DE20004407U1 - Magnetically controllable spinning top (spinning top game) - Google Patents

Description

Oberasbach, 20 May 2000

DESCRIPTION

Magnetically controllable gyroscope (gyroscope game)

The invention relates to a game of skill consisting of a toy top (6) which has a round handle at the top for rotating the top and a conical and slightly rounded iron tip (6b) at the lower end, and is characterized in that a certain magnetic controllability of the rotating toy top is achieved in a combination of rotating top, Plexiglas plate and control rod. In this way, the top can be driven and pushed in different directions.

Further features of the skill toy according to the invention are set out in claims 1-3.

The invention is explained in more detail below using an embodiment shown in a drawing ("Tennis game"):

FIGURE 1 Wooden box ca.350 x 250 x 50 mm side view on which a transparent

Plastic plate with a thickness of approx. 1.5 mm. FIGURE 2 Wooden box approx. 350 x 250 x 50 mm View from above. FIGURE 3 (part of figure 4) Position of the control rod as a "starting aid" for the gyro FIGURE 4 Control rod approx. 350 x 17x5 mm made of wood with a small permanent magnet approx. d = 13 mm h = 5 mm

The magnetic controllability of a rotating top is used, for example, in a tennis game, with a top instead of a tennis ball.

In figures 1 to 4 the following parts can be seen:

1) Wooden case approx. 350 x 250 x 50 mm

2) Transparent plastic plate approx. 335 x 230 x 1.5 mm, on which the respective playing field is drawn. This plastic plate is replaceable and makes it possible to integrate several games in one set case.

3) Inner side slats approx. 20 x 10 mm, which serve as a support surface for the plastic plate 2

4) Center bar approx. 20 x TO mm as a support surface for the plastic plate 2 and in the case of "tennis game" also intended as a boundary and push-off aid.

5) Cavity in which the control rod can be moved in all directions.

6) Spinning tops where at least the tip is made of iron. The spinning tops are different sizes and weights for different games.

7) permanent magnet glued to the control rod.

8) Control rods made of wood approx. 350 x 17 x 5 mm

TENNIS GAME

When serving, you can use the tip of your own control stick (magnet) as a stabilizing aid (FIGURE 3) to get the top spinning. Then you guide the top while respecting the opponent's half and finally push it over the center line with an abrupt movement. The opponent catches the top with his control stick and tries to quickly move the top back again. This is repeated until the top tips over. The player who hurls the top into the opponent's field and it comes to a stop there receives a point. The game is played according to the rules of tennis.

Claims (3)

1. Toy spinning top Fig. 3 ( 6 ) with a spinning top body made of wood or plastic ( 6 a ), which has a round handle (axle extension) at the top for rotating the spinning top and a conical and slightly rounded iron tip ( 6 b ) at the lower end, characterized in that the spinning top is located on a transparent Plexiglas plate ( 2 ). 2. Toy top according to claim 1, characterized in that a "control rod" ( 8 ) made of wood is located under the plexiglass plate. 3. Toy top according to claim 1-2, characterized in that a small permanent magnet ( 7 ) is glued to the "control rod end".