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US2908110A
US2908110A US666795A US66679557A US2908110A US 2908110 A US2908110 A US 2908110A US 666795 A US666795 A US 666795A US 66679557 A US66679557 A US 66679557A US 2908110 A US2908110 A US 2908110A
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  • This invention relates to magnet toys and is a division of applicants original specification filed March 27, 1956, bearing Serial No. 574,165, the present division relating particularly to a magnet toy which comprises at least two toy pieces or figures adapted to move on an even nonferromagnetic surface and a permanent magnet provided in each of said toy pieces, at least one of said permanent magnets being in the form of a bar and suspended within its piece so that it is rotatable about an axis extending perpendicular to the magnetic axis.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a magnet toy with novel toy pieces or figures which are simple in construction, easy to operate, and from which really surprising eflects are obtainable.
  • the drawing shows two toy figures one of which is provided with a movably suspended magnet.
  • two toy figures 22 and 23 stand on bases 24 and 25 having convex curved resting surfaces.
  • the base 24 has a bar magnet 27 rotatable about a vertical axle 26 and its magnetic axis is horizontal.
  • the base 25 of the other toy figure has a stationary bar magnet 28 having also a horizontal magnetic axis.
  • a magnetic toy comprising at least two upstanding toy figures having a front and rear portion and adapted to move on an even non-magnetic surface toward or away from each other, and a permanent magnet in each of said figures each of which having horizontally extending magnetic poles, the magnetic poles of the magnet in one of said figures being fixed and extending from front-torear in said one figure, the permanent magnet in said other figure being horizontally rotatable on a vertical axis to reorient the negative and positive poles thereof whereby the figures will be drawn toward each other in difierent positions of front to rear relation depending upon the position of the horizontally rotatable magnet.
  • said other figure includes a non-magnetic base enclosing said horizontally rotatable magnet and through which magnetic lines of flux will pass for permitting the poles of said rotatable magnet to be reoriented by moving the figure with the fixed magnet therearound.

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Oct. 13, 1959 F. KOCH 2,908,110
MAGNET GAME 0R TOY Original Filed March 27, 1956 uwavro FR! 'rz KOCH ATTORNEYS,
United States Patent MAGNET GAME OR TOY Fritz Koch, Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany, assignor to Wolfgang Koch, Koln-Zollstock, Germany 4 Claims. (Cl. 46-238)" This invention relates to magnet toys and is a division of applicants original specification filed March 27, 1956, bearing Serial No. 574,165, the present division relating particularly to a magnet toy which comprises at least two toy pieces or figures adapted to move on an even nonferromagnetic surface and a permanent magnet provided in each of said toy pieces, at least one of said permanent magnets being in the form of a bar and suspended within its piece so that it is rotatable about an axis extending perpendicular to the magnetic axis.
The object of the invention is to provide a magnet toy with novel toy pieces or figures which are simple in construction, easy to operate, and from which really surprising eflects are obtainable.
With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and particularly claimed.
The drawing shows two toy figures one of which is provided with a movably suspended magnet.
In the form of construction illustrated by way of example in the drawing, two toy figures 22 and 23 stand on bases 24 and 25 having convex curved resting surfaces. The base 24 has a bar magnet 27 rotatable about a vertical axle 26 and its magnetic axis is horizontal. The base 25 of the other toy figure has a stationary bar magnet 28 having also a horizontal magnetic axis. When the two figures 22 and 23 approach one another, rotation and attraction takes place. The position of the two figures relatively to each other is in the final stage dependent upon the position of the magnet 27 in the base 24. The position of the magnet 27 within the base 24 can be changed by the magnet 28 coming into contact with the base 24. Surprising eflects can thus be attained by the fact that an uninitiated player will never be able to bring the figures face to face, as has 2,908,110 Fatented Oct. 13, 1959 been previously demonstrated to him, because he is not aware of the fact that the magnet is rotatably suspended.
- From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction will at once be apparent, and while there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.
What is claimed as new, is:
1. A magnetic toy comprising at least two upstanding toy figures having a front and rear portion and adapted to move on an even non-magnetic surface toward or away from each other, and a permanent magnet in each of said figures each of which having horizontally extending magnetic poles, the magnetic poles of the magnet in one of said figures being fixed and extending from front-torear in said one figure, the permanent magnet in said other figure being horizontally rotatable on a vertical axis to reorient the negative and positive poles thereof whereby the figures will be drawn toward each other in difierent positions of front to rear relation depending upon the position of the horizontally rotatable magnet.
2. The magnetic toy of claim 1, wherein said other figure includes a non-magnetic base enclosing said horizontally rotatable magnet and through which magnetic lines of flux will pass for permitting the poles of said rotatable magnet to be reoriented by moving the figure with the fixed magnet therearound.
3. The magnetic toy of claim 2, wherein the one figure includes a non-magnetic base enclosing said fixed magnet, the base of each of said figures comprising a convex bottom surface resting on the even non-magnetic surface to provide a minimum of resistance to rotation of said figures about their vertical axis.
4. The magnetic toy of claim 1, wherein said figures are scale models of human beings whereby the diiferent positions of orientation of the poles of said magnets cause the figures, when moved together, to assume diiferent positions simulating attitudes assumed by human beings.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,249,454 Brake July 15, 1941 2,570,625 Zimmerman et al. Oct. 9, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 864,094 France Jan. 8, 1941 936,377 Germany Dec. 7, 1955
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US20100022158A1 (en) * 2006-12-04 2010-01-28 Dong Wan Kim Magnet And Pin for Block Toy
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