JPS6036311Y2 - Mochiya - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a moving toy, and more particularly to a toy with rotating and shifting members.

A variety of transparent, hollow, rotatable spin balls having internal members are widely known in the art.

U.S. Pat. No. 955.435 discloses a transparent ball containing an object or shape therein.

This object or shape is kept in equilibrium and unaffected by the rotational movement of the ball.

In U.S. Pat. No. 2,115,986, a hollow ball is partially filled with liquid and contains suspended matter.

The primary purpose of this toy is to create a more colorful effect when the ball rotates.

In U.S. Patent No. 2.351.76, transparent,
A hollow spherical ball contains a shaped object.

This shape is free and has a weight attached to one end so that the ball is always vertical when it is at rest.

Various hollow, transparent spheres containing various and complex movable mechanisms are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,467,7.
No. 81, No. 2.942.37 and No. 3, 058
．． No. 261.

Another transparent, hollow toy filled with liquid is disclosed in United States Reissue Patent No. 23.61.

Obviously, although toys are made in a wide variety of sizes and types, a wide variety of entertainment areas, especially those for small children, are not always completely satisfied, and both children and parents is always looking for something new.

Of course, children can quickly grow tired of or destroy toys, or toys can be too advanced for children, especially young children.

What we have developed is a new and improved toy that combines a myriad of behaviors and movements with desirable color and visual effects.

Furthermore, our new and improved toys are easy for children to grasp, handle, fill, empty, and play with, and children play with our new and improved toys for a relatively long time.

The present invention is a toy consisting of a plurality of transparent balls that can move freely in a transparent, hollow sphere and can be taken out from the sphere.

The sphere has a circular aperture on its surface, the aperture having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the sphere.

The aperture has a rim or rim around its periphery, which rim or rim extends inwardly of the aperture, ie, toward the inside of the sphere.

The transparent ball has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the sphere's aperture.

The ball is free and can move around on almost the entire interior surface of the sphere and can also be removed from the sphere.

At least one of the balls contains a freely rotating rotor (free spin rotor).

The free spin rotor is a freely rotating member, that is, a rotatable top-shaped member, and its shape may be three-dimensional or planar.

One example is one in which a main shaft 22 is provided at the center of a rotating body, as shown in the figure.

The main shaft 22 has one end in contact with the inner surface of the transparent ball 14,
The rotating body is designed to rotate freely.

The size of these rotating bodies and the length of the main shaft 22 are such that they can be accommodated in the ball 14 and rotated without contacting the inner surface of the rotating body ball 14. For example, the main shaft 22
is equal to or shorter than the inner diameter of the ball 14.

As the sphere moves, the balls in the sphere roll against each other along the inner surface of the sphere.

As the ball rotates, the rotor rotates and spins.

The ball continues to roll even after the sphere comes to rest, and the rotor continues to spin even after the ball stops rotating.

In a preferred embodiment of our novel toy, three
Two transparent balls are placed inside the sphere.

One of the balls has a spinning rotor located within the ball and having colored decorations on both sides thereof.

One of the other balls has an evaporative film installed in the ball that acts as a mirror.

In one embodiment of the invention, a transparent spin rotor ball has four spins on an axis disposed in the ball.
It can have two sides.

Figure 1 shows a transparent, hollow sphere 1, generally designated 10.
2 shows a preferred embodiment of the toy of the present invention having a plurality of transparent balls 12 arranged in a circular aperture 16 as shown in FIG.

The diameter of the aperture is smaller than the diameter of the sphere.

The aperture has a spherically inwardly extending lip 18 provided on its periphery.

The diameter of the transparent ball 12 is substantially smaller than the diameter of the aperture 16, allowing the ball to move freely into and out of the sphere as shown in FIG.

When placed in a sphere, the ball is free to move over substantially the entire interior surface of the sphere.

When the sphere moves, the ball rolls along the inner surface of the sphere,
They roll against each other.

The ball can continue to move within the sphere even after the sphere has stopped moving.

At least one of the balls has a free spin rotor 20 having a main axis 22 of a length shorter than the inner diameter of the ball.
A decorative spin member 24 is attached to the main shaft 22.

When the ball moves, the rotor rotates and spins.

The rotor continues to spin even after the ball has stopped spinning.

In the preferred embodiment of the toy of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, three transparent balls are arranged in a sphere;
Each of the two balls has a free spin rotor.

In each of the illustrated balls, the decorative spin member is a four-sided planar shape.

Both sides of the planar decorative spinning member may be of different colors to emphasize the spinning motion.

In the preferred embodiment shown, one of the transparent balls has a mirror 26 disposed on the surface of the decorative spin member.

However, although it is preferable to provide a mirror on one of the balls, it is not necessary to place it on the rotor.

The foregoing description of the drawings is to be construed as illustrative and not limiting.

Further variations and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the toy of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toy shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the components of the toy shown in FIGS. 1 and 2; 10...Mochi, 12...Ball,
14... Sphere, 16... Opening, 18.
...Edge, 20...Rotor, 22...
... Main shaft, 24 ... Decorative spin member, 2
6...Mirror.

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) A toy consisting of a plurality of transparent balls that can move freely in and out of a transparent hollow sphere and that can be taken out from the sphere, the sphere having a circular opening on its outer surface, the aperture has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the sphere and has an edge located around the aperture and extending inwardly of the sphere; a transparent ball disposed within the sphere has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the aperture; balls are free to move about substantially the entire interior surface of the spheres, and at least one of the balls has a free-spinning rotor so that as the spheres move, the balls roll and rotate the rotor; A toy that is characterized by the ability to do things. (2) The toy according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that three transparent balls are arranged in a spherical body. (3) The toy according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the rotor is a flat rotor, and the front and back surfaces thereof are different colors. (4) The toy according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that one of the transparent balls has a mirror provided therein. (5) The toy according to claim 1, wherein the rotor is a quadrilateral planar rotor. (6) Three transparent balls are arranged in a sphere, one of the transparent balls has a mirror installed therein, and the other one of the balls is a flat rotor with different colors on its front and back surfaces. The toy according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that: