WO2002055167A1

WO2002055167A1 - Toys worked by blowing

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Publication number: WO2002055167A1
Application number: PCT/KR2002/000040
Authority: WO
Inventors: Il-Heon Lee
Original assignee: Il-Heon Lee
Priority date: 2001-01-13
Filing date: 2002-01-10
Publication date: 2002-07-18

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toy worked by blowing and mounted on a hat and more particularly to a toy having a connection unit easily connected to a general hat which does not have a connection hole. It is possible to selectively mount or separate an inflated bag by using a protrusion jaw of an air discharge unit and a fixing hole formed at one of the inflated bag, which results in various embodiments of the toy.

Description

TOYS WORKED BY BLOWING

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a toy worked by blowing for cheering or

playing, and more particularly, to a toy worked by blowing and mounted on a general

hat.

Background Art

The conventional utility model secured for registration by the present

applicant discloses a toy worked by blowing and mounted on a hat having a

connection hole by using a special connection unit (abbreviated as 'blowing toy').

Figures 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views respectively illustrating a state

where a conventional toy worked by blowing is mounted on a hat, which have been

published under the Korean utility model laid-open No. 2000-211962. Referring to

Figure 1, a connection unit 9 for mounting the blowing toy on the hat 1 is a bolt 11

and a nut 13. That is, the blowing toy includes the nut 13, and the nut 13 and the bolt

11 are fastened through a connection hole 3 of the hat 1, so that the blowing toy can

be mounted on the hat 1.

As illustrated in Figure 2, a hooking groove 15 is formed on the connection

unit 9 for mounting the blowing toy on the hat 1, and a hooking protrusion 17 is formed on the bolt 11 instead of thread. The hooking groove 15 and the hooking

protrusion 17 are forcibly connected to each other, thereby mounting the blowing toy

on the hat 1.

However, the hat must have the connection hole to mount the blowing toy

having the connection unit thereon. That is, since the blowing toy cannot be mounted

on general hats, required is a special hat having the connection hole suitable for the

connection unit. Moreover, the connection unit such as the bolt is easy to lose.

In addition, a variety of inflated bags are preferably used to improve visual

effects of the blowing toy. Nevertheless, the conventional blowing toy fixes the

inflated bag not to be replaceable.

Disclosure of Invention

It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide a toy

worked by blowing which can be easily mounted on or separated from a top button

of a hat without causing any deformation.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a toy worked by

blowing which can replace an inflated bag to improve visual effects.

To achieve the above objects, there is provided a toy worked by blowing,

including an inflated bag, an air discharge unit, a blower, a body and a connection

unit mounted on a top button of a sewing line ending unit of a hat, for supporting the toy. Here, the connection unit includes: a fixing rod having a hollow, a guide groove

formed at one side section, an insertion groove connected to the guide groove for

receiving the top button, and a hooking jaw formed along the circumference of the

one side section; and a rotation connection plate including a rim unit having a

hooking groove hooked by the hooking jaw, and a guide groove formed at one side

of the rim unit.

Preferably, when the guide groove of the fixing rod is joined to the guide

groove of the rotation connection plate, a diameter of a fastening hole formed by

rotating the rotation connection plate is smaller than a diameter of the top button.

Since the connection unit is fastened to the top button of the sewing line

ending unit of the hat, the hat does not require a special connection hole for

mounting the blowing toy. As a result, the blowing toy can be easily mounted on or

separated from general hats. It is thus possible to easily mount the blowing toy on the

general hat for cheering or playing, without producing a special hat for mounting the

blowing toy.

On the other hand, the inflated bag has a fixing hole at its one end in order to

be easily mounted on the air discharge unit of the blowing toy. Moreover, a plurality

of air discharge units is formed on the body of the blowing toy so that a variety of

inflated bags can be mounted thereon. In addition, non-used air discharge units are

closed by using stoppers to adjust a number of the inflated bags. Brief Description of Drawings

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will

become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in

conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating one example of a state where a

conventional toy worked by blowing is mounted on a hat;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating another example of the state

where the conventional toy worked by blowing is mounted on the hat;

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating a disassembled state of a toy

worked by blowing in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present

invention;

Figure 4 is a horizontal-sectional view illustrating a fixing rod of a

connection unit when the connection unit is fastened to a top button in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a light emitting

body is installed in the toy worked by blowing in accordance with the present

invention;

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the toy worked by

blowing is mounted on a hat in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating another example of a top button connection unit in the toy worked by blowing in accordance with the present

invention;

Figure 8 is a bottom view illustrating an upper handle of the connection unit

of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 7; and

Figure 10 is a view illustrating a state where the connection unit of Figure 7

is fastened to the top button.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with

reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating a disassembled state of a toy

worked by blowing in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present

invention. As shown in Figure 3, since a hat 101 is generally made by sewing a few

cloths, a sewing ending unit is formed on the top portion of the hat 101. In addition, a

top button 103 is formed at the sewing ending unit to prevent strings from being

untangled and cover the sewing portion.

On the other hand, a connection unit 109 is formed at the lower portion of a

body 107 of the blowing toy 105. An air discharge unit 111 to which an inflated bag

115 is fastened is protruded from the upper portion of the body 107. The inflated bag 115 having a fixing hole 129 at its one end is mounted on the air discharge unit 111.

A blower 113 is fixed to the side portion of the body 107. When a user fills the

inflated bag 115 of the toy 105 with air through the blower 113, the inflated bag 115

is inflated. That is, the blower 113 is fixed to the side portion of the body 107 so that

the user can fill the inflated bag 115 with air with mouth. Accordingly, the blower

113 preferably has a sufficient length to reach the mouth of the user wearing the hat

101 on which the toy 105 is mounted.

The air discharge unit 111 has an air discharge hole for discharging the air

injected through the blower 113. Here, the air discharge unit 111 can be incorporated

with the body 107 at the upper portion of the body 107. Advantageously, the toy 105

includes at least one air discharge unit 111. In order to prevent separation of the

inflated bag 115, a hooking protrusion 147 is formed at the outer circumference of

the air discharge unit 111. The inflated bag 115 has the fixing hole 129 at its one end,

and the air discharge unit 111 has a hooking groove 153 to correspond to the hooking

protrusion 147 of the fixing hole 129. The hooking protrusion 147 and the hooking

groove 153 are forcibly connected to prevent separation of the inflated bag 115.

One inflated bag 115 can be mounted on one air discharge unit 111.

Otherwise, the inflated bags 115 can be selectively mounted on the air discharge

units 111. So as to prevent the air from being discharged through the air discharge

units 111 to which the inflated bags 115 are not fastened, stoppers 133 are preferably mounted on the air discharge units 111.

A flute member (not shown) can be mounted on the body 107. In this case,

the air injected through the blower 113 is discharged to stimulate an internal shaking

plate (not shown), thereby generating the sound of flute.

On the other hand, the connection unit 109 used to mount the toy 105 on the

top button 103 of the hat 101 includes a fixing rod 117 and a rotation connection

plate 119. The fixing rod 117 can be incorporated with the body 107 at the lower

portion of the body 107. A guide groove 121 is positioned at the free section of the

fixing rod so that the top button 103 can be inserted thereinto. An insertion groove

123 connected to the guide groove 121 for receiving the top button 103 is formed at

the lower portion of the fixing rod 117. In addition, a hooking jaw 125 on which the

rotation connection plate 119 is mounted is formed along the circumference of the

free end of the fixing rod 117.

The rotation connection plate 119 is formed in a circular shape. A hooking

groove 145 connected to the hooking jaw 125 of the fixing rod 117 is positioned at a

rim unit 127 formed along the circumference of the rotation connection plate 119. A

guide groove 128 which the top button 103 is inserted into is formed at the rotation

connection plate 119.

Figure 4 is a horizontal-sectional view illustrating the fixing rod of the

connection unit when the connection unit is fastened to the top button in Figure 3. Referring to Figure 4, when the guide groove 121 of the fixing rod 117 is joined to

the guide groove 128 of the rotation connection plate 119, the top button 103 is

inserted thereinto, and the fixing rod 117 and the rotation connection plate 119 are

relatively rotated to form a fastening hole 149. Since a diameter of the fastening hole

149 is smaller than a diameter of the top button 103, the blowing toy 105 is

supported by the hat 101.

Although not illustrated, the connection unit 109 can merely include the

fixing rod 117 without using the rotation connection plate 119. Here, a fastening

groove is formed at the free section of the fixing rod 117, and the top button 103 is

fastened to the fastening hole in the general button-fastening mode.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a light emitting

body is installed in the toy worked by blowing in accordance with the present

invention. As depicted in Figure 5, a switch 137 linked to the blower 113 and turned

on by a blowing pressure of the user is installed in the body 107, and a light emitting

body 139 operated by power and a power source 135 such as a battery are connected

in series through the switch 137.

When the air is injected through the blower 113, a pressure is generated due

to the air to turn on the switch 137. Therefore, power of the power source 135 is

supplied to light the light emitting body 139. Reference numeral 151 denotes a spring

for turning off the switch 137 when the blowing pressure is not applied. Reference numeral 131 denotes a rack for keeping the stopper 133 for sealing up the air

discharge unit 111 to which the inflated bag is not fastened. The rack 131 can be

formed at the body 107.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the toy worked by

blowing is mounted on the hat in accordance with the present invention. As

illustrated in Figure 6, when the user wearing the hat 101 on which the toy 105 is

mounted fills the inflated bags 115 with air through the blower 113, the inflated bags

115 are inflated to improve visual effects.

Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating another example of the top button

connection unit, namely a tongs unit in the toy worked by blowing in accordance

with the present invention. For better understanding of the drawing, Figure 7 shows

an operation state where an external force is applied to the tongs unit, that is the front

ends of the tongs unit are opened. Same drawing reference numerals are used for the

same elements as Figure 3, and detailed explanations thereof are omitted.

Figure 8 is a bottom view illustrating an upper handle of the connection unit

of Figure 7, Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 7, and

Figure 10 is a view illustrating a state where the connection unit of Figure 7 is

fastened to the top button.

As shown in Figures 7 to 10, the top button connection unit may be formed

in a tongs shape. Here, a fixing rod 24' for fixing the tongs unit 30 is formed at the ^■ lower portion of the body 107. The fixing rod 24' and the tongs unit 30 can be

combined in various methods including a connection structure of a bolt 26 and a nut

38 of this embodiment. For example, the fixing rod 24' and the tongs unit 30 can be

adhered by using an adhesive or removably connected like a guide groove and a rail

(not shown). Differently from the embodiment of Figure 7, the bolt can be positioned

on the tongs unit 30, and the nut can be positioned on the fixing rod 24' of the body

107. In addition, the body 107 serves as the fixing rod without requiring a special

fixing rod 24'.

On the other hand, the tongs unit 30 includes a hinge member 36 installed

between an upper handle 32 on which the nut 38 is formed and a lower handle 34, for

connecting the lower handle 34 to perform a seesaw movement to the upper handle

32; and a spring 37 installed near the hinge member 36, for maintaining the front end

of the upper handle 32 to be geared with the front end of the lower handle 34.

A long receiving groove 34a for receiving the top button 103 is formed at the

front end center portion of the lower handle 34. A rim surface for restricting the

receiving groove 34a is preferably embodied in a tapered shape in order to guide the

top button 103 to be smoothly inserted (abbreviated as 'guide taper unit'). Moreover,

the rear end of the receiving groove 34a is preferably formed in an arc shape.

Accordingly, a contact area between the top button 103 and the guide taper unit 34b

is increased to prevent separation of the top button 103. A separation preventing protrusion 32a is preferably formed at the front end

bottom center portion of the upper handle 32, namely the portion facing the entrance

of the receiving groove 34a of the lower handle 34 in a normal state. Therefore, when

the blowing toy 105 is fastened to the top button 103, so far as the user does not press

the rear end of the tongs unit 30, the top button 103 is inserted into the receiving

groove 34a by the separation preventing protrusion 32a. As a result, the blowing toy

105 is not separated from the top button 103.

The spring 36 is preferably a twisted spring as in the general tongs. The

tongs unit 30 is composed of a plastic or metal. A size and shape of the tongs unit 30

also can be varied according to a size and shape of the toy.

As discussed earlier, in accordance with the present invention, the

connection unit of the toy is connected to the top button of the hat, thereby easily

connecting the toy to the hat without requiring a special hat for the toy. Furthermore,

the inflated bag has the fixing hole at its one end to be mounted on or separated from

the air discharge unit. Thus, a variety of inflated bags can be used.

Claims

What Is Claimed Is:

1. A toy worked by blowing, comprising:

an inflated bag;

an air discharge unit;

a blower;

a body; and

a connection unit formed at one side of the body, and mounted on a top button

of a sewing line ending unit of a hat.

2. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the connection unit comprises:

a fixing rod having a hollow, a guide groove formed at one side section, an

insertion groove connected to the guide groove for receiving the top button, and a

hooking jaw formed along the circumference of the one side section; and

a rotation connection plate including a rim unit having a hooking groove hooked

by the hooking jaw, and a guide groove.

3. The toy of claim 2, wherein, when the guide groove of the fixing rod is joined

to the guide groove of the rotation connection plate, a diameter of a fastening hole

formed by rotating the rotation connection plate is smaller than a diameter of the top button.

4. The toy of claim 1 or 2, wherein the inflated bag has a fixing hole at its one end

in order to be easily mounted on or separated from the air discharge unit.

5. The toy of claim 1, wherein the connection unit comprises:

an upper handle including a connection unit to the lower portion of the body;

a lower handle including a receiving groove for receiving the top button at its

front end center portion;

a hinge member installed between the upper handle and the lower handle, for

enabling the lower handle to perform a seesaw movement to the upper handle; and

a spring for operating the front end of the lower handle to be geared with the

front end of the upper handle when an external force is not applied.

6. The toy of claim 5, wherein the rim surface of the receiving groove is formed in

a tapered shape having a wide upper portion and a narrow lower portion.

7. The toy of claim 5 or 6, wherein a protrusion for preventing separation of the

top button is formed at the front end lower portion of the upper handle facing the

receiving groove.