Exercise and play hoop
A play and/or exercise hoop for hip gyration is formed of a tube formed into a circle, the tube having a cross-section with a flat outwardly facing wall suitable for accepting a decorative strip adhered thereto. The cross-sectional shape of the tube is D-shaped.
1. A play and/or exercise hoop for hip gyration, comprising
a plastic tube extending generally in a round circle;
said tube having a cross section with a flat outwardly facing wall, wherein said tube has a generally D-shaped cross section;
a decorative strip of plastic, cloth or paper applied exclusively to said flat outwardly facing wall;
the decorative strip being flat and flexible;
the decorative strip being adhered to the flat outwardly facing wall of the tube;
the flat decorative strip extending essentially entirely and continuously about the circumference of the hoop; and
the flat decorative strip having a substantially uniform thickness.
2. The hoop of claim 1 wherein said flat flexible decorative strip has a width no greater than the width of the flat outwardly facing wall of the tube.
3. The hoop of claim 1 wherein the flexible decorative strip has a width substantially equal to the width of the flat outwardly facing wall the tube.
4. The hoop of claim 1 wherein the decorative strip comprises an adhesive layer on its inner surface.
5. A play and/or exercise hoop for hip gyration, comprising
a plastic tube extending generally in a round circle;
said tube having a cross section with a flat outwardly facing wall and semi-circular wall, wherein said tube has a generally D-shaped cross section with said flat outwardly facing wall having a width equal to or approximately equal to the diameter of the plastic tube;
a decorative strip of plastic, cloth or paper applied exclusively to said flat outwardly facing wall;
the decorative strip being flat and flexible;
the decorative strip being adhered to the flat outwardly facing wall of the tube;
the flat decorative strip extending essentially entirely and continuously about the circumference of the hoop; and
the flat decorative strip having a substantially uniform thickness.
6. The hoop of claim 5 wherein said flat flexible decorative strip has a width no greater than the width of the flat outwardly facing wall of the tube, whereby the decorative strip does not extend onto said semi-circular wall.