EP2786790B1 - Separable combined toy spinning top - Google Patents

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EP2786790B1
EP2786790B1 EP12854182.8A EP12854182A EP2786790B1 EP 2786790 B1 EP2786790 B1 EP 2786790B1 EP 12854182 A EP12854182 A EP 12854182A EP 2786790 B1 EP2786790 B1 EP 2786790B1
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Guangzhou Alpha Culture Co Ltd
Guangdong Auldey Animation and Toys Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H1/00—Tops
    • A63H1/18—Double tops; Multiple tops mounted in or on one another

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  • the present disclosure relates to a toy top, and more particularly, to a detachable combined toy top.
  • An existing toy top is usually consisted of a single top that comprises an axle sleeve structure, a top cap, a top piece, and a top tip, the top cap of which can be connected to a top ejector in order to eject and spin the top.
  • the prior tops are mostly designed to be upgradable, assembled in a way that is easy for disassembling and reassembling; the axle sleeve structure is also designed to be extendable so that the top can be quickly dissembled to replace or add parts.
  • US 5,941,753 discloses a toplet assembly of inner, intermediate and outer toplets has releasable catches on respective housings of the outer and intermediate toplets which secure the intermediate and inner toplets to the outer and intermediate toplets, respectively, nested one inside another, on a common spin axis, for separation during spinning by floor impact, when dropped.
  • the outer and intermediate toplets have respective pivot pins mounted in respective housings for limited axial sliding movement.
  • Springs are connected between respective pivot pins of the outer and intermediate toplets and the respective housings of the intermediate and inner toplets to transmit upward axial movement of the pivot pins thereof, by a first floor impact to the intermediate toplet independently of the pivot pin thereof, thereby releasing only the catch of the outer toplet permitting ejection therefrom both the intermediate and inner toplets secured together as a subassembly and, by a subsequent floor impact of the subassembly, to release the catch of the intermediate toplet, permitting subsequent ejection of the inner toplet from the intermediate toplet.
  • the objective of the present invention is to provide a detachable combined toy top that can be divided in two during a game, increasing the chances to win and the fun of the gameplay.
  • the elastic structure above is a spring base provided on the axle sleeve structure of the subsidiary top, wherein the axle sleeve structure has a cavity to contain the spring base, and the upper end of the spring base protrudes from the axle sleeve structure so that the spring base is compressed when the main top is connected to the subsidiary top.
  • a removable connection is realized between the main top and the subsidiary top by linking the main top piece and the subsidiary top piece.
  • the main top piece and the subsidiary top piece are provided respectively with adapting pieces that can be actively connected to each other, by which the main top and the subsidiary top can be combined into one by pushing the main top onto the subsidiary top and compressing the spring base until the adapting pieces of the main top piece and subsidiary top piece are fitted and connected together.
  • the subsidiary top piece is designed to be a torus, wherein the adapting pieces of the subsidiary top piece are upper holders provided at the upper edge of the inner ring of the subsidiary top, and the adapting piece of the main top piece are designed correspondingly to be lower holders fitting the upper holders.
  • the main top piece and subsidiary top piece are combined into one top, which can later be separated by turning, by stacking the main top piece onto the subsidiary top, staggering the lower holders and the upper holders while pressing, and then turning the main top piece so that the lower holders are snapped onto the upper holders.
  • hemispherical bumps are provided on the lower surface of the upper holders, while correspondent hemispherical pits are provided on the upper surface of the lower holders, wherein the hemispherical pits and the hemispherical bumps form socket locks when the lower holders turn and snap onto the upper holders.
  • the disclosure provides herein a top combined of a main top and a subsidiary top, wherein the subsidiary top has an elastic structure on its top and the main top is actively connected to the top of the subsidiary top and pressing against the elastic structure.
  • the main top can be detached from the subsidiary top by unsnapping the moveable connection and ejected out, the two tops spinning on themselves separately therefrom.
  • the top may divides into two in a game, which substantially promoted its attack capability and the chances to win.
  • the gameplay is novel and highly interesting, which may gain the favor of more players.
  • the moveable connection structure of the main and subsidiary tops are provided on the main and subsidiary top pieces, so that the clash between the top pieces of two rival tops pushes the top pieces to turn, unlocking the link joint; meanwhile, there are multiple hemispherical pits on the adapting pieces of the main top for one hemispherical bump on the adapting pieces of the subsidiary top, so that the hemispherical bump will fit in multiple hemispherical pits before the final detachment of the main top from the subsidiary top. Therefore, the combined toy top will not detach upon one clash, but save the winning trick to the critical moment, which increases the randomness of the top duels and further increase the fun of the gameplay.
  • the detachable combined toy top is an ingenuous design that combines two tops in one, which can be detached by a clash of the rival, giving the player higher chances to win in a game; meanwhile, it can also help develop the manual dexterity and competitive capacity of the children.
  • the embodiment herein provides a detachable combined toy top that comprises a main top and a subsidiary top, wherein the main top includes a top cap 1, a main top piece 2, a top axle sleeve 3, and a top tip 4, while the subsidiary top includes a subsidiary top piece 5, an axle sleeve structure 6, and a top tip 4.
  • the subsidiary top has an elastic structure on its top, and the main top is actively connected to the top of the subsidiary top.
  • the elastic structure when clashed during spinning, the main top can be detached from the subsidiary top and ejected out, and the two tops spinning on themselves separately therefrom.
  • the top divides into two in a game, which substantially promotes its attack capability and the chances to win.
  • the gameplay is novel and highly interesting, which may gain the favor of more players.
  • the elastic structure above is a spring base 7 provided on the axle sleeve structure 6 of the subsidiary top, wherein the axle sleeve structure 6 has a cavity 61 to contain the spring base 7, with the upper end of the spring base 7 protruding above the axle sleeve structure 6 so that the spring base 7 is compressed when the main top is connected to the subsidiary top.
  • the assembled structure is shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the spring base 7 in this embodiment includes a ring base 71 and a spring 72, wherein snap-fit tabs 73 is formed in downward extension of the ring base 71, while the wall of the cavity 61 is provided with strip snap-fit grooves 62; snap-fitting of the snap-fit tabs 73 into the strip snap-fit grooves 62 allows the movement of the ring base 71 in the strip snap groove 62; the spring 72 is installed between the ring base 71 and the cavity 61 so that the ring base 71 can move elastically.
  • the moveable connection between the main top and the subsidiary top in this embodiment is realized by linking the main top piece 2 and the subsidiary top piece 5, the two of which can be combined into one by pushing the main top onto the subsidiary top and compressing the spring base 7 until the adapting pieces of the main top piece 2 and subsidiary top piece 5 are connected together.
  • the subsidiary top piece 5 is designed to be a torus, wherein the adapting pieces of the subsidiary top piece 5 are the upper holders 51 at the upper edge of the inner surface of the torus of the subsidiary top piece 5.
  • the junction plates 54 is provided on the inner ring of the subsidiary top piece 5: four junction plates 54 in total, evenly distributed in a ring.
  • Each of the left and right ends of each junction plate 54 has an upper holder 51, which forms a "T" shape with the junction plate 54 and has hemispherical bumps 52 on its lower surface.
  • the outer surface of the torus of the subsidiary top piece 5 adopts a bumpy texture, which promotes the aesthetics and attack capacity of the top at the same time. As shown in Fig.
  • the main top piece 2 is also a torus, with another small torus in the middle, and the two toruses are connected by four bracing bars 23.
  • the adapting piece of the main top are designed to be lower holders 21 for cooperating with the upper holders 51, wherein the lower holders 21 bulge on the edge of the inner surface of the torus, one on each of the left and right ends of each bracing bar 23.
  • the attack portions are cone-shape attaching blocks, six in total, with bumpy texture between each two units, making the main top piece 2 the attacking top piece of the combined top.
  • To assemble the two top pieces in this embodiment first staggerly align the lower holder 21 of the main top piece 2 and the upper holder 51 of the subsidiary piece 5, i.e., the lower holders 21 are aligned with the gaps in between the upper holders 51 of the subsidiary toy piece 5, and close up. Now, the lower holders 21 of the main top piece 2 pass through the gaps and locate beneath the upper holders 51 of the subsidiary top piece 5. Then, turn the main top to fasten it onto the subsidiary top according to the desired direction to eject and spin the top.
  • the main top will not unlock immediately from the subsidiary top; instead, the hemispherical bumps 52 move to match with the exterior hemispherical pits 22 of the main top piece 2.
  • the hemispherical bumps 52 will slide out of the hemispherical pits 22, and the upper holders 51 and the lower holders 21 are completely dislocated.
  • the spring base 7 recovers its elasticity and ejects out the main top, so that the main top and the subsidiary top disengage and spin separately.
  • the axle sleeve structure 6 of the subsidiary top has an enveloping edge 64 on the outward extension of its the upper edge, wherein the enveloping edge 64 has snap holes 63.
  • the subsidiary top piece 5 has a snap block 53 on its lower part and a stop block on its upper part, wherein the vertical distance between the snap block 53 and the stop block is equal to the thickness of the enveloping edge 62.
  • the subsidiary toy piece 5 can be fastened onto the axle sleeve structure 6 by pushing the snap blocks 53 through the snap holes 63 and turning.
  • the stop blocks in this embodiment are the junction plates 54 that connect the upper holders 51.
  • the main top piece 2 of the main top has a weight stack 8 connected to its top, which is fastened between the top cap 1 and top axle sleeve 3 by connection of the top cap 1 and top axle sleeve 3.
  • the main top piece 2 is fastened on the top of the top axle sleeve 3, while the top tip 4 of the main top is installed on the lower tip of the top axle sleeve 3.
  • the top disclosed herein can be applied to top duel games. Many kinds of main top piece 2 can be derived from this design with different attacking capacities. The players can assemble the main top according to their choices, assemble the subsidiary top, and decide whether the top should spin clockwise or counter-clockwise. Afterwards, the main top can be fastened onto the subsidiary top by the movable connection between the main top piece 2 and the subsidiary top piece 5.
  • the dueling players can eject their tops onto the playground, where the two tops clash against each other; during the clashing, the main top of the combined top will turn in an opposite direction relative to the subsidiary top, until the hemispherical pits 22 on the main top piece 2 and the hemispherical bumps 52 on the subsidiary top piece 5 completely disengage. Then, the main top will jump up as ejected by the spring 72 of the spring base 7 on the subsidiary top, deviate from the subsidiary top as affected by the rotational inertia force, and land on the ground on its tip 4 to continue spinning; meanwhile, the subsidiary top also continues spinning after ejecting out the main top.
  • the combined top divides into two independent tops that spin separately, which creates a two-against-one situation, substantially enhancing the chances to win. Meanwhile, it promotes the fun of top duel games and also helps develop the manual dexterity and competitive capacity of the children.

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