Patent Application
20140017973
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a toy and, more particularly, to a Chinese combination toy for children.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional kid toy, such as a yo-yo, comprises a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of a user's hand. Another conventional kid toy, such as a diabolo (or Chinese yo-yo), comprises a spool, a cord wound around the spool, and two sticks connected with two distal ends of the cord. Thus, a user's two hands can hold the two sticks to move the cord so as to spin the spool or throw and catch the spinning spool. However, the conventional kid toy has a fixed structure and cannot be detached so that the conventional kid toy has a larger volume before assembly or when not in use, thereby causing inconvenience in and increasing the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the conventional kid toy.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a combination toy, comprising a bottom plate, an inner board unit removably mounted on the bottom plate, an outer board unit removably mounted on the bottom plate, and two side board units each removably mounted on the bottom plate. The inner board unit includes at least one inner board. The inner board of the inner board unit has a periphery provided with a plurality of first connecting grooves. The outer board unit is combined with the inner board unit. The outer board unit includes a plurality of outer boards. The number of the outer boards of the outer board unit is equal to that of the first connecting grooves of the inner board of the inner board unit. Each of the outer boards of the outer board unit has a first side provided with a second connecting groove connected with a respective one of the first connecting grooves of the inner board of the inner board unit. Each of the outer boards of the outer board unit has a second side provided with a recess. The recess of each of the outer boards of the outer board unit is aligned with the second connecting groove. Each of the outer boards of the outer board unit has two opposite ends each provided with a wing. Each of the side board units is combined with the outer board unit. The side board units are located at the two opposite ends of each of the outer boards of the outer board unit. Each of the side board units includes a plurality of side boards. Each of the side boards of each of the side board units is provided with a third connecting groove mounted on the wing of each of the outer boards of the outer board unit, with the recess of each of the outer boards of the outer board unit being disposed between the side boards of the side board units at the two opposite ends of each of the outer boards of the outer board unit. Each of the outer boards of the outer board unit is inserted into and encircled by the side boards of the side board units.
According to the primary advantage of the present invention, the inner board unit, the outer board unit and the side board units are assembled and disassembled with each other so that the combination toy can be assembled and disassembled by the user.
According to another advantage of the present invention, the inner board unit, the outer board unit and the side board units are integrally and removably formed on the bottom plate before assembly so as to largely save the space and decrease the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the combination toy.
According to a further advantage of the present invention, the combination toy can be detached when not in use, thereby facilitating the user storing the combination toy.
According to a further advantage of the present invention, each of the inner board unit, the outer board unit and the side board units has a simple structure, thereby decreasing the cost of fabrication.
According to a further advantage of the present invention, the configuration of the combination toy is changeable so that the combination toy can function as a yo-yo or a diabolo so as to increase the amusement of playing.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The inner board unit 2 includes at least one inner board 21. The inner board 21 of the inner board unit 2 has a periphery provided with a plurality of first connecting grooves 22. The first connecting grooves 22 are arranged evenly on the inner board 21 of the inner board unit 2 and are distantly spaced from each other. Preferably, the inner board 21 of the inner board unit 2 has a circular shape.
The outer board unit 3 is combined with the inner board unit 2. The outer board unit 3 includes a plurality of outer boards 31. The number of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 is equal to that of the first connecting grooves 22 of the inner board 21 of the inner board unit 2. Each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 has a first side provided with a second connecting groove 32 connected with a respective one of the first connecting grooves 22 of the inner board 21 of the inner board unit 2. The second connecting groove 32 is located at a middle position of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3. Each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 has a second side provided with a recess 33. The recess 33 of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 is aligned with the second connecting groove 32. Each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 has two opposite ends each provided with a wing 34. The wing 34 of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 has a distal portion provided with a ramp 341 and has a corner provided with a stepped notch 35. Preferably, each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 has a trapezium shape, the first side of each of the outer boards 31 has a length greater than that of the second side of each of the outer boards 31, and the stepped notch 35 is located at the second side of each of the outer boards 31.
Each of the side board units 4 is combined with the outer board unit 3. The side board units 4 are located at the two opposite ends of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3. Each of the side board units 4 includes a plurality of side boards 41. Each of the side boards 41 of each of the side board units 4 is provided with a third connecting groove 42 mounted on the wing 34 of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3, with the recess 33 of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 being disposed between the side boards 41 of the side board units 4 at the two opposite ends of each of the outer boards 31 of the outer board unit 3 as shown in
In practice, the inner board unit 2 includes two inner boards 21, each of the inner boards 21 of the inner board unit 2 has a circular shape and has four first connecting grooves 22, the outer board unit 3 includes four outer boards 31, each of the side board units 4 includes five side boards 41, and the third connecting groove 42 of each of the side boards 41 of each of the side board units 4 has a cruciform shape. The inner boards 21 of the inner board unit 2 laminate each other as shown in
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Accordingly, the inner board unit 2, the outer board unit 3 and the side board units 4 are assembled and disassembled with each other so that the combination toy can be assembled and disassembled by the user. In addition, the inner board unit 2, the outer board unit 3 and the side board units 4 are integrally and removably formed on the bottom plate 1 before assembly so as to largely save the space and decrease the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the combination toy. Further, the combination toy can be detached when not in use, thereby facilitating the user storing the combination toy. Further, each of the inner board unit 2, the outer board unit 3 and the side board units 4 has a simple structure, thereby decreasing the cost of fabrication. Further, the configuration of the combination toy is changeable so that the combination toy can function as a yo-yo or a diabolo so as to increase the amusement of playing.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.
