Patent Application
20090170399
The present invention is related to a game apparatus, and more particularly to a doll of a football game table detachably mounted on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll can be easily installed on or taken off from the operation rod.
The conventional doll 16 is a one-piece doll having a through hole 17. When assembled, the operation rod 14 is fitted through the through hole 17 and the doll 16 is fixed on the operation rod by means of a screw 18. Such doll must be assembled with the operation rod 14 by the manufacturer before released from the factory. Once the doll is damaged, it is quite inconvenient to replace the doll. That is, it is necessary to first detach the operation rod 14 from the table body 12 and then take off the damaged doll 16 from the operation rod 14 and replace the doll with a new one. After replaced, the operation rod is reinstalled on the table body. In general, a player lacks suitable tool or component to disassemble the operation rod and replace the doll. Even if the player is able to disassemble the operation rod, it is quite troublesome and time-consuming for the player to replace the doll.
In addition, the screw 18 for fixing the doll is exposed to outer side of the doll. This affects the appearance of the entire game table.
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a doll of football game table which can be easily installed and disassembled.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the above doll of football game table which has a tidy appearance.
The doll of football game table of the present invention includes a first main body, a second main body and at least one fixing member. The two main bodies are detachably latched with each other so that the bodies can be detachably mounted on an operation rod. The fixing member serves to engage at least one of the main bodies with the operation rod. Accordingly, the doll can be easily mounted on the operation rod, and the main bodies of the doll can be directly unlatched from each other to take off the doll from the operation rod. Therefore, when installing or disassembling the doll, it is unnecessary to disassemble the operation rod from the football game table.
Preferably, the fixing member is hidden in the doll without being exposed to outer side so that the doll has a beautiful tidy appearance.
Preferably, the front face of the first main body is recessed to form a space. The second main body is accommodated in the space and latched with the first main body.
The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:
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On a front face of the first main body 30 are formed an upper latched section 32, a lower latched section 34 and a first recess 35 between the upper and lower latched sections 32, 34.
The second main body 40 is formed with an upper latching section 42, a lower latching section 44 and a second recess 45. The second recess 45 is formed on a back face of the second main body 40 between the two latching sections 42, 44. The latching sections 42, 44 of the second main body 40 are respectively latched with the latched sections 32, 34 of the first main body 30 to mate the first and second main bodies 30, 40 with each other. The two recesses 35, 45 face each other to together form the through hole 28. Each of the recesses 35, 45 has a semicircular or polygonal cross-section, whereby the through hole 28 has a circular or polygonal (such as rectangular) cross-section.
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To speak more detailedly, the first main body 30 has a top end, a bottom end and a middle portion. Preferably, the top end forms the head portion 22, the bottom end forms the leg portion 24, while the middle portion forms the body portion 26 of the doll. The front face of the middle portion of the first main body 30 is recessed to form a space 36. The upper and lower latched sections 32, 34 are respectively formed on the top wall and bottom wall of the space 36. An inner wall face of the space 36 is further recessed to form the first recess 35. The first recess 35 transversely passes through the first main body 30 from one side to the other side.
A triangular projection 38 is formed on the front face of the first main body 30 right above the space 36. A bottom face of the projection 38 serves as the top wall of the space 36. The projection 38 has a pattern as a collar of the doll. The upper latched section 32 is formed under the bottom face of the projection 38. In this embodiment, the lower latched section 34 is composed of two dents, however, this is not limited.
The second main body 40 has a height smaller than the height of the first main body 30 and has a size adapted to the size of the space 36. The lower latching section 44 is formed under the bottom face of the second main body 40. In this embodiment, the lower latching section is composed of two projecting insertion blocks, however, this is not limited. A triangular notch 48 is formed on the top end of the second main body. The upper latching section 42 is formed on the wall of the notch 48.
Preferably, the two main bodies 30, 40 are made by means of injection molding.
In this embodiment, the fixing member 50 is a pin. In practice, after main bodies are molded, one end of the pin 50 can be fixed with one of the main bodies 30, 40 in the recess 35 or 45. Alternatively, the pin 50 is not previously fixed with any main body. When assembled, the pin is fixed with the main bodies by way of insertion. In this case, the wall faces of the recesses 35, 45 are formed with insertion holes 39, 49 for inserting two ends of the pin therein.
The doll is mounted on an operation rod 60 which is drilled with several perforations 62.
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After assembled, the two main bodies of the doll are latched with each other to hold the operation rod. The projection 38 is inlaid in the notch 48 to more firmly associate the two main bodies. The fixing member 50 engages the two main bodies with the operation rod, whereby the doll 20 is firmly connected with the operation rod 60 without possibility of moving relative to the operation rod. Accordingly, when operating the operation rod, the doll is driven to move or rotate.
In case of damage of the doll, have the two main bodies unlatched from each other, whereby the doll can be taken off from the operation rod. Then a new doll can be mounted on the operation rod in the above manner instead of the damaged one. Accordingly, the doll can be easily replaced.
In the second embodiment, at least one fixing member 100 is disposed on a wall face of at least one recess 85, 95. The fixing member 100 is a projecting section with a certain shape, for example, a column or a block. Preferably, the fixing member is integrally formed with the main body. The two main bodies 80, 90 are latched with each other in the same manner as the first embodiment. The doll 70 is fitted on an operation rod 110 with the fixing members 100 engaged in the dents or holes 112 of the operation rod. Accordingly, the two main bodies 80, 90 can be firmly associated with the operation rod.
The main bodies are detachably assembled so that the doll of the present invention is detachably mounted on the operation rod, which can be easily installed, disassembled and replaced. When replaced, it is unnecessary to troublesomely detach the operation rod from the football game table. In addition, in practice, the fixing member is hidden in the doll without being exposed to outer side so that the doll has a beautiful tidy appearance.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof. Many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
