Ball spinner

Abstract

A hand-held amusement device is provided for spinning a ball. The ball spinning device has a ball shaft having a hand-held portion and a finger portion. The hand-held portion is configured to be grippe by a user's hand. The finger portion has a distal end which includes a receiving space that is adapted to receive a connection shaft. The ball spinning device has a cup that receives the connection shaft. The cup has a recessed hole configured to receive a bearing ball. The bearing ball is in contact with the connection shaft providing a low friction surface which allows the cup to freely rotate on the ball shaft.

1 . A ball spinning device comprising:
 a hand-held portion and a finger portion, said hand-held portion configured to be gripped by a hand, said finger portion having a proximal end adjacent to said hand-held portion and a distal end defining a receiving space configured to receive a connection member including a first low friction component; and   a cup having a recess configured to receive said connection member, said recess defining a recessed hole configured to receive a second low friction component such that when said cup is disposed on said ball spinning device said second low friction component engages said first low friction component providing a low friction interface enabling said cup to rotate.   
   
   
       2 . The ball spinning device according to  claim 1  wherein said cup is removably connected to distal end of said finger portion. 
   
   
       3 . The ball spinning device according to  claim 1  wherein said shaft is fixed length. 
   
   
       4 . The ball spinning device according to  claim 1  wherein said hand-held portion and said finger portion are formed as one integral piece. 
   
   
       5 . The ball spinning device according to  claim 1  wherein said hand-held portion is configured with at least one finger gripping portion for a user to grasp when using the ball spinning device. 
   
   
       6 . The ball spinning device according to  claim 1  wherein said connection member is metal and said first low friction component is a flat end surface of said connection member. 
   
   
       7 . The ball spinning device according to  claim 1  wherein said second low friction component is a single metal bearing ball. 
   
   
       8 . A basketball spinning device comprising:
 a hand-held portion configured to be gripped by a hand, said hand-held portion having a finger portion configured to be disposed adjacent to an index finger when said basketball spinning device is in use; said finger portion having a distal end defining a receiving space adapted to receive a metal connection shaft; and   a removable cup dimensioned to receive a portion of a basketball said removable cup having a recess configured to receive said metal connection shaft, said recess defining a recessed hole configured to receive a metal ball, said metal ball being in contact with said metal connection shaft when said removable cup is disposed on said distal end of said finger portion enabling said removable cup to rotate.   
   
   
       9 . A ball spinning device comprising:
 a hand-held portion and a finger portion, said hand-held portion configured to be gripped by a hand, said finger portion having a proximal end adjacent to said hand-held portion and a distal end defining a receiving space configured to receive a connection shaft; and   a cup having a recess configured to receive said connection shaft, said recess defining a recessed hole configured to receive a bearing ball such that when said cup is disposed on said ball spinning device said bearing ball is in contact with said connection shaft providing a low friction interface enabling said cup to rotate.