Rotating ring and character toy
First Claim
1. A toy comprising in combination:
- a cylindrical ring having a central axis, an inner diameter, a cylindrical inner surface which is linear from edge to edge and an outside curved surface;
a character having two or more extremities with free ends;
the free ends being circumscribed by a circle of a diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the ring;
one of the ring or character being sufficiently flexible to permit insertion and removal of the character into and out of the ring while providing sufficient frictional engagement between the free ends and the inside of the ring to engage the character within the ring so that the character rotates with the ring as the ring is rolled about its outside curved surface.
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Abstract
A cylindrical ring and a character having a number of extending parts that are circumscribed by a circle having a diameter equal to the inside diameter of the ring are readily combinable by a child to make a rotating toy. Insertion and removal of the character from the inside of the ring are facilitated by making the ring of a deformable material. The combined ring and character are placed in a vehicle in contact with the vehicle wheels so that as the vehicle is moved along a playing surface, the wheels rotate the combined ring and character. Part of the vehicle body is hinged for closing an opening through which the combined ring and character are inserted. Above the ring is a transparent dome in which a ball is positioned in contact with the ring so that as the combined ring and character rotate, the ball rotates within the dome. Other accessories provide rotatable surfaces which engage the outer curved surface of the cylindrical ring to rotate the combined ring and character. Yet another accessory provides surfaces on which the combined ring and character roll, under the force of gravity, and produce a bell ringing action.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A toy comprising in combination:
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a cylindrical ring having a central axis, an inner diameter, a cylindrical inner surface which is linear from edge to edge and an outside curved surface; a character having two or more extremities with free ends; the free ends being circumscribed by a circle of a diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the ring; one of the ring or character being sufficiently flexible to permit insertion and removal of the character into and out of the ring while providing sufficient frictional engagement between the free ends and the inside of the ring to engage the character within the ring so that the character rotates with the ring as the ring is rolled about its outside curved surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A toy comprising in combination:
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a cylindrical ring having a central axis, an inner diameter and an outside curved surface; a character having two or more extremities with free ends; the free ends being circumscribed by a circle of a diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the ring;
;one of the ring or the character being sufficiently flexible to permit insertion and removal of the character into and out of the ring while providing sufficient frictional engagement between the free ends and the inside of the ring to retain the figure within the ring as the ring is rolled about its outside curved surface; a vehicle having a body; the body carrying two spaced apart substantially parallel axles; a wheel on each axle that rotates upon engaging a playing surface along which the vehicle is rolled; the body being adapted to receive the combined ring and character with the outside curved surface of the ring in contact with the wheels so that as the wheels rotate, the combined ring and character is rotated generally about the axis of the ring; an enclosure over the wheels; a hinged portion of the enclosure that is pivotable between an open position permitting insertion and removal of the combined ring and character into and out of the enclosure and a closed position for retaining the combined ring and character within the enclosure; the hinged portion of the enclosure including a substantially transparent hollow dome; and a rotatable ball positionable in the dome in contact with the outer curved surface of the ring when the combined ring and character is inserted in the enclosure and the hinged portion is in the closed position, so that as the combined ring and character rotate, the ball is rotated within the dome;
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16. A toy comprising in combination:
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a vehicle having a body; the body carrying two spaced apart substantially parallel axles;
p1 a wheel on each axle that rotates upon engaging a playing surface along which the vehicle is rolled;the body being adapted to removably receive a first rotatable element in contact with the wheels so that as the wheels rotate, the first rotatable element is rotated generally about an axis generally parallel to the axles; an enclosure over the wheels; a hinged portion of the enclosure that is pivotable between an open position permitting insertion and removal of the first rotatable element into and out of the enclosure and a closed position for retaining the first rotatable element within the enclosure; the hinged portion of the enclosure including a substantially transparent hollow dome; and a second rotatable element is positionable in the dome in contact with the first rotatable element when the first rotatable element is inserted in the enclosure and the hinged portion is in the closed position, so that as the first rotatable element rotates, the second rotatable element is rotated within the dome.
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