Throw toy

Abstract

A throw toy including a ball, an elastic band, and an adjustable finger strap is provided. The elastic band preferably has a width greater than its depth. In one embodiment, the elastic band comprises a plurality of braids for increasing the strength of the throw toy. Preferably, the adjustable finger strap forms a loop configuration and can be adjusted by pulling a lower portion of the adjustable finger strap through a slot opening so as to fit the strap snugly on a user's finger. Furthermore, the adjustable finger strap may include an inner surface composed of loop fastener material and an outer surface composed of hook fastener material.

1 . A throw toy, comprising: 
 a ball;    an elastic band secured to said ball, said elastic band having a width greater than said elastic band's depth, wherein a lower portion of said elastic band is secured to said ball and said elastic band extends upward from a top surface of said ball; and    an adjustable finger strap, having an inner surface composed of loop fastener material and an outer surface composed of hook fastener material, secured to said elastic band, wherein said adjustable finger strap forms a loop configuration and said adjustable finger strap has a slot opening such that a lower portion of said adjustable finger strap can be translated at least partially through said slot opening.    
   
   
       2 . The throw toy of  claim 1 , wherein said ball is comprised of a foam material.  
   
   
       3 . The throw toy of  claim 1 , wherein said ball has the appearance of a ball used in a particular sport.  
   
   
       4 . The throw toy of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic band has a width greater than or equal to 0.125 inches.  
   
   
       5 . The throw toy of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic band comprises a plurality of braids for increasing the strength of said elastic band.  
   
   
       6 . The throw toy of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic band is secured to said adjustable finger strap by a thread material.  
   
   
       7 . A throw toy, comprising: 
 a ball;    an elastic band secured to said ball, said elastic band having a width greater than said elastic band's depth and said elastic band extending from a surface of said ball; and    an adjustable finger strap secured to said elastic band.    
   
   
       8 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said ball is comprised of a foam material.  
   
   
       9 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said ball has the appearance of a ball used in a particular sport.  
   
   
       10 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said elastic band has a width greater than or equal to 0.125 inches.  
   
   
       11 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said elastic band comprises a plurality of braids for increasing the strength of said elastic band.  
   
   
       12 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said elastic band is secured to said adjustable finger strap by a thread material.  
   
   
       13 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said adjustable finger strap forms a loop configuration.  
   
   
       14 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said adjustable finger strap has a slot opening such that a lower portion of said adjustable finger strap can be translated at least partially through said slot opening.  
   
   
       15 . The throw toy of  claim 7 , wherein said adjustable finger strap has an inner surface composed of loop fastener material and an outer surface composed of hook fastener material.  
   
   
       16 . A method of throwing a ball comprising the steps of: 
 positioning an upper portion of an adjustable finger strap such that said adjustable finger strap comprises a loop with sufficient dimensions so as to be capable of receiving a user's finger;    placing said adjustable finger strap on said user's finger;    pulling said adjustable finger strap such that an inner surface of said adjustable finger strap at least partially comes in contact with said user's finger; and    placing at least a portion of said inner surface of said adjustable finger strap on at least a portion of an outer surface of said adjustable finger strap such that loop fastener material of said inner surface at least partially connects with hook fastener material of said outer surface of said adjustable finger strap.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , additionally comprising the step of placing said ball in said user's hand.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , additionally comprising the step of throwing said ball at least partially downward.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , additionally comprising the step of catching said ball in said user's hand upon said ball's upward return to said user's hand by use of an elastic band secured to said ball and said adjustable finger strap.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said pulling of said upper portion of said adjustable finger strap is performed such that said inner surface of said adjustable finger strap comes in contact with generally the entire circumference of said user's finger.