Spinner toy

Abstract

An object spinner providing playful engagement between a threaded spindle and a spinning object providing a threaded hole to rotatably engage the threaded spindle is provided. The threaded portion of the spindle is angled to provide a moving distance along the spindle with a single rotation so that spinning object bearing the threaded hole is urges to move along the spindle with the urging of gravitational or other applied forces. A rolling element bearing using balls may maintain separation between the spinning object and a spinning nut providing the threaded hole.

1 . A device, comprising:
 a spindle extending along a longitudinal axis;   the spindle having circumferential threading;   the threading providing a ratio defined by a number of pitches per each moving distance;   the ratio ranging between 10:1 and 5:1; and   an object providing a threaded hole rotatably engaging the threading when either the object is urged parallel to the longitudinal axis in a horizontal orientation or urged by gravity in a vertical orientation.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said ratio is approximately eight to one. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the object is disc shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a spinning nut operatively associated between the threaded hole and the object, wherein the spinning nut is separable from the object for replacing the object with another object. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , further comprising a ball bearing assembly operatively associated between the spinning nut and the object. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a ball bearing assembly operatively associated between the threaded hole and the object. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , further comprising two spinning nuts, each spinning nut providing a portion of the threaded hole, and each spinning nut sandwiching the ball bearing assembly. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , further comprising two sliders, each slider sandwiching opposing spinning nuts of the two spinning nuts to the ball bearing assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising two endcaps, each endcap affixed to opposing distal ends of the spindle. 
     
     
         10 . A device, comprising:
 a spindle having circumferential threading;   the threading providing a ratio defined by a number of pitches per each moving distance;   the ratio ranging between 5:1 and 10:1;   a disc-shaped object providing a hub;   a spinning nut operatively associated with the hub, wherein the spinning nut is separable from the object for replacing the object with another object;   the spinning nut providing a threaded hole rotatably engaging the threading; and   two endcaps, each endcap affixed to opposing distal ends of the spindle.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 4 , further comprising a hub for slidably receiving the spinning nut, the hub centrally disposed in the object.