US3927883A - Boxing apparatus for figure toys - Google Patents

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US3927883A
US3927883A US538699A US53869975A US3927883A US 3927883 A US3927883 A US 3927883A US 538699 A US538699 A US 538699A US 53869975 A US53869975 A US 53869975A US 3927883 A US3927883 A US 3927883A
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Denis Vernon Bosley
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
    • A63H13/02—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole imitating natural actions, e.g. catching a mouse by a cat, the kicking of an animal
    • A63H13/04—Mechanical figures imitating the movement of players or workers
    • A63H13/06—Mechanical figures imitating the movement of players or workers imitating boxing or fighting

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  • the present invention pertains generally to the field of boxing apparatus for figure toys and more particularly to a new and useful device for supporting a figure toy in an upright position on a rotatable platform which may be rotated by a user of the device in competition with a second user having a similar device supporting an opposing boxer.
  • a pair of boxers are each releasably supported by a suitable pedestal means connected to retainer means for locking the pedestal means in a substantially upright position during movement of the simulated boxers along at least one first portion of a boxing path.
  • the toy includes release means connected to the pedestal means for releasing the simulated boxers from the substantially upright position during movement of the simulated boxers along at least one second portion of the boxing path differing from said first portion, whereby contact of one of the boxers by the other of the boxers while the one boxer is in the first portion of the boxing path fails to score a knock-down and contact of one of the boxers by the other of the boxers while the one boxer is in the second portion of the boxing path scores a knock-down.
  • FIG. I is a perspective view of a pair of boxing apparatuses for figure toys in operating position with a figure toy connected to each apparatus;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged, plan view, with parts broken away to show internal construction, of one of the apparatuses shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged, vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of the apparatus shown in FIG. I with a figure toy in position on the apparatus;
  • FIG. 5 is a partial, cross-sectional view of the boxing apparatus of the present invention with its pedestal in an unlocked position.
  • FIG. 1 a pair of figure toys 10, I2 simulate boxers each having at least one arm 14 extending outwardly therefrom and carrying a simulated boxing glove [6 on the end thereof.
  • Each figure toy I0, 12 is releasably supported in a substantially upright position on a boxing apparatus 18 by a suitable pedestal means 20 pivotally connected to a rotatable platfonn 22 adapted to be oscillated about a circular path by an actuating lever 24 slidably mounted in a base member 26.
  • Pedestal means 20 is locked in an upright position in all rotated positions of platform 22 with the exception of two positions which are considered to be positions of vulnerability" where pedestal means 20 is unlocked so that the figure toy attached thereto will fall down when struck by the other figure toy.
  • Figure toy 12 is conneeted to pedestal means 20 by a belt 28 encompassing the waist 30 of figure toy 12 and including a rearwardly-extending portion 32 affixed to the upper end 34 of pedestal means 20.
  • the feet 36, 38 (FIG. 1) of figure toy 12 rest on platform 22 and are prevented from becoming dislodged therefrom by centrifugal force when platform 22 is oscillated by suitable toe cups, like the one shown at 40 in FIG. 4.
  • Pedestal means 20 includes a lower end 42 which carries a suitable pin means 44 journalled in a bracket 46 affixed to platform 22 adjacent an opening 48 provided therein.
  • the lower end 42 of pedestal means 20 is provided with a suitable retainer means 52 for locking figure toy 12 in a substantially upright position during movement of figure toy 12 along at least one first portion of a boxing path defined by the oscillating path-of-travel of platform 22 and for releasing figure toy 12 during movement thereof along at least one second portion of the boxing path differing from the first portion so that contact of figure toy 12 by figure toy 10 while figure toy I2 is in the first portion of the boxing path fails to score a knock-down and contact of figure toy 12 by figure toy 10 while figure toy I2 is in the second portion of the boxing path scores a knockdown.
  • Retainer means 52 includes a tab 54 extending outwardly from end 42 of pedestal means 20 and an upstanding annular rib 56 which may be engaged by tab 54 in all positions of rotation of platform 22 except two. In these two positions, annular rib 56 is cut away as shown at 58, 60 in FIG. 2 so that tab 54 will clear rib S6 and move to the broken line position shown in FIG. 5 where tab 54 engages a stop member 62 depending from platform 22 in opening 48.
  • base member 26 includes a housing 64 having a closed bottom wall 66,
  • Base member 26 also includes a fixed hand grip 72 connected to housing 64 by a fixed way 74 in which lever 24 is reciprocably mounted.
  • Lever 24 includes a first end 76, which carries a thumb-engaging member 78, and a second end 80, which is provided with a rack 82 and a pair of outwardly-extending stop fingers 84, 86.
  • Rack 82 engages a pinion 88 depending from platform 22 and rotatably mounted on a post 90 extending upwardly from bottom wall 66 of base member 26.
  • Lever 24 is biased to the extended position shown in FIG. 2 by a spring 92 having a first end 94, which is affixed to a pin 96 depending from fixed hand grip 72, and a second end 98, which is affixed to lever 24.
  • Stop fingers 84, 86 engage reinforcing ribs 100, 102, respectively, which are provided on bottom wall 66 for reinforcing annular rib 56, to prevent spring 92 from pulling rack 82 out of engagement with pinion 88.
  • a child-user may move lever 24 in the direction of arrow 104 (FIG. 2) against the bias of spring 92 by engaging hand grip 72 with two fingers and thumb-engaging member 78 with a thumb.
  • Rack 82 will then rotate pinion 88 and will move in the direction of arrow 104 until end 80 of lever 24 bottoms-out against side wall 68.
  • annular rib 56 is interrupted sufficiently to permit end 80 to pass beyond rib 56 while straddling a T-shaped member 106 serving as a continuation of rib 56 to prevent pedestal means 20 from moving to its FIG. 5, broken-line position.
  • the child-user may then release thumb-grip 78 so that spring 92 will rapidly move lever 24 in the direction of arrow I08 causing rack 82 to reversely-rotate pinion 88.
  • lever 24 may be reciprocated to oscillate platform 22 through about 180 in opposite directions.
  • platform 22 includes a depending, encompassing side wall 110 which carries an outwardly-extending annular flange 112 adapted to ride on a similar flange 114 provided on side wall 68 of housing 64 at open top 70.
  • Platform 22 is prevented from becoming disengaged from housing 64 by three clips I16, 118, and 120 (FIG. 2) which engage flange 112, as shown in FIG. 4 for the clip 118.
  • FIG. 1 One child-user may select figure toy l and another child-user may select figure toy 12.
  • Each child-user may place his fingers on finger grip 72 and his thumb on thumb grip 78 and maneuver his apparatus 18 adjacent the apparatus I8 of the other user while reciprocating lever 24 to oscillate platform 22 and its associated figure toy so that the arm 14 of one figure toy will strike the other figure toy.
  • lfa figure toy is struck while tab 54 is over one of the cut out portions 58, 60
  • retainer means 52 will release pedestal means 20 from its locked position so that the struck figure toy will be knocked down. If, on the other hand, a struck figure toy is in a rotated position where tab 54 will engage annular rib 56 or T-shaped member 106, retainer means 52 will remain locked and the struck figure toy will remain in a substantially upright position.
  • release means associated with said pedestal means and said base for preventing hinged motion of said hinged pedestal means when said platform is in a first range of positions with respect to said base and for permitting hinged motion of said pedestal means to a non-upright position when said platform is in a second range of positions with respect to said base,
  • annular rib upstanding from said base member beneath said platform, said annular rib having at least one uninterrupted portion defining said first range of positions and at least one interrupted portion defining said second range of positions; an opening in said platform adjacent the lower end of said pedestal means; and a tab on said lower end of said pedestal means, said LII tab extending through said opening in said platform and into sliding engagement with said annular rib, whereby said tab and said rib cooperate to lock said boxer figure toy in said substantially upright position until said tab reaches an interrupted portion of said rib.
  • annular rib has at least two interrupted portions defining two distinct regions of vulnerability.
  • said base member has an upstanding post provided thereon; said platform is rotatably mounted on said post; and said means for producing motion comprises a lever and gear means for oscillating said platform.
  • lever and gear means further comprises a spring connected to a lever for rapidly returning said lever to a normally-extended position after said lever has been moved away from said normally-extended position.
  • lever and gear means further comprises:
  • Boxing apparatus for use with a removeable figure toy, comprising:
  • a base member having an upstanding post and an annular rib encompassing said post, said rib having at least one interrupted portion;
  • connecting means drivingly connecting said lever to said platform for oscillating said platform when said lever is reciproeated;
  • a pedestal having an upper end and a lower end
  • hinge means swingably connecting said lower end of said pedestal to said platform adjacent said opena tab mounted on said lower end of said pedestal, said tab extending through said opening in said platform and into sliding engagement with said annular rib,
  • a boxing game comprising a pair of the boxing apparatuses as claimed in claim 7, and further comprismg:

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US538699A US3927883A (en) 1975-01-06 1975-01-06 Boxing apparatus for figure toys
AU84509/75A AU476800B2 (en) 1975-01-06 1975-09-03 Boxing apparatus for figure toys
IT69294/75A IT1051611B (it) 1975-01-06 1975-09-15 Giocattolo per la simulazione di un incontro di pugilato fra pupazzi
DE7531854U DE7531854U (de) 1975-01-06 1975-10-07 Boxerspielzeug
GB4140175A GB1456357A (en) 1975-01-06 1975-10-09 Boxing apparatus for figure toys
FR7532642A FR2296447A1 (fr) 1975-01-06 1975-10-24 Jeu de boxe et dispositif d'animation pour boxeur jouet
ES442163A ES442163A1 (es) 1975-01-06 1975-10-28 Aparato perfeccionado de boxeo para figuras de juguete.
CA240,702A CA1031958A (en) 1975-01-06 1975-11-28 Boxing apparatus for figure toys
SE7514718A SE7514718L (sv) 1975-01-06 1975-12-29 Motorkolv med vermeisolerad, ovre halighet.

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