OPENINGS THEREIN EACH OPENING BEING LOCATED AT ONE OF THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF A DIAMETER OF THE BALL, ONE OF SAID OPENINGS BEING LARGER THAN THE OTHER, A FLEXIBLE CORD CONTAINING A PAIR OF INSULATED FLEXIBLE ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS HAVING ENDS EXPOSED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE CORD, AN ELECTRIC LAMP LOCATED INSIDE THE BALL AND HAVING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCTOR ENDS AT ONE END OF THE CORD, SAID ONE END OF THE CORD ENTERING THE BALL THORUGH THE SMALLER OF THE OPENINGS AFORESAID, AND THE LAMP BEING ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE LARGER OF SAID OPENINGS, MEANS PRECLUDING WITHDRAWAL OF THE LAMP-BEARING END OF THE CORD OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE SMALLER OPENING, A HOLLOW ELONGATE HAND PIECE HAVING AN END AND MEANS AT SAID END FOR ANCHORING THE REMAINING END OF THE CORD, A SOURCE OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HAND PIECE, A MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELECTRIC SWITCH ON THE HAND PIECE, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WITH THE CURRENT SOURCE AND THE CORD-SUPPORTED CONDUCTORS AT THE POINT OF ANCHORAGE AFORESAID, WHEREBY THE SWITCH MAY BE ACTUATED MANUALLY FOR SELECTIVELY ENERGIZING AND DEENERGIZING THE LAMP WITHIN THE BALL, THE CORD AND CONDUCTORS BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO SUSPEND THE BALL AT A DISTANCE FROM THE HAND PIECE, SUCH THAT THE BALL MAY BE MAINTAINED IN ORBITAL TRAVEL BY MANIPULATION OF THE HAND PIECE.