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A portable lightweight ball toss toy comprises a tube, a wind sock and an air supply adapted to direct air through the tube and support a ball in a hover mode at an open end of the wind sock. The toy can include a ball supply adapted to hold at least one ball, a controller adapted to control the air

A portable lightweight ball toss toy comprises a tube, a wind sock and an air supply adapted to direct air through the tube and support a ball in a hover mode at an open end of the wind sock. The toy can include a ball supply adapted to hold at least one ball, a controller adapted to control the air supply to propel the ball from the open end of the tube in various modes including (a) a hover mode in which the ball hovers at the open end of the wind sock, (b) a toss mode in which the ball is propelled vertically out of the tube by one or more distances and/or (c) a pitch mode in which a ball is lobbed in a horizontal direction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A ball toss toy useful for amusement of young children comprises:a tube adapted to direct pressurized air towards an open end of the tube;a wind sock attached to the tube and extending from the open end of the tube;an air supply adapted to flow pressurized air through the tube

What is claimed is: 1. A ball toss toy useful for amusement of young children comprises:a tube adapted to direct pressurized air towards an open end of the tube;a wind sock attached to the tube and extending from the open end of the tube;an air supply adapted to flow pressurized air through the tube and support a ball in a hover mode beyond the open end of the wind sock;a ball supply and controller, the air supply comprising an adjustable speed fan located at a portion of the tube below an inlet in the tube through which a ball enters the tube from the ball supply, the controller controlling air speed of the fan to propel the ball through the tube to a selected first, second or third distance from the open end of the tube;wherein the controller is adapted to control the air supply to propel the ball different distances from the open end of the tube, the distances including (a) a hover mode in which the ball hovers above the open end of the tube, (b) a toss mode in which a ball is ejected one or more distances vertically out of the tube and/or (c) a pitch mode in which a ball is lobbed in a horizontal direction.