JP2007135798A - Toy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toy which permits an increase and compact arrangement of variations of an expression method to complete the shape of an animal, and a reduction in storage space. <P>SOLUTION: By bending a single first body portion 16 and maintaining the bending by slide fasteners 24, a part of the animal's body can be easily shaped. The connection of the first body portion 16 and four limb portions 40 by snap-on buttons 42 or the like and the maintenance of the connection enable parts of the animal's body to be shaped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toy that bends and fixes a single cloth-like object or connects a plurality of cloth-like objects to complete the appearance of an arbitrary animal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a toy that bends a single cloth-like material as appropriate and maintains its state fixed to resemble the appearance of an arbitrary animal is known. According to this toy, an animal leg or face can be formed by bending a predetermined part of the cloth-like material and fixing it with a snap button or the like (prior art 1).

In addition, each part of the body of an arbitrary animal is separated from each other, and a cloth-like member or a three-dimensional member is included in any part of each part. Toys that complete their appearance are also known (prior art 2).
JP 2005-137818 A

  By the way, in the toy of the prior art 1, since the shape of an animal is formed by appropriately bending one piece of cloth-like material, its expression method is limited. As a result, there is a possibility that an animal with a novel design cannot be formed, and there is a problem that playability is lowered.

  Moreover, in the toy of the prior art 2, in order to complete the figure of an animal by connecting each part suitably, the variation of the expression method is increased by the connection pattern of each part. Since the three-dimensionally shaped member is included, the toy cannot be stored compactly during non-game play. As a result, there arises a problem that a large space is required to store the toy. Furthermore, since it becomes difficult to connect and store a planar member and a three-dimensional member mutually, it is also considered that a part of each part is lost.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a toy that can increase the number of expression methods for completing the appearance of an animal and can be compactly packed and can be reduced in storage space. And

  The invention according to claim 1 comprises a plurality of bendable and deformable cloth-like members that constitute a part of the body of an animal and are provided for each part of the body, and the single cloth-like member. A fixing member that maintains a bent state in which the bending state is bent or releases the bending state, and a connecting member that maintains a connection state in which the plurality of cloth-like members are connected or releases the connection state. It is characterized by comprising.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a single cloth-like member is bent, and the bent state is maintained by the fixing member, whereby a part of the animal body can be easily formed. Moreover, each part of the animal body can be formed by connecting a plurality of cloth-like members to each other by a connecting member and maintaining the connected state. In addition, since a plurality of types of cloth-like members are provided for each part of the body, variations in the appearance of animals can be increased by selecting any cloth-like member. In this way, by bending a single cloth-like member or connecting a plurality of cloth-like members, variations in the expression method for completing the appearance of the animal can be increased. As a result, the playability of the toy can be significantly improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the toy according to the first aspect, a part of the animal body is completed by the single cloth-like member, and the plurality of cloth-like members are mutually connected by the connecting member. It is characterized in that a part of the animal body is completed by being connected to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a part of the animal body is completed by the single cloth-like member, and the plurality of cloth-like members are connected to each other by the connecting member. By completing a part, it is possible to easily increase variations in expression methods for completing the appearance of the animal.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the toy according to the first or second aspect, the cloth-like member is detachably attached to the cloth-like base member by a holding member.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, when the cloth-like member is not used (when not playing), the cloth-like member is lost by attaching the cloth-like member to the cloth-like base member by the holding member. Can be prevented.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the toy according to any one of the first to third aspects, the holding member also functions as the fixing member or the connecting member.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the holding member also has the function of the fixing member or the connecting member, the holding member can be used as it is as the fixing member or the connecting member. Thereby, the holding member can be effectively used for other purposes, and the number of parts of the toy can be reduced.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the toy according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the plurality of cloth-like members have different colors.

  According to invention of Claim 5, since the color variation can be increased when the color of a some cloth-like member differs, respectively, play property can be improved significantly.

  The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least one of the cloth-like member and the base member is formed of felt.

  According to this invention, since the cloth-like member is made of felt, it can be easily bent. Thereby, the cloth-like member can be freely bent into a predetermined shape, and the texture and the touch feeling with the hand are improved by being formed of felt. Furthermore, the manufacturing cost of the cloth-like member can be reduced. In addition, by forming both the cloth-like member and the base member with felt, the cloth-like member can be folded and rolled compactly with the cloth-like member attached to the base member, so that the storage space for the toy is reduced. be able to.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the variation of the expression method for completing the appearance of the animal, to make it compact and to reduce the storage space.

Next, a toy according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, the first body part 16, the second body part 28, the head part 34, and the limb part 40, which will be described later, are collectively referred to as "each part".

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the toy 10 includes a base-side felt 12 (shown only in FIG. 2) serving as a base member. The base-side felt 12 is formed in a substantially square shape and can be bent easily.

  Further, on the upper surface of the base-side felt 12, a substantially quadratic first body portion 16 that forms the body of an animal (an elephant in the present embodiment, see FIGS. 3 to 5) 14 is attached across the width direction. The first body 16 is attached to the base-side felt 12 with a snap button (not shown) attached to the lower surface of the first body 16 and a snap button (see FIG. 2) 18 attached to the upper surface of the base-side felt 12. Are realized by being fitted to each other. This snap button is also used as a means for connecting the parts.

  A plurality of the first body parts 16 are attached and arranged so as to be adjacent to each other. Moreover, the some 1st trunk | drum 16 is comprised with the green felt.

  A plurality of snap buttons 20 are respectively attached to the upper surface of each first body portion 16. Thereby, the snap button 20 attached to the single 1st body part 16 can mutually be fitted, and the bending state which bent the 1st body part 16 can be maintained, and a snap button can be maintained. The bending state of the first body portion 16 can be released by releasing the fitting between the 20 members. Furthermore, by fitting the snap buttons 20 attached to the plurality of first body parts 16 (or the first body part 16 and other parts), the two can be connected and the bent state can be maintained. In addition, the first body parts 16 connected to each other (or the first body part 16 and other parts) are released from each other by releasing the fitting between the snap buttons 20 and the first body parts 16 connected to each other are released. The connection state between the one body parts 16 (or the first body part 16 and other parts) can be released.

  A plurality of buttons 22 for the purpose of a decorative function and a connecting function of each part are attached to the upper surface of some of the first body parts 16 among the plurality of first body parts 16.

  In addition, a slide fastener 24 that connects the first body parts 16 to each other (or the first body part 16 and other parts) is provided at an end of a part of the first body parts 16 among the plurality of first body parts 16. Is provided. Thereby, the first body parts 16 provided with the slide fasteners 24 (or the first body part 16 and other parts) can be easily connected to form a larger body part, and the slide fasteners can be formed. The first body parts 16 (or the first body part 16 and other parts) can be easily separated by releasing the connection between the 24 parts. Further, when the slide fastener 24 is provided at both ends of the single first body portion 16, the first body portion 16 can be bent and the bent state can be fixed by the slide fastener 24. .

  Furthermore, each 1st trunk | drum 16 parts (or other parts with the 1st trunk | drum 16) are connected to the edge part of some 1st trunk | drums 16 among several 1st trunk | drums 16. FIG. A surface fastener 26 is provided. Thereby, for example, the first body parts 16 provided with the surface fasteners 26 (or the first body part 16 and other parts) can be connected to form a larger body part. The first body parts 16 (or the first body part 16 and other parts) can be easily separated by releasing the connection between the 26 parts (or the first body part 16 and other parts).

  Further, in the vicinity of the first body portion 16, a plurality of substantially quadrangular second body portions 28 are attached to the base-side felt 12 over the width direction of the base-side felt 12. The second body part 28 is attached to the base-side felt 12 by a snap button (not shown) attached to the lower surface of the second body part 28 and a snap button (not shown) attached to the upper surface of the base-side felt 12. This is realized by being fitted to each other. This snap button is also used as a means for connecting the parts.

  The plurality of second body portions 28 are made of brown felt. Further, a plurality of snap buttons 30 are attached to the upper surface of some of the second body portions 28 among the plurality of second body portions 28, similarly to the first body portion 16. Similarly to the first body part 16, each of the second body parts 28 (or the second body part 28 and others) is provided at the end of some of the second body parts 28. ) Is provided. In addition, a plurality of buttons 31 are attached to the upper surfaces of the plurality of second body portions 28 for the purpose of a decorative function and a connecting function of each part.

  Further, a head 34 that forms the head and face of an animal (an elephant in this embodiment) is attached in the vicinity of the second body portion 28. The head 34 is attached to the base-side felt 12 by a button 38 attached to the upper surface of the base-side felt 12. A plurality of the heads 34 are attached and arranged so as to be adjacent to each other. The plurality of heads 34 are made of white or orange felt.

  Further, on the upper surface of each head 34, a black eye portion 36 that forms a pair of eyes is provided.

  Further, in the vicinity of the head 34, an extremity 40 that forms the extremities of an animal (an elephant in the present embodiment) (forefoot and hind legs in animals such as elephants, and hands and legs in primates such as humans) is attached. . The limb 40 is attached to the base felt 12 by snapping a snap button (not shown) attached to the lower surface of the limb 40 and a snap button (not shown) attached to the upper surface of the base felt 12 to each other. Is realized. This snap button is also used as a means for connecting the parts. A plurality of the limbs 40 are attached and arranged so as to be adjacent to each other. Moreover, the some limb part 40 is comprised with the felt of white, orange, green, and brown.

  A plurality of snap buttons 42 are attached to the upper surface of some of the limbs 40 among the limbs 40. Accordingly, the snap buttons 42 attached to the single limb 40 can be fitted to each other to maintain the bent state of the limb 40, and the snap buttons 42 can be fitted together. The bending state of the limb 40 can be released by releasing the joint. Further, by fitting the snap buttons 42 attached to the plurality of limbs 40 (or the limbs 40 and other parts), the two can be connected and the bent state can be maintained. By releasing the fitting of the buttons 42, the bent state of the mutually connected limbs 40 is released and the connected state of the connected limbs 40 (or the limb 40 and other parts) is also released. Can be made.

  A plurality of buttons 44 are attached to the upper surface of a part of the limbs 40 among the plurality of limbs 40 for the purpose of a decoration function and a connection function of each part. Moreover, the slide fastener 46 which connects each limbs 40 (or limbs 40 and another site | part) is provided in the edge part of some limbs 40 among several limbs 40. As shown in FIG. Accordingly, the limbs 40 provided with the slide fasteners 46 (or the limbs 40 and other parts) can be easily connected to form a larger limb 40, and the slide fasteners 46 can be connected to each other. By releasing the connection, the limbs 40 (or the limb 40 and other parts) can be easily separated. Moreover, when the slide fastener 46 is provided in the both ends of the single limb part 40, the limb part 40 can be bent and the bent state can be fixed with the slide fastener 46. FIG.

  Furthermore, the surface fastener 48 which connects each limb part 40 is provided in the edge part of some limb parts 40 among the some limb parts 40. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the limb portions 40 provided with the surface fasteners 48 (or the limb portions 40 and other parts) can be easily connected to form a larger limb portion 40. By releasing the connection, the limbs 40 (or the limb 40 and other parts) can be easily separated.

Next, the effect | action of the toy 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated.
In the following description, the first body portion 16, the second body portion 28, the head portion 34, and the limb portions 40 are collectively referred to as “each part”.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, the state before playing is a state in which each part of the animal is attached to the base-side felt 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when completing the appearance of an animal (an elephant in the present embodiment) using each part, for example, the first torso part 16 and the limb part 40 corresponding to the forefoot, The limbs 40 corresponding to the hind legs and the head 34 (both corresponding to the hatched portion in FIG. 2) are removed from the base-side felt 12.

  The first body portion 16 removed from the base-side felt 12 is bent, and both ends thereof are connected by the slide fastener 24, and the bent state of the first body portion 16 is maintained. Thereby, the trunk of an animal (in this embodiment, an elephant) can be formed.

  Further, with respect to the first body portion 16, the limb portion 40 corresponding to the front foot, the limb portion 40 corresponding to the rear foot, and the head portion 34 are snapped buttons 30, 30, 42, buttons 22, 31, At 44, attach each. The attachment of each part can be freely performed according to the player's sensitivity and hobbies, and depending on how each part is attached, a non-existent animal figure can be completed.

  As described above, according to the toy 10 of the present embodiment, a single part (for example, the first body portion 16) is bent, and the bending is performed by the snap buttons 20, 30, 42 and the slide fasteners 24, 32, 44. By maintaining the state, a part of the animal's body can be easily formed. A plurality of parts (for example, the first body 16 and the head 34) are connected to each other by the snap buttons 20, 30, 42, the slide fasteners 24, 32, 44, and the buttons 22, 31, 44. By maintaining the state, each part of the animal (elephant) body can be formed. In this way, by bending each single part or connecting a plurality of parts, variations in the expression method for completing the appearance of the animal (elephant) can be increased. As a result, the playability of the toy 10 can be significantly improved.

  In particular, a single part completes a part of the animal's body, and a plurality of parts are connected to each other by snap buttons 20, 30, 42, slide fasteners 24, 32, 44, buttons 22, 31, 44. Thus, by completing a part of the animal body, it is possible to easily increase variations in the expression method for completing the animal figure.

  In addition, a snap button (not shown) for attaching each part to the base-side felt 12 is used to maintain the bent state of each part or to connect the parts to each other. A snap button (not shown) for attachment can be effectively used for other purposes, and the number of parts of the toy 10 can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the variation of a color can be increased because each part's color differs, the playability of the toy 10 can be improved significantly.

  In particular, since each part is made of felt, it can be easily bent. Thereby, each part can be freely bent so as to have a predetermined shape, and since it is made of felt, texture and touch feeling with a hand are also improved. Furthermore, the manufacturing cost of the toy 10 can be reduced.

  Further, when the toy is not used (when not playing), it is possible to prevent each part from being lost by attaching each part to the cloth-like base felt 12 with a snap button. Moreover, since each part and the base-side felt 12 are both made of felt, the base-side felt 12 can be folded or rolled compactly with each part being attached. Can be reduced.

  In particular, when all the parts are attached to the base-side felt 12, all the parts are arranged on the base-side felt 12 with almost no gap. Thereby, in the state which attached each part to the base side felt 12, since each part does not protrude from the edge part of the base side felt 12, it can improve storage property and also improve design property. Can do.

It is a top view showing the state where the cloth-like member which constitutes the toy concerning one embodiment of the present invention was attached to the base member. It is a top view which shows the state from which some cloth-like members which comprise the toy concerning one Embodiment of this invention were removed from the base member. It is a front view of the animal completed using the cloth-like member which constitutes the toy concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is one side view of the animal completed using the cloth-like member which comprises the toy which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is one side view of the animal completed using the cloth-like member which comprises the toy which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Toy 12 Base side felt (base member)
14 Elephant (animal)
16 First body part (cloth-like member)
18 Snap button (holding member)
20 Snap button (fixing member, connecting member)
24 Slide fastener (fixing member, connecting member)
26 Hook fastener (fixing member, connecting member)
28 Second body part (cloth-like member)
30 Snap button (fixing member, connecting member)
32 Slide fastener (fixing member, connecting member)
34 Head (cloth-like member)
40 extremities (cloth-like members)
42 Snap button (fixing member, connecting member)
46 Slide fastener (fixing member, connecting member)
48 face fastener (fixing member, connecting member)

Claims (5)

A plurality of cloth-like members that constitute a part of the body of the animal and that can be bent and deformed provided for each part of the body,
A fixing member that maintains a bent state in which the single cloth-like member is bent or releases the bent state;
A connecting member that maintains a connection state where the plurality of cloth-like members are connected or releases the connection state;
A toy characterized by comprising.   A part of the animal body is completed by the single cloth-like member, and a part of the animal body is completed by connecting the plurality of cloth-like members to each other by the connecting member. The toy according to claim 1, characterized in that:   The toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cloth-like member is detachably attached to a cloth-like base member by a holding member.   The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the holding member also functions as the fixing member or the connecting member. The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plurality of cloth-like members have different colors.

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