A design for a whistling spinning exercise toy is disclosed, based on the traditional “buttononastring” toy, that is compact, lightweight, portable, simple and easy to maintain, and makes a pleasant whistling sound.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The Whistling Spinning Exercise Toy is a variation of the traditional ButtonOnAString spinning exercise toy. A loop of string is placed through two holes in the button, near the center and concentric with the center. Each end of the loop is held in one hand, with the button approximately in the center of the loop. With the ends of the loop held spaced so that the ends of the loop are slightly closer than the length of the loop, with the button hanging lower than the ends, the button is swung in a circle causing the loop to become twisted. When the loop becomes twisted it gets shorter. When the ends of the twisted loop are pulled apart, the loop untwists as it becomes longer. This makes the button spin, and when the loop has become untwisted the inertia of the button keeps it spinning and it twists the loop in the opposite direction. If the ends of the loop are now brought closer together the loop will continue to twist in the opposite direction until the button stops spinning. If the motion of the ends of the loop is coordinated with the twisting and untwisting of the loop, moving apart when the loop is untwisting and moving towards each other when the loop is getting twisted, the oscillating motion of the button may be continued indefinitely, until the user becomes tired and needs to rest.

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