U.S. patent application number 14/324070 was filed with the patent office on 2016-01-07 for roly-poly toy device having function of illumination.
The applicant listed for this patent is Hua-Cheng Pan. Invention is credited to Chih-Liang Wang.
Application Number | 20160001192 14/324070 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 55016333 |
Filed Date | 2016-01-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160001192 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang; Chih-Liang |
January 7, 2016 |
Roly-Poly Toy Device Having Function of Illumination
Abstract
A roly-poly toy device with function of illumination is
provided. The roly-poly toy device comprises a weighted base, a
middle base and a top housing. The weighted base with a bottom
housing and a weighted object is combined with the top housing to
enclose the middle base. The weighted object and the middle base
are fixed onto the bottom housing. The middle base has light
emitting device formed thereon. When the light emitting device
inside the top housing is activated, the roly-poly toy device can
emit light for illuminating.
Inventors: |
Wang; Chih-Liang; (Tainan
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Pan; Hua-Cheng |
Tainan City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
55016333 |
Appl. No.: |
14/324070 |
Filed: |
July 3, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/396 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 15/06 20130101;
A63H 33/22 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A63H 15/06 20060101
A63H015/06 |
Claims
1. A roly-poly toy device having function of illumination,
comprising: a weighted base having a bottom housing and a weighted
object, wherein said bottom housing has a first accommodating space
for holding said weighted object; a middle base having at least one
light emitting device, a circuit board and a switch fixed on said
middle base, a control circuit coupled to said circuit board for
controlling said at least light emitting device, wherein said
middle base locates on said weighted object and is fixed on said
bottom housing, and said switch coupled to said at least one light
emitting device for selectively power on and power off said at
least one light emitting device; and a top housing with transparent
or translucent property, fixed on said bottom housing, wherein said
top housing has a second accommodating space.
2. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, further comprising at least
one decoration unit disposed on a bottom portion of said top
housing within said second accommodating space.
3. The roly-poly toy device of claim 2, further comprising a spring
connected to said at least one decoration unit and said bottom
portion of said top housing.
4. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, wherein said weighted
object is fixed on said bottom housing.
5. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, wherein said at least one
light emitting device is a light emitting diode.
6. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, wherein said weighted
object has a third accommodating space for holding said middle
base.
7. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, further comprising a buzzer
disposed on said middle base for coupling to said circuit
board.
8. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, further comprising a music
IC for coupling to said circuit board.
9. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, further comprising a rock
switch for coupling to said circuit board.
10. The roly-poly toy device of claim 9, wherein said rock switch
is ball-rolling switch, vibration ball switch or contact type
vibration switch.
11. The roly-poly toy device of claim 9, further comprising a music
IC for coupling to said circuit board.
12. The roly-poly toy device of claim 11, wherein said control
circuit is an integrated circuit and is programmed with one or more
patterns for flashing and/or maintaining illumination of said light
emitting devices.
13. The roly-poly toy device of claim 11, further comprising at
least one decoration unit disposed on a bottom portion of said top
housing.
14. The roly-poly toy device of claim 13, further comprising a
spring connected to said at least one decoration unit and said
bottom portion of said top housing.
15. The roly-poly toy device of claim 11, wherein said weighted
object is fixed on said bottom housing.
16. The roly-poly toy device of claim 11, wherein said weighted
object has a third accommodating space for holding said middle
base.
17. The roly-poly toy device of claim 1, wherein said middle base
includes a battery compartment.
18. The roly-poly toy device of claim 17, further comprising a
battery disposed on said battery compartment.
19. The roly-poly toy device of claim 17, further comprising a
bottom cover combined with or detachable from said middle base.
20. The roly-poly toy device of claim 19, wherein said at least one
light emitting device is a light emitting diode.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a roly-poly toy,
more particularly, to a roly-poly toy device having function of
illumination, which is embedded with light emitting device.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A roly-poly toy, round-bottomed doll, tilting doll, tumbler
or wobbly man is a toy that rights itself when pushed over. The
bottom of a roly-poly toy is round, roughly a hemisphere. Many
roly-poly toys are hollow, with a weight inside the bottom. They
have a center of mass below the center of the hemisphere, so that
any tilting raises the center of mass. When such a toy is pushed
over, it wobbles for a few moments while it seeks the upright
orientation, which has an equilibrium at the minimum gravitational
potential energy.
[0003] The roly-poly toy can represent a person, an animal, or
anything else. Different toy manufacturers and different cultures
produce different-looking roly-poly toys, and the self-righting
characteristic of the toy has come to symbolize the ability to have
success, overcome adversity, and recover from misfortune.
[0004] A traditional roly-poly toy (RPT), or "tumbler" toy, is a
passive toddler's toy that can manage to stay upright despite
apparent attempts to topple it. When physically disturbed, the RPT
rocks about its typically rounded base, and perhaps is incidentally
displaced a very short distance from place to place, but does not
topple over. Failure to topple is due to the toy's bottom-heavy
weight distribution. When the toy's positioning is disturbed, the
toy rocks in an interesting manner and ultimately, absent further
disturbance, returns to an upright position.
[0005] As described above, the invention proposes a newly concept
and function of roly-poly toy device different from conventional
roly-poly toys. Accordingly, there is a possibility that the
invention's roly-poly toy device is superior to prior art's
roly-poly toys.
SUMMARY
[0006] According to an aspect of the invention, it proposes a
roly-poly toy device with function of illumination, comprising a
weighted base having a bottom housing and a weighted object,
wherein the bottom housing has a first accommodating space for
holding the weighted object; a middle base having at least one
light emitting device, a circuit board and a switch fixed on the
middle base, a control circuit coupled to the circuit board for
controlling the at least light emitting device, wherein the middle
base locates on the weighted object, and the switch coupled to the
at least one light emitting device for selectively power on and
power off the at least one light emitting device; and a top housing
with transparent or translucent property, fixed on the bottom
housing, wherein the top housing has a second accommodating space
surrounding the middle base.
[0007] In an aspect, the roly-poly toy further comprises at least
one decoration unit disposed on a bottom portion of the top
housing. A spring is connected to the at least one decoration unit
and the bottom portion of the top housing. The light emitting
device is a light emitting diode.
[0008] In another aspect, the weighted object and the middle base
are fixed on the bottom housing.
[0009] In yet another aspect, the weighted object has a third
accommodating space for holding the middle base.
[0010] In one aspect, the roly-poly toy device further comprises a
buzzer disposed on the middle base for coupling to the circuit
board.
[0011] In one aspect, the roly-poly toy device further comprises a
rock switch for coupling to the circuit board. The rock switch is
ball-rolling switch, vibration ball switch or contact type
vibration switch.
[0012] In another aspect, the roly-poly toy device further
comprises a music IC for coupling to the circuit board.
[0013] In yet another aspect, the control circuit is an integrated
circuit and is programmed with one or more patterns for flashing
and/or maintaining illumination of the light emitting devices. The
middle base includes a battery compartment. A battery may be
disposed on the battery compartment. A bottom cover may be combined
with or detachable from the middle base.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] The components, characteristics and advantages of the
present invention may be understood by the detailed descriptions of
the preferred embodiments outlined in the specification and the
drawings attached:
[0015] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a roly-poly toy
device having function of illumination according to one embodiment
of the invention;
[0016] FIG. 2 illustrates an expanded view of a roly-poly toy
device according to one embodiment of the invention;
[0017] FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 illustrate an expanded view of the middle
base and the weighted base of the FIG. 2.
[0018] FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a roly-poly toy
device having function of illumination according to another
embodiment of the invention;
[0019] FIG. 6 illustrates an expanded view of the middle base and
the weighted base of the FIG. 5.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] Some preferred embodiments of the present invention will now
be described in greater detail. However, it should be recognized
that the preferred embodiments of the present invention are
provided for illustration rather than limiting the present
invention. In addition, the present invention can be practiced in a
wide range of other embodiments besides those explicitly described,
and the scope of the present invention is not expressly limited
except as specified in the accompanying claims.
[0021] The present invention provides a roly-poly toy device having
function of illumination, which is equipped with light emitting
device. Purpose of the invention proposes a roly-poly toy device
equipped with light emitting device capable of creating function of
illumination.
[0022] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a roly-poly toy device
having function of illumination according to the invention. As
shown in FIG. 1, a roly-poly toy device 100 includes a top housing
101 and a bottom housing 102, wherein one or more light emitting
device(s) and one or more decoration unit(s) are fixed (disposed)
on a middle base or a bottom portion (area) of the top housing 102,
within internal space of the top housing 101 combined with the
bottom spacing 102. For example, the bottom housing 102 has a first
accommodating space for holding a weighted object. The top housing
101 is made of transparent or translucent material, fixed on the
bottom housing 102, wherein the top housing 101 has a second
accommodating space surrounding the middle base. When the light
emitting device within the top housing 101 is activated (turned
on), decoration unit(s) of the roly-poly toy device 100 may be seen
from outside.
[0023] In one embodiment, the top housing 101 and the bottom
housing 102 may be attached to each other.
[0024] For example, the light emitting device includes one or more
light emitting diodes, or another type of light emitting unit or
device.
[0025] FIG. 2 illustrates an expanded view of a roly-poly toy
device according to one embodiment of the invention. In this
embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a roly-poly toy device 100 includes
a top housing 101 with one or more decoration unit(s) fixed
thereon, a middle base 103, a bottom housing 102 and a weighted
object 104. The weighted object 104 is for fixing on the bottom
housing 102 to form a weighted base. The middle base 103 locates
(attached) onto the weighted object 104. For example, size of the
middle base 103 is the same as the weighted object 104. For
example, the top housing 101 and the bottom housing 102 have
spherical curvature surface. The middle base 103 is disposed
between the top housing 101 and the bottom housing 102.
[0026] The middle base 103 is used for carrying the light emitting
device 112, a circuit board 115 and a switch 114, shown in FIG. 3.
In one embodiment, the circuit board 115 is disposed on the middle
base 103. In one embodiment, the circuit board 115 is coupled to
the light emitting device 112. In one embodiment, the circuit board
115 includes a control circuit for controlling light emitting
device 112. The light emitting device 112 is activated by the
control circuit. The control circuit may be disposed/configured on
the circuit board 115. The circuit board 115 is for example a
printed circuit board. The switch 114 may be coupled to a power
source 111 and light emitting device 112, which is activatable by a
user. The switch 114 may be coupled to the circuit board 115 for
switching on/off state of the light emitting device 112. In one
embodiment, the circuit board 115 may be integrated onto the middle
base 103, and the switch 114 may be integrated onto the middle base
103, for coupling to the light emitting device. The circuit board
115 is electrically connected to the power source 111, such as
battery. In one embodiment, the circuit board 115 is electrically
connected to battery 111 via a connection line (wire) or electrical
contact.
[0027] When the light emitting device 112 is activated, the
roly-poly toy device 100 is then emitting light for
illumination.
[0028] In one embodiment, the light emitting device 112 is embedded
on the middle base 103. In one embodiment, the middle base 103
defines/ provides a battery compartment 118 configured to hold a
miniature electric battery 111 which provides the energy for the
light emitting device, shown in FIG. 4. In one embodiment, a metal
sheet 116 is mounted on backside of the middle base 103. For
example, the metal sheet 116 locates within the battery compartment
118 for electrical connection with the battery 111 and the circuit
board 115.
[0029] For example, a bottom cover 110 may be combined with or
detachable from the middle base 103. In this embodiment, the bottom
housing 102 has a first accommodating space 105 for holding a
weighted object 104. The weighted object 104 is shaped with the
bottom housing 102 within first accommodating space 105. The bottom
housing 102 has a first threaded nut (alignment hole, mounting
recess) 107 and a second threaded nut 106 within first
accommodating space 105 which are considered to be female. The
weighted object 104 has an alignment hole (mounting recess) 109 and
concave portion 108 for the second threaded nut 106 passing
through. The middle base 103 has alignment hole (mounting recess)
113. The weighted object 104 is fixed to the bottom housing 102 by
a screw threading into the first threaded nut 107 and the alignment
hole 109. The middle base 103 is fixed to the bottom housing 102 by
another screw threading into the second threaded nut 106 and the
alignment hole 113. The weighted object 104 is made of metal.
[0030] In one embodiment, the weighted 104 has a third
accommodating space 120 for holding the middle base 103, shown in
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. In one embodiment, a buzzer 117 may be disposed
on the middle base 103 for coupling to the circuit board 115, shown
in FIG. 6.
[0031] In one embodiment, control circuit on the circuit board 115
is used for controlling the operation of the multiple LEDs housed
within the top housing 101. Control circuit is typically an
integrated circuit and is programmed with one or more patterns for
flashing and/or maintaining illumination of LEDs. The switch 114 is
used to power on and power off (power source providing for) the
light emitting device 112. The switch 114 may also be used to cycle
through any number of different light patterns of the light
emitting device 112. For example, each light emitting device (LED)
112 may be turned on for a fraction of a second in the sequential
order as they are positioned inside of the top housing 101. It
should be understood that the number of patterns possible is only
limited by the number of LEDs that are used in the top housing
101.
[0032] In one embodiment, the roly-poly toy device 100 further
comprises a rock switch for coupling to the circuit board 115 to
determine electrical connection of the circuit board 115. The rock
switch is for example ball-rolling switch, vibration ball switch or
contact type vibration switch. In another embodiment, the roly-poly
toy device 100 further comprises a music IC for coupling to the
circuit board 115. The rock switch is used to turn on electrical
connection of the circuit board 115 to activate the music IC and
LEDs 112. When the roly-poly toy device 100 swings, the music IC
and LEDs 112 may be activated due to the rock switch turning
on.
[0033] In this embodiment, the top housing 101 is combined with
(fixed to) the bottom housing 102 to form the roly-poly toy device
100. For example, a bottom cover 110 may be combined with or
detachable from the middle base 103.
[0034] The foregoing descriptions are preferred embodiments of the
present invention. As is understood by a person skilled in the art,
the aforementioned preferred embodiments of the present invention
are illustrative of the present invention rather than limiting the
present invention. The present invention is intended to cover
various modifications and similar arrangements included within the
spirit and scope of the appended claims, the scope of which should
be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such
modifications and similar structures.
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