WO2011051833A1 - Toy with rotating balls - Google Patents

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WO2011051833A1
WO2011051833A1 PCT/IB2010/054262 IB2010054262W WO2011051833A1 WO 2011051833 A1 WO2011051833 A1 WO 2011051833A1 IB 2010054262 W IB2010054262 W IB 2010054262W WO 2011051833 A1 WO2011051833 A1 WO 2011051833A1
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spacers
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Gino Noe'
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/06—User-manipulated weights
    • A63B21/0608—Eccentric weights put into orbital motion by nutating movement of the user
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/40—Interfaces with the user related to strength training; Details thereof
    • A63B21/4001—Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor
    • A63B21/4017—Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor to the upper limbs
    • A63B21/4019—Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor to the upper limbs to the hand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
    • A63F7/36—Constructional details not covered by groups A63F7/24 - A63F7/34, i.e. constructional details of rolling boards, rims or play tables, e.g. frame, game boards, guide tracks
    • A63F7/38—Playing surfaces movable during play, i.e. games played on a non-stationary surface, e.g. the ball intended to be in permanent motion
    • A63F7/382—Playing surfaces movable during play, i.e. games played on a non-stationary surface, e.g. the ball intended to be in permanent motion held by the user, e.g. spinning hoops, whirling amusement devices, orbiting toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/48—Miscellaneous game characteristics with special provisions for gripping by hand
    • A63F2250/485—Miscellaneous game characteristics with special provisions for gripping by hand using a handle

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  • the present invention concerns toys, and in particular it concerns a game or toy for a single player.
  • a game is known, usually called clackers, comprising two small balls fixed to the ends of a string configured as an upturned V.
  • a grip usually a ring. Since the two lengths of the V-shaped string are identical, the two small balls hang side by side. Holding the grip with the hand and oscillating it quickly from top to bottom and vice versa makes the balls oscillate from an upper position to a lower position and vice versa, noisily swinging together and inverting their motion from time to time.
  • the two lengths of the string must be tight, otherwise the two balls do not swing together at the top or at the bottom position and keep moving thus ending the game.
  • the balls may hit the player's hands.
  • the subject of the present patent is a new toy mainly comprising a grip to which two rigid spacers are hinged, each of said spacers being provided with a small ball at its end opposite the grip. Both ball-spacer pairs rotate freely around the axis of the grip.
  • One of the objects of the new toy is to prevent the two balls from swinging together at the top and bottom position or to make them hit each other less violently.
  • a further object of the new toy is to reduce the noise emitted.
  • Another object of the invention is to allow a piece of cardboard to be applied to and if necessary removed from said spacers.
  • the new toy comprises a substantially linear rigid grip to which two spacers are hinged, said spacers being substantially orthogonal to said grip and provided with a small ball at the end opposite the grip.
  • Both said spacers rotate around said grip, so that said small balls turn around the grip on the same plane orthogonal to the axis of said grip.
  • Each one of said spacers can have any shape, suited to maintain a constant distance between the corresponding ball and the grip.
  • Each spacer is provided with stop elements suited to limit the rotation of the spacers and to prevent contact between the two small balls.
  • each spacer comes into contact with the stop elements or parts of the other spacer, or with a portion of the other spacer, before the rotation of said spacers causes the small balls to come into contact with each other.
  • said stop elements or parts of said spacers can be rigid, so as to produce a louder noise, or said stop elements or parts of said spacers can be relatively soft, in such a way as to dampen the impact between the stop elements or parts and the spacers, and if necessary to allow the two balls to swing together without producing too much noise.
  • Said stop elements or parts can be removable, so that they can be applied and removed at the discretion of the player.
  • Each spacer is provided with seats or housings suitable for the application or insertion of a cardboard element aligned with the rotation axis of the spacers.
  • Figure 1 shows a view of the new toy with aligned spacers (D).
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section a-a of the new toy in the position shown in
  • Figure 3 shows a cross section of the new toy with the spacers (D) near each other.
  • the new toy comprises a substantially linear rigid grip (I) to which two spacers (D, D') are hinged, each one of said spacers being substantially orthogonal to said grip (I) and being provided with a small ball (P, P') at the end opposite the grip (I).
  • the spacers (D, D') have a linear shape, but they can have any shape suitable for serving the purpose of maintaining said small balls (P, P') at a constant distance from the grip (I).
  • Both said spacers (D, D') rotate around said grip (I) so that said two balls (P, ⁇ ') rotate around the grip (I) on the same plane, orthogonal to the axis of said grip (I).
  • Each spacer (D, D') is provided with stop elements (Dl, Dl') suited to limit the rotation of the spacers (D, D") and to prevent any contact between the two balls (P, P').
  • Said stop elements (Dl, Dl') of each spacer (D) substantially come into contact with the stop elements (Dl, Dl') of the other spacer (D) before the balls (P, P') make contact with each other following the rotation of said spacers (D, D').
  • each spacer (D, D') make contact with specific portions or parts (D2', D2) of the other spacer (D', D).
  • Support elements (D3, D3') are provided on each spacer (D, D') for the application or insertion of a cardboard element (C) aligned with the rotation axis of said spacers (D, D').
  • Said balls (P, P') may be provided with a lightening hole (PI, ⁇ ) substantially aligned with the corresponding spacer (D, D').

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Abstract

The invention is a toy comprising a substantially linear rigid grip (I) to which two spacers (D, D') are hinged, each one of said spacers (D, D') being provided with a small ball (P, P') at an equal and constant distance from the grip (I) and rotating around said grip (I) in such a way that said two small balls (P, P') rotate around the grip (I). Each spacer (D, D') is provided with stop elements (D1, D1') suited to limit the rotation of the spacers (D, D'), to transfer the quantity of motion to the other spacer (D', D) and to prevent contact between the two small balls (P, P'). Support elements (D3, D3') are provided for the application or insertion of a cardboard element (C) aligned with the rotation axis of said spacers (D, D').

Description

TOY WITH ROTATING BALLS
DESCRIPTION
The present invention concerns toys, and in particular it concerns a game or toy for a single player.
A game is known, usually called clackers, comprising two small balls fixed to the ends of a string configured as an upturned V. At the vertex of the overturned V formed by said string there is a grip, usually a ring. Since the two lengths of the V-shaped string are identical, the two small balls hang side by side. Holding the grip with the hand and oscillating it quickly from top to bottom and vice versa makes the balls oscillate from an upper position to a lower position and vice versa, noisily swinging together and inverting their motion from time to time.
According to another possible way to use said toy, in the start position both balls are hanging down and the string is vertical, then one ball at a time is made rotate on a vertical plane passing first above and then on the other side of the other ball, which keeps hanging down, so as to rotate said hanging ball and make it rotate in turn so that it passes first above and then on the other side of the first ball that has been hanging down since the impact. The principle on which the toy is based is the conservation of the quantity of motion that causes the inversion in the rotation of the two balls, when both are rotated at the same time, or causes the rotation of the ball that was at rest and hanging down when the balls are rotated one at a time.
For the toy to be successfully used, the two lengths of the string must be tight, otherwise the two balls do not swing together at the top or at the bottom position and keep moving thus ending the game.
If the two balls fail to hit each other, either of them may hit the player's hand, causing hematomas, bruises and fractures.
This toy poses some drawbacks.
It is very noisy and after a while it becomes a nuisance for the persons in the vicinity.
The balls may hit the player's hands.
The subject of the present patent is a new toy mainly comprising a grip to which two rigid spacers are hinged, each of said spacers being provided with a small ball at its end opposite the grip. Both ball-spacer pairs rotate freely around the axis of the grip.
One of the objects of the new toy is to prevent the two balls from swinging together at the top and bottom position or to make them hit each other less violently.
A further object of the new toy is to reduce the noise emitted.
Another object of the invention is to allow a piece of cardboard to be applied to and if necessary removed from said spacers.
The new toy comprises a substantially linear rigid grip to which two spacers are hinged, said spacers being substantially orthogonal to said grip and provided with a small ball at the end opposite the grip.
Both said spacers rotate around said grip, so that said small balls turn around the grip on the same plane orthogonal to the axis of said grip.
Each one of said spacers can have any shape, suited to maintain a constant distance between the corresponding ball and the grip.
Each spacer is provided with stop elements suited to limit the rotation of the spacers and to prevent contact between the two small balls.
Substantially said stop elements or parts of each spacer come into contact with the stop elements or parts of the other spacer, or with a portion of the other spacer, before the rotation of said spacers causes the small balls to come into contact with each other.
According to the invention, said stop elements or parts of said spacers can be rigid, so as to produce a louder noise, or said stop elements or parts of said spacers can be relatively soft, in such a way as to dampen the impact between the stop elements or parts and the spacers, and if necessary to allow the two balls to swing together without producing too much noise.
Said stop elements or parts can be removable, so that they can be applied and removed at the discretion of the player.
Each spacer is provided with seats or housings suitable for the application or insertion of a cardboard element aligned with the rotation axis of the spacers.
The characteristics of the new toy will be highlighted in greater detail in the following description with reference to the attached drawings, which are provided by way of example without limitation.
Figure 1 shows a view of the new toy with aligned spacers (D).
Figure 2 shows a cross section a-a of the new toy in the position shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows a cross section of the new toy with the spacers (D) near each other.
The new toy comprises a substantially linear rigid grip (I) to which two spacers (D, D') are hinged, each one of said spacers being substantially orthogonal to said grip (I) and being provided with a small ball (P, P') at the end opposite the grip (I).
In this example the spacers (D, D') have a linear shape, but they can have any shape suitable for serving the purpose of maintaining said small balls (P, P') at a constant distance from the grip (I).
Both said spacers (D, D') rotate around said grip (I) so that said two balls (P, Ρ') rotate around the grip (I) on the same plane, orthogonal to the axis of said grip (I).
Each spacer (D, D') is provided with stop elements (Dl, Dl') suited to limit the rotation of the spacers (D, D") and to prevent any contact between the two balls (P, P').
Said stop elements (Dl, Dl') of each spacer (D) substantially come into contact with the stop elements (Dl, Dl') of the other spacer (D) before the balls (P, P') make contact with each other following the rotation of said spacers (D, D').
In this example the stop elements (Dl, Dl') of each spacer (D, D') make contact with specific portions or parts (D2', D2) of the other spacer (D', D). Support elements (D3, D3') are provided on each spacer (D, D') for the application or insertion of a cardboard element (C) aligned with the rotation axis of said spacers (D, D').
Said balls (P, P') may be provided with a lightening hole (PI, ΡΓ) substantially aligned with the corresponding spacer (D, D').
Therefore, with reference to the above description and the attached drawings, the following claims are expressed.

Claims

1. Toy comprising a substantially linear rigid grip (I) to which two spacers (D, D') are hinged, both said spacers (D, D') being provided with a small ball (P, P') at an equal and constant distance from the grip (I) and rotating around said grip (I) so that said two small balls (P, P') rotate around the grip (I) on the same plane orthogonal to the axis of said grip (I), characterized in that each spacer (D, D') is provided with stop elements (Dl, Dl') suited to limit the rotation of the spacers (D, D'), to transfer the quantity of motion to the other spacer (D', D) and to prevent contact between the two small balls (P, P').
2. Toy according to claim 1 , characterized in that said stop elements (Dl, Dl') are suited to make contact with suitable portions (D2, D2') of the other spacer (D', D).
3. Toy according to claim 1, characterized in that said stop elements (Dl, Dl') can be adjusted and/or removed from said spacers (D, D').
4. Toy according to claim 3, characterized in that the hardness and/or elasticity of said stop elements (Dl, Dl') is/are such as to stop the rotation of each spacer (D, D') towards the other spacer.
5. Toy according to claim 3, characterized in that the hardness and/or elasticity of said stop elements (Dl, Dl') is/are such as to slow down the rotation of each spacer (D, D') towards the other spacer.
6. Toy according to the preceding claims, characterized in that each spacer (D, D') is provided with seats or housings (D3, D3') suitable for the application or insertion of a cardboard element (C) aligned with the rotation axis of the spacers (D, D').
7. Toy according to the preceding claims, characterized in that each small ball (P, P') is provided with a lightening hole (PI, Ρ ) in any position different from the impact areas between the two small balls (P, P').
8. Toy according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said spacers (D, D') have any shape suited to maintain the small balls (P, P') at the same distance from the grip (I).
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