A toy assembly and its method of manufacture. The toy assembly is a
spherical object that can be temporarily compressed into a disc. A short
time after compression, the toy pops back into its original ball-like
shape. The toy assembly has shell sections that join along at least one
joint line to form a generally spherical body. The shell sections are
symmetrically disposed around a central axis. The spherical body is
bisected by an imaginary equatorial plane that is perpendicular to the
central axis. The joint lines between shell sections exist in meridian
planes that are perpendicular to the equatorial plane. A connector
mechanism is provided that temporarily connect opposite sides of the shell
when the shell is compressed. The shell sections provide a spring bias
that resists any compression and causes the shell sections to return to a
spherical shape when the connector mechanism release.
