U.S. patent application number 11/428744 was filed with the patent office on 2007-03-01 for toy easter egg.
Invention is credited to Chi-Tang LIAO.
Application Number | 20070049162 11/428744 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37299310 |
Filed Date | 2007-03-01 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070049162 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LIAO; Chi-Tang |
March 1, 2007 |
Toy Easter Egg
Abstract
A toy Easter egg programmed to open up, close, and swing
includes a top casing and a lower casing; an ejection arm contained
in the top casing, a sliding channel disposed on the ejection arm;
a gearbox mounted in the lower casing comprised of a front cover, a
rear cover, a motor between both covers, and a gear set; a dancer
mounted on one side of the front cover; a lever connected to the
sliding channel of the ejection arm and an eccentric in the rear
cover; a locking block on the eccentric; a sliding board inserted
to the eccentric; and the sliding board disposed with a reset, an
ejection and a dancer switches.
Inventors: |
LIAO; Chi-Tang; (Dongguan
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BANGER SHIA
204 CANYON CREEK
VICTORIA
TX
77901-3695
US
|
Family ID: |
37299310 |
Appl. No.: |
11/428744 |
Filed: |
July 5, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/487 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 13/02 20130101;
A63H 5/00 20130101; A63H 29/22 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
446/487 |
International
Class: |
A63H 33/00 20060101
A63H033/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 30, 2005 |
CN |
200520063669.1 |
Claims
1. A toy Easter egg includes a top casing and a lower casing
dynamically connected to the top casing; an ejection arm contained
in the top casing, a sliding channel disposed on the ejection arm;
a gearbox mounted in the lower casing, the gearbox comprised of a
front cover, a rear cover, a motor enclosed at where between both
covers, and a gear set driven by the motor; a dancer mounted on one
side of the front cover; a lever connected to the sliding channel
of the ejection arm and an eccentric driven by the gear set
disposed to the rear cover; a locking block disposed on the
eccentric; a sliding board inserted to the eccentric; the sliding
board disposed with a reset switch, an ejection switch and a dancer
switch operating in conjunction with the locking block.
2. The toy East egg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dancer
includes a holder, a connection rod pivoted to the holder, and a
locking member.
3. The toy East egg as claimed in claim 1, wherein an eyelet to sew
and secure pile in place is disposed to the top of the dancer
lever.
4. The toy East egg as claimed in claim 1, wherein a hoop to hold
the pile in place is inserted to where above the dancer.
5. The toy East egg as claimed in claim 1, wherein multiple ribs
are provided on both sides of the sliding board.
6. The toy East egg as claimed in claim 1, wherein a speaker is
mounted in the lower casing.
7. The toy East egg as claimed in claim 1, wherein the toy Easter
egg indicates an egg shape.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention is related to a toy, and more
particularly, to a toy Easter egg.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Various types of electronic toys are generally available in
the market thanks to the getting hotter of competition in the
current market of electronic toys. To attract more consumer groups,
certain electronic toys will be introduced into the market to
satisfy consumer needs on a particular festival or occasion. For
example, programs for playing the Easter egg are easily associated
with Easter in the western world. Therefore, it is no surprising to
see toy Easter eggs flooding in the market. However, the Easter egg
of the prior art features only a single function, complicated in
construction, and not interesting enough to catch the attention
from the consumer in satisfying the quest for fun by consumer
groups today. Meanwhile, the toy Easter egg of the prior art is
losing its edges of market competition.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a
toy Easter egg that is simple in construction and giving multiple
functions for fun to better satisfy the quest for fun by consumer
today.
[0006] To achieve the purpose, a toy Easter egg (100) of the
present invention includes a top casing (10) and a lower casing
(20) dynamically connected to the top casing (10). The top casing
(10) contains an ejection arm (11) provided with a sliding channel
(111); and the lower casing (20) contains a gearbox (21) comprised
of a front cover (211), a rear cover (212) a motor (213) enclosed
between both covers (211, 212), and a gear set (214) driven by the
motor (213). A dancer (22) is mounted on one side of the front
cover (211); a lever (215) connected to the sliding channel (111)
of the ejection arm (11), and an eccentric (216) driven by the gear
set (214) are disposed to the rear cover (212); a locking block
(217) is disposed to the eccentric (216); a sliding board (23) is
inserted to the eccentric (216); and a reset switch (231), an
ejection switch (232), and a dancer switch (233) are mounted to the
sliding board (23) in conjunction with the locking block (217).
[0007] Multiple ribs (234) are provided to both sides of the
sliding board (23) to improve its strength. The dancer (22)
includes a holder (221), a connection rod (222) and a locking
member (223) pivoted to the holder (221); an eyelet (224) is
disposed on the top of the connection rod (222) for sewing pile; a
hoop (25) is to secure the pile in place is inserted to the top of
the dancer (22); and a speaker (24) is built in the lower casing
(20). It is to be noted that the appearance of present invention
may be related to an egg or any other geometric form.
[0008] The present invention is characterized in the design of
opening or closing the toy Easter egg by the joint operation
executed by the sliding board (23), the gearbox (21), the eccentric
(216), the reset switch (231), the ejection switch (232) and the
dancer switch (233) while achieving the swinging cycle of rising
and retracting by the dancer (22). The cycle can be pre-programmed
to add more fun and realize the consumer needs. The present
invention is simple in construction yet providing great
utility.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the present invention as
assembled.
[0011] FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing a local part of the
present invention.
[0012] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an assembly of the local
part taken from FIG. 3 incorporated with a top casing.
[0013] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the present invention
with its top casing opened up.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0014] Referring to FIGS. 1 through 5, a toy Easter egg (10)
includes a top casing (10) and a lower case (20) dynamically
connected to the top casing (10). An ejection arm (11) projects out
of the top casing (10) and a sliding channel (111) is disposed on
the ejection arm (11). A base (12) with two pivoting holes is
provided to the top casing (10) at where on one side of the
ejection arm (11); a pivot (27) corresponding to the base (12) is
disposed to the top of the lower casing (20); and a locking pin
(26) inserted through the base (12) and the pivot (27) to achieve
dynamic connection between the top casing (10) and the lower casing
(20).
[0015] The lower casing (20) is comprised of two halves and
contains a gearbox (21) and a PCB (24) as illustrated in FIGS. 3
and 5. The gearbox (21) includes a front cover (211), a rear cover
(212), and a motor (213) enclosed between both covers, and a gear
set (214) driven by the motor (213).
[0016] A dancer (22) mounted on one side of the front cover (211)
includes a holder (221), a connection rod (222) pivoted to the
holder (221), and a locking member (223). A hoop (25) is inserted
to where above the dancer (22) to secure pile in position. An
eyelet (224) and a through hole (225) for the purpose of sewing
pile are disposed to the connection rod (222). The through hole
(225) operates in conjunction with a revolving member (226) and
passes through the front cover (211) to connect the gear set (214)
to facilitate the gear set (214) in controlling the rising,
retracting, and swinging of the dancer (22).
[0017] A mobile lever (215) in conjunction with the sliding channel
(111) on the ejection arm (11) from the top casing (10) is disposed
to the rear cover (212). When the toy Easter egg of the present
invention is in dead status, the lever (215) is located at the
utmost top of the sliding channel (111); and once the toy Easter
egg starts to function, the lever (215) slides on the sliding
channel (111) as pre-programmed to push and open up the top casing
(10). An eccentric (216) driven by the gear set (214) is disposed
to the rear cover (212). A locking block (217) is provided on the
eccentric (216); a sliding board (23) is inserted to the eccentric
(216); and a reset switch (231), an ejection switch (232), and a
dancer switch (233) operating in conjunction with the locking block
(217) are disposed on the sliding board (23). The lower casing (20)
further contains a speaker (24) to function as a sound box.
[0018] Also referring to FIG. 5, when the toy Easter egg is idled,
the locking block (217) on the eccentric (216) is located within
the reset switch (231) on the sliding board (23) and both of the
top casing (10) and the lower casing (20) are in their closed
status. Upon deciding to play with the toy East egg, the user
firsts starts the motor (213) in the gearbox (21) to engage in
positive revolution to drive the gear set (214). The gear set (214)
in turn drives the eccentric (216) to revolve. When the locking
block (217) of the eccentric (216) slides into the ejection switch
(232), the lever (215) creates displacement on the sliding channel
(111) of the ejection arm (11) from the top casing thus to slightly
push up the top casing (10). Once the motor (213) starts to engage
in transient revolution inversely, the locking block (217) of the
eccentric (216) returns to the reset switch (231) due to the force
of the central gravity from the gearbox (21) to complete a cycle of
opening and closing by the top casing (10) and the lower casing
(20).
[0019] If the locking block (217) of the eccentric (216) slides
into the dancer switch (233) when the motor (213) runs in positive
orientation to drive the gear set (214) and the eccentric (216)
revolves as driven by the gear set (214), the top casing (10) is
fully opened up and the gearbox (21) rises. The motor (213) then
inversely revolves to drive the dancer (22) to complete the rising
and retraction cycle. After having operated for a certain period,
the motor (213) continues to engage in positive revolution as
controlled by the program to return the locking block (217) from
the dancer switch (233) to the reset switch (231), and the gearbox
(21) descends to close the top casing (10) and the lower case (20)
once again to complete the swinging cycle for fun. Frequency of the
cycle varies depending on how the operation of the motor (213) is
programmed. For example, one may set up one or multiple cycles of
opening and closing before one or multiple cycles of swinging, or
put all the opening, closing, and swinging in a cycle to add more
fun to the toy Easter egg (100).
[0020] The present invention is characterized in the design of
opening or closing the toy Easter egg by the joint operation
executed by the sliding board (23), the gearbox (21), the eccentric
(216), the reset switch (231), the ejection switch (232) and the
dancer switch (233) while achieving the swinging cycle of rising
and retracting by the dancer (22). The cycle can be pre-programmed
to add more fun and realize the consumer needs. The present
invention is simple in construction yet providing great
utility.
[0021] The prevent invention provides an improved structure of a
universal power adapter containing multiple plugs of different
specifications, and the application for a utility patent is duly
filed accordingly. However, it is to be noted that the preferred
embodiments disclosed in the specification and the accompanying
drawings are not limiting the present invention; and that any
construction, installation, or characteristics that is same or
similar to that of the present invention should fall within the
scope of the purposes and claims of the present invention.
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