Belt or collar with runner track

• US 3,868,786 A
• Filed: 01/02/1973
• Issued: 03/04/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Harry Jablon, Irving Goldfarb, Joan M. Lippe
• Original Assignee: Harry Jablon, Irving Goldfarb, Joan M. Lippe
• Inventors: Lippe, Joan M., Goldfarb, Irving, Jablon, Harry
• Primary Examiner(s): Chamblee, Hugh R.
• Application Number:
  US05/320,601
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• Field of Search: 119/106,96 46/47,51 272/24,60,80 273/DIG.19,95A
• US Class Current: 446/28
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/001 Collars

Abstract

In a belt-type toy or collar, adapted to encompass a wearer, the belt has a circumferential track at its outer side which retains a slide member therein adapted to be connected to a ball or other object by an elongated flexible connecting member, the slide member is adapted to move in the track to permit relative circumferential movement of the object with respect to the wearer and the belt may include a chordally extending elastic member fixed at each end to an interior portion of the belt to accommodate various sized wearers.

Claims

1. A belt-type toy or the like, of the character described, adapted to surround a portion of a wearer'"'"''"'"'s body, comprising a generally annular belt having thereon an outwardly extending track of generally channel-shaped cross-section and outwardly extending flange members projecting beyond said track, said belt and said track thereon having at least two free end portions defining an opening through which the wearer'"'"''"'"'s body portion is insertable within said belt, separate releasable connecting means independent of said belt and mounted thereon adjacent said opening and exteriorly of said track for maintaining said ends in substantialLy end abutting relation so that said track is uninterrupted about the wearer, and slide means retained within said track and adapted to move freely along the entire length thereof, said releasable connecting means comprising a separate generally channel-shaped member independent of said track and having flange portions adapted to overlap said oppositely extending belt flange members, said channel member being fixed to said belt adjacent one of said free end portions and extending longitudinally therebeyond, said channel member being adapted to receive said flange members of the belt adjacent the other of said free end portions, and means for holding said other free end portion within said channel member to maintain said free ends in substantially abutting relation;

and an elongated flexible interconnecting member pivotally attached at one end to said slide and fixed at its other end to a toy, whereby said toy is adapted to be moved in a circular path by gyrations of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s body and the associated movement of said slide member in said track.

2. A belt-type toy or the like as defined in claim 1, wherein said toy is a ball.

3. A belt-type toy or the like as defined in claim 1, including a chordally extending elastic member fixed at each end to the interior of said belt whereby said device is adapted to fit closely about different sized wearers.

4. A belt-type toy of the character described, comprising an annular belt having at least two free end portions defining an opening through which a portion of the user'"'"''"'"'s body may be inserted and an outwardly extending annular track of generally channel shaped cross-section including a pair of inwardly directed lips extending substantially parallel to said belt and providing an annular slot therebetween, said belt being substantially wider than said track and providing a pair of oppositely extending annular flange members adjacent said track, a separate releasable connecting member independent of said belt fixed at one end to said belt adjacent one of said free end portions and having a generally channel shaped cross section including inwardly directed lips adapted to receive said flange members therebetween, said connecting member having a free end extending beyond said one free end portion of said belt, whereby to receive the other free end portion of said belt, means holding said free end portions in end abutting relation in said connecting member to provide a free and uninterrupted track about the wearer, slide means retained within said track and extending through said slot, said slide means being adapted to move in said uninterrupted track in response to body movements of the wearer;

and said slide means including a flexible connecting member having its free end connected to a ball, said ball being adapted to be moved in a generally circular path about the wearer in response to body movements of the wearer.

5. A belt-type toy according to claim 4, wherein said means for holding said free end portions in end abutting relation comprises a flexible plate member fixed to said connecting member and carrying pin means located adjacent the free end of said connecting member, said other free end portion of the belt and said connecting member each having openings therein adapted to be located in alignment when said free end portions are placed in end abutting relation within said connecting member, said pin means being adapted to be inserted through said aligned openings to hold said end portions within said connecting member during body movements of the wearer.

6. A belt-type toy according to claim 5, including a chordally extending elastic member fixed at each end to an interior portion of said annular belt whereby said belt is adapted to fit closely about different sized wearers.

7. A belt-type toy or the like, of the character described, adapted to surround a portion of a wearer'"'"''"'"'s body, comprising a generally annular belt having thereon an outwardly extending track of generally channel-shaped cross-section And outwardly extending flange members projecting beyond said track, said belt and said track thereon having at least two free end portions defining an opening through which the wearer'"'"''"'"'s body portion is insertable within said belt, separate releasable connecting means independent of said belt and mounted thereon adjacent said opening and exteriorly of said track for maintaining said ends in substantially end abutting relation so that said track is uninterrupted about the wearer, and slide means retained within said track and adapted to move freely along the entire length thereof, said releasable connecting means comprising hinge means for interconnecting said free end portions including at least one removable pin member operatively secured to said belt;

and an elongated flexible interconnecting member pivotally attached at one end to said slide and fixed at its other end to a toy, whereby said toy is adapted to be moved in a circular path by gyrations of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s body and the associated movement of said slide member in said track.