EP0539911B1 - A jointed plaything, for example in the form of a small animal or doll - Google Patents

A jointed plaything, for example in the form of a small animal or doll Download PDF

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EP0539911B1
EP0539911B1 EP92118305A EP92118305A EP0539911B1 EP 0539911 B1 EP0539911 B1 EP 0539911B1 EP 92118305 A EP92118305 A EP 92118305A EP 92118305 A EP92118305 A EP 92118305A EP 0539911 B1 EP0539911 B1 EP 0539911B1
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Pietro Ferrero
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Soremartec SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/36—Details; Accessories
    • A63H3/46—Connections for limbs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H7/00—Toy figures led or propelled by the user

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  • the present invention relates to playthings and has been developed with particular regard to its possible use for the manufacture of toys in the form of small animals or dolls which can, for example, be associated with food products as gifts or "surprises” inserted in hollow food products such as chocolate eggs.
  • the present invention relates to a plaything having the features called for in the pre-characterising portion of Claim 1, which is known, e.g., from US-A-3 277 602.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a plaything which is improved particularly with regard to the possibility of providing a small animal or doll which can assume various selected poses at the pleasure of the user.
  • this object is achieved by means of a plaything having the further characteristics claimed specifically in the characterising portion of Claim 1.
  • a plaything is generally indicated 1 and, in the embodiment illustrated, is in the form of a small animal such as, for example, a cow or buffalo.
  • this choice of characterisation is entirely open and may extend in general for example to various personages of an anthropomorphic and/or zoomorphic character.
  • the invention lends itself readily to the realisation of entirely different playthings (for example vehicles, etc).
  • the toy 1 is composed essentially of three parts, that is to say:
  • the auxiliary bodies 4 and 7 are fitted to the spherical body 2 so as to bring the cup-shaped surfaces 6 and 9 into contact with the spherical body 2, in particular with the two polar zones thereof into which the ends of the through-hole 3 open.
  • Couplings are thus formed between each auxiliary body 4, 7 and the main body 2 which enable their relative orientation along a spherical surface identified, in the embodiment illustrated, by the outer surface of the body 2 to which the two cup shapes 6 and 9 conform.
  • the auxiliary bodies 4 and 7 also have complementary formations 10 and 11 together arranged to define a ball joint with a joint centre, indicated P, practically coincident with the centre of the spherical surface of the body 2.
  • the joint part 10 is constituted by a shaft 12 which projects radially from the inner cup surface 6 of the body 4 in a direction radially thereof and carries a ball head or core 13 at its free end.
  • the complementary joint part 11 is also constituted by a shaft 14 which projects radially from the inner cup surface 9 of the body and carries a cup formation 15 at its free end defining a cup or seat for receiving the ball 13.
  • the parts 10 and 11 and also the bodies 2, 4 and 7 are moulded entirely from plastics material. Consequently the cup 15 is able to yield radially to a certain extent (increased by any notches present in the mouth portion) which allows its snap engagement with the ball head 13.
  • joint combination illustrated here is purely exemplary and may be replaced by a functionally equivalent joint configuration.
  • the joint point P be coincident, or at least substantially coincident, with the centre of the surface of the spherical body 2.
  • auxiliary bodies for the purposes of carrying out the invention it in fact suffices for there to be only one of these bodies.
  • the surfaces 6 and 9 it is not essential for the surfaces 6 and 9 to have a spherical development complementary to that of the body 2 in order for the auxiliary bodies 4, 7 to bear against a spherical surface of the main body.
  • the spherical cup surfaces could be replaced by non-spherical cups intended to remain spaced from the surface of the body 2 except around their peripheral circular regions.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a pose in which the animal represented by the toy 1 is essentially straight while the pose illustrated in Figure 2 is of the same animal turned entirely to one side.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a pose in which the animal represented by the toy 1 is essentially straight while the pose illustrated in Figure 2 is of the same animal turned entirely to one side.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a pose in which the animal represented by the toy 1 is essentially straight while the pose illustrated in Figure 2 is of the same animal turned entirely to one side.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a pose in which the animal represented by the toy 1 is essentially straight while the pose illustrated in Figure 2 is of the same animal turned entirely to one side.
  • the same structure enables the personage represented by the device to be turned into positions in which it is lying down or erect etc., at the choice of the user.

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EP92118305A 1991-10-31 1992-10-27 A jointed plaything, for example in the form of a small animal or doll Expired - Lifetime EP0539911B1 (en)

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CH3187/91 1991-10-31
CH03187/91A CH687236A5 (it) 1991-10-31 1991-10-31 Dispositivo di gioco snodabile, ad esempio sotto forma di pupazzo o animaletto.

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EP0539911A1 EP0539911A1 (en) 1993-05-05
EP0539911B1 true EP0539911B1 (en) 1996-04-24

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JP (1) JPH05317525A (es)
KR (1) KR930007484A (es)
CN (1) CN1039882C (es)
AR (1) AR247341A1 (es)
AT (1) ATE137129T1 (es)
AU (1) AU664048B2 (es)
BG (1) BG61331B1 (es)
BR (1) BR9204227A (es)
CA (1) CA2081151C (es)
CH (1) CH687236A5 (es)
CZ (1) CZ280309B6 (es)
DE (1) DE69210168T2 (es)
DK (1) DK0539911T3 (es)
EC (1) ECSP920880A (es)
EE (1) EE03020B1 (es)
ES (1) ES2086612T3 (es)
FI (1) FI98790C (es)
GR (1) GR3020345T3 (es)
HR (1) HRP921141B1 (es)
HU (1) HU215377B (es)
IL (1) IL103552A (es)
LT (1) LT3068B (es)
LV (1) LV10061B (es)
MX (1) MX9206240A (es)
MY (1) MY108290A (es)
NO (1) NO306199B1 (es)
NZ (1) NZ244861A (es)
PL (1) PL169621B1 (es)
RO (1) RO110783B1 (es)
RU (1) RU2083255C1 (es)
SI (1) SI9200282A (es)
SK (1) SK278594B6 (es)
YU (1) YU95592A (es)
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HRP921141B1 (en) 1998-06-30
LTIP180A (lt) 1994-03-25
KR930007484A (ko) 1993-05-20
FI924917A0 (fi) 1992-10-29
AU2722692A (en) 1993-05-06
NZ244861A (en) 1995-03-28
ZA928134B (en) 1993-04-30
PL296429A1 (en) 1993-05-31
HRP921141A2 (en) 1994-08-31
SK326792A3 (en) 1995-03-08
JPH05317525A (ja) 1993-12-03
ES2086612T3 (es) 1996-07-01
BG97036A (bg) 1994-03-24
IL103552A (en) 1996-10-16
CZ280309B6 (cs) 1995-12-13
ATE137129T1 (de) 1996-05-15
DK0539911T3 (da) 1996-09-02
LV10061B (en) 1995-02-20
SK278594B6 (en) 1997-11-05
AU664048B2 (en) 1995-11-02
FI924917A (fi) 1993-05-01
FI98790B (fi) 1997-05-15
CN1074835A (zh) 1993-08-04
RU2083255C1 (ru) 1997-07-10
HU215377B (hu) 1998-12-28
RO110783B1 (ro) 1996-04-30
EP0539911A1 (en) 1993-05-05
ECSP920880A (es) 1994-02-02
YU95592A (sh) 1995-12-04
LT3068B (en) 1994-10-25
CH687236A5 (it) 1996-10-31
BR9204227A (pt) 1993-05-04
LV10061A (lv) 1994-05-10
CA2081151C (en) 1998-10-27
IL103552A0 (en) 1993-03-15
HU9203397D0 (en) 1993-04-28
FI98790C (fi) 1997-08-25
GR3020345T3 (en) 1996-09-30
HUT66692A (en) 1994-12-28
DE69210168D1 (de) 1996-05-30
NO924199D0 (no) 1992-10-30
MY108290A (en) 1996-09-30
CN1039882C (zh) 1998-09-23
NO306199B1 (no) 1999-10-04
AR247341A1 (es) 1994-12-29
CZ326792A3 (en) 1994-01-19
SI9200282A (en) 1993-06-30
BG61331B1 (bg) 1997-06-30
DE69210168T2 (de) 1996-08-22
MX9206240A (es) 1993-05-01

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