DE7504875U - PLAY FIGURINE WITH MOVING LIMBS - Google Patents

Description

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BIG Spielwarenfabrik Dipl.-Ing. Ernst A. Bettag, Θ51Ο Fürth / Bavaria, Erlanger Strasse 46-48

Play figure with movable limbs

The invention relates to a toy figure with a body on which arms and legs can be pivoted about approximately horizontal axes and a head rotatable about a vertical locking pin are mounted, the arms at their upper end in each case one that ends in a flange, engages in lateral openings in the fuselage and acts as a pivot axis have serving approach and wherein the legs from below in the front a pivoting enabling recess engage the owning fuselage and are mounted with laterally protruding pegs.

In a known game figure of this type, the body is designed as a one-piece hollow body that is open on the underside and takes on a special bearing part to fix the arms and legs. "You have to assemble the well-known toy figure first the legs are attached to the bearing part. Intestines are the arms with the approaches through the side Openings of the trunk and finally the bearing part with the legs is inserted into the trunk from below.

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art inserted so that the forks provided at the upper end grasp the flanges of the arms. In the end the bearing part is then prevented from being pulled out of the fuselage by inserting the locking pin of the head secured. For locking, the locking pin has a shoulder, which has two inside projections Fork legs of the bearing part cooperates.

This well-known character has a number of shortcomings. On the one hand, because of the presence of the special, in the fuselage inserted bearing part between this bearing part, the fuselage and the limbs on several Relatively precise fits are maintained will. What is much more serious, however, is that the known toy figure has considerable difficulties in assembly prepares. This is mainly due to the fact that up to the locking of the Lagerceiles in the hollow fuselage the arms must be kept in the position of use during assembly. It is also necessary for the bearing part to handle with the legs attached to him in such a way, that the legs do not fall out during assembly. This danger exists in particular with the known game figure because the bearing part has two legs that can be moved apart resiliently to fix the legs, which at their upper end carry the forks to fix their arms. Unless now accidentally during assembly this the ends of the legs carrying the forks are squeezed together, the legs fall out. After all, the known toy figure still disadvantageous that the locking of the bearing part in the fuselage by means of the bottom of the Head provided locking pin is not completely reliable. When using a correspondingly large force there is namely the risk that the catches or projections, which with the shoulder of the locking pin

cooperate, supporting legs are moved apart and then the lock can be released easily '.

The invention is therefore based on the object of a game figure of the type mentioned in such a way that it can be installed quickly and easily on the one hand, and on the other hand During manufacture, an exact fit is only required in a few places and ultimately a reliable one Locking is achieved. In addition, the toy figure according to the invention should also be particularly versatile in the range of motion as well as being characterized by the fact that a large number of accessories are easy, anyway but if necessary turn it exactly aligned can.

To solve the above-mentioned object, it is proposed according to the invention to design the generic game figure in such a way that that for direct storage of the arms and legs of the trunk in a vertical, through the openings for the approaches the arms as well as through indentations on the inner wall of the trunk to accommodate the journals of the legs going transverse plane is divided into two halves and on the inside of each Half has at least one connecting tab extending into the area of the respective other half, the all have vertical bores aligned with each other when the halves are joined, which are on the underside of the Head arranged locking pin penetrates, and that on at least one of the halves with a counter-detent the locking pin cooperating, a loosening of the locking pins preventing locking member attached is. Each of the halves expediently has two connecting straps, with two brackets lying against one another both halves existing pairs of tabs are formed.

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In contrast to the well-known game character, there are according to the figure according to the invention, the arms and legs are not held on a special bearing part, but directly on the torso, which for this purpose consists of two halves, which through one of the openings for the arm approaches and depressions are intended for the trunnions of the legs penetrating transverse plane. This training has the advantage that assembly becomes very easy. It is only necessary to put the arms with their necks and the legs with them insert the bearing pin into the recesses or depressions of one half of the fuselage, then the other half of the fuselage put on and finally both fuselage halves by inserting them of the locking pin carrying the head together to be determined. At the same time, a relatively precise fit only needs to be achieved in the area of the figure according to the invention Pay attention to the interface between the two halves and the vertical holes in the connecting straps become, which is for example also with regard to the material properties of the commonly used for production plastic used for such game figures has a beneficial effect. Finally, there is also the attachment of the locking member directly on the fuselage, since the locking member in this case can easily be designed so that a Loosening the locking pin is made considerably more difficult.

In order to achieve this, it is proposed according to the invention that the locking pin be an upwardly flattened one Has shoulder (as is the case in itself also bt> i of the known figure), which is used to interlock with the approximately horizontal and parallel, slightly apart movable lower edges of two opposite, on the Fuselage of fixed and downward and mutually extending sloping surfaces cooperate. Appropriate are the two inclined surfaces on a fuselage surface so

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forms so that their lower edges overlap running approximately perpendicular to the transverse plane. Such a training of the locking members, i.e. the use of the lower edges of the Inclined surfaces has the advantage that when you try to pull out the locking pin through the Should pressure exerted on the edges, the inclined surfaces are not separated from one another, but even more strongly against one another be pressed, which counteracts unwanted loosening.

It is particularly expedient if, according to a further proposal of the invention, the inclined surfaces immediately abut at the top connect the openings for the arms and then the flanges of the arms along their circumference several different Have flattened areas which determine arm positions and to which the respective associated inclined surface rests. To get in in this case to achieve a particularly good interaction between the flats of the flanges and the inclined surfaces, are favorably the inclined surfaces at their upper end with an approximately horizontal bend than Contact surface for the flats of the flange of the corresponding Army provided. This training has the advantage that each time a flattening is concerned the upper end of the inclined surface results in a stabilized position of the arm. Ea can therefore be designed the arms that they lock into place in several angular positions, which are the most common natural arm positions correspond, for example in a position in which the arms hang down, in an approximately horizontal Arm position as well as a position in which the arms are pointing up next to the head.

It is advantageous if a resilient extension is provided at the bottom of one half of the fuselage, the flats on the upper

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Ren end of the legs rests, the approach proves advantageous on the front fuselage half te the recess is provided covering the top. In the presence of such a resilient approach cooperating with flattened legs, the legs can also be divided into different Lock positions, especially for a "standing" or "sitting" figure.

The production of the toy figure according to the invention is particularly simple if the body halves with the tabs, the locking members and optionally the resilient extension are in one piece, suitably molded from plastic.

It is further provided according to the invention that one leg has an axis forming the bearing pin on which the other leg provided with a horizontal bearing hole is independently pivotable. The presence of two independently swiveling legs gives the possibility of the Spend game character in a variety of positions that match the model.

The number of positions that the pawn can take can be increased if the legs are in approximately spherical elements end, which are approximately vertical, downwardly widening holes of foot parts are sprinkled. In this version, the feet can be in different positions in relation to the legs brought and thus a stable position of the figure can be guaranteed with the most varied of leg positions.

Finally, it is within the scope of the invention that the head has a vertical recess into which an underside Projection of a hairpiece can be inserted. The recess of the head and the projection of the hairpiece

advantageously have a corresponding, non-circular cross-section. It is also beneficial if the protrusion of the hair piece is axially perforated, since in the latter case there is another one on the hair piece Part can be put on. The use of separate hair pieces, which is known per se, allows s- ^ h based on achieve different shapes of a basic toy figure, with further variation possibilities still through attachment various items of clothing and other accessories.

Further features, advantages and details of the invention emerge from the following description of a preferred one Embodiment based on the drawing, with reference to advantages of the invention, which are for the A person skilled in the art based on the prior art has not been specifically pointed out, but this is also the case Invention are attributable.

Show it:

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Figure 3
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in perspective view of the game figure;

a vertical section in a transverse plane perpendicular to the two halves separating running plane through the trunk and a foot part of the figure;

Figure 3 in an exploded view and

partly in section a detail of it front half of the torso toi illustration of the locking of the arms in the various Positions.

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The figure 1 shows that the game figure according to the Invention from a body 1 made up of two halves 2, 3, two arms 4, two legs 5, two foot parts 6 and a head 7 with a hairpiece 8 consists. The front half 2 and rear half 3 of the fuselage 1 are divided by its subdivision formed along a transverse plane 9 passing through the articulation points of the arms 4 and legs 5.

The design and interaction of the individual parts is best illustrated using the exploded view in FIGS the vertical section of Figure 2 understandable.

The front half of the fuselage 2 and the rear half of the fuselage 3 correspond to the extent that they each on their upper side have a semicircular depression 10 or 10 · proceeding from the transverse plane 9. When halves are assembled 2, 3, this results in a passage opening for the locking pin 11, which is molded onto the head 7 at the bottom is.

Furthermore, the two halves 2, 3 at the top also have semicircular depressions 12, 12 ·, the passage openings for the lugs 13 of the arms 4 serving as pivot axes when the halves 2, 3 lie against one another, Finally, the halves 2, 3 are provided at the bottom with recesses 14 and 14, which are semicircular in plan, which, in use, receive the ends 15 of a bearing pin 16 serving to support the two legs. The depressions 10, 10 ', the openings 12, 12 and the depressions 14, 14 * are each the same size in the illustrated embodiment, which means that the transverse plane 9 in the finished figure actually runs through the respective pivot axes or axes of rotation of parts 4, 5 and 7.

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Furthermore, the two halves 2, 3 are each provided on the inside with two connecting straps 17, 16 and 17 ', 18', which are arranged approximately horizontally & l and are in the area the other half extend. The upper connecting straps 17, 17 'are relatively narrow, while the lower connecting straps 18, 18 * extend across the entire trunk. FIG. 2 clearly shows that in the assembled figure aie the upper connecting straps 17, 17 * the Halves 2, 3 and the lower connecting straps 18, 18 'of the same halves each other to form two pairs of straps

17, 17 'or 18, 18 are in contact. The connecting straps 17, 17 ",

18, 18 'are all provided with vertical bores 19, whose Axis in the transverse plane 9 lies. Therefore, the two halves 2, 3 are placed on top of one another and then the locking pin 11 inserted through the opening 10, 10, it penetrates all of the aligned bores 19 of the connecting straps 17, 17 ', 18 and 18 · (Figure 2).

In order to make it practically impossible for the playing child to dismantle it after the toy figure has been assembled a locking device for the locking pin is provided. For this purpose, the pin 11 points approximately in the middle between the pairs of tabs 17, 17 ', 18, 18' a shoulder 20 which forms an upwardly facing contact surface and which runs around, on. In the position of use, the lower edges 21 of two act with this shoulder 20, as FIG. 2 shows on the front half of the fuselage 2 molded sloping surfaces together. The inclined surfaces are arranged (Figure 3) so that they point downwards and inwards. Furthermore is hers Design in such a way that the lower edges 21 are moved slightly away from one another when the connecting pin 11 is inserted be able. If then once the locking pin 11 is in the locking position according to Figure 2, is its loosening by pulling the head 7 upwards is practically impossible.

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borrowed. Such a force on the locking pin 11 would namely have the consequence that the lower edges 21 of the inclined surfaces 22 move even more closely towards one another and consequently their abutment force against the locking pin 11 is increased in the area of the shoulder 20.

FIG. 3 shows on the front half of the fuselage 2 that the upper edges 23 of the inclined surfaces 22 immediately thereafter at the openings 12, 12 »for the extensions 13 of the arms 4 are arranged. However, the training is that the edges 23 are not connected to the side surfaces of the front fuselage half 2. The inclined surfaces 22 are rather, it is only formed onto the fuselage half 2 along its front edges 24 (FIG. 2). It follows that the upper Edges 23 of the inclined surfaces 22 can be moved somewhat vertically due to the elasticity inherent in the material. Around to improve this mobility in the vertical direction, the edges 23 are at an approximately horizontal bend 25 provided.

This mobility of the edges 23 of the bends 25 of the inclined surfaces 22 is used in the game figure according to the invention to latch the arms 4 in different positions, for example in the downwardly hanging position of the arms of Figure 1 or the horizontal position of Figure 2 _t to reach. For this purpose, the flanges 26 into which the lugs 13 for mounting the arms 4 run out are provided with a plurality of flattened areas 27 distributed over the circumference, as can be seen particularly clearly from FIG. These flattened areas 27 interact with the upper edge 23 of the angled portions 25 of the inclined surfaces 22. When the arms are rotated, the edge 23 is deflected somewhat. The arms then automatically engage in a position in which one of the flats 27 rests against the edge 23.

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Finally, with regard to the inclined surfaces 22, there is another point it should be pointed out that, as already mentioned, it is only attached to the fuselage half 2 along its front edge 24 are. Their length is chosen so that their rear edge 28 protrudes beyond the transverse plane 9 to also reliably the locking pin lying with its longitudinal axis in the uuerebene 9 11 to capture on the shoulder 20.

Figures 1 and 3 show that in the game figure according to the invention, the two legs 5 can be pivoted separately. ^{For this purpose, the leg 5 1} shown on the left in Figure 3 is provided with a horizontal bearing bore 29, with which it can be pushed onto the bearing pin 16 of the other leg 5 so that the left end 15 * of the bearing pin 16 is slightly above the end surface 30 'of the leg 5 ¹ protrudes, as is the case with the other end 15 of the bearing pin 16 opposite the surface 30 of the leg 5. The protruding ends 15 and 15 'of the bearing pin 16 then rest in the two depressions formed by the depressions 14, 14' of the halves 2, 3.

In order to also lock the legs 5, 5 ¹ in different positions, they are also provided with flattened areas 31 at their upper end, namely at the top, front and rear. With these flattened areas 31 of the legs 5, 5 ^1, a resilient extension 32 cooperates, which is formed on the lower part of the front body half 2 and which covers the top of the recess 33 of the front body half 2, which enables the legs 5, 5 ^{1 to pivot.} This extension 32 is provided in the middle with an interruption J> k , so that two separate legs 35 '' or 35 'each act on one of the legs 5, 5'.

The legs end at the bottom, as can be seen in Figure 2,

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in an at least partially spherical part 36. This part 36 is snapped into a bore 37 of the foot part 6, which tapers _{upwards, that is to say to the lower edge 38 of the leg 5 or 5 * to f.} This ball-and-socket joint-like connection between the legs 5, 5 * and the foot part 6 makes it possible to offer the game figure a secure hold in a large number of different positions. For example, the playing figure can also be set up using just a single leg, as FIG. 1 shows.

Of course, the foot parts 6 can also be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the legs 5. Since the head can also easily be rotated by 180 °, the game figure according to the invention even offers the possibility of bringing it into an approximately kneeling position. For this purpose, the legs 5, 5 ^{1 are} pivoted into the upper end position which normally brings the sitting position. Then the head is turned "backwards" and the foot parts 6 are also turned backwards. Such a procedure is of course not possible if the foot parts 6 are firmly connected to the legs 5.

From the drawing it can finally be seen that the head 7 has a vertical recess 38 into which a projection 39 on the underside of the hair piece 8 for fastening the hair piece 8 to the head 7 can be inserted (FIG 2). Both the vertical recess 38 and the projection 39 of the hairpiece 6 have a circular shape different cross-section. In the illustrated embodiment, the recess 38 is on two opposite sides Pages 40 flattened (Figure 3). Correspondingly, of course, the projection 39 of the hair piece 8 is also flattened.

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To put a hat on the figure or to fix other parts on the head in spite of the presence of the hairpiece 8 can, the projection 39 of the hair piece 8 is provided with an axial opening 41, which is also in cross section Is not circular in order to prevent twisting of a hat or the like reliably. Unless the figure doesn't Hat or other part on the hairpiece 8, the opening 41 is made by means of a pin, not shown locked"

The assembly of the toy figure according to the invention is done in a simple manner in that the two legs 5, 5 ^{1 are} first plugged together by means of the bearing pin 16 and the bore 29. Then in a half 2 or 3 of the fuselage 1, the two legs with the ends 15, 15 ^{1 of} the pin 16 are inserted into the recesses 14 or 14 ·, as well as the arms 4 with the lugs 13 serving as a pivot axis into the openings for the arms forming semicircular notches 12, 12 »inserted. As soon as this has been done, the second half 3 or 2 of the body 1 is placed. Then the locking pin 11 located on the head 7 is inserted axially through the opening 10, 10 'into the assembled body 1, so that the pin 11 penetrates the vertical bores 19 of all tabs 17, 17', 18, 18. As soon as the locking pin 11 is fully inserted, the lower edges 21 of the inclined surfaces 22 snap into place on the shoulder 20 of the locking pin 11, so that it is secured against loosening. All that is then required is the foot parts

6 by blasting the ball-like part 36 into the bore 37 on the legs 5, 5 ¹ and the hairpiece 8, if necessary a headgear or the like. On the head

7 to be attached.

It should be pointed out here again that the figures

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according to the invention by corresponding accessories in can be modified in many ways. For example, it is also possible to use the clamp-like hands 42 Loads, devices or the like to be clamped.

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Claims (1)

January 28, 1976 15,569 - 30 / ei Applicant: BIG Spielwarenfabrik Dipl.-Ing. Ernst A. Bettag, Fürth / Bavaria New protection claims: 1. Composable toy figure with a head rotatable around a vertical, flattened upwardly flattened shoulder serving for locking and with a hollow body on which a pair of arms and a pair of legs are each pivoted about an approximately horizontal axis, the Arms at their upper end each have a shoulder t, which ends in a flange, engages in lateral openings of the hump and serves as a pivot axis, and the legs engage from below in the body, which has a pivoting recess on the front side, and are mounted with laterally protruding pegs, characterized that the fuselage (1) is divided in a known manner in a vertical uuereplane (9) into two halves (2, 3), the uuerebene through the openings (12, 12 ') for the seats (14) of the arm as well as through recesses (1A, 14 ') on the inner wall of the fuselage for receiving the bearing pins (1i>, 15') of the legs, so that I On the inside of each half, at least one connecting tab (17, 17 ', 10, 1b ·) extending into the area of the respective other half is provided. 7S04875 05/13/76 It can be seen that all Ysrbindungslaschen with each other when the halves are joined together have aligned vertical bores (19), which the locking pin (11) penetrates, and that two inclined surfaces (22) are formed on a fuselage half (2) that run downwards and towards each other and about horizontal and parallel slightly apart movable bottom edges (21) which extend engage over approximately perpendicular to this transverse plane and cooperating with the locking pin for locking represents shoulder (20). 2. Playing figure according to claim i, characterized in that each of the halves (2, 3) has two connecting straps (17, 18; 17 ', 18'), two pairs of straps (17, Ί7 ¹ ; 18, 18 ') are formed. 3. Game figure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inclined surfaces (22) directly to the top Connect openings (12, 12 ') for the arms (4), and that the flanges (26) of the arms along their circumference have several, different arm positions determining flat areas (27), to which the respectively assigned Inclined surface rests. 4. Playing figure according to claim 3, characterized in that the inclined surfaces (22) at their upper end approximately horizontal deflection (2 ^) as a contact surface for the Flats (2 7) of the flange (26) of the corresponding Ariaes (4) have. ^l j. Play figure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a resilient extension * (32) is provided at the bottom of a fuselage half (2), the flaps (31) resting on the upper end of the yoke (5, 5, ¹ ). 7504875 05/13/76 6.:; game figure according to claim ^l j, characterized in that dei Ansat :: (Ύ <ί) on the front Kumpi-Häll'te (2) the AusüιAirung (3.ό) is provided covering the top. 7. r.juel figure according to one of the preceding claims, dadurcn characterized in that the fuselage halves (2, 3) with dun Läsehen (17, 17 ', 1ü, 18'), the inclined surfaces (22) una possibly your resilient extension (32) in one piece i-.ind. 8. ijpielfigur according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one leg (5) has an _{axis (16) which forms the bearing pin (1i? T} 15 ') and on which the other-e, with a horizontal bearing bore ( 29) provided leg (5 ¹ ) is independently pivotable. 9., game figure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the legs (5, ^c j ') end at the bottom in approximately spherical elements (36), which are approximately vertical, slightly widening bores downwards (:> 7) are sprinkled in by pus parts (6). 10. :: game figure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the head (7) has a vertical recess (88) into which a bottom Projection (39) of a hair piece (8) can be stuck in, the recess (86) and the projection (39) having a have corresponding, non-circular cross-section (40). 11. ^ game figure according to claim 10, characterized in that that the projection (39) of the hairpiece (8) is axially perforated (M). 750M75 13.0576