Roll and stand-up toy and a game using the same

• US 10,010,786 B1
• Filed: 08/05/2017
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Simon Basyuk
• Original Assignee: Simon Basyuk
• Inventors: Basyuk, Simon
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hylinski, Alyssa
• Application Number:
  US15/669,897
• Time in Patent Office: 332 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2067/061 Means to mark out tossing area
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/06 Ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/00 Games not otherwise provided for aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00 ; miscellaneous sporting games A63B67/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 15/08 Tumbling toy figures operated by balls enclosed therein
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/00 Other toys

Abstract

A rolling toy to be rolled on a horizontal support surface, for instance, on a floor, having a primary roller and a secondary roller. The primary roller having a tubular-like member extending along a longitudinal axis and at least one annular flange fixedly attached to the tubular-like member and extending outwardly therefrom. The secondary roller is adapted a for rolling motion upon an interior surface of the tubular-like member when the primary roller rotates about the longitudinal axis due to the rolling motion of the rolling toy on the horizontal support surface. At least one of the following includes a helical guiding means: (i) the tubular-like member and (ii) the secondary roller. Thereby, when the secondary roller is disposed on the interior surface of the tubular-like member and the primary roller is set in a rolling motion on the horizontal support surface in a predetermined direction, the rolling motion of the primary roller results in a tilting of the latter. The tilting of the primary roller may result in its standing vertically on the horizontal support surface.

Claims

1. A rolling toy comprising:

a primary roller and a secondary roller;

said primary roller has a tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof between a left end and a right end;

said primary roller further has at least a left annular flange and a right annular flange which are fixedly attached to said tubular member;

said left annular flange and said right annular flange are configured such that said primary roller is rollable on the left annular flange and the right annular flange on a horizontal support surface;

said tubular member has a substantially cylindrical interior surface facing an interior of the tubular member;

wherein said left annular flange and said right annular flange are spaced apart along said longitudinal axis and have an equal outer diameter;

configurations of said primary roller and said secondary roller and weights of the rollers are such that the center of gravity of said rolling toy is located between the left and right annular flanges when said primary roller is positioned having said longitudinal axis oriented horizontally and said secondary roller is disposed on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in a middle section of said tubular member;

said secondary roller is sized to fit within said tubular member and is adapted for a rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

wherein at least one of the following includes a helical guiding means;

(i) said tubular member and (ii) said secondary roller;

said helical guiding means is/are configured for urging said secondary roller to move longitudinally toward said left end or said right end when said secondary roller is in the rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

configuration of the primary roller and weights of the primary and secondary rollers are such that, as the primary roller is positioned having said longitudinal axis oriented horizontally, at least one of the following is satisfied;

(a) a center of gravity of said primary roller is located approximately at a location of a vertical plane, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and associated with the left annular flange or to the left of the left annular flange, and

(b) the center of gravity of said primary roller is located approximately at a location of a vertical plane, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and associated with the right annular flange or to the right of the right annular flange;

thereby, when said secondary roller is disposed on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in a predetermined location and said primary roller is set in a rolling motion on said horizontal support surface in a predetermined direction, the rolling motion of the primary roller results in a tilting thereof in respect to said horizontal support surface due to one of the following;

(i) the longitudinal movement of said secondary roller toward said left end, (ii) the longitudinal movement of said secondary roller toward said right end, (iii) the longitudinal movement of said secondary roller toward said left end and subsequent detachment thereof from said tubular member, and (iv) the longitudinal movement of said secondary roller toward said right end and subsequent detachment thereof from said tubular member.

2. The rolling toy of claim 1, wherein said tubular member has a helical ridge extending inwardly from said substantially cylindrical interior surface or the tubular member is formed substantially as a helical spring;

said secondary roller is configured for a rolling engagement with the helical ridge or the helical spring, thereby the helical ridge or the helical spring serve as said helical guiding means.

3. The rolling toy of claim 1, wherein said secondary roller is configured as an elongated body;

the elongated body has a helical ridge extending outwardly from an exterior thereof or the elongated body is formed as a helical spring.

4. The rolling toy of claim 3, wherein a plurality of annular ridges spaced apart along said longitudinal axis is extending inwardly from said substantially cylindrical interior surface.

5. The rolling toy of claim 1, wherein said tubular member includes a support area located on the leftmost or the rightmost portion thereof and configured such that said primary roller is positionable on said support area on said horizontal support surface, thereby said tilting of the primary roller may result in a standing thereof on said horizontal support surface.

6. A rolling toy comprising:

a primary roller and a secondary roller;

said primary roller has a tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof between left end and right end;

said primary roller further has a left rolling body and a right rolling body, which are spaced apart from each other along said longitudinal axis and fixedly attached to said tubular member;

said left rolling body and said right rolling body are configured such that said primary roller is rollable on said left rolling body and said right rolling body simultaneously on a horizontal support surface;

said tubular member has a substantially cylindrical interior surface facing an interior of the tubular member;

said secondary roller is sized to fit within said tubular member and is adapted for a rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

wherein said tubular member includes a helical guiding means;

said helical guiding means is configured for urging said secondary roller to move longitudinally toward said left end or said right end when said secondary roller is in the rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

configuration of the primary roller and weights of the primary and secondary rollers are such that, as the primary roller is positioned on said horizontal support surface, at least one of the following is satisfied;

(a) said primary roller is urged to tilt to the left when said secondary roller is positioned on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in close proximity to said left end; and

(b) said primary roller is urged to tilt to the right when said secondary roller is positioned on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in close proximity to said right end;

thereby, when said secondary roller is disposed on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in a predetermined location and said primary roller is set in a rolling motion on the horizontal support surface in a predetermined direction, the rolling motion of the primary roller results in a tilting of the latter in respect to said horizontal support surface;

wherein the helical guiding means includes a plurality of revolutions; and

wherein at least one complete revolution of the plurality of revolutions of the helical guiding means is approximately located at a vertical plane, substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and associated with at least one of the left rolling body, and the right rolling body.

7. The rolling toy of claim 6, wherein said tubular member has a helical ridge extending inwardly from said substantially cylindrical interior surface or the tubular member is formed substantially as a helical spring;

said secondary roller is configured for a rolling engagement with the helical ridge or the helical spring, thereby the helical ridge or the helical spring serve as said helical guiding means.

8. The rolling toy of claim 6, wherein said secondary roller is configured as an elongated body;

the elongated body has a helical ridge extending outwardly from an exterior thereof or the elongated body is formed as a helical spring.

9. The rolling toy of claim 6, wherein said tubular member includes a support area located on the leftmost or the rightmost portion thereof and configured such that said primary roller is positionable on said support area on said horizontal support surface, thereby said tilting of the primary roller may result in a standing thereof on said horizontal support surface.

10. A rolling toy comprising:

a primary roller and a secondary roller;

said primary roller has a tubular member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof between left end and right end;

said primary roller further has a left rolling body and a right rolling body, which are spaced apart from each other along said longitudinal axis and fixedly attached to said tubular member;

said left rolling body and said right rolling body are configured such that said primary roller is rollable on said left rolling body and said right rolling body simultaneously on a horizontal support surface;

said tubular member has a substantially cylindrical interior surface facing an interior of the tubular member;

said secondary roller is sized to fit within said tubular member and is adapted for a rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

wherein said secondary roller includes a helical guiding means on an exterior surface of the secondary roller;

said helical guiding means is configured for urging said secondary roller to move longitudinally toward said left end or said right end when said secondary roller is in the rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

configuration of the primary roller and weights of the primary and secondary rollers are such that, as the primary roller is positioned on said horizontal support surface, at least one of the following is satisfied;

(a) said primary roller is urged to tilt to the left when said secondary roller is positioned on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in close proximity to said left end; and

(b) said primary roller is urged to tilt to the right when said secondary roller is positioned on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in close proximity to said right end;

thereby, when said secondary roller is disposed on said substantially cylindrical interior surface in a predetermined location and said primary roller is set in a rolling motion on the horizontal support surface in a predetermined direction, the rolling motion of the primary roller results in a tilting of the latter in respect to said horizontal support surface.

11. The rolling toy of claim 10, wherein said secondary roller is configured as an elongated body;

the elongated body has a helical ridge extending outwardly from an exterior thereof or the elongated body is formed as a helical spring.

12. The rolling toy of claim 10, wherein said tubular member has a helical ridge extending inwardly from said substantially cylindrical interior surface, said secondary roller is configured for a rolling engagement with the helical ridge, thereby the latter serves as said helical guiding means.

13. The rolling toy of claim 10, wherein said tubular member has a helical ridge extending inwardly from said substantially cylindrical interior surface.

14. The rolling toy of claim 10, wherein a plurality of annular ridges spaced apart along said longitudinal axis extends inwardly from said substantially cylindrical interior surface;

and

said helical means of the secondary roller is configured to an engagement with the plurality of annular ridges when the secondary roller is in the rolling motion on said substantially cylindrical interior surface.

15. The rolling toy of claim 10, wherein said tubular member includes a support area located on the leftmost or the rightmost portion thereof and configured such that said primary roller is positionable on said support area on said horizontal support surface, thereby, said tilting of the primary roller may result in a standing thereof on said horizontal support surface.