WO1995015202A1 - Jouet basculant - Google Patents

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WO1995015202A1
WO1995015202A1 PCT/AU1994/000739 AU9400739W WO9515202A1 WO 1995015202 A1 WO1995015202 A1 WO 1995015202A1 AU 9400739 W AU9400739 W AU 9400739W WO 9515202 A1 WO9515202 A1 WO 9515202A1
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Thomas Reynolds Oliver
Adrian Shaw
Georges Leon Henri Keirens
Alexander Cairney
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Adrian Shaw
Georges Leon Henri Keirens
Alexander Cairney
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G15/00—Rocking horses on runners adapted for progressive movement
    • A63G15/02—Rocking horses on runners adapted for progressive movement with divided runners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G19/00—Toy animals for riding
    • A63G19/02—Toy animals for riding made to travel by riding movements other than by ratchet wheels

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  • THIS I NVENTION relates to a rocker toy which can be made in the form of a horse, giraffe, lion, tiger, donkey, dinosaur or any other suitable animal having a plurality of legs.
  • rocker toys are usually provided with a pair of curved rocker supports which enables the rocker toy to be rocked backwards and forwards on each curved rocker support in a manner similar to a conventional rocking chair. While such toys have been generally satisfactory in use it is clearly apparent that rocker toys would have considerably more commercial appeal if they could adopt a walking motion . Reference also may be made to rocker toys such as those described in Russian Specification SU 1 743632 which refers to a rocking toy having an S shaped resilient support. European Specification EP 545831 refers to a toy walking horse having adjustable cams at both ends to give a variable rocking angle.
  • a walking action in respect of the walking horse of Specification 42876/85 is initiated when a rider sits astride the body and leans rearwardly as well as initiating a lifting force on the head in addition to a forward pushing force on footrests located on each front leg
  • This sequence of actions causes the front legs and rear legs to pivot about their respective horizontal axes
  • the provision of the transverse linkage rods and longitudinal linkage rods then causes the body to move in a walking motion by forward movement of the front legs and rearward movement of the rear legs Subsequently, the rider leans forward ly and this action causes a forward movement of the rear legs Thereafter by rocking forwardly and rearwardly the toy may be caused to adopt a walking motion
  • the rocker toy of the invention includes a body, a pair of opposed upright supports pivotally attached to the body adjacent one end thereof, a transverse member interconnecting each of said opposed upright supports, a further upright support pivotally attached to the body adjacent another end of the body, linkage means interconnecting said further upright support and said transverse member wherein said linkage means is -
  • each of said pair of upright supports and said further upright support is provided with an elongate rocker member which extends substantially the length of said bodv
  • the body of the rocker toy may be of any suitable shape and thus av resemble a horse, donkey, rooster or any other type of farm yard animal as well as other four legged animals such as elephants, tigers, lions and the like and thus may be provided with a head part, neck and body part However, this is not essential and the body could resemble a crocodile or lizard for example.
  • the rocker toy may be provided with a plurality of exchangeable heads each of which may be fitted to the head part of the body
  • the body is also preferably hollow having a continuous side wall and a top wall More suitably the continuous side may be rectangular in plan having opposed ends and opposed sides although this is not essential and the continuous side wall may be round in plan view or polygonal if desired It is preferred however that whatever its shape the body has an open bottom
  • the pair of opposed end uprights as well as the further end upright are each provided with rocker members which may have a curved or convexly shaped undersurface
  • rocker member of the further end upright may also be accommodated between each of the rocker members of the pair of end uprights when the rocker toy of the invention adopts a forward walking motion or a reverse walking motion as will be apparent from the preferred embodiment hereinafter
  • a forward walking motion may be initiated by a rider rocking rearwardly and then forwardly and a reverse walking motion may be initiated by the rider rocking forwardly and then rearwardly
  • One of the advantages of the rocker toy of the invention over the prior art is not only the capability of being able to adopt a forward walking motion as well as a reverse walking motion but also that the rocker toy can take long rolling strides at a very quick speed which was certainly not the case with the prior art.
  • Each o f the upright supports are suitably in the form of rear legs which may be attached to a rear end of an associated rocker member.
  • the term " rear" has reference to the direction of travel in a forward direction .
  • the rear rocker members may also have a foot rest located at a respective forward end as shown in the preferred embodiment.
  • the further upright support is suitably attached to its rocker member at a position intermediate its length and preferably midway of its length .
  • the further upright support is preferably provided in the form of a front leg assembly which may include a pair of downwardly extending support members which are located on either side of the body which are each attached to their associated rocker member.
  • the linkage means may be of any suitable type and thus may include . an elongate strap or rod interconnecting the front leg assembly and the transverse member.
  • Th e t ra n sv e r se m e m b e r ma y be pref e rab ly accommodated in a pair of spacer sleeves each of which is attached to an adjacent upright support.
  • the linkage rod may be located between each of the spacer sleeves.
  • FIG 1 is a side perspective view of a rocker toy constructed in accordance with the invention showing an initial stage in the walking movement of the toy;
  • FIG 2 is a similar view to FIG 1 showing a subsequent stage in the walking movement of the toy
  • FIG 3 shows a detailed view of the position of the legs of the toy in relation to the linkage rod having regard to the initial stage of walking movement shown in FIG 1 ;
  • FIG 4 shows a similar view to FIG 3 having regard to the subsequent stage of walking movement shown in FIG 2;
  • FIG 5 shows a similar view to FIG 3 illustrating a further stage in the walking movement of the toy to that shown in FIG 4;
  • FIG 6 is an exploded view of the rocker toy shown in FIG.
  • FIGS 7A, 7B and 7C are views showing the rocker toy of
  • FIGS 8, 9, 10 and 1 1 are views showing the sequence of movements of the toy of FIG 1 when adopting a walking action forwardly;
  • FIGS 1 2, 1 3, 1 4 and 1 5 are views showing the sequence of events of the toy of FIG 1 when adopting a rearward walking action.
  • the rocker horse 10 is provided with a body 1 1 , seat 1 2, rear support 1 3 for seat 1 2, a front leg assembly
  • Each rear leg is also provided with a foot rest 1 8.
  • the rocker horse 1 0 is also provided with a neck 1 9 and head 20 having eyes 21 and aperture 22 for a purpose as hereinafter described .
  • the rear legs 1 5 are pivotally attached to body 1 1 at 23 and the front leg assembly 1 4 is pivotally attached to body 1 1 at 24.
  • rocker horse 1 1 The initial walking movement of rocker horse 1 1 is shown in FIG 1 showing rocker horse 10 at rest by pressure being applied to foot rests 1 8 as indicated by the arrows in full outline by the rider 29 shown in FIGS 8- 1 5 which subsequently causes leg assembly 1 4 to move forwardly as shown in FIG 2 by the arrow in full outline and rear legs 1 5 to move rearwardly as shown by the arrow in full outline.
  • the forward movement of leg 14 and rearward movement of legs 1 5 is caused by pivotal movement of linkage rod 25 which moves in a reciprocating pivoting movement as indicated by the arrows in phantom in FIG 1 .
  • FIG 3 shows a more detailed view of the movement of linkage rod 25 shown in FIG 1 while FIG 4 indicates the full extent of rearward movement of front leg assembly 14 as well as the full extent of forward movement of rear legs 1 5.
  • FIG 5 indicates the full extent of forward movement of front leg assembly 14 and also the full extent of rearward movement of rear legs 15.
  • FIG 6 shows an exploded perspective view of rocker toy 1 0 broken up into its components.
  • handlebars 32 having screw threaded components 33 for retention within retaining aperture 22.
  • Screw threaded fasteners 34 and 35 are used to attach neck 19 to body 1 2 through co-aligned apertures 36,37, 38 and 39.
  • the tail 40 for rocker toy 10 is also indicated.
  • Fastener 41 is shown interconnecting body 1 1 to front leg assembly 14 which may be inserted through co-aligned apertures 42 and 43.
  • body 1 1 is provided with a recess 42A shown in phantom having opposed sides and opposed ends.
  • Recess 42A also has an open bottom for retention of front leg assembly 14 and linkage rod 25.
  • Fastener 23 is shown which may be inserted through co-aligned apertures 45, 46 and 47.
  • Fastener 24A is also shown which may be inserted through co-aligned apertures 48, 49 and 50 and retained in position by nut 51 .
  • fastener 24A may also be inserted through spacer sleeves 52 and 53 which are each attached to a respective rear leg 1 5 by brackets 54.
  • Fastener 55 maintains rockers 1 6 in spaced relationship and may be inserted through co-aligned apertures 56 and 57 as well as spacer sleeve 58.
  • FIGS 7A, 7B and 7C there are shown a variety of different hollow heads 64 and 65 which may be attached to head part 20 of rocker horse 10. Each head 64 and 65 may be provided with eye apertures 66 as well as apertures 67 for allowing insertion of handle bars 32. Each head 64 and 65 may also be provided with opposed attachment flaps 68 and 69 having co-aligned apertures 71 ,
  • fasteners may be inserted to retain a respective hollow head 64 or 65 on head part 20.
  • any other suitable attachment means may be utilised such as mating velcro strips or wherein apertures 71 , 72 and 73 may be replaced by press studs.
  • FIGS 8- 1 1 show the sequence of events when rocker toy 10 adopts a walking movement.
  • the rider 29 places his foot on foot rest 1 8 as shown in FIG 8 and rocks back as shown in FIG 9 indicated by the top arrow in full outline causing forward movement of rocker 17 as shown by the bottom arrow in full outline. Subsequently the rider 29 rocks forwardly as indicated by the top arrow in full outline in FIG 10 and this causes forward movement of rocker toy 10 as indicated by the arrow in full outline. Forward movement of rocker toy 10 is continued as shown in FIG 1 1 by the bottom arrow in full outline by a subsequent rearward rocking movement of rider 29 indicated by the top arrow in full outline.
  • FIGS 1 2-1 5 show the sequence of events when rocker toy 10 adopts a rearward movement or reversing movement.
  • the rider 29 places his foot on foot rest 1 8 as indicated in FIG 12 and rocks forwardly as indicated in FIG 1 3 as shown by the top arrow in full outline causing rearward movement of rocker 1 6 as shown by the bottom arrow in full outline whereby rocker 1 6 may reach a position as shown in FIG 1 3 indicated in phantom .
  • the foot of the rider on footrest 1 8 will also facilitate rearward movement of rocker 1 6 as indicated by the vertical arrow pointing downwardly .
  • the rider 29 may rock rearwardly causing upward movement of rocker 1 7 as indicated by the right hand arrow shown in full outline and also initiating reversing movement of rocker toy 1 0 as shown by the bottom arrow in full outline Further forward rocking movement of rider 29 shown in FIG 1 5 causes further reversing movement of rocker toy 1 0 as well as rearward movement of rocker 1 7.
  • the structure of the rocker toy of the invention is extremely simple - ie. in the preferred embodiment it needs only three upright supports and a single linkage member interconnecting each of the supports.
  • the rocker toy can also have a dual capacity - ie. it can function as a walking toy as described above or it can also function as a stationary rocker only when appropriate locking means such as the locking pin described above is utilised to lock the three supports to each other so that they cannot move independently of each other.
  • the rocker toy may also come in kit form as shown in FIG 6 for easy assembly by a purchaser who does not have to be an experienced carpenter or handyman .

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Un jouet basculant (10) comprend un corps (11); une paire de supports verticaux opposés (15) fixés d'une manière pivotante au corps (11) à une extrémité de celui-ci; un élément transversal (24A) reliant chacun desdits supports verticaux opposés (15); un autre support vertical (14) fixé d'une manière pivotante au corps (11) à l'autre extrémité du coprs; un moyen de liaison (25) reliant ledit autre support vertical (14) et ledit élément transversal (24A), ledit moyen de liaison étant (i) fixé d'une manière pivotante audit élément transversal (24A) en une position (26) en dessous de la fixation pivotante (23) de ladite paire de supports opposés verticaux (15) audit corps (11); (ii) fixé d'une manière pivotante audit autre élément de support vertical (14) en une position (27) au-dessus de la fixation pivotante (24) de l'autre support vertical (14) audit corps (11). Le jouet est caractérisé en ce que chacun desdits deux supports verticaux (15) et en ce que ledit autre support vertical (14) sont pourvus d'un élément basculant allongé (16, 16, 17) qui s'étend sensiblement sur toute la longueur dudit corps (11).
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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FR2379300A1 (fr) * 1977-02-02 1978-09-01 Brisson Joseph Propulseur autonome pour basculeurs
DE2824158A1 (de) * 1977-06-06 1978-12-14 Nino Badocchi Mechanismus fuer den mechanischen vorschub von spieltieren
AU8788882A (en) * 1981-08-11 1983-05-12 Michael Dominic Ancora Rocking horse
AU4287685A (en) * 1984-05-24 1985-11-28 Joy Coldrey Walking toy

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2379300A1 (fr) * 1977-02-02 1978-09-01 Brisson Joseph Propulseur autonome pour basculeurs
DE2824158A1 (de) * 1977-06-06 1978-12-14 Nino Badocchi Mechanismus fuer den mechanischen vorschub von spieltieren
AU8788882A (en) * 1981-08-11 1983-05-12 Michael Dominic Ancora Rocking horse
AU4287685A (en) * 1984-05-24 1985-11-28 Joy Coldrey Walking toy

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