CA1137143A

CA1137143A - Sliding toy

Info

Publication number: CA1137143A
Application number: CA000330081A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Stanley J. Haykus; Gary R. Steel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1979-06-19
Filing date: 1979-06-19
Publication date: 1982-12-07

Abstract

A B S T R A C T
This invention is a toy which seats a child for the purpose of sliding down a hill or any other slopes, particularly when it is snow or ice covered. The toy is dough-nut shaped, made of rubber or similar material, is inflatable, and is provided with a centrally located seating area which encloses the entire central hole of the doughnut, so that it acts as a seat on either side of the toy. Two oppositely located handles are attached to the rim of the toy at a con-venient location near a center line. The toy is made in several sizes to accommodate children of various ages and sizes.

Description

11371~3 ~ P E C I F I C A T I 0 N

This invention consists of a toy for sliding down inclined surfaces, particularly when they are snow or ice covered. This form of play is very popular with children of all ages, and outside of the regular type of toboggan which is used mostly by adults, there is usually no toy of this nature available on the market which is safe for use by children.As a result many children of all ages improvise means for sliding down hillsides, such as using cardboard boxes, sheets of tin, or garbage can covers; and at times they may even slide upon the clothing they wear. ~y using these improvisations, the children are obviously exposed to a great deal of danger.
It is therefore the primary object of this invention to provide a toy which can be used as a means for sliding down slippery inclined surfaces and in which the risk of being hurt has been almost entirely eliminated or considerably reduced.
Another object of the invention is to provide atoy such as described above which can be easily handled by young children, and which can be collapsed into a smaller form for storage or carrying purposes.
In describing the invention reference will be made to the attached drawings in which,-Figure 1, is a plan view of the invention, and Figure 2, shows a section through the center o Figure 1.
As seen from the drawings, the gliding toy is made in the form of a doughnut with an outer heavy ring 1, having a circular cross-section. In the central opening of the ring l, is located a central seat which is formed by two spaced flat circular areas 2 and 3 which are extensions from the inside 3 perimeter of the outer ring l. The space between the plates

2 and 3 communicate with the space in the ring 1, so that the ~1 ~'71~ ~

entire unit can be inflated through one valve 5.
Two oppositely located handles 4,4, are provided on or near the center of the outer ring, for steadying the toy during the sliding operation, and for carrying purposes.
As an additional safety factor, the outer rim of the ring l, is thickened as shown by 6 in Figure 2. This provides security during accidental bumping against fixed hard objects and against puncture of the toy when coming in contact with sharp or pointed objects.
The sliding toy can be inflated through the valve 5, which may consist of a tube in the wall of the toy through which air can be blown by mouth, bicycle pump, or any other compressed air supply source; and the air can be retained inside the toy in the usual manner by means of a plug or a tie, or by having the valve 5, made long enough so that itself can be tied into an air tight knot.
It is intended to make the toy in several sizes, by varying the overall diameter of the toy, for the purpose of accommodating a large variety of children~ ~ize~.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclu-sive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:-

1. A circular -shaped inflatable toy used for sitting thereon and sliding down inclined surfaces; having, in combina-tion, identical top and bottom surfaces, so that it can be sat upon on either side thereof; said toy being made of rubber or any other inflatable material, and having an outer doughnut -shaped ring; a centrally located seat area, on each side of said toy, formed by two flat, spaced, parallel areas, exten-ding from the inner central circumference of said outer ring, so that the space within the outer ring and the space between the two surfaces of the seat can be inflated at the same time, as a single unit; a thickened area in the outer wall of said doughnut shaped ring, to prevent blowouts when the toy acciden-tally strikes a sharp,hard object while in motion; with a pair of handles, attached to the toy and oppositely located on the central outer circumference of the outer ring; and a valve, suitably located in the rim of the toy, by means of which it can be inflated.