EP1378280A2 - Jeu d'apposition d'éléments traités par flocage - Google Patents
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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
- A63H33/048—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled using hook and loop-type fastener or the like
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- the present invention relates to a set of affixing of treated elements on the surface by flocking.
- the flocking process is well known in the art. It is a special velvety process in which fibrils are applied by means of an adhesive on the surface of a material or an object present an electrostatic field, by the action of which the fibrils assume a position erected from the surface on which they are applied.
- the surface thus covered takes on characters resembling a velvet. This process is used especially to impart to the surface of a material or of an object an aspect pleasant to the sight and to the touch.
- the present invention is based on this observation, and its aim is exploit these characteristics to establish adhesion between elements of game. It is therefore a new use of its own characteristics objects and materials subject to the process, known per se, flocking.
- the main object of the invention is to exploit the characteristics indicated bodies covered by flocking in order to obtain adhesion between them much larger than that produced by simple reconciliation and superposition, thus allowing elements to constitute play sets showing some stability, all of which can be composed by the most extreme ease and intuitiveness; this application can be extended to elements intended to form a construction as well as support elements susceptible to receive elements that are sufficiently adherent but whose nature is not limited to rigid bodies.
- the flocking can be applied to the surfaces of flexible bodies, for example made of a plastic material flexible or semi-rigid.
- the object of the invention is therefore mainly a series of elements intended to be affixed to each other to constitute a play set, these elements being characterized in that they are treated by means of flocking on at minus some of their surfaces.
- the flocked elements according to the invention are shaped to constitute the elements of a construction set.
- the elements according to the invention include a flocked support surface and flocked members for to be affixed to this support surface to form writings thereon or drawings or for the execution of a game.
- the elements according to the invention can have a rigid structure or semi-rigid, in this case the flocking treatment having substantially, in addition to the function of giving the elements mutual adhesion, only the additional function to make the surface pleasant to the touch.
- the structure of the elements may preferably consist made of a formed or blown plastic, or a plastic rigid, semi-rigid or spongy foam.
- the elements according to the invention can be made up by a material in itself flexible, which has become even more pleasant to the touch following the flocking of its surface.
- the structure of the elements may preferably consist made of flexible expanded plastic.
- the structure of the elements can be constituted by materials such as rubber, foam rubber and expanded polyurethane.
- the flocking treatment can be limited only to some surfaces of the elements, intended to be affixed against surfaces flocked with other elements.
- the non-flocked surfaces can, if necessary, receive any decorations or prints.
- the flocking treatment extends substantially over the entire surface of the elements.
- At least some surfaces of certain elements are decorated, and on these surfaces the flocking is carried out by substantially transparent fibrils, which allow the vision of the underlying decoration.
- Decoration and flocking by substantially transparent fibrils apply specifically to at least one element intended to constitute a support surface (board, carpet, board or game plan) to receive the apposition elements likely to form drawings or writings, or having the character of game pieces, puzzle tesserae or elements for the composition of paintings.
- Substantially transparent fibrils may be colorless or colored.
- Elements intended to be affixed to each other may have shapes or / and decorations likely to integrate with the shapes or / and decorations of other elements, and in particular they may have shapes and / or decorations likely to correspond to parts of the decoration of an element constituting a support surface, in order to complete or modify the decoration of this support element, or to cooperate with it to allow the execution of a game.
- Figure 1 partially shows a body 1 provided on one of its surfaces, in this case the upper surface, with fibrils 2 applied using a flocking process.
- another body 3 also provided on one of its surfaces, in this case the lower surface, of fibrils 4 applied by means of a process flocking.
- Figure 2 shows the two bodies 1 and 3 mutually superimposed. Fibrils 2 and 4 interposed and mutually engaged. As we found it, it follows a great resistance to parallel relative displacements of the contact surface, and also a small, but not negligible, resistance when the two bodies detach.
- Figure 3 shows a table including, inside a frame 5, a support surface 6 treated by flocking.
- Elements 7, conformed in any way and having at least one surface treated by means flocking, can be affixed to the flocked surface 6 of the table, and there adhere in a sufficiently stable manner, even if this surface is almost vertical, as shown. But, indeed, this surface could well be vertical and even slightly tilted in the opposite direction, and it would also please retain the elements 7.
- Figures 4 and 5 show two fancy constructions made by construction elements according to the invention, treated on the surface by means of flocking.
- this shows a surface 21 intended to constitute a support of the type of a table, board or panel, which has a decoration.
- the surface 21 is decorated, in this case, by drawing a natural atmosphere, but it goes without saying that the decoration may consist of any drawing, whether representative or geometric, or well by writings of all kinds composed by alphanumeric characters.
- this surface 21 would then be flocked by fibrils non-transparent, as commonly used in processes flocking, the decoration of the surface 21 would be obscured, in a way complete or practically complete, and therefore this decoration would in practice no reason to exist.
- the surface 21 is flocked by substantially transparent, colorless fibrils 22 or any color. It follows that these fibrils 22 do not obscure the decoration of the surface 21, which therefore appears as shown in the figure 7.
- the support surface 21-22 it is possible to compose, as soon as elements like 23 and 25, any drawing or writing, but if the elements as 23 and 25 are shaped and / or decorated in such a way as to present some relation to the decoration of the surface 21, their superposition can complete or modify the drawings or writings shown by the surface 21-22, or may allow the execution of a game, the plan of which is shown through the support surface 21-22.
- the support surface 21-22 forms a table for puzzle, and elements like 23 and 25 form the corresponding tesserae of the puzzle, the latter can be composed either, as usual, leaving the substantially horizontal support surface, also by arranging this inclined or vertical surface.
- elements 23 and 25 which have been represented as drawing elements, play pieces or tesserae of puzzle, can also have the character of alphanumeric elements.
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- Série d'éléments (1,3; 6,7; 8-13; 21,23,25) destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre pour constituer un ensemble à l'usage de jeu, caractérisé en ce que les éléments constituants (1,3; 6,7; 8-13; 21,23,25) sont traités moyennant flocage (2,4; 22,24,26) sur au moins quelques-unes de leur surfaces.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce qu'ils sont conformés pour constituer les éléments (8-13) d'un jeu de construction.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce qu'ils comprennent au moins un élément ayant une surface de support floquée (6), et des éléments (7) ayant au moins une surface floquée, destinés à être apposés sur cette surface de support (6) pour y former des écritures ou des dessins ou pour coopérer dans un jeu avec la surface de support (6).
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce que leur structure est rigide ou semi-rigide, le traitement de flocage ayant substantiellement, outre la fonction de donner aux éléments une adhérence mutuelle, seulement la fonction additionnelle d'en rendre la surface agréable au toucher.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 4, caractérisés en ce que la structure des éléments consiste en une matière plastique formée ou soufflée, ou bien en une matière expansée rigide, semi-rigide ou spongieuse.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce qu'ils sont constitués par un matériau en soi souple, devenu encore plus agréable au toucher suite au flocage de sa surface.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 6, caractérisés en ce que la structure des éléments consiste en une matière plastique expansée souple.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce que la structure des éléments est constituée par des matériaux comme le caoutchouc, le caoutchouc mousse et le polyuréthane expansé.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce que le traitement de flocage est limité a quelques surfaces des éléments seulement, destinées à être apposées contre des surfaces floquées d'autres éléments, les surfaces non floquées pouvant, le cas échéant, recevoir des décorations ou impressions quelconque.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce que le traitement de flocage s'étend substantiellement à toute la surface des éléments.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 1, caractérisés en ce que au moins quelques-unes des surfaces de certains éléments (21) sont décorées, et que sur ces surfaces le flocage (22) est effectué par des fibrilles substantiellement transparentes, lesquelles autorisent la vision de la décoration sous-jacente.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 11, caractérisés en ce que la décoration et le flocage par fibrilles substantiellement transparentes s'appliquent spécialement à au moins un élément (21) destiné à constituer une surface de support (tableau, tapis, panneau ou plan de jeu) pour recevoir l'apposition d'éléments (23,25) susceptibles de former des dessins ou des écritures, ou ayant le caractères de pièces de jeu, de tesselles de puzzle ou d'éléments pour la composition de peintures.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisés en ce que les fibrilles substantiellement transparentes (22) sont sans couleur.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre selon la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisés en ce que les fibrilles substantiellement transparentes (22) sont colorées.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 11, caractérisés en ce qu'ils présentent des formes ou/et des décorations susceptibles de s'intégrer avec les formes ou/et décorations d'autres éléments.
- Éléments (23,25) destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, selon la revendication 15, caractérisés en ce qu'ils présentent des formes ou/et des décorations susceptibles de correspondre à des parties de la décoration d'un élément (21) constituant une surface de support, afin de compléter ou modifier la décoration de cet élément de support, ou de coopérer avec elle pour permettre l'exécution d'un jeu.
- Éléments destinés à être apposés l'un l'autre, et ensemble constitué par ces éléments, caractérisés par les particularités, dispositions et comportement, tels qu'ils ressortent de la descriptions ci-dessus et des dessins annexés, ou remplacés par des moyens techniquement équivalants, pris dans leur ensemble, dans leur différentes combinaisons ou séparément.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT2002TO000584A ITTO20020584A1 (it) | 2002-07-05 | 2002-07-05 | Gioco apposizione di elementi trattati mediante floccaggio |
ITTO20020584 | 2002-07-05 | ||
ITTO20021044 | 2002-12-02 | ||
ITTO20021044 ITTO20021044A1 (it) | 2002-12-02 | 2002-12-02 | Gioco di apposizione di elementi trattati mediante floccaggio. |
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EP1378280A2 true EP1378280A2 (fr) | 2004-01-07 |
EP1378280A3 EP1378280A3 (fr) | 2004-02-18 |
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GB409838A (en) * | 1933-01-02 | 1934-05-10 | Andrew William Murdison | Improvements in toys |
USRE19238E (en) * | 1934-07-17 | Educational | ||
US3436245A (en) * | 1965-11-08 | 1969-04-01 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Flock-coated substrate and method of making the same |
US3440750A (en) * | 1966-07-18 | 1969-04-29 | George Lovas | Display and amusement apparatus |
US3646705A (en) * | 1970-06-10 | 1972-03-07 | Kiddie World Toys Ltd | Doll cutouts and process of making same |
US4681791A (en) * | 1985-01-30 | 1987-07-21 | Pilot Ink Co., Ltd. | Thermochromic textile material |
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USRE19238E (en) * | 1934-07-17 | Educational | ||
GB409838A (en) * | 1933-01-02 | 1934-05-10 | Andrew William Murdison | Improvements in toys |
US3436245A (en) * | 1965-11-08 | 1969-04-01 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Flock-coated substrate and method of making the same |
US3440750A (en) * | 1966-07-18 | 1969-04-29 | George Lovas | Display and amusement apparatus |
US3646705A (en) * | 1970-06-10 | 1972-03-07 | Kiddie World Toys Ltd | Doll cutouts and process of making same |
US4681791A (en) * | 1985-01-30 | 1987-07-21 | Pilot Ink Co., Ltd. | Thermochromic textile material |
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EP2676711A1 (fr) * | 2012-06-18 | 2013-12-25 | Sentido comun internet sl | Parties adhérentes de composition et/ou jeux de construction |
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