EP0144037B1 - Funktionales Formgestaltungselement für Spiele-, Geschenk-oder Werbeartikel - Google Patents

Funktionales Formgestaltungselement für Spiele-, Geschenk-oder Werbeartikel Download PDF

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EP0144037B1
EP0144037B1 EP84114021A EP84114021A EP0144037B1 EP 0144037 B1 EP0144037 B1 EP 0144037B1 EP 84114021 A EP84114021 A EP 84114021A EP 84114021 A EP84114021 A EP 84114021A EP 0144037 B1 EP0144037 B1 EP 0144037B1
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Klaus Micklitz
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
    • A63H33/102—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements using elastic deformation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/30—Trim molding fastener
    • Y10T24/309—Plastic type
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45602—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity
    • Y10T24/45775—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity having resiliently biased interlocking component or segment
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45958—Plural distinct cavities or projections

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  • the invention relates to a kit for a toy, gift or promotional item, in which three-dimensional molded parts formed in different geometric shapes can be assembled using flexible functional shape design strips of flat material with a uniform material thickness to form a three-dimensional body with relatively movable and fixed molded components, wherein the design strips are rectangular to oblong-oval and are provided along their main axis with two spaced through holes through which they can be fixed by means of fastening parts which can be inserted into the holes in the molded components.
  • a kit for toys of the type mentioned is known, in which rectangular to oval shape strips are provided from a flexible flat material.
  • Each of these shaping strips is provided along its main axis with two spaced-apart holes of such dimensions that it can be mounted over these holes on retaining grooves on integrated projections of the individual mold components of the kit.
  • the flexible design strips only have a connection function there and can neither be used as a hinge nor as spring elements.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a kit of the type specified, the shape of the design strips in addition to a connection function can also simulate the function of joints, hinges or spring elements and together with the fasteners a simple, for children in the age group of 5 to 12 Years of suitable handling when assembling the molded parts of the kit.
  • the design strips consist of a plastic that is resettable and stretchable along the main axis, and that the fastening parts are designed as push buttons, each having a spherical end face and a flat back part have larger than the diameter of the through holes of the mold strips and can be inserted with a shaft part into the holes of the mold components.
  • the design strip according to the invention thus represents a connecting strap to be fastened to the individual molded components of the kit by means of the push buttons, with which two molded components can either be relatively movable in the manner of a joint or hinge or largely rigidly connected to one another by bridging a parting line.
  • these design strips thus give less the impression of a technical-functional perfectionism than a layman-like and childlike imitation of an environmental-related model.
  • the tab-shaped design strips that individualize themselves in this concept can be used by the manufacturer, in addition to kits for toys, for kits of comparable gift or promotional items.
  • Fig. 4 of the drawing an article designed as a vehicle is shown, which is assembled from individual three-dimensional molded components of a kit.
  • the individual molded components preferably consist of plastics of different hardness, which are processed in injection molding, including a different color, with a material thickness between approximately 3 mm and 5 mm.
  • the visible surface of the individual molded components should be matt and, if necessary, grained or otherwise roughened in order to individualize the overall aesthetic impression of the game article.
  • the molded components assembled as doors 1 and trunk lid 2 are relatively movably attached to a respectively assigned body part 3, 4 by a tab-shaped design strip 5, 6 and two push buttons 7, 8 each.
  • Further design strips 9, 10 bridge parting lines which are present between relatively firmly assembled further body parts 11, 13 and 12, 14.
  • the design strips 9, 10 are also each fastened with two push buttons 15, 16 arranged on both sides of such parting lines.
  • the design strip marked there with the reference number 17 has a rectangular to elongated oval outline and a uniform material thickness and contains along its main axis A-A two spaced through holes for a push button each of the design shown in FIG. 3.
  • the shaping strip 17 is made of a plastic which is flexible and resilient at least in the area between the two push-through holes and is extensible along its main axis A-A.
  • a flexible sheet 17a or a flexible wire 17b can also be embedded in the plastic.
  • the design strips thus simulate the functional presence of either joints or hinges on the finished structure or of rigid connections each bridging a separating joint.
  • This functional purpose can be given a black design of the design stripes, an overemphasis on the design compared to the different colored visible surfaces of the individual molded components.
  • the two push buttons of the design strips are also made of plastic and each have a head part 22 and a shaft part 23 according to FIG. 3.
  • the head part 22 is provided with a spherical end face 24, which merges via a rounded edge 25 into a flat rear side serving as a contact surface on the shaping strip 17.
  • the shaft part 23 is hollow at least over a part length and is provided with at least one axially parallel expansion slot 26 along this part length.
  • the expansion slot 26 has an extension 27 at its end in order to improve the expansion behavior of the shaft part 23 with respect to a circumferential reinforcing collar 28 which is formed at the free end of the shaft part 23.
  • the shaft part 23 has a somewhat greater length than the material thickness of the shaping strips 17, so that the push buttons with a diameter of the shaft part 23 which is simultaneously adapted to the push-through holes, as shown in FIG. 1, by the interaction of the head part 22 and the reinforcing collar 28 as one captive unit are held together with the design strip 17.
  • the shaping strips can thus be pressed into a plug hole 28 'via the reinforcing collar 28 of the push buttons by exerting a finger pressure on their head part, a relatively firm plug connection then being obtained in cooperation with the expansion slot 26.
  • buttons can also be provided with a solid shaft part.
  • the above-mentioned design strips are primarily designed for kits of toys for children from the age group of 5 to 12 years. They can also be used as technically functional and at the same time aesthetic aids for kits of gift or promotional items, for which a can is shown as an example in FIG.
  • the design strips 29, 30 are fastened to molded components 31, 32 and 32, 33 by means of push buttons 34, 35.
  • the molded component 31 resulting in a lid of the can can be folded up around the other molded design strip by releasing the plug connection on one of the two molded design strips 29.

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EP84114021A 1983-11-25 1984-11-20 Funktionales Formgestaltungselement für Spiele-, Geschenk-oder Werbeartikel Expired EP0144037B1 (de)

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AT84114021T ATE45889T1 (de) 1983-11-25 1984-11-20 Funktionales formgestaltungselement fuer spiele-, geschenk-oder werbeartikel.

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DE3342718A DE3342718C2 (de) 1983-11-25 1983-11-25 Bausatz für einen Spiel-, Geschenk- oder Werbeartikel

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DE3342718A1 (de) 1985-06-05
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US4581793A (en) 1986-04-15
ATE45889T1 (de) 1989-09-15
DE3342718C2 (de) 1987-02-12
EP0144037A2 (de) 1985-06-12
DE3479569D1 (en) 1989-10-05
EP0144037A3 (en) 1986-07-16

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