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A marble, preferably spherical, is provided for use with safety by children even when the marble becomes swallowed by a child and becomes lodged in the child's larynx. The marble includes a body having a pair of spaced end caps. First ribs may be disposed between the end caps and may extend between

A marble, preferably spherical, is provided for use with safety by children even when the marble becomes swallowed by a child and becomes lodged in the child's larynx. The marble includes a body having a pair of spaced end caps. First ribs may be disposed between the end caps and may extend between the end caps in a spaced and substantially parallel relationship to one another and to the end caps. Second ribs extend between the end caps in spaced and substantially parallel relationship to one another. The pair of the second ribs at the outermost extremities of the second ribs are continuous with the first ribs. There are first slots between the first ribs and between the first ribs and the end caps. There are second slots between the second ribs. The first and second slots define holes which extend entirely through the marble to provide for continued breathing by a child when the child swallows the marble and the marble becomes lodged in the larynx of the child. The first and second slots prevent blood or saliva from accumulating along the outer periphery of the marble to block the holes defined by the slots.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A marble for use with safety by children, including,a body having a plurality of first ribs extending in a first direction, the first ribs being defined by slots disposed between the first ribs in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,the body being d

[ I claim:] [1.] A marble for use with safety by children, including,a body having a plurality of first ribs extending in a first direction, the first ribs being defined by slots disposed between the first ribs in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,the body being defined in part by end caps at the opposite ends of the body in the second direction, andsecond ribs spaced from one another in the first direction and extending in the second direction from the end caps, the second ribs being defined by slots disposed between the second ribs in the first direction,the first and second slots defining holes which extend entirely through the slots in the first and second directions.