U.S. patent application number 11/727278 was filed with the patent office on 2008-10-02 for intelligent toy for children.
Invention is credited to Cheng-Hua Han.
Application Number | 20080242189 11/727278 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39795253 |
Filed Date | 2008-10-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080242189 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Han; Cheng-Hua |
October 2, 2008 |
Intelligent toy for children
Abstract
An intelligent toy for children includes a body and a pattern
element. The body has a base, a stud, two rotating elements and two
magnets. The base has an upper surface, a front section, a rear
section, a front end face, a rear end face and a positioning
channel. The positioning channel is defined longitudinally in the
upper surface and has a bottom and a width. The stud is mounted on
the bottom of the positioning channel. The rotating members are
mounted rotatably on the front and rear sections of the base. The
magnets are mounted respectively on the front and rear end faces of
the base. The pattern element is mounted detachably on the base and
has a positioning hole defined in the bottom surface of the pattern
element and engaging the stud on the base.
Inventors: |
Han; Cheng-Hua; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC
2845 Duke Street
Alexandria
VA
22314
US
|
Family ID: |
39795253 |
Appl. No.: |
11/727278 |
Filed: |
March 26, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/95 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 17/264 20130101;
A63H 33/06 20130101; G09B 1/16 20130101; A63H 9/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
446/95 |
International
Class: |
A63H 17/00 20060101
A63H017/00 |
Claims
1. An intelligent toy for children comprising a body comprising a
base having an upper surface; a front section; a rear section; a
front end face; a rear end face; and a positioning channel being
defined longitudinally in the upper surface of the base and having
a bottom and a width; a stud being mounted on the bottom of the
positioning channel; two rotating members being mounted rotatably
and respectively on the front section and the rear section of the
base; and two magnets being mounted respectively on the front end
face and the rear end face of the base; and a pattern element being
mounted detachably on the base and having a width being narrower
than that of the positioning channel, a bottom surface and a
positioning hole defined in the bottom surface of the pattern
element and engaging the stud on the base.
2. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the base further has two through hole defined through transversely
and respectively through the front section and the rear section of
the base; and each rotating member comprises a wheel shaft being
mounted in one of the through holes in the base and having an outer
end; and a circular head being mounted on the outer end; a mounting
shaft being mounted in the wheel shaft and having an outer end; and
a circular head being mounted radially on the outer end; and two
wheels being mounted respectively on the outer ends of the wheel
shaft and the mounting shaft and each wheel having an outer
surface.
3. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 2, wherein
each wheel further has a circular flange formed on the outer
surface of the wheel and accommodating one of the circular
heads.
4. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 3, wherein
each magnet is circular and has a fastening hole defined through
the magnet; and the body further has two bolts extended
respectively through the fastening holes in the magnets and mounted
respectively in the front end face and the rear end face of the
base, and each bolt has a head having a curved outer surface.
5. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 4, wherein
the base is rectangular.
6. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 5, wherein
the stud is cylindrical.
7. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 6, wherein
the pattern element is a steric block of letter.
8. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 6, wherein
the pattern element is a steric block of number.
9. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 6, wherein
the pattern element is a steric block of animal.
10. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 6, wherein
the pattern element is a flat board and has two side surfaces and
at least one of the side surfaces has a pattern formed on the side
surface.
11. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 10,
wherein the pattern on one of the side surfaces of the pattern
element is a fruit figure.
12. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
each magnet is circular and has a fastening hole defined through
the magnet; and the body further has two bolts extended
respectively through the fastening holes in the magnets and mounted
respectively in the front end face and the rear end face of the
base, and each bolt has a head having a curved outer surface.
13. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the base is rectangular.
14. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the stud is cylindrical.
15. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the pattern element is a steric block of letter.
16. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the pattern element is a steric block of number.
17. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the pattern element is a steric block of animal.
18. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the pattern element is a flat board and has two side surfaces and
at least one of the side surfaces has a pattern formed on the side
surface.
19. The intelligent toy for children as claimed in claim 18,
wherein the pattern on one of the side surfaces of the pattern
element is a fruit figure.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a toy, and more
particularly to an intelligent toy for children that can help
children to learn about letter, animal, etc. and develop children's
large-scale space concept in playing.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional intelligent toy, such as jigsaw puzzles
comprises patterns printed respectively on wooden plates or paper
sheets. Children can learn about letters, numbers or figures by
means of arranging the wooden plates or paper sheets. However,
because variability of the conventional intelligent toy is limited,
children will feel boring after a period of time of playing. In
addition, because the arrangements of the wooden plates or paper
sheets are planar, children can not develop space concept from the
conventional intelligent toy.
[0005] Another intelligent toy can provide three-dimensional
variability by stacking and assembling building blocks. However,
stacked building blocks occupy a huge volume and may collapse
easily when children move the stacked building blocks. So the
children can not move the stacked building blocks conveniently and
the stacked building blocks can not provide mobile effect to
develop large-scale space concept in playing.
[0006] To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides
an intelligent toy for children to mitigate or obviate the
aforementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an intelligent toy for children that can help children to learn
about letter, animal, etc. and develop children's large-scale space
concept in playing.
[0008] An intelligent toy for children in accordance with the
present invention comprises a body and a pattern element. The body
comprises a base, a stud, two rotating elements and two magnets.
The base has an upper surface, a front section, a rear section, a
front end face, a rear end face and a positioning channel. The
positioning channel is defined longitudinally in the upper surface
of the base and has a bottom and a width. The stud is mounted on
the bottom of the positioning channel. The rotating members are
mounted rotatably and respectively on the front section and the
rear section of the base. The magnets are mounted respectively on
the front end face and the rear end face of the base. The pattern
element is mounted detachably on the base and has a width narrower
than that of the positioning channel, a bottom surface and a
positioning hole defined in the bottom surface of the pattern
element and engaging the stud on the base.
[0009] Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an intelligent toy
for children in accordance with the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the intelligent toy for
children in FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a side view of the intelligent toy for children in
FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of multiple intelligent toys
for children in FIG. 1 on a rail;
[0014] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of multiple intelligent toys
for children with pattern elements being steric blocks of
numbers;
[0015] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of multiple intelligent toys
for children with pattern elements being steric blocks of animals;
and
[0016] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of multiple intelligent toys
for children with pattern elements being fruit figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0017] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, an intelligent toy for
children in accordance with the present invention comprises a body
(10) and a pattern element (20, 20A, 20B, 20C).
[0018] The body (10) comprises a base (11), a stud (112), two
rotating members (12), two magnets (13) and two bolts (14). The
base (11) may be rectangular for children conveniently handling and
has an upper surface, a front section, a rear section, a front end
face, a rear end face, a positioning channel (111) and two optional
through holes (113). The positioning channel (111) is defined
longitudinally in the upper surface of the base (11) and has a
bottom and a width. The through holes (113) are defined
transversely and respectively through the front section and the
rear section of the base (11).
[0019] The stud (112) is cylindrical and is mounted on the bottom
of the positioning channel (111).
[0020] With reference to FIG. 4, the rotating members (12) are
mounted rotatably and respectively on the front section and the
rear section of the base (11) so the base (11) can run on the
ground or along a rail (30) and provide a mobile effect. So the
intelligent toy can develop children's large-scale space concept by
playing and the mobile effect improve fun of playing the
intelligent toy. Each rotating member (12) may comprise a wheel
shaft (121), a mounting shaft (123) and two wheels (122). The wheel
shaft (121) is mounted in one of the through holes (113) in the
base (11) and has an outer end and a circular head mounted on the
outer end. The mounting shaft (123) is mounted in the wheel shaft
(121) and has an outer end and a circular head mounted on the outer
end. The wheels (122) are circular and are mounted respectively on
the outer ends of the wheel shaft (121) and the mounting shaft
(123). Each wheel (122) has an outer surface, a bottom edge and a
circular flange (124). The bottom edge extends below the bottom of
the base (11) so the base (11) can move with the rotation of the
wheels (122). The circular flange (124) is formed on the outer
surface of the wheel (122), accommodates one of the circular heads
and abuts the rail (30), such that the rotating members (12) can be
held and moved on the rail (30) stably.
[0021] The magnets (13) are mounted respectively on the front end
face and the rear end face of the base (11). So multiple bases (11)
can connect to each other end to end with the attraction of the
magnets (13). Each magnet (13) may be circular and may have a
fastening hole (131) defined through the magnet (13).
[0022] The bolts (14) are extended respectively through the
fastening holes (131) in the magnets (13), are mounted respectively
in the front end face and the rear end face of the base (11) and
each bolt (14) has a head having a curved outer surface. Therefore,
adjacent bases (11) can connect to each other end to end via the
curved outer surfaces even though they are not in a line.
[0023] With reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, the pattern element (20,
20A, 20B, 20C) is mounted detachably on the base (11) and has a
width narrower than that of the positioning channel (111), a bottom
surface and a positioning hole (21). The positioning hole (21) is
defined in the bottom surface of the pattern element (20, 20A, 20B,
20C) and engages the stud (112) on the base (11). The pattern
element (20, 20A, 20B, 20C) may be a steric block of letter,
number, animal etc. or a flat board. The flat board has two side
surfaces. At least one of the side surfaces has a pattern that is
formed on the side surface and may be fruit or cartoon figures.
Because the pattern element (20, 20A, 20B, 20C) is mounted
detachably on the base (11) so a player can use multiple pattern
elements (20, 20A, 20B, 20C) and fewer bodies (10) to increase
variability of the intelligent toy. In addition, the player can
arrange several pattern elements (20, 20A, 20B, 20C) to form a
meaningful design. For example, several pattern elements (20, 20A,
20B, 20C) of letter can be arranged to a word so children can be
familiar with the word in playing.
[0024] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and function of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made
in detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of
parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent
indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the
appended claims are expressed.
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