Free-standing rolling book for children
First Claim
1. A free-standing rolling book comprising:
- plural sheets, bound along one marginal edge to form said book, said sheets including a front cover and a back cover with interior pages therebetween;
printed matter, disposed on the exterior of at least one of said covers, depicting a moving object having support locations, said support locations disposed adjacent a bottom marginal edge of said at least one of said covers;
plural wheels, for supporting said sheets in a free-standing position when all of said sheets are vertical and in contact with adjacent sheets such that said book is in a closed upright position, at least some of said wheels disposed at respective support locations depicted by said printed matter; and
means for individually, rotatably, cantilever mounting said wheels along respective axes passing through the covers of the book such that said wheels project outwardly in cantilever fashion from said front and back covers to permit said book to be opened to expose the interior pages thereof, said wheels being mounted in positions so related to the center of gravity of said book and being configured to provide a wheel span, between the outer edge of a wheel mounted on said front cover and the outer edge of a wheel mounted on said back cover, measured in a direction normal to said covers, such that said mounting and configuration enable the rotatably mounted wheels to support said sheets in said free-standing position to permit said book to roll without external support.
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Abstract
A free-standing rolling book comprises plural sheets, bound along one marginal edge. In the preferred embodiment, the book cover includes printed matter depicting a wheeled vehicle having wheel wells disposed adjacent the bottom edge of the book. Respective wheels are rotatably cantilever mounted at each of the wheel wells. The dimensions of the sheets and the wheel span of the wheels are selected such that the wheels support the sheets in a free-standing position so as to permit the book to roll without external support. The wheel span should be at least two-sevenths of the distance between the center of gravity of the book and the wheel-supporting surface, and, in the preferred embodiment, is one-seventh of the book'"'"'s height.
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1. A free-standing rolling book comprising:
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plural sheets, bound along one marginal edge to form said book, said sheets including a front cover and a back cover with interior pages therebetween; printed matter, disposed on the exterior of at least one of said covers, depicting a moving object having support locations, said support locations disposed adjacent a bottom marginal edge of said at least one of said covers; plural wheels, for supporting said sheets in a free-standing position when all of said sheets are vertical and in contact with adjacent sheets such that said book is in a closed upright position, at least some of said wheels disposed at respective support locations depicted by said printed matter; and means for individually, rotatably, cantilever mounting said wheels along respective axes passing through the covers of the book such that said wheels project outwardly in cantilever fashion from said front and back covers to permit said book to be opened to expose the interior pages thereof, said wheels being mounted in positions so related to the center of gravity of said book and being configured to provide a wheel span, between the outer edge of a wheel mounted on said front cover and the outer edge of a wheel mounted on said back cover, measured in a direction normal to said covers, such that said mounting and configuration enable the rotatably mounted wheels to support said sheets in said free-standing position to permit said book to roll without external support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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