U.S. patent application number 14/683860 was filed with the patent office on 2016-10-13 for children's toy assembly.
The applicant listed for this patent is Hardy Rolon, Kamini Udairaj. Invention is credited to Hardy Rolon, Kamini Udairaj.
Application Number | 20160296851 14/683860 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 57111559 |
Filed Date | 2016-10-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160296851 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Udairaj; Kamini ; et
al. |
October 13, 2016 |
Children's Toy Assembly
Abstract
A children's toy assembly includes a ball that has an outer
wall. The outer wall is continuous such that the ball has a
spherical shape and the outer wall has an outer surface and an
inner surface. A pair of rings is provided and each of the rings is
attached to the ball. Each of the rings may abut a support surface
thereby facilitating the ball to be rolled in a generally straight
line on the support surface. A stimulation unit is attached to the
ball to stimulate a child.
Inventors: |
Udairaj; Kamini; (Bronx,
NY) ; Rolon; Hardy; (Bronx, NY) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Udairaj; Kamini
Rolon; Hardy |
Bronx
Bronx |
NY
NY |
US
US |
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Family ID: |
57111559 |
Appl. No.: |
14/683860 |
Filed: |
April 10, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G09B 5/04 20130101; A63H
33/26 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A63H 33/26 20060101
A63H033/26 |
Claims
1. A children's toy assembly comprising: a ball having an outer
wall, said outer wall being continuous such that said ball has a
spherical shape, said outer wall having an outer surface and an
inner surface; a pair of rings, each of said rings being fixedly
attached to said outer wall of said ball, said rings being
positioned in parallel planes, each of said rings having a
circumference less than a circumference of said ball wherein each
of said rings is configured to separately abut a support surface
thereby facilitating said ball to be rolled in a generally straight
line on the support surface; and a stimulation unit attached to
said ball, said stimulation unit being configured to stimulate a
child.
2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said rings
being positioned on said outer surface, each of said rings being
spaced apart from a center of said ball, each of said rings being
oriented to define a pair of spherical caps of said ball.
3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said stimulation unit
comprises a control circuit attached to said inner surface of said
outer wall, said control circuit including an electronic memory,
said electronic memory being configured to store a plurality of
vocal phrases.
4. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a pair of
speakers, each of said speakers being attached to said inner
surface, each of said speakers being positioned on an associated
one of said spherical caps, each of said speakers being positioned
adjacent to an associated one of said rings, each of said speakers
being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said
speakers emitting randomly selected ones of said vocal phrases.
5. The assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a pair of
light emitters, each of said light emitters being attached to said
outer surface of said outer wall, each of said light emitters being
positioned between said rings, each of said light emitters being
spaced apart from each other, each of said light emitters being
structured to resemble eyes, each of said light emitters being
electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said light
emitters emitting light corresponding to said vocal phrases emitted
by said speakers.
6. The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a switch
coupled to said outer surface, said switch being positioned on one
of said spherical caps, said switch being spaced from an associated
one of said speakers, said switch being positioned adjacent to an
associated one of said rings, said switch being electrically
coupled to said control circuit wherein said switch selectively
actuates and de-actuates said control circuit.
7. The assembly according to claim 6, further comprising a power
supply coupled to said inner surface, said power supply being
electrically coupled to said switch, said power supply comprising
at least one battery.
8. The assembly according to claim 7, further comprising a battery
cover removably coupled to said outer wall, said battery cover
being aligned with said power supply such that said power supply
may be accessed.
9. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a pair of
light emitters; and a band coupled to said outer wall, said band
being positioned on said outer surface, said band being positioned
between said rings, said band being spaced from said pair of light
emitters, said band being oriented in a curve wherein said band is
configured to resemble a smile.
10. A children's toy assembly comprising: a ball having an outer
wall, said outer wall being continuous such that said ball has a
spherical shape, said outer wall having an outer surface and an
inner surface; a pair of rings, each of said rings being statically
positioned relative to said outer wall of said ball, each of said
rings being positioned on said outer surface, each of said rings
being spaced apart from a center of said ball, each of said rings
being oriented to define a pair of spherical caps of said ball,
said rings being positioned in parallel planes, each of said rings
having a circumference less than a circumference of said ball
wherein each of said rings is configured to separately abut the
support surface thereby facilitating said ball to be rolled in a
generally straight line on the support surface; a stimulation unit
attached to said ball, said stimulation unit comprising a control
circuit attached to said inner surface of said outer wall, said
control circuit including an electronic memory, said electronic
memory being configured to store a plurality of vocal phrases, a
pair of speakers, each of said speakers being attached to said
inner surface, each of said speakers being positioned on an
associated one of said spherical caps, each of said speakers being
positioned adjacent to an associated one of said rings, each of
said speakers being electrically coupled to said control circuit,
each of said speakers emitting randomly selected ones of said vocal
phrases, a pair of light emitters, each of said light emitters
being attached to said outer surface of said outer wall, each of
said light emitters being positioned between said rings, each of
said light emitters being spaced apart from each other, each of
said light emitters being structured to resemble eyes, each of said
light emitters being electrically coupled to said control circuit,
each of said light emitters emitting light corresponding to said
vocal phrases emitted by said speakers, a switch coupled to said
outer surface, said switch being positioned on one of said
spherical caps, said switch being spaced from an associated one of
said speakers, said switch being positioned adjacent to an
associated one of said rings, said switch being electrically
coupled to said control circuit wherein said switch selectively
actuates and de-actuates said control circuit, a power supply
coupled to said inner surface, said power supply being electrically
coupled to said switch, said power supply comprising at least one
battery, and a battery cover removably coupled to said outer wall,
said battery cover being aligned with said power supply such that
said power supply may be accessed, and a band coupled to said outer
wall, said band being positioned on said outer surface, said band
being positioned between said rings, said band being spaced from
said pair of light emitters, said band being oriented in a curve
wherein said band is configured to resemble a smile.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
Field of the Disclosure
[0001] The disclosure relates to children's toy devices and more
particularly pertains to a new children's toy device for
stimulating a child with vocal phrases and flashing lights.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented
above by generally comprising a ball that has an outer wall. The
outer wall is continuous such that the ball has a spherical shape
and the outer wall has an outer surface and an inner surface. A
pair of rings is provided and each of the rings is attached to the
ball. Each of the rings may abut a support surface thereby
facilitating the ball to be rolled in a generally straight line on
the support surface. A stimulation unit is attached to the ball to
stimulate a child.
[0003] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0004] The objects of the disclosure, along with the various
features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed
out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part
of this disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0006] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a children's toy
assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0008] FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0009] FIG. 4 is a left side view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0010] FIG. 5 is a front view of an alternative embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0011] FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the
disclosure.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0012] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new children's toy device embodying
the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and
generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be
described.
[0013] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the children's toy
assembly 10 generally comprises a ball 12 that has an outer wall
14. The outer wall 14 is continuous such that the ball 12 has a
spherical shape and the outer wall 14 has an outer surface 16 and
an inner surface 18. A pair of rings 20 is provided and each of the
rings 20 is attached to the ball 12. Each of the rings 20 is
positioned on the outer surface 16 and each of the rings 20 is
spaced apart from a center 22 of the ball 12. Each of the rings 20
is oriented to define a pair of spherical caps 24 of the ball 12
thereby facilitating each of the rings 20 to abut a support surface
26. Thus, the ball 12 may be rolled in a generally straight line on
the support surface 26. The support surface 26 may be a floor or
the like.
[0014] A stimulation unit 28 is attached to the ball 12 and the
stimulation unit 28 comprises a control circuit 30 that is attached
to the inner surface 18 of the outer wall 14. The control circuit
30 includes an electronic memory 32 and the electronic memory 32
stores a plurality of vocal phrases. The control circuit 30 may be
an electronic processor or the like and the electronic memory 32
may comprise ROM memory or the like.
[0015] A pair of speakers 34 is provided and each of the speakers
34 is attached to the inner surface 18 and each of the speakers 34
extends through the outer surface 16. Each of the speakers 34 is
positioned on an associated one of the spherical caps 24 and each
of the speakers 34 is positioned adjacent to an associated one of
the rings 20. Each of the speakers 34 is electrically coupled to
the control circuit 30 and each of the speakers 34 emits randomly
selected ones of the vocal phrases. The vocal phrases may comprise
motivational vocal phrases or encouraging vocal phrases related to
child development.
[0016] A pair of light emitters 36 is provided and each of the
light emitters 36 is attached to the outer surface 16 of the outer
wall 14. Each of the light emitters 36 is positioned between the
rings 20 and each of the light emitters 36 is spaced apart from
each other. The light emitters 36 are structured to resemble eyes
and each of the light emitters 36 is electrically coupled to the
control circuit 30. Each of the light emitters 36 emits light
corresponding to the vocal phrases emitted by the speakers 34. The
light emitters 36 may each comprise an LED or the like.
[0017] A switch 38 is coupled to the outer surface 16 and the
switch 38 is positioned on one of the spherical caps 24. The switch
38 is spaced from an associated one of the speakers 34 and the
switch 38 is positioned adjacent to an associated one of the rings
20. The switch 38 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 30
to selectively actuate and de-actuate the control circuit 30.
[0018] A power supply 40 is coupled to the inner surface 18 and the
power supply 40 is electrically coupled to the switch 38. The power
supply 40 comprises at least one battery 42 and a battery cover 44
is removably coupled to the outer wall 14. The battery cover 44 is
aligned with the power supply 40 such that the power supply 40 may
be accessed.
[0019] A band 46 is coupled to the outer wall 14 and the band 46 is
positioned on the outer surface 16. The band 46 is positioned
between the rings 20 and the band 46 is spaced from the pair of
light emitters 36. The band 46 is oriented in a curve to resemble a
smile. In an alternative embodiment as shown in FIG. 5, the band 46
may be formed into a closed loop to resemble an open mouth. A pair
of eyebrows 48 are coupled to the outer surface 16 and each of the
eyebrows 48 is positioned proximate an associated one of the light
emitters 36.
[0020] In use, the switch 38 is engaged to actuate the control
circuit 30. The ball 12 is rolled along the support surface 26
while the speakers 34 emit the vocal phrases. Additionally, each of
the light emitters 36 emits light corresponding to the vocal
phrases emitted by the speakers 34. The vocal phrases serve to
educate and stimulate the child and the light emitters 36 serve to
capture a child's attention.
[0021] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations
in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation,
assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one
skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are
intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0022] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent
document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense
to mean that items following the word are included, but items not
specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element
by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that
more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly
requires that there be only one of the elements.
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