EP1369154A1 - Spinning top - Google Patents
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- EP1369154A1 EP1369154A1 EP02253966A EP02253966A EP1369154A1 EP 1369154 A1 EP1369154 A1 EP 1369154A1 EP 02253966 A EP02253966 A EP 02253966A EP 02253966 A EP02253966 A EP 02253966A EP 1369154 A1 EP1369154 A1 EP 1369154A1
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- spinning top
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H1/00—Tops
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H1/00—Tops
- A63H1/20—Tops with figure-like features; with movable objects, especially figures
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- the present invention relates to a spinning top, and more particularly to a spinning top adapted to produce enhanced attacking force in a fighting game using spinning tops.
- a built-up toy is assembled from a plurality of flat parts detached from a flat board.
- a currently very popular way of playing the built-up toys is to conduct a fighting with two built-up toys, such as two built-up spinning tops.
- a built-up spinning top usually includes a plurality of round flat parts having a shaft extended therethrough. Two spinning tops in the fighting game collide with each other and the one that does not stop spinning wins the game.
- the conventional built-up spinning top does not include any special structural design to provide a strong attacking force.
- the round flat parts have a fixed shape that makes the spinning top monotonous without too much fun.
- a primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved built-up spinning top having a pair of movable wings that project outward when the top spins. When the projected movable wings contact with an opponent top or other articles, they would slightly move backward to produce a buffer effect, enabling the top to spin continuously without becoming tilted over.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a spinning top including a pair of movable wings serving as an interesting weapon.
- the movable wings are normally at a folded position to conceal below a horizontal body of the top, and adapted to swing outward to an extended position when the top spins.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a spinning top that is easily assembled from a plurality of differently shaped rigid flat parts, and these flat parts are detachably connected to the same one flat board before the parts are used to build up the spinning top.
- the inclusion of parts in the flat board enables convenient packing and transporting of the spinning top alone or along with other products.
- Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a spinning top according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the spinning top mainly includes a central shaft 10 formed from vertically intersected first and second shaft parts 11, 12, a horizontal body 20, a pair of movable wings 30, a pair of fixing arms 40, and an upper fixing disc 50. All these components are flat parts.
- the first shaft part 11 of the central shaft 10 includes an elongate upper shaft portion 111 having an upward tapered head 114, and an expanded arrow-shaped lower portion 112 having a short slit 113 upward extended from a bottom center thereof.
- the second shaft part 12 includes an elongate upper shaft portion 121 having an upward tapered head 124 and a long slit 123 downward extended from a top center of the tapered head 124, and an expanded arrow-shaped lower portion 122.
- the first and the second shaft part 11, 12 are connected together through engagement of the short slit 113 with the long slit 123 to form the central shaft 10 that has a cross-shaped cross section.
- the horizontal body 20 includes two radially opposite fixed wings 21.
- the fixed wings 21 are in the form of two blades.
- a cross-shaped hole 22 is provided at a center of the horizontal body 20.
- Two substantially radially opposite engaging slits 23 are provided at an outer periphery of the horizontal body 20 to extend in directions parallel with the fixed wings 21.
- the movable wings 30 in the preferred embodiment are also in the form of two blades. An inner end of each movable wing 30 is formed into a round hole 31.
- Each of the fixing arms 40 is a generally L-shaped flat part including a vertical portion 42 and a horizontal portion 43.
- a horizontal cut 41 is provided at a joint of the vertical and the horizontal portion 42, 43 for engaging with the engaging slit 23 on the horizontal body 20, and a short boss 44 is upward extended from an upper side of the horizontal portion 43.
- the boss 44 has an overall width smaller than an inner diameter of the round hole 31 of the movable wing 30.
- the movable wings 30 are rotatably located at a lower side of the horizontal body 20 by separately engaging the round holes 31 of the movable wings 30 with the bosses 44 on the fixing arms 40, and then separately engaging the cuts 41 of the two fixing arms 40 with the two engaging slits 23 on the horizontal body 20 to locate the vertical portions 42 of the fixing arms 40 above the horizontal body 20 and the horizontal portion 43 below the horizontal body 20.
- the upper fixing disc 50 has a diameter smaller than that of the horizontal body 20 and is provided at a center with a cross-shaped hole 51, via which the central shaft 10 is upward extended to fix the horizontal body 20 in place.
- the tapered heads 114, 124 of the elongate shaft portions 111, 121 enable easy extending of the latter through the cross-shaped holes 22 and 51.
- FIGs. 2 and 3 are top and bottom perspective views, respectively, of an assembled spinning top of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the movable wings 30 are at an extended position to project from the horizontal body 20.
- Fig. 4 is also a bottom perspective view of the assembled spinning top of the present invention but with the movable wings 30 at a folded position concealed below the horizontal body 20.
- Fig. 5 shows the manner of turning the spinning top of the present invention.
- a player may eject the spinning top by twisting the elongate upper shaft portions 111, 121 of the central shaft 10 with a thumb and an index finger.
- the movable wings 30 connected to the bosses 44 below the horizontal body 20 are pivotally thrown outward from the folded position 30 to a half-extended position 30' and then the fully extended position 30", as shown in Fig. 6.
- the expanded arrow-shaped lower portions 112, 122 of the central shaft 10 located below the horizontal body 20 enable the ejected spinning top to stably spin about a bottom center of the central shaft 10.
- a relative diameter defined by the two fully thrown-out movable wings 30 for a circle C3 is larger than a relative diameter defined by the two fixed wings 21 for a circle C2.
- the fully extended movable wings 30" would touch the other top or article first and are forced to move backward to the positions 30'.
- the backward movement of the fully extended movable wings 30" produces a buffer effect so that the spinning top does not stop spinning at the moment touching with other top or article.
- This design provides the spinning top an increased stability and accordingly enhanced attacking force when the spinning top contacts with other top in a fighting game using tops.
- all the components forming the spinning top of the present invention are flat parts that are detachably set in a flat board 8 before they are used to build up the spinning top, as shown in Fig. 7.
- the flat board 8 enables the present invention to be easily packed and transported alone or along with other products.
- Fig. 8 is an assembled perspective view of a spinning top according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the wings are in the shape of a weapon used by Ninja Turtles, a group of famous cartoon figures.
Abstract
A spinning top is built up with rigid flat parts and
includes a central shaft extended through a horizontal
body having a pair of radially oppositely projected
fixed wings. A pair of movable wings are pivotally
connected to an outer periphery of the horizontal body
via two fixing arms to move between a fully folded
position concealed below the horizontal body and a fully
extended position projected from the outer periphery
of the horizontal body. When the central shaft is
twisted to eject the spinning top, the movable wings
are pivotally thrown outward to serve as weapons
providing enhanced attacking force in a fighting game
using spinning tops and produce more fun.
Description
- The present invention relates to a spinning top, and more particularly to a spinning top adapted to produce enhanced attacking force in a fighting game using spinning tops.
- A built-up toy is assembled from a plurality of flat parts detached from a flat board. A currently very popular way of playing the built-up toys is to conduct a fighting with two built-up toys, such as two built-up spinning tops. A built-up spinning top usually includes a plurality of round flat parts having a shaft extended therethrough. Two spinning tops in the fighting game collide with each other and the one that does not stop spinning wins the game. The conventional built-up spinning top does not include any special structural design to provide a strong attacking force. Moreover, the round flat parts have a fixed shape that makes the spinning top monotonous without too much fun.
- A primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved built-up spinning top having a pair of movable wings that project outward when the top spins. When the projected movable wings contact with an opponent top or other articles, they would slightly move backward to produce a buffer effect, enabling the top to spin continuously without becoming tilted over.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a spinning top including a pair of movable wings serving as an interesting weapon. The movable wings are normally at a folded position to conceal below a horizontal body of the top, and adapted to swing outward to an extended position when the top spins.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a spinning top that is easily assembled from a plurality of differently shaped rigid flat parts, and these flat parts are detachably connected to the same one flat board before the parts are used to build up the spinning top. The inclusion of parts in the flat board enables convenient packing and transporting of the spinning top alone or along with other products.
- The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein
- Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a spinning top according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is an assembled top perspective view of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is an assembled bottom perspective view of Fig. 1 with two movable wings thereof at a fully extended position;
- Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 3 but with the two movable wings at a fully folded position;
- Fig. 5 shows the manner of turning the spinning top of the present invention;
- Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the present invention showing different positions of the movable wings when the spinning top is turned;
- Fig. 7 shows all parts forming the spinning top of the present invention are included in a flat board before they are used to build up the spinning top; and
- Fig. 8 is an assembled perspective view of a spinning top according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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- Please refer to Fig. 1 that is an exploded perspective view of a spinning top according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the spinning top mainly includes a
central shaft 10 formed from vertically intersected first andsecond shaft parts horizontal body 20, a pair ofmovable wings 30, a pair offixing arms 40, and anupper fixing disc 50. All these components are flat parts. - The
first shaft part 11 of thecentral shaft 10 includes an elongateupper shaft portion 111 having an upwardtapered head 114, and an expanded arrow-shapedlower portion 112 having ashort slit 113 upward extended from a bottom center thereof. Thesecond shaft part 12 includes an elongateupper shaft portion 121 having an upwardtapered head 124 and along slit 123 downward extended from a top center of thetapered head 124, and an expanded arrow-shapedlower portion 122. The first and thesecond shaft part short slit 113 with thelong slit 123 to form thecentral shaft 10 that has a cross-shaped cross section. - The
horizontal body 20 includes two radially opposite fixedwings 21. In the illustrated preferred embodiment, thefixed wings 21 are in the form of two blades. Across-shaped hole 22 is provided at a center of thehorizontal body 20. Two substantially radially opposite engagingslits 23 are provided at an outer periphery of thehorizontal body 20 to extend in directions parallel with thefixed wings 21. - The
movable wings 30 in the preferred embodiment are also in the form of two blades. An inner end of eachmovable wing 30 is formed into around hole 31. - Each of the
fixing arms 40 is a generally L-shaped flat part including avertical portion 42 and ahorizontal portion 43. Ahorizontal cut 41 is provided at a joint of the vertical and thehorizontal portion engaging slit 23 on thehorizontal body 20, and ashort boss 44 is upward extended from an upper side of thehorizontal portion 43. Theboss 44 has an overall width smaller than an inner diameter of theround hole 31 of themovable wing 30. - The
movable wings 30 are rotatably located at a lower side of thehorizontal body 20 by separately engaging theround holes 31 of themovable wings 30 with thebosses 44 on thefixing arms 40, and then separately engaging thecuts 41 of the twofixing arms 40 with the twoengaging slits 23 on thehorizontal body 20 to locate thevertical portions 42 of thefixing arms 40 above thehorizontal body 20 and thehorizontal portion 43 below thehorizontal body 20. - The
upper fixing disc 50 has a diameter smaller than that of thehorizontal body 20 and is provided at a center with across-shaped hole 51, via which thecentral shaft 10 is upward extended to fix thehorizontal body 20 in place. - To use the above components to build up the spinning top of the present invention, first intersect the first and the
second shaft parts central shaft 10, and then upward extend the elongateupper shaft portions central shaft 10 through thecross-shaped hole 22 on thehorizontal body 20 and put thefixing disc 50 on the intersected elongateupper shaft portions tapered heads elongate shaft portions cross-shaped holes - Thereafter, engage the
round holes 31 of themovable wings 30 with thebosses 44 on thefixing arms 40, and engage thehorizontal cuts 41 on thefixing arms 40 with theengaging slits 23 on thehorizontal body 20, so that themovable wings 30 are located below thehorizontal body 20. Figs. 2 and 3 are top and bottom perspective views, respectively, of an assembled spinning top of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein themovable wings 30 are at an extended position to project from thehorizontal body 20. Fig. 4 is also a bottom perspective view of the assembled spinning top of the present invention but with themovable wings 30 at a folded position concealed below thehorizontal body 20. - Fig. 5 shows the manner of turning the spinning top of the present invention. As shown, first locate the
movable wings 30 at the folded position, and a player may eject the spinning top by twisting the elongateupper shaft portions central shaft 10 with a thumb and an index finger. At this point, themovable wings 30 connected to thebosses 44 below thehorizontal body 20 are pivotally thrown outward from the foldedposition 30 to a half-extended position 30' and then the fully extendedposition 30", as shown in Fig. 6. The expanded arrow-shapedlower portions central shaft 10 located below thehorizontal body 20 enable the ejected spinning top to stably spin about a bottom center of thecentral shaft 10. - Please refer to Fig. 6. When the spinning top is spinning, and the
movable wings 30 are thrown out to the fullyextended positions 30", a relative diameter defined by the two fully thrown-outmovable wings 30 for a circle C3 is larger than a relative diameter defined by the twofixed wings 21 for a circle C2. When the spinning top collides with another top or other articles, the fully extendedmovable wings 30" would touch the other top or article first and are forced to move backward to the positions 30'. The backward movement of the fully extendedmovable wings 30" produces a buffer effect so that the spinning top does not stop spinning at the moment touching with other top or article. This design provides the spinning top an increased stability and accordingly enhanced attacking force when the spinning top contacts with other top in a fighting game using tops. - As mentioned above, all the components forming the spinning top of the present invention are flat parts that are detachably set in a
flat board 8 before they are used to build up the spinning top, as shown in Fig. 7. Theflat board 8 enables the present invention to be easily packed and transported alone or along with other products. - It is appreciated the fixed and the
movable wings - The present invention has been described with some preferred embodiments thereof and it is understood that many changes and modifications in the described embodiments can be carried out without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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- A spinning top, comprising:a central shaft including an elongate upper shaft portion and an expanded arrow-shaped lower portion;a horizontal body provided at a center with a central hole for said central shaft to extend therethrough, and at an outer periphery with a pair of radially opposite fixed wings;a fixing disc having a central hole for said central shaft to extend therethrough, in order to locate above and hold down said horizontal body; anda pair of movable wings being pivotally connected to a lower side of said horizontal body via a pair of fixing arms, in order to move between a fully folded position concealed below said horizontal body and a fully extended position projected from the outer periphery of said horizontal body; andsaid movable wings being adapted to pivotally swing out of the outer periphery of said horizontal body when a player twists said elongate upper shaft portion of said central shaft to eject said spinning top.
- The spinning top as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said movable wings is provided at an inner end with a round hole, and each of said fixing arms includes an upward short boss for engaging with said round hole of said movable wing to pivotally connect said movable wing to the lower side of said horizontal body.
- The spinning top as claimed in claim 1, wherein said central shaft is formed from intersected first and second shaft parts to have a cross-shaped cross section.
- The spinning top as claimed in claim 3, wherein said central holes provided on said horizontal body and said fixing disc are cross-shaped holes corresponding to said cross-shaped cross section of said central shaft.
- The spinning top as claimed in claim 3, wherein said central shaft includes an upward tapered upper end.
- The spinning top as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said fixed and said movable wings are in the shape of a blade, and said two movable wings together defines a relative diameter larger than that defined by said two fixed wings.
- The spinning top as claimed in claim 1, wherein said central shaft, said horizontal body, said fixing disc, said movable wings, and said fixing arms all are flat parts that are detachably connected to a flat board before being used to build up said spinning top.
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EP1582242A1 (en) * | 2004-04-01 | 2005-10-05 | Glory Innovations, Inc. | Sectional toy adapted for spinning, rolling, and bouncing games |
GB2417003A (en) * | 2004-08-10 | 2006-02-15 | Megaprint Group Ltd | Flying spinning top |
IT201600105890A1 (en) * | 2016-10-20 | 2018-04-20 | Suk S R L | TROTTIC GAME DEVICE |
JP6377211B1 (en) * | 2017-06-09 | 2018-08-22 | 株式会社タカラトミー | Top toy |
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JPH09155067A (en) * | 1995-11-29 | 1997-06-17 | Star Ship:Kk | Top |
EP0974383A1 (en) * | 1998-07-23 | 2000-01-26 | WERKHAUS - DESIGN + PRODUKTION GmbH | Construction kit for spinning top |
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JPH09155067A (en) * | 1995-11-29 | 1997-06-17 | Star Ship:Kk | Top |
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Cited By (5)
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EP1582242A1 (en) * | 2004-04-01 | 2005-10-05 | Glory Innovations, Inc. | Sectional toy adapted for spinning, rolling, and bouncing games |
GB2417003A (en) * | 2004-08-10 | 2006-02-15 | Megaprint Group Ltd | Flying spinning top |
IT201600105890A1 (en) * | 2016-10-20 | 2018-04-20 | Suk S R L | TROTTIC GAME DEVICE |
JP6377211B1 (en) * | 2017-06-09 | 2018-08-22 | 株式会社タカラトミー | Top toy |
JP2018202102A (en) * | 2017-06-09 | 2018-12-27 | 株式会社タカラトミー | Top toy |
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