EP0653228A1 - Hand-operated toy - Google Patents
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- EP0653228A1 EP0653228A1 EP94402565A EP94402565A EP0653228A1 EP 0653228 A1 EP0653228 A1 EP 0653228A1 EP 94402565 A EP94402565 A EP 94402565A EP 94402565 A EP94402565 A EP 94402565A EP 0653228 A1 EP0653228 A1 EP 0653228A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
- A63B67/10—Games with thread-suspended or swingably-mounted bodies, e.g. balls, pointed bodies shaped as birds, animals, or the like, for aiming at and hitting targets ; Games using tethered bodies, e.g. balls, not otherwise provided for
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H1/00—Tops
- A63H1/30—Climbing tops, e.g. Yo-Yo
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- the present invention relates to a toy operated by hand.
- the toy according to the invention is more particularly characterized in that it comprises a main body of revolution consisting of two lateral parts arranged on either side of a central zone forming an annular groove, a ball capable of being held at the hand and being able to cooperate by interlocking with at least one of the two lateral parts, a flexible connecting wire connecting the ball and the central zone, the length of the wire being such that it can be wound up several turns in the groove while allowing said cooperation by interlocking, the toy being able to be used in the manner of a bilboquet by a player holding in his hand one of the lateral parts and playing to make the ball cooperate with the opposite lateral part, the distribution of the masses of the body being such that the toy can also be used in the manner of a yo-yo by the player holding in his hand the ball and making raise and lower the body by a rotation on the itself accompanied by the winding and unwinding of the wire in the groove.
- the toy shown in these figures mainly comprises a body 1 and a ball 2.
- This ball 2 is connected to this body 1 by a string 3.
- the body 1 has an external shape which is a form of revolution around an axis referenced by A in FIG. 2.
- This body 1 mainly consists of two parts 4 and 5 forming receptacles connected together by an intermediate zone 6.
- Zone 6 has an annular groove 7 centered on the axis A.
- the bottom 7a of this groove 7 is traversed in its thickness by an orifice 8 through which the string is passed.
- the end of the string 3 which is thus inside the body 1 is provided with a knot which prevents said string 3 from disengaging from the orifice 8.
- the parts 4 and 5 forming receptacles have identical external shapes.
- ribs 9 and 10 extend radially from the interior surfaces of parts 4 and 5 towards the axis A. They also extend from the bottoms of these parts 4 and 5 towards the open ends thereof, being of a height less than that of these parts 4 and 5.
- the sections 9a and 10a of these ribs 9 and 10, which are directed towards the openings of the parts 4 and 5, are intended to receive the ball 2, when the toy is used as a bilboquet.
- the sections 9a of the three ribs 9 of part 4 have curved cutouts intended to match the ball 2 when the latter is received in said part 4.
- the slices 10a of the ribs 10 of the part 5 also have curved cutouts. These are of less curvature than the ball 2, so that together they define for the ball 2 a reception area more open than the reception zone defined by the edges 9a of the ribs 9.
- the ball 2 is therefore easier to catch up in the receptacle 5 than in the receptacle 4.
- the string 3 is connected to the ball 2 by a channel 11 which crosses said ball diametrically.
- This channel 11 has an internal recess 12 on which is blocked an end node of the string 3.
- this toy As a bilboquet, the operator grasps the body 1 with one hand and gives the string 3 a pendulum movement, so as to throw the ball 2 above the body 1.
- the game consists for the operator in suitably positioning the body under the ball 2 so as to catch it with one of the receptacles 4 or 5.
- the operator wants to use the toy as a yo-yo, he grasps the string 3 at the level of the ball 2 and winds and unrolls it in the groove 7 so as to raise and lower the body 1, animated a rotational movement around its axis A.
- This use of the toy as a yo-yo is only possible thanks to the particular balancing of parts 4 and 5.
- the operator when the yo-yo is unwound and the body 1 no longer has enough rotational inertia to go back up, the operator can wind the string 3 in its groove 7, in gripping the body 1 by one of the parts 4 or 5 and giving it an impulse so as to launch the ball 2 in a direction relative to said body 1. By its movement, the ball 2 wraps the string 3 in its groove 7.
- the dimensions of the body 1 and of the ball 2 are chosen so that the operator can easily both handle the body 1 with one hand and store the toy in a garment pocket.
- the body 1 has a height of 6 cm along the axis A, and a maximum diameter of 3 cm; ball 2 has a diameter of 2.2 cm.
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Abstract
Description
La présente invention est relative à un jouet manoeuvré à la main.The present invention relates to a toy operated by hand.
Le jouet selon l'invention est plus particulièrement caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un corps principal de révolution constitué de deux parties latérales disposées de part et d'autre d'une zone centrale formant rainure annulaire, une bille susceptible d'être tenue à la main et pouvant coopérer par emboîtement avec au moins l'une des deux parties latérales, un fil souple de liaison reliant la bille et la zone centrale, la longueur du fil étant telle qu'il puisse s'enrouler de plusieurs tours dans la rainure tout en permettant ladite coopération par emboîtement, le jouet pouvant être utilisé à la manière d'un bilboquet par un joueur tenant à la main l'une des parties latérales et jouant à faire coopérer la bille avec la partie latérale opposée, la répartition des masses du corps étant telle que le jouet puisse également être utilisé à la manière d'un yo-yo par le joueur tenant en main la bille et faisant monter et descendre le corps par une rotation sur lui-même accompagnée de l'enroulement et du déroulement du fil dans la rainure.The toy according to the invention is more particularly characterized in that it comprises a main body of revolution consisting of two lateral parts arranged on either side of a central zone forming an annular groove, a ball capable of being held at the hand and being able to cooperate by interlocking with at least one of the two lateral parts, a flexible connecting wire connecting the ball and the central zone, the length of the wire being such that it can be wound up several turns in the groove while allowing said cooperation by interlocking, the toy being able to be used in the manner of a bilboquet by a player holding in his hand one of the lateral parts and playing to make the ball cooperate with the opposite lateral part, the distribution of the masses of the body being such that the toy can also be used in the manner of a yo-yo by the player holding in his hand the ball and making raise and lower the body by a rotation on the itself accompanied by the winding and unwinding of the wire in the groove.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront encore de la description qui suit d'un mode de réalisation particulier de celle-ci. Cette description est purement illustrative et non limitative. Elle doit être lue en regard des dessins annexés sur lesquels :
- . la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un jouet conforme à ce mode de réalisation ;
- . la figure 2 est une demi-vue en coupe complétée par une demi-vue de côté du jouet de la figure 1.
- . Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy according to this embodiment;
- . FIG. 2 is a half-view in section supplemented by a half-side view of the toy of FIG. 1.
Le jouet représenté sur ces figures comporte principalement un corps 1 et une bille 2. Cette bille 2 est reliée à ce corps 1 par une ficelle 3.The toy shown in these figures mainly comprises a body 1 and a
Le corps 1 présente une forme extérieure qui est une forme de révolution autour d'un axe référencé par A sur la figure 2.The body 1 has an external shape which is a form of revolution around an axis referenced by A in FIG. 2.
Ce corps 1 est principalement constitué de deux parties 4 et 5 formant réceptacles reliées entre elles par une zone 6 intermédiaire.This body 1 mainly consists of two
Ces deux parties 4 et 5 sont ouvertes à leurs extrémités 4a et 5a opposées à la zone 6. Elles s'évasent chacune à partir de la zone 6 vers leur extrémité ouverte 4a, 5a.These two
La zone 6 présente une rainure annulaire 7 centrée sur l'axe A. Le fond 7a de cette rainure 7 est traversé dans son épaisseur par un orifice 8 à travers lequel la ficelle est passée. L'extrémité de la ficelle 3 qui se trouve ainsi à l'intérieur du corps 1 est munie d'un noeud qui empêche ladite ficelle 3 de se désengager de l'orifice 8.
Les parties 4 et 5 formant réceptacles sont de formes extérieures identiques.The
Elles présentent intérieurement chacune trois nervures, les nervures de la partie 4 ayant été référencées par 9 sur la figure 2, celles de la partie 5 par 10. Ces nervures 9 et 10 s'étendent radialement à partir des surfaces intérieures des parties 4 et 5 vers l'axe A. Elles s'étendent également à partir des fonds de ces parties 4 et 5 vers les extrémités ouvertes de celles-ci en étant d'une hauteur inférieure à celle de ces parties 4 et 5.They each have three ribs internally, the ribs of
Les tranches 9a et 10a de ces nervures 9 et 10, qui sont dirigées vers les ouvertures des parties 4 et 5, sont destinées à recevoir la bille 2, lorsque le jouet est utilisé en tant que bilboquet.The
Les tranches 9a des trois nervures 9 de la partie 4 ont des découpes incurvées destinées à épouser la bille 2 lorsque celle-ci est reçue dans ladite partie 4.The sections 9a of the three
Les tranches 10a des nervures 10 de la partie 5 présentent également des découpes incurvées. Celles-ci sont d'une courbure moins importante que la bille 2, de sorte qu'elles définissent ensemble pour la bille 2 une zone de réception plus ouverte que la zone de réception définie par les tranches 9a des nervures 9.The
La bille 2 est donc plus facile à rattraper dans le réceptacle 5 que dans le réceptacle 4.The
La ficelle 3 est reliée à la bille 2 par un canal 11 qui traverse ladite bille diamétralement. Ce canal 11 présente un décrochement intérieur 12 sur lequel se bloque un noeud d'extrémité de la ficelle 3.The
Pour utiliser ce jouet en tant que bilboquet, l'opérateur saisit d'une main le corps 1 et donne à la ficelle 3 un mouvement de balancier, de façon à lancer la bille 2 au-dessus du corps 1.To use this toy as a bilboquet, the operator grasps the body 1 with one hand and gives the string 3 a pendulum movement, so as to throw the
Classiquement, le jeu consiste pour l'opérateur à positionner convenablement le corps sous la bille 2 de façon à la rattraper avec l'un des réceptacles 4 ou 5.Conventionally, the game consists for the operator in suitably positioning the body under the
Selon qu'il choisit le réceptacle 4 ou le réceptacle 5, la difficulté n'est pas la même.Depending on whether he chooses
Si maintenant l'opérateur veut utiliser le jouet en tant que yo-yo, il saisit la ficelle 3 au niveau de la bille 2 et enroule et déroule celle-ci dans la rainure 7 de façon à faire monter et descendre le corps 1, animé d'un mouvement de rotation autour de son axe A. Cette utilisation du jouet en tant que yo-yo n'est possible que grâce à l'équilibrage particulier des parties 4 et 5.If now the operator wants to use the toy as a yo-yo, he grasps the
Conformément à un autre aspect avantageux de l'invention, lorsque le yo-yo est déroulé et que le corps 1 n'a plus suffisamment d'inertie de rotation pour remonter, l'opérateur peut enrouler la ficelle 3 dans sa rainure 7, en saisissant le corps 1 par l'une des parties 4 ou 5 et en lui donnant une impulsion de façon à lancer la bille 2 dans un sens par rapport audit corps 1. Par son mouvement, la bille 2 enroule la ficelle 3 dans sa rainure 7.According to another advantageous aspect of the invention, when the yo-yo is unwound and the body 1 no longer has enough rotational inertia to go back up, the operator can wind the
On notera que les dimensions du corps 1 et de la bille 2 sont choisies pour que l'opérateur puisse facilement à la fois manipuler d'une main le corps 1 et ranger le jouet dans une poche de vêtement. Par exemple, le corps 1 est d'une hauteur de 6 cm le long de l'axe A, et d'un diamètre maximum de 3 cm ; la bille 2 est d'un diamètre de 2,2 cm.It will be noted that the dimensions of the body 1 and of the
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FR9313574A FR2712505B1 (en) | 1993-11-15 | 1993-11-15 | Hand-operated toy. |
FR9313574 | 1993-11-15 |
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US6371824B1 (en) * | 2000-04-28 | 2002-04-16 | Flambeau Products Corporation | Yo-yo and method for using a yo-yo |
WO2003080207A2 (en) * | 2002-03-26 | 2003-10-02 | Yarto Aponte Jose Antonio | Improvements to a toy |
WO2004076006A1 (en) * | 2003-02-25 | 2004-09-10 | Yarto Aponte Jose Antonio | Toy |
US7083493B2 (en) * | 2004-04-16 | 2006-08-01 | Seok-Jin Heo | Yo-yo |
US7106301B2 (en) * | 2000-07-28 | 2006-09-12 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Input device with cable storage |
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US3409299A (en) * | 1964-12-22 | 1968-11-05 | Yoneshige Takashi | Finger mounted tethered ball apparatus |
US3883985A (en) * | 1973-03-08 | 1975-05-20 | Jr Edwin A Dawson | Diablo with sliding pin clutch and radial bearing surfaces |
FR2415467A1 (en) * | 1978-01-27 | 1979-08-24 | Deloupy Monique | Game of skill using tethered ball - has handles joined by cord passing through centre of ball and formed with catcher cups at ends |
US4194316A (en) * | 1978-08-25 | 1980-03-25 | Jordon Walter L | Self balancing diabolo top with attachment for vertical spinning |
US4248435A (en) * | 1979-08-30 | 1981-02-03 | Barmore Thomas C | Game target with tethered projectile |
DE8709461U1 (en) * | 1987-07-09 | 1987-11-26 | Funk, Jörn, 5401 Kaltenengers | Handy (wooden) toy, training and competition equipment |
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US3409299A (en) * | 1964-12-22 | 1968-11-05 | Yoneshige Takashi | Finger mounted tethered ball apparatus |
US3883985A (en) * | 1973-03-08 | 1975-05-20 | Jr Edwin A Dawson | Diablo with sliding pin clutch and radial bearing surfaces |
FR2415467A1 (en) * | 1978-01-27 | 1979-08-24 | Deloupy Monique | Game of skill using tethered ball - has handles joined by cord passing through centre of ball and formed with catcher cups at ends |
US4194316A (en) * | 1978-08-25 | 1980-03-25 | Jordon Walter L | Self balancing diabolo top with attachment for vertical spinning |
US4248435A (en) * | 1979-08-30 | 1981-02-03 | Barmore Thomas C | Game target with tethered projectile |
DE8709461U1 (en) * | 1987-07-09 | 1987-11-26 | Funk, Jörn, 5401 Kaltenengers | Handy (wooden) toy, training and competition equipment |
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US6371824B1 (en) * | 2000-04-28 | 2002-04-16 | Flambeau Products Corporation | Yo-yo and method for using a yo-yo |
US7106301B2 (en) * | 2000-07-28 | 2006-09-12 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Input device with cable storage |
WO2003080207A2 (en) * | 2002-03-26 | 2003-10-02 | Yarto Aponte Jose Antonio | Improvements to a toy |
WO2003080207A3 (en) * | 2002-03-26 | 2003-12-04 | Aponte Jose Antonio Yarto | Improvements to a toy |
WO2004076006A1 (en) * | 2003-02-25 | 2004-09-10 | Yarto Aponte Jose Antonio | Toy |
US7083493B2 (en) * | 2004-04-16 | 2006-08-01 | Seok-Jin Heo | Yo-yo |
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FR2712505A1 (en) | 1995-05-24 |
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