U.S. patent number 3,675,364 [Application Number 05/122,581] was granted by the patent office on 1972-07-11 for pin wheel toy.
This patent grant is currently assigned to M. I. Sales Co., Inc.. Invention is credited to Arthur Halpern.
United States Patent |
3,675,364 |
Halpern |
July 11, 1972 |
PIN WHEEL TOY
Abstract
This toy comprises a long handle having its upper end
frictionally inserted in a radial socket integrally formed with a
circular ring provided with a plurality of integral radial spokes,
one of which extends to the socket. The radial spokes and the
socket extend beyond the ring and carry forwardly extending pins on
which plastic pin wheels are freely rotatably mounted. Ornamental
cups are frictionally fitted on the pins to hold the pin wheels on
said pins. A pin at the axis of the ring has a central pin wheel
rotatably mounted thereon, which pin wheel is also kept from coming
off the pin by a frictionally fitted cup.
Inventors: |
Halpern; Arthur (New York,
NY) |
Assignee: |
M. I. Sales Co., Inc. (New
York, NY)
|
Family
ID: |
22403546 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/122,581 |
Filed: |
March 1, 1971 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/218 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H
33/40 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63H
33/00 (20060101); A63H 33/40 (20060101); A63h
033/40 () |
Field of
Search: |
;46/58,53,47 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Mancene; Louis G.
Assistant Examiner: Lever, Jr.; Jack Q.
Claims
I claim:
1. A pin wheel toy comprising a handle, a body, means to
frictionally and removably attach said body to one end of the
handle, a plurality of pin wheels, said body having a plurality of
parallel pins, said pin wheels being freely rotatably mounted on
said pins, and cups frictionally non-rotatably fitted on said pins
to keep the pin wheels from coming off said pins.
2. The combination of claim 1, said body comprising a single
plastic molding having a ring, a plurality of radial spokes
extending from the center of the ring to said ring, said pins being
integral with the body, and extending parallelly to the axis of the
ring.
3. The combination of claim 2, said pins being equiangularly spaced
and located adjacent the outer ends of said spokes.
4. The combination of claim 3, another pin at the axis of said ring
extending parallel to the other pins, a pin wheel freely rotatably
mounted on said another pin, and a cup frictionally fitted on said
another pin and keeping the pin wheel mounted thereon, from coming
off.
5. The combination of claim 4, all said pin wheels being also
slidable on the pins on which they are mounted.
6. The combination of claim 5, said cups each having a flat
ornament at its outer end.
7. The combination of claim 1, said means to attach said body to
said handle comprising a socket on said body, and said handle
having a pin frictionally fitted into said socket.
8. The combination of claim 7, said body comprising a ring, said
socket being integral with said ring and extending radially of said
ring, said ring and handle being disposed in a common plane, radial
spokes meeting at the center of said ring and connected to said
ring, said pins being located adjacent the outer ends of said
spokes and disposed parallelly of the axis of said ring.
9. The combination of claim 8, said socket extending outwardly of
said ring, said pins being located outside of said ring.
10. The combination of claim 9, another pin at the center of said
ring, and disposed parallel to the other pins, a pin wheel on said
another pin, and a cup frictionally fitted on said another pin to
keep the pin wheel thereon, from coming off.
Description
This invention relates to pin wheel toys.
An object of this invention is to provide a toy of the character
described which can be held in the hand and by waving the upper end
of the toy, forwardly, all the pin wheels will rotate
simultaneously.
Another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the
character described that can be shipped or stored or sold in
knockdown condition, since the handle can be removed from the
socket, and the pin wheels can be removed from the pins, by first
removing the cups. Such construction allows assembly at point of
sales or by the individual purchaser, even by a child.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the
character described in which the entire toy is made of plastic and
the handle is made of semi-stiff or flexible plastic to allow
flexing of the handle as the toy is flipped forwardly to cause the
pin wheels to rotate.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a strong,
lightweight, durable toy of the character described which shall be
relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and
manipulate, safe and amusing to use and yet practical and efficient
to a high degree in use.
Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part
hereinafter pointed out.
The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,
combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be
exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which
the scope of invention will be indicated in the following
claims.
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a pin wheel toy embodying the
invention;
FIG. 2 is a partial, side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3--3 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a partial rear view of the toy; and
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 1.
Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a pin wheel
toy embodying the invention. Said toy 10 comprises an elongated
stick or handle 11 on which a body 12 is mounted. The handle is
preferably of non-circular ribbed cross-section. The major length
of the handle 11 is of cross shaped cross-section, as shown in FIG.
5 of the drawing. The ribs 11b are rounded at their outer sides 11c
to make gripping of the handle by a child easy and comfortable, and
yet to prevent the handle from turning in the child's hand.
Both ends of the handle are reduced pin ends 11a of circular
cross-section and of hemispherical end configuration; for the
purpose hereinafter appearing.
The handle 11 is made of semi-stiff or flexible plastic and can be
flexed, but tends to snap straight, when released.
The body 12 is also made of plastic and comprises a circular ring
14 of flattened or elliptical cross-section. A plurality of radial
spokes or round rods 15 meet at the radial center. There are six
spokes shown, although the number can be varied. The spokes are
integral with each other and with the ring, and meet the inner side
of ring, at equal distances from the opposite edges of the ring.
Extending outwardly of the ring are integral radial projections 20
aligned with all but one of the spokes or rods 15. These
projections 20 are in a plane bisecting the ring and perpendicular
to the axis of the ring. Integral with said one spoke is a cup 21
which extends to both sides of the ring. Said cup 21 is formed with
a cylindrical socket 22 to frictionally receive the pin 11a at one
end of the handle 11. Thus, the handle 11, when assembled with the
body 12, is in alignment with one of the spokes 15.
Extending from the projections 20, are hubs 24. Extending from cup
21 is a hub 25. These hubs 24, 25 are on axes parallel to the axis
of the ring 14. Extending from hubs 24, 25 are pins 26 also
parallel to the axis of ring 14. Said pins 26 have reduced outer
ends 26a. Freely rotatably and slidably mounted on the pins 26 are
pin wheels 28. Each pin wheel 28 has a central hub 28a from which a
sleeve 29 extends. Extending from hub 28a are similarly inclined
vanes 30.
Extending from the axis of the ring, where all the spokes 15 meet,
is a hub 31 similar to hubs 24, 25. Extending from hub 31 is a pin
32 having a reduced outer end 33.
Rotatably mounted on pin 31 is a central pin wheel 28. All the pin
wheels 28 are similar. The sleeves 29 loosely and rotatably receive
pins 26, 31. Frictionally fitted on each pin end 26a, 33 is a cup
35 having a flat ornament 37 at its outer end. These ornaments can
represent animals, birds or other attractive objects.
The cups 35 keep the pin wheels from coming off the pins 26,
31.
A child holding the handle can wave, flip or move the upper end of
the toy forwardly, and air impinging on the inclined vanes will
rotate all the pin wheels simultaneously.
The cups 35 can be first removed and then the pin wheels can be
removed. The handle can also be removed from body 12. Thus the
entire toy can be stored, boxed and shipped in knockdown condition.
The toy can be easily assembled even by a child. Either end 11a of
the handle 11 may be fitted into socket 22. The semi-circular ends
of pins 11a make it easy to insert either pin into the socket.
It will thus be seen that there is provided an article in which the
several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well
adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.
As possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and
as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set
forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or
shown in the accompanying drawings, is to be interpreted as
illustrative only.
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