JP5552642B2 - Cushion body - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cushion body that can be used as a building toy for children, and more particularly to a cushion body that is a building toy and can also be used as a protector for protecting a human head.

  For example, as in the inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, blocks (blocks) toys made of a cushioning material such as a sponge, a polymer molded body containing bubbles, and a soft elastic body have been proposed. Children play various building blocks by building and arranging various blocks one by one.

JP 2004-24788 A JP2011-139735A

  Such conventional blocks with cushioning properties (cushion bodies) are intended to be used only for children's building blocks, like wooden and hard plastic blocks, and have other uses. Not done.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cushion body that can be used for purposes other than playing with building blocks, and a method for using the cushion body.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first configuration of the cushion body of the present invention is a cushion body used as a building toy, and a polyhedron or columnar body inside a polyhedron or columnar body made of an elastic material. A first cavity having an opening is provided, and an insert made of an elastic material is fitted into the first cavity.

  The second configuration of the cushion body according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the first configuration, a second cavity having an opening is provided on one surface of the nest, and the opening is closed so as to be opened and closed. .

  A third configuration of the cushion body according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second configuration, the inner surface of the first cavity is covered with a flame-retardant material.

  According to a fourth configuration of the cushion body of the present invention, in any one of the first to third configurations, an inner surface of the first cavity portion is an outer surface in a state where the insert is extracted from the first cavity portion. The main body can be turned upside down so that the body is turned over and can be put on a human head.

  The method of using the cushion body of the present invention is such that, in the cushion body having any one of the first to third configurations, the nesting is extracted from the first cavity, and the inner surface of the first cavity is the outer surface. The main body is turned over, and the main body in an inverted state is put on a human head to be used as a head protector.

  According to the present invention, a cushion body used as a building toy can be used as a protective device for a human head.

It is a figure which shows the 1st structural example of the cushion body in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the process in which the main body 11 is turned over. It is a figure which shows the 2nd structural example of the cushion body of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 3rd structural example of the cushion body of this invention. It is a figure which shows the shape which turned the main body 11 upside down.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this embodiment does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a first configuration example of a cushion body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A shows an external perspective view of the cushion body 10, which is a cubic body 11 made of an elastic material and a hollow portion provided with an opening on one surface of the body 11. 12 and a nesting 13 fitted so as to be able to be put in and out. In the figure, the nesting 13 and the cavity 12 are illustrated with a space from the cavity 12 in order to distinguish the nesting 13 and the cavity 12 from each other. To be fitted.

  FIG. 1B is a view showing a state in which the insert 13 is taken out from the cavity 12 of the main body 11. The insert 13 also has a cubic shape, and is provided with a hollow portion 14 having an opening on one surface thereof, and is formed of the same elastic material as that of the main body 11. The elastic material constituting the main body 11 and the insert 13 is, for example, urethane foam which is lightweight, easy to handle and safe for children, but may be other soft and elastic materials such as silicon rubber and soft plastic material. . Further, both the main body 11 and the insert 13 are covered with, for example, a felt-like fabric cover that is soft to the touch and has high safety, and can be provided with various colors or patterns. The cover of the main body 11 and the insert 13 is not limited to felt fabric, and may have functions suitable for children's use, such as antifouling properties and water repellency.

  The hollow portion 12 of the main body 11 is covered with a cover along the inner surface. As will be described later, the inner surface of the hollow portion 12 of the main body 11 that becomes the outer surface when the main body 11 is turned over is As with the other surface, it may be coated with a felt fabric, but is preferably coated with a flame retardant fabric such as a stretch (stretchable) material made of flame retardant polyester resin fibers. The inner surface of the hollow portion 12 of the main body 11 is not exposed when the insert 13 is inserted, so that it is covered with a uniform cloth in appearance, and even if it is covered with a material different from the felt cloth on the outer surface. , Does not give a sense of incongruity.

  On the other hand, the nest 13 is entirely covered with a cover so as to close the opening of the cavity portion 14, but the cover can open and close the opening of the cavity portion 14 like a line fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener. Opening / closing means 15 is attached. Further, a string 16 that can be a handle or a shoulder strap belt is attached to the nest 13. That is, the nesting 13 can be used as a bag. When used as a building toy, the insert 13 is usually inserted into the cavity 12 with the surface to which the opening / closing means 15 and the string 16 are attached facing the bottom of the cavity 12, and the outer surface as the cushion body 10 is The opening / closing means 15 and the string 16 are not exposed.

  The hollow portion 12 of the main body 11 has a cubic shape so as to match the shape of the nest 13. The so-called flat surface shape coincides with the surface closing the opening, and the cushion body 10 forms a cubic (regular hexahedron) shape as a whole and can be used as a building toy.

  The main body 11 can be turned over with the insert 13 extracted from the cavity 12.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a process of turning over the main body 11. 2A, when the insert 13 is taken out from the cavity portion 12 of the main body 11 and turned over so that the cavity portion 12 of the main body 11 becomes the outer surface as shown in FIG. 2B, FIG. As shown, the top has a dome shape and the opening has a circular cap shape. As shown in FIG. 2 (d), this is used as a hat to cover the head, thereby providing a head protector. Therefore, for example, when a child is playing indoors with the cushion body 10 in the case of an earthquake, if an earthquake occurs, the nesting 13 is quickly pulled out, the main body 11 is turned over, and the head 11 is put on the head. It can be used as a disaster prevention product to protect children. By turning the main body 11 upside down, the cover of the flame retardant material covering the cavity 12 is exposed to the outer surface, so that the main body 11 is prevented from burning even in the event of a fire, and from the fire, the human head Can be reliably protected.

  Further, since the removed nest 13 can be used as a bag, as shown in FIG. 2 (d), the body 11 turned upside down is covered, and the nest 13 is evacuated to the outdoors. When the main body 11 is put on, as described above, the cap shape matches the head shape by turning it over. However, in an emergency, the main body 11 remains in the state in which the nest 13 is taken out without turning over the main body 11. In this case, it also functions as a head protector. Furthermore, the main body 11 may be pre-attached with rubber or a string that becomes a chin string when turned over. The size of the cavity 12 is preferably determined according to an appropriate size for a child playing with building blocks, and the thickness of the main body 11 is also determined appropriately in order to function as a head protector. . Further, even if the size of the cavity 12 is determined to be one size, the elasticity of the thickness of the cushion body 11 adapts to a wide range of head circumference sizes. The dimension of the cavity portion 12 is determined so that the thickness from the side surface and bottom surface of the cavity portion 12 to the outer surface of the opposing main body 11 is uniform. Even when the cap is turned upside down, it has a uniform thickness over the entire circumference.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a second configuration example of the cushion body of the present invention, FIG. 3 (a) is an external perspective view of the cushion body 10 in the second configuration example, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the insert 13 is taken out from the cavity portion 12 of the main body 11 in the second configuration example. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a third configuration example of the cushion body of the present invention. FIG. 4 (a) is an external perspective view of the cushion body 10 in the third configuration example, and FIG. These are figures which show the state which took out the nest | insert 13 from the cavity part 12 of the main body 11 in the 3rd structural example.

  The second and third configuration examples differ from the first configuration only in the shape of the cushion body 10, and the functions thereof are substantially the same. The second configuration example is different in that the shape of the cushion body 10 is a cylindrical shape, and both the main body 11 and the insert 13 have a cylindrical shape. Also, the third configuration example is different from the first configuration example in that the shape of the cushion body 10 is a triangular prism shape, and both the main body 11 and the insert 13 have a triangular prism shape. 3 (a) and 4 (a), the nesting 13 is shown spaced apart from the cavity 12 in order to distinguish the nesting 13 and the cavity 12 from each other. The cavity 12 is fitted with its side surfaces in contact with each other.

  Also in the cylindrical and triangular prism main bodies 11 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, as in the first configuration example, the nest 13 is taken out and turned over to function as a head protector. Can be used as Of course, the main body 11 can be put on without being turned over.

  Needless to say, the shape of the cushion body 1 is not limited to the cubic shape, the cylindrical shape, and the triangular prism shape exemplified in the above-described embodiment, and other polyhedral shapes or columnar shapes may be employed.

  Moreover, even if the original shape of the cushion body 10 before being turned over is different, regardless of the shape, if they are turned upside down, as shown in FIG. It becomes a circular hat shape. For this reason, when an earthquake occurs while playing with building blocks using the cushion body 10, any shape of the cushion body 10 may be turned over and used as a head protector.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and there are design changes within a range that does not depart from the gist including various modifications and corrections that can be conceived by those having ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention. Of course, it is included in the present invention.

  10: Cushion body, 11: Main body, 12: Cavity, 13: Nesting, 14: Cavity, 15: Opening / closing means, 16: String

Claims (4)

In the cushion body used as a building toy,
A first cavity having an opening on one surface of the polyhedron or columnar body is provided inside a polyhedron or columnar body made of an elastic material, and the elastic material is used as a material in the first cavity. A cushion body characterized by being fitted with a nest.   The cushion body according to claim 1, wherein a second hollow portion having an opening is provided on one surface of the nest, and the opening is closed so as to be openable and closable.   The cushion body according to claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the first cavity is covered with a flame retardant material.   In the state where the insert is extracted from the first cavity, the main body can be turned over so that the inner surface of the first cavity becomes the outer surface, and the body in the inverted state is placed on the human head. The cushion body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cushion body can be put on a portion.

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