EP2363183B1 - Container for a movable toy and combination with a movable toy - Google Patents
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H13/00—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
- A63H13/02—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole imitating natural actions, e.g. catching a mouse by a cat, the kicking of an animal
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H29/00—Drive mechanisms for toys in general
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- the present invention relates to a combination of a movable toy and a hollow container.
- the spring mechanism of the movable toy is only wound up when the movable toy is within the hollow container, by actuation of the wind-up means on the outer surface of the container. Once the spring mechanism of the movable toy has been wound up, after a certain period of time, the container opens.
- the movable toy When the container is open, the movable toy is free to move.
- the period of time from the action of winding up the spring of the movable toy to the opening of the container may be delimited by minimum and maximum thresholds that are fixed once they are set.
- the problem of the toy combination as described in the above documents lies in the consequentiality of the steps involved. Particularly, once the spring in the movable toy has been wound up and a predetermined time has elapsed from such winding step, the container is opened and the movable toy comes out. In other words, when a user winds the spring of the movable toy, the container opens within a predetermined time, with a duration that cannot be adjusted as desired.
- the toy intended as the movable toy-container combination, is only usable when the user operates the spring winding mechanism.
- GB 2267225 A discloses a divisible container for a wind-up spring toy, wherein one end of the winder of the toy can be used to wind-up the toy before it is placed in the container and the other end has a socket which is engaged by a corresponding projection on one of the container parts.
- the projection is attached to a locking mechanism which prevents it from rotating, and therefore the wind-up toy from unwinding, when the toy is enclosed within the container.
- the container part has a button on its outer surface which when pushed releases the locking mechanism of the container so that the projection can turn and the toy can unwind in the container. This causes the container parts to separate to allow the wind-up toy to emerge.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a container for a wind-up movable toy which affords increased usability of the toy and the toy-container combination by its final user.
- this object is fulfilled by a combination of a container and a movable toy as defined in claim 1.
- a container may be provided which is adapted to contain a movable toy so that, once the spring of the movable toy is wound up and the movable toy is introduced into the container, the container only opens (and hence the movable toy comes out of it) when the user actuates an element, such as a button.
- the container of the present invention can transfer the potential energy stored in the container to suitable means, to only divide the container when a user actuates a button external to the container, with the toy in the container.
- a certain period of time, or delay elapses from the actuation of the pushbutton by the user and the opening of the container.
- numeral 1 designates a combination of a movable toy 2 and a container 3 adapted to contain such movable toy 2 therein, according to the present invention.
- the movable toy 2 is embodied, for instance, by a movable toy comprising an elastic energy accumulation system, such as a spring.
- an elastic energy accumulation system such as a spring.
- this movable toy 2 is designed to walk during the spring unwinding time.
- the movable toy 2 preferably has anthropomorphic features (i.e. a head, two arms and hands, two legs and a trunk, each formed, for instance, of front and rear polymeric half-shells, generally designated by 2A and 2B), the features being for instance similar to those of the monster known with the trade name of Gormiti (® by Giochi Preziosi).
- the container 3 is a hollow container comprising at least two portions 3A and 3B.
- the portions 3A and 3B are preferably formed of corresponding half-shells (i.e. elements of relatively small thickness, defined by a thin outer edge).
- the container 3 has a unitary state, in which the two portions 3A and 3B are integral with each other. In this state, the two portions 3A and 3B define a cavity therein, which is adapted to contain the movable toy 2 and other inner mechanisms, as further explained below. Nevertheless, the other inner mechanisms are advantageously integral with at least one of the two portions 3A, 3B and the remaining cavity has a size substantially corresponding to that of the toy contained therein.
- the hollow container 3 preferably has the appearance of a rock.
- the movable toy 2 comprises:
- first wind-up means 4 first spring mechanism 5 and first lock means 6 may be easily understood by looking at the attached figures, and will be not described in further detail herein.
- a further cylindrical element 4E is coupled to the cylindrical element 4C and acts as a shoulder extension of the movable toy 2.
- Such extension 4E is capable of free clockwise or counterclockwise rotation; when the extension 4E is actuated in the clockwise direction, the first spring mechanism 5 is wound up; radial elements 4F project out of such extension 4E and assist the holding and winding action of the user; the extension 4E has a suitable seat in its free end, which is adapted to ensure a form fit with delay means, as described below;
- the above mentioned first motion transfer means include a first driving member (the seat 4C) preferably formed in the shoulder extension 4E of the toy 2, which has a non circular, e.g. a star shape, thereby allowing a form-fit with a special driven member 9A (e.g. part of the delay means 9, see below).
- a first driving member the seat 4C
- the shoulder extension 4E of the toy 2 which has a non circular, e.g. a star shape, thereby allowing a form-fit with a special driven member 9A (e.g. part of the delay means 9, see below).
- the user-operable first lock means 6 can stop motion transfer to the driven member 9A (in this example they prevent counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 5A). They may consist of a mechanical switch, such as a slider (the peg 6A), advantageously movable along an axis that, with the toy 2 in its proper orientation, has a horizontal extension.
- the first lock means 6 are advantageously placed at a shoulder of the toy 2, with the axis of the slider possibly parallel to the forward walking direction of the toy when it is driven by the components required for the walking function.
- the motion transfer means are integral with the wind-up means 4; nevertheless, they may not be coincident therewith if the toy 2 is not spring-operated but, for instance, battery-powered.
- the hollow container 3 comprises:
- the separation means 7 include second loading means 15 for loading a spring 16 in the hollow container 3; this spring is loaded as the hollow container moves from said divided state to said unitary state, said separation means 7 being operably connected to said second loading means 15 through said delay means 9.
- the portions 3A, 3B of the hollow container 3 are movable relative to each other.
- the first actuation means 8 allow a user to actuate an element held within the volume of the container 3 from outside the container 3, and hence to operate through the container 3.
- the first actuation means 8 advantageously consist of a button, a switch or a lever. Mechanical actuation means are preferable for their simple construction and easy use.
- the hollow container 3 may further include a driven member 9A (here part of the delay means 9), which can receive energy, preferably as motion, for instance as rotary motion, from a member placed in the inner volume of the container 3 (here the seat 4C, the driving member of the toy 2). Therefore, the driven member 9A projects into the inner volume of the hollow container.
- a driven member 9A here part of the delay means 9
- the driven member 9A projects into the inner volume of the hollow container.
- the driven member 9A is connected to second actuation means for actuating a device within the container.
- the second actuation means are the delay means 9, which cause the container 3 to open by separating the two portions 3A, 3B.
- the second actuation means may cause a motion other than that of mutual separation of the portions 3A, 3B: for example, relative rotation thereof may be envisaged.
- the driven member 9A is connected to delay means 9, which improves the usability of the toy 2, by both allowing a user to choose the time of operation of the first actuation means 8 on the outer surface of the hollow container 3, and allowing delayed opening to be not necessarily dependent on the time of release of the wind-up device by the user.
- the container 3 includes no wind-up device for the toy 2, which means that no action is required to be made on the container 3 to wind up the motion mechanism in the movable toy 2.
- the container 3 has no rotary driving member that can be operated from outside and transfer rotary motion into the inner volume of the container 3.
- portion 3A of the hollow container 3 comprises a subframe 10 associated by fastening means with the inner wall 3A' of the portion 3A
- portion 3B of the container 3 comprises another subframe 11 associated by fastening means with the inner wall 3B' of the portion 3B.
- a substantially cylindrical pushing member 10A projects from the subframe 10 with a substantially perpendicular orientation, and has a groove formed thereon that defines an abutment surface perpendicular to the axis of the pushing member 10A.
- subframe 11 has:
- the delay means 9 include the driven member 9A which receives motion from the toy 2 and a cam 9E (visible in Figure 5 only) having a first curved surface and a second rectilinear surface.
- the cam 9E is operably connected to a catch 13, which in turn may include a cylindrical central portion extending along an axis of rotation and two radial projecting elements, one in such a position as to contact the cam 9E during rotation thereof, and the other in such a position as to create a counteracting surface for the abutment surface of the pushing member 10A.
- the delay means 9 include first, second and third gears 9B, 9C, 9D, in serially meshed relation. Appropriate selection of gear ratios allows adjustment of the time required for the cam 9E to run one complete turn about its axis, and hence of the predetermined delay time T from the operation of the first actuation means 8 (the button) and the actuation of the separation means 7. It shall be noted that the delay time T corresponds to less than one complete turn of the cam 9E.
- numeral 14 designates a safety button for opening the container 3 when the toy 2 is not inserted in the container 3, with the latter in the unitary state. It comprises a cam 14A which operates against a third radial element of the catch 13, thereby causing a rotation similar to that caused by the cam 9E of the delay means 9, but driven by the user.
- the user may operate the first actuation means 8, which in turn operate on the first lock means 6 to move them from the locked position to the unlocked position.
- the energy stored in the toy 2 rotates the driving member, which transfers its rotary motion to the driven member 9A.
- the delay means 9 will cause the container 3 to remain in its unitary state for a period of time T, which is calculated from the moment in which the user operates the first actuation means 8. At the end of the time T, the separation means will open the container 3, for the latter to move to the divided state.
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- The present invention relates to a combination of a movable toy and a hollow container.
- Toys are known in the art which comprise:
- a hollow container having a unitary form in an undivided state, and separation means adapted to change the state of said container from an undivided state to a divided state,
- a movable toy operably contained in the hollow container in its undivided state, the movable toy having spring winding means,
- the container allowing the movable toy to come out of the container as the container changes from the unitary state to the divided state upon release of the spring of the movable toy, so that said toy is free to move.
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- Particularly, in the embodiments described in these documents, the spring mechanism of the movable toy is only wound up when the movable toy is within the hollow container, by actuation of the wind-up means on the outer surface of the container. Once the spring mechanism of the movable toy has been wound up, after a certain period of time, the container opens.
- When the container is open, the movable toy is free to move.
- It should be noted that the period of time from the action of winding up the spring of the movable toy to the opening of the container may be delimited by minimum and maximum thresholds that are fixed once they are set.
- The problem of the toy combination as described in the above documents lies in the consequentiality of the steps involved. Particularly, once the spring in the movable toy has been wound up and a predetermined time has elapsed from such winding step, the container is opened and the movable toy comes out. In other words, when a user winds the spring of the movable toy, the container opens within a predetermined time, with a duration that cannot be adjusted as desired.
- This means that, although the container opening time is somewhat delayed relative to the action of winding the spring of the movable toy, it is still determined by the time at which the spring winding action is completed.
- As a result, the toy, intended as the movable toy-container combination, is only usable when the user operates the spring winding mechanism.
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GB 2267225 A - It is relatively difficult to arrange said known toy into said known container since during this operation the user, usually a child with limited manual skills, must also hold the end of the winder used to wind-up the toy in order to avoid an accidental unwinding thereof. Moreover, both the end of the winder for winding-up the toy and the end provided with the socket are visible on the toy, so as to deteriorate the external shape of the toy, which should resemble a toy figure as much as possible.
- In light of the above prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a container for a wind-up movable toy which affords increased usability of the toy and the toy-container combination by its final user.
- According to the present invention, this object is fulfilled by a combination of a container and a movable toy as defined in claim 1.
- With the present invention, a container may be provided which is adapted to contain a movable toy so that, once the spring of the movable toy is wound up and the movable toy is introduced into the container, the container only opens (and hence the movable toy comes out of it) when the user actuates an element, such as a button.
- Advantageously, the container of the present invention can transfer the potential energy stored in the container to suitable means, to only divide the container when a user actuates a button external to the container, with the toy in the container.
- Furthermore, in an advantageous aspect of the present invention, once the button has been actuated, a certain period of time, or delay, elapses from the actuation of the pushbutton by the user and the opening of the container.
- The characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear from the following detailed description of one practical embodiment, which is illustrated without limitation in the annexed drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 shows a movable toy and a container adapted to contain such movable toy to form the toy combination of the present invention; -
Figures 2A to 2E show the steps through which a movable toy is introduced into a container to form the toy combination of the present invention; -
Figure 3 is an exploded view of the components of the movable toy and container of the present invention; -
Figure 4 is another exploded view of part of the components of the container ofFigure 3 ; -
Figure 5 is a further exploded view of certain components among those shown inFigure 4 . - Referring to the attached figures, numeral 1 designates a combination of a
movable toy 2 and a container 3 adapted to contain suchmovable toy 2 therein, according to the present invention. - Particularly, the
movable toy 2 is embodied, for instance, by a movable toy comprising an elastic energy accumulation system, such as a spring. Preferably, once the spring has been wound up, thismovable toy 2 is designed to walk during the spring unwinding time. - In the attached figures, the
movable toy 2 preferably has anthropomorphic features (i.e. a head, two arms and hands, two legs and a trunk, each formed, for instance, of front and rear polymeric half-shells, generally designated by 2A and 2B), the features being for instance similar to those of the monster known with the trade name of Gormiti (® by Giochi Preziosi). - The container 3 is a hollow container comprising at least two
portions portions portions portions movable toy 2 and other inner mechanisms, as further explained below. Nevertheless, the other inner mechanisms are advantageously integral with at least one of the twoportions - As shown in the attached figures, the hollow container 3 preferably has the appearance of a rock.
- Referring now to
Figures 2A to 2E , which shows the various steps for introducing themovable toy 2 into the hollow container 3 to form the toy combination of the present invention, it will be appreciated that themovable toy 2 is operably contained in the hollow container 3 in its unitary state, as described in greater detail hereinafter. - Referring now to
Figures 3 ,4 and5 , it can be seen that, in addition to the usual components required for the walking function, well known and not further described herein, themovable toy 2 comprises: - first wind-up means 4 for winding up a first spring mechanism 5,
- first lock means 6 for locking the release of the first spring mechanism 5 once it has been wound up by operating the first wind-up means 4;
- first motion transfer means, for transferring motion to the hollow container 3; these first motion means may be integral with the first wind-up means 4.
- The operation and interconnection of the above mentioned first wind-up means 4, first spring mechanism 5 and first lock means 6 may be easily understood by looking at the attached figures, and will be not described in further detail herein.
- For the purposes of the present disclosure and according to the particular embodiment of the
movable toy 2, it should be noted that: - the first wind-up means 4 are rotatably mounted, through a
tubular element 4A open at one end, to a drive shaft 5A of the first spring mechanism 5; suchtubular element 4A has aradial flange 4B at its open end and is coupled at the other end to acylindrical element 4C which has an axially extendingpin 4D coupled to theflange 4B to transfer the rotary motion of the first wind-up means 4 to the first spring mechanism 5 and to simulate the pivotal motion of an arm. - A further
cylindrical element 4E is coupled to thecylindrical element 4C and acts as a shoulder extension of themovable toy 2.Such extension 4E is capable of free clockwise or counterclockwise rotation; when theextension 4E is actuated in the clockwise direction, the first spring mechanism 5 is wound up; radial elements 4F project out ofsuch extension 4E and assist the holding and winding action of the user; theextension 4E has a suitable seat in its free end, which is adapted to ensure a form fit with delay means, as described below; - the first spring mechanism 5 is held within the trunk of the
toy 2 and is mechanically connected to the first wind-up means 4 through the drive shaft 5A; - the first lock means 6 are adapted to move from a locked position to an unlocked position and include a
peg 6A with a holding pawl adapted for engagement with the shaft 5A; in the locked position, the first lock means 6 allow clockwise and prevent counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 5A, whereas no restriction to the motion of the shaft 5A is provided in the unlocked position. - More generally, referring to the embodiment as shown in the figures, the above mentioned first motion transfer means include a first driving member (the
seat 4C) preferably formed in theshoulder extension 4E of thetoy 2, which has a non circular, e.g. a star shape, thereby allowing a form-fit with a special drivenmember 9A (e.g. part of the delay means 9, see below). - Furthermore, the user-operable first lock means 6 can stop motion transfer to the driven
member 9A (in this example they prevent counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 5A). They may consist of a mechanical switch, such as a slider (thepeg 6A), advantageously movable along an axis that, with thetoy 2 in its proper orientation, has a horizontal extension. In case of ananthropomorphic toy 2, the first lock means 6 are advantageously placed at a shoulder of thetoy 2, with the axis of the slider possibly parallel to the forward walking direction of the toy when it is driven by the components required for the walking function. - Advantageously, the motion transfer means are integral with the wind-up means 4; nevertheless, they may not be coincident therewith if the
toy 2 is not spring-operated but, for instance, battery-powered. - Also referring to
Figure 4 , in addition to twoportions - separation means 7 designed to turn said container from a unitary state to a divided state;
- first actuation means 8 operably connected to said first lock means 6 for unlocking said spring mechanism 5, thereby allowing release of the potential energy stored in said spring mechanism 5, said actuation means 8 being disposed on the outer surface of the hollow container 3 and
- delay means 9 operably connected between said separation means 7 and said first wind-up means 4 of the
movable toy 2, said delay means 9 being designed to delay the operation of the separation means 7 by a predetermined non-zero time T, relative to the time of operation of the first actuation means 8, i.e. to delay the operation of said separation means 7 to the end of a first unwinding period of the spring mechanism 5. - The separation means 7 include second loading means 15 for loading a spring 16 in the hollow container 3; this spring is loaded as the hollow container moves from said divided state to said unitary state, said separation means 7 being operably connected to said second loading means 15 through said delay means 9.
- More generally, the
portions - The first actuation means 8 advantageously consist of a button, a switch or a lever. Mechanical actuation means are preferable for their simple construction and easy use.
- The hollow container 3 may further include a driven
member 9A (here part of the delay means 9), which can receive energy, preferably as motion, for instance as rotary motion, from a member placed in the inner volume of the container 3 (here theseat 4C, the driving member of the toy 2). Therefore, the drivenmember 9A projects into the inner volume of the hollow container. - Advantageously, the driven
member 9A is connected to second actuation means for actuating a device within the container. In the particular embodiment of the figures, the second actuation means are the delay means 9, which cause the container 3 to open by separating the twoportions - Obviously, the second actuation means may cause a motion other than that of mutual separation of the
portions - In a preferred embodiment, the driven
member 9A is connected to delay means 9, which improves the usability of thetoy 2, by both allowing a user to choose the time of operation of the first actuation means 8 on the outer surface of the hollow container 3, and allowing delayed opening to be not necessarily dependent on the time of release of the wind-up device by the user. - Advantageously, the container 3 includes no wind-up device for the
toy 2, which means that no action is required to be made on the container 3 to wind up the motion mechanism in themovable toy 2. Namely, the container 3 has no rotary driving member that can be operated from outside and transfer rotary motion into the inner volume of the container 3. - It shall be noted that the
portion 3A of the hollow container 3 comprises asubframe 10 associated by fastening means with theinner wall 3A' of theportion 3A, whereas theportion 3B of the container 3 comprises anothersubframe 11 associated by fastening means with theinner wall 3B' of theportion 3B. - Particularly, a substantially cylindrical pushing
member 10A projects from thesubframe 10 with a substantially perpendicular orientation, and has a groove formed thereon that defines an abutment surface perpendicular to the axis of the pushingmember 10A. - Furthermore, the
subframe 11 has: - a seat 11B in its
front wall 11A for ensuring a form fit with themovable toy 2, particularly for receiving theextension 4E of the wind-up means 4 - a through
hole 11C for receiving the pushingmember 10A and - another seat in its
back wall 11D for accommodating the delay means 9, which are covered by acase 12 associated with saidback wall 11D by fastening means. - As shown in
Figure 3 , the delay means 9 include the drivenmember 9A which receives motion from thetoy 2 and acam 9E (visible inFigure 5 only) having a first curved surface and a second rectilinear surface. - The
cam 9E is operably connected to acatch 13, which in turn may include a cylindrical central portion extending along an axis of rotation and two radial projecting elements, one in such a position as to contact thecam 9E during rotation thereof, and the other in such a position as to create a counteracting surface for the abutment surface of the pushingmember 10A. - In the embodiment of
Figure 3 , the delay means 9 include first, second andthird gears cam 9E to run one complete turn about its axis, and hence of the predetermined delay time T from the operation of the first actuation means 8 (the button) and the actuation of the separation means 7. It shall be noted that the delay time T corresponds to less than one complete turn of thecam 9E. - As an alternative to the three
gears - In
Figures 3 and4 , numeral 14 designates a safety button for opening the container 3 when thetoy 2 is not inserted in the container 3, with the latter in the unitary state. It comprises a cam 14A which operates against a third radial element of thecatch 13, thereby causing a rotation similar to that caused by thecam 9E of the delay means 9, but driven by the user. - In practice, once the
toy 2 is wound up, with the first lock means 6 in the locked position, it will not be automatically unwound and may be inserted in the inner volume of the container 3 by assembling its twoportions - Then, the user may operate the first actuation means 8, which in turn operate on the first lock means 6 to move them from the locked position to the unlocked position.
- The energy stored in the
toy 2 rotates the driving member, which transfers its rotary motion to the drivenmember 9A. - The delay means 9 will cause the container 3 to remain in its unitary state for a period of time T, which is calculated from the moment in which the user operates the first actuation means 8. At the end of the time T, the separation means will open the container 3, for the latter to move to the divided state.
- Those skilled in the art will obviously appreciate that a number of changes and variants may be made to the arrangements as described hereinbefore to meet incidental and specific needs.
- All of these variants and changes fall within the scope of the invention, which is defined by the following claims.
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- A combination of a movable toy (2) and a hollow container (3) for this toy (2), which toy (2) comprises motion transfer means (4) and systems (5) for storing and selectively releasing energy, said hollow container (3) comprising at least two half-shells (3A, 3B), having a unitary shape in its unitary state, and separation means (7) designed to cause said container (3) to change its state from a unitary state to a divided state, said container (3) defining an inner volume in its unitary state, which volume is adapted to receive said movable toy (2),- said container (3) allowing the movable toy (2) to come out of it, as it changes from said unitary state to said divided state,- said container (3) comprising:- first actuation means (8) on the outer surface of said container (3);- delay means (9) operably connected with said separation means (7) and designed to delay the operation of said separation means (7) by a predetermined time (T), relative to the time of operation of said first actuation means (8), said delay means (9) delaying the operation of said separation means (7) by a first period of actuation of the motion transfer means (4) of said movable toy (2),characterized in that- said movable toy (2) further comprises first lock means (6) designed to move from an unlocked position to a locked position, and vice versa, to unlock or lock the release of the energy stored in said movable toy (2);- said first actuation means (8) can operate within the inner volume of said container (3) to unlock said first lock means (6) of the movable toy (2).
- A combination as claimed in claim 1, wherein said delay means (9) comprise a driven member (9A) adapted to receive the motion generated by the motion transfer means (4) of said toy (2) when said toy (2) is within the inner volume of said container (3); said delay means (9) being kinematically connected with said separation means (7).
- A combination as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said separation means (7) include a spring (16) and said container (3) comprises second loading means (15) for loading said spring (16), said spring (16) being loaded as the hollow container (3) moves from said divided state to said unitary state, said separation means (7) being operably connected to said second loading means (15).
- A combination as claimed in claim 3, wherein said container (3) comprises a catch (13), which is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position to unlock/lock said separation means (7) to allow or prevent release of the energy stored within said spring (16).
- A combination as claimed in one of claims 2 to 4, wherein said first actuation means (8) are placed on said hollow container (3) in such a position as to operate on said first lock means (6), and said driven member (9A) of said delay means (9) is arranged to receive motion from a driving member (4C) of the motion transfer means (4), when said movable toy (2) is contained in said inner volume of said container (3).
- A combination as claimed in claim 5, comprising a kinematic chain which receives motion from said energy storage systems (5) and transfers it to said separation means (7), said kinematic chain having at least:- a first gearwheel (9B) kinematically connected to said driven member (9A),- a second gearwheel (9C) meshing with said first gearwheel (9B) and- a third gearwheel (9D) meshing with said second wheel (9C), the shaft of said third wheel (9D) having a radially projecting profile (9E) which engages with said catch (13), so that after a substantially complete or incomplete turn of said third gearwheel (9D), said catch (13) is operated and the spring (16) of said hollow container (3) unloads, thereby causing the hollow container (3) to change from the unitary state to the divided state.
- A combination as claimed in claim 6, wherein said radially projecting profile (9E) is embodied by a cam having a first curved surface and a second rectilinear surface.
- A combination as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said first actuation means (8) directly engage said first lock means (6), when the latter are in the locked position, to move them into the unlocked position and thus allow the release of the energy of said energy storage system (5).
- A combination as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said movable toy (2) has anthropomorphic features, and said first lock means (6) are placed in the proximity of a shoulder of said movable toy (2) and/or said driving member (4C) is placed in the proximity of a shoulder of said movable toy (2).
- A combination as claimed in claim 9, wherein the lock means (6) consist of a slider parallel to the forward walking direction of the toy (2) when it is driven by the components required for the walking function.
- A combination as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the toy (2) is battery-powered.
- A combination as claimed in one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said systems (5) for storing and selectively releasing energy comprise a spring mechanism connected to wind-up means, wherein said motion transfer means (4) are integral with the wind-up means.
- A combination as claimed in claim 12, wherein the lock means (6) include a peg (6A) with a holding pawl adapted for engagement with a shaft (5A) of the spring mechanism.
- A combination as claimed in claim 13, wherein the lock means (6), in the locked position, allow clockwise and prevent counterclockwise rotation of the shaft (5A), whereas no restriction to the motion of the shaft (5A) is provided in the unlocked position.
- A combination as claimed in claim 13 or 14, wherein said peg (6A) is movable along an axis that, with the toy (2) in its proper orientation, has a horizontal extension.
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ITMI2010A000333A IT1398539B1 (en) | 2010-03-02 | 2010-03-02 | CONTAINER FOR MOBILE TOY AND COMBINATION WITH MOBILE TOY. |
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