Patent Application
20150182866
The present invention claims the benefit and priority to Hong Kong patent application 14100021.7 filed on 2 Jan., 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to the field of toys, and more particularly, to a toy horse.
Currently, most toy horses, such as carousels, electric rocking horses, etc, are electric toys. These toy horses are expensive to make, complex in the manufacturing process, narrow range of us, and difficult to carry. In this situation, different toy manufacturers have develop a variety of toy horses that do not require the use of electricity.
China patent application CN 2008200503509, entitled “Manual Toy Horse”, discloses a toy horse, which comprises a head device, a bracket, front limbs, rear limbs and a stirrup. The head device is installed on the bracket, and the base of both of the front limbs and rear limbs are provided with scrolling wheels. The toy horse also comprises a saddle support, a movable frame, a drive connector, a stirrup pole and a front limb pole. The drive connector, the support, the front limbs and the front limbs pole interlock with each other in sequence and form a first thur-bar linkage. The drive connector, the support, the rear limbs and the movable frame interlock with each other in sequence and form a second four-bar linkage. The saddle support pole is connected with the front part of the drive connector, the movable frame, the support, the front limb pole respectively interlock with the rear part of the driving connector. The stirrup pole respectively interlocks with the support and the movable frame. The drive connector, the support, the stirrup pole and the movable frame form a third four-bar linkage. The top of the stirrup is connected to the stirrup pole. This invention requires no additional external energy devices. By just utilizing human limb movements and the effect of constantly shifts in the human body weight on the manual toy horse, forward movement can be achieved. It is also easy to ride and provide safety and reliability when riding.
Another China patent application CN201020594579.6, entitled “Multi-Functional Toy Horse”, also discloses a multi-functional toy horse, which comprises a skeleton and a horse body. The horse body includes a horse back and the skeleton includes a foot lever, and there are four foot levers. The horse body covers on the top of the skeleton. The horse body and the skeleton are connected and fixed. The multi-functional toy horse also includes a backrest placed on the back of the horse. The backrest and the back are connected and fixed. The backrest includes two side panels and a surrounding board. The two side boards are placed symmetrically, and the cross-section of the surrounding board is appeared in a U-shape, the side boards are connected to the lower end of the U-shape board, and the lower part of the side boards are connected and fixed with the skeleton. The sides of the backrest appear as wing shape. The multi-functional toy horse also includes a chassis which includes two symmetrical rockers and a cross arm whose base appears as an arc shape. The cross arm and the rocker are connected and fixed, and the foot levers and the cross arm are connected and fixed, and the rocker are placed in the same direction as that of the horse body. The new design of the invention has two functions of walking and rocking. By pulling out the plug and detaching the chassis, the multi-functional toy horse can move forward by the wheels. By mounting the chassis and inserting the latch for positioning, the multi-functional toy horse can be rocked. The multi-functional toy horse can conveniently be switched between the two functions of walking and rocking.
The structure of the two above-mentioned toy horses is more complicated and not easy to carry. Meanwhile, due to the presence of the transmission parts in the two above-mentioned toy horses, the two above-mentioned toy horses should partly made of rigid components, which may cause uncomfortableness when riding any of the two toy horses.
The object of this new invention is directed to the problems of existing technology in terms of their difficulties for carrying, complex structure and uncomfortable feeling when riding and provides a toy horse that is portable and simple in structure.
The technical solutions for the technical problems of this new invention are:
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, the front part of the saddle board 11 is provided with a second slot, and wherein the toy horse further comprises:
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, the head board 3 is provided with a first mortise running through the head board 3, each side board 12 is provided with a second mortise running through the side board 12 and corresponding to the first mortise;
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, the horse body 1 further comprises a supporting board 5, on top of which is provided with a second tenon 51, and the saddle board 11 is provided with a third mortise running through the saddle board 11 and corresponding to the second tenon 51;
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, the toy horse further comprises:
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, the toy horse further comprises a reinforce board 8 which includes a triangular second inserting board 81 and two third extending boards 82 located respectively on the two sides of the second inserting board 81 and being coplanar with the second inserting board 81;
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, an engaging groove is disposed on the side of the first fixing board 90, the second fixing board 91, the third fixing board 92, the fourth fixing board 93 and the fifth fixing board 94, respectively.
Preferably, in accordance with the toy horse of the invention, the saddle board 11, the first tenon 4, the supporting board 5, the chest board 9, the head board 3, the reinforcing board 8, the front leg board 6, and the rear leg board are all made of EVA plastic; and
In accordance with the toy horse of this invention, the first fixing board, the second fixing board, the third fixing board, the forth fixing board, and the fifth fixing board can allow for portability of carry of the toy horse. And the mutual engaging mechanism of the saddle board, the first tenon, the chest board, the head board, the reinforcing board, the front leg board, the rear leg board, the supporting board, and the side boards allows for ease of assemble of the toy horse. In addition, use of EVA plastic and PU materials allows for comfortableness of riding of the toy horse.
The features of the present invention may be clearly set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention, together with the advantages thereof may be best understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompany drawings, wherein like reference signs identify like elements, and wherein:
The structure of the toy horse of the invention will be explained in detail with reference to the accompany drawings. The description and explanatory embodiment herein are merely used to set forth the present invention, not to limit the invention.
As illustrated in
The two side boards 12 are disposed opposite to each other symmetrically, which results in the horse-back panel 121 of the two side boards 12 being coplanar with each other. The two side boards 12 can be installed removably on the saddle board 11, which made the horse-back panel 121 of the two side boards 12 is abutted against the bottom of the saddle board 11.
The two side boards 12 are inclined by a certain angle, which can be ranged from 0°-60°. Preferably, in one embodiment of the invention, the angle is 16°, by which the same experiences can be achieved when sitting on the saddle board 11 as that of the real horse.
Further, each side board 12 is provided with a horse tail board 122, the front part of which is formed an engaging surface 123 that is perpendicular to the horse-back panel 121.
The rear part of the saddle board 11 is provided with two first slots corresponding respectively to the horse tail boards 122 of the two side boards 12. The two horse tail boards 122 can be removably engaged into the two first slots on the saddle board 11. The engaging surface 123 of each horse tail board 122 is abutted against the bottom of the first slot correspondingly, thereby making that the two side boards 12 respectively are installed on the saddle board 11 thinly.
The front part of the saddle board 11 is provided with a second slot. The toy horse also includes a head board 3, the rear part of which is provided with a third slot corresponding to the second slot of the saddle board 11. The third slot can be removably engaged into the second slot of the saddle board 11, and the bottom of the third slot is abutted against the bottom of the second slot, which allows fixation of the head board 3 and the saddle board 11.
The above-mentioned installation method between the head board 3 and saddle board 11 is not secured. To make the mutual fixing between the head board 3 and saddle board 11 more secure, the head board 3 is provided with a first mortise running through the head board 3. Each side board 12 is provided with a second mortise running through the side board 12 and corresponding to the first mortise. The toy horse also includes a first tenon 4 shaped as a board that corresponds to the first mortise and the second mortise. The first tenon 4 can be removably inserted into the first mortise of the head board 3 and the second mortise on the two side boards 12. By doing so, the head board 3, the saddle board 11, and two side boards 12 can be securely fixed together via the first tenon 4.
In order to provide effective support for the saddle board 11, the horse body 1 also includes a supporting board 5, on top of which is provided with a second tenon 51. The saddle board 11 is provided with a third mortise miming through the saddle board 11 and corresponding to the second tenon 51.
Preferably, the top of the supporting board 5 is provided with two second tenons 51, and the saddle board 11 is provided with a third mortise running through the saddle board 11 and corresponding to the two second tenons 51 respectively. The bottom of the supporting board 5 is curved in shape.
The front part of the supporting board 5 is also provided with a third tenon 52; the bottom of the two side boards are both curved in shape. The toy horse also includes a front leg board 6 and a rear leg board 7. The front leg board 6 includes a triangular holding plate 61 and a first extending board 62 that is coplanar with the two holding plate 61 and is disposed on two sides of the holding plate 61 respectively. A fourth slot is located on the top of each first extending board 62, and a fourth mortise running through the holding plate 61 and corresponding to the third tenon 52 is located on the holding plate 61. A fifth slot corresponding to the fourth slot on the first extending board 62 is located on the front bottom of each side board 12.
The front leg board 6 can be inserted removably in the horse body 1, and the fourth slots on the two first extending board 62 can be removably engaged into the fifth slot on the two side boards 12. The second tenon 51 on the supporting board 5 is inserted into the third mortise of the saddle board 11, whereas the third tenon 52 of the supporting board 51 is inserted into the fourth mortise of the holding plate 61.
To enhance the appearance of the toy horse and to further secure the attachment of the head board 3 and two side boards 12, the toy horse also includes a chest board 9 which is substantially shaped as rectangular. The rear part of the chest board 9 is provided with a sixth slot, a seventh slot, and an eighth slot. The front part of one side board 12 is provided with a ninth slot corresponding to the sixth slot on the chest board 9, and the front part of the other side board 12 is provided with a tenth slot corresponding to the eighth slot on the chest board 9. The front part of the head board 3 is provided with an eleventh slot corresponding to the seventh slot on the chest board 9. The two side boards 12 and the head board 3 can be removably installed on the chest board 9, while the ninth slot is engaged into the sixth slot, the tenth slot is engaged into the eighth slot, and the eleventh slot is engaged into the seventh slot.
Further, the rear leg board 7 includes a triangular first inserting board 71 and two second extending board 72 that are coplanar with the first inserting board 71 and are placed on the two sides of the inserting board 71 respectively. A twelfth slot is disposed on the top of the first inserting board 71, and a thirteenth slot is disposed on the top of each second extending board 72. A fourteenth slot is disposed at the rear part of the bottom of each side board 12, which corresponds to the thirteenth slot of the second extending board 72. A fifteenth slot is located at the rear part of the bottom of the supporting board 5, which corresponds to the twelfth slot. The two side boards 12 and the supporting board 5 can be removably engaged on the rear leg board 7, and the fourteenth slots on the two side boards 12 can be removably engaged into the two thirteenth slots on the rear leg board 7. The bottom of the fourteenth slot is abutted against the bottom of the corresponding thirteenth slot. The fifteenth slot on the supporting board 5 is engaged into the twelfth slot on the rear leg board 7, and the bottom of the fifteenth slot is abutted against the bottom of the twelfth slot.
The front leg board 6 is inclined by an angle ranged from 0° to 180° with respect to the rear leg board 7. Preferably, in one embodiment of the invention, the angle is 40°.
Preferably, in one embodiment of the invention, the toy horse also includes a reinforcing board 8, which includes a triangular second inserting board 81 and two third extending board 82 that is coplanar with the second inserting board 81 and disposed on two sides of the second inserting board 81 respectively. The top of the second inserting board 81 is provided with a sixteenth slot, the top of each third extending board 82 is provided with a seventeenth slot, the middle bottom of each side board 12 is provided with an eighteenth slot corresponding to the seventeenth slot on the reinforcing board 8, and the middle bottom of the supporting board 5 is provided with a nineteenth slot corresponding to the sixteenth slot on the reinforcing board 8. The two side boards 12 and the supporting boards 5 can be removably engaged on the reinforcing board 8 respectively, and the eighteenth slots on the two side boards 12 can be respectively engaged into the two seventeenth slots on the reinforcing board 8, while the bottom of the eighteenth slot is abutted against the bottom of the seventeenth slot. The nineteenth slot on the supporting board 5 is engaged into the sixteenth slot on the reinforcing board 8, and the bottom of the nineteenth slot is abutted against the bottom of the sixteenth slot.
Further, as shown in
Preferably, a second fixing hole running through the first fixing board 90 and corresponding to a first tenon 4 is located on the first fixing board 90. The first tenon 4 can be inserted into the second fixing hole, which makes the first tenon 4 and the first fixing board 90 being coplanar.
Preferably, a third fixing hole running through the first fixing board 90 and corresponding to the chest board 9 is located on the first fixing board 90. The chest board 9 can be inserted into the third fixing board, which makes the chest board 9 and the first fixing board 90 being coplanar.
Further, in one embodiment of the invention, the toy horse also includes a second fixing board 91, on which a fourth fixing hole running through the second fixing board 91 and corresponding to the side boards 12 is provided. The side board 12 can be inserted into the fourth fixing hole, which makes the side board 12 and the second fixing board 91 being coplanar.
In this embodiment, the toy horse includes two second fixing boards 91.
Further, in one embodiment of the invention, the toy horse also includes a third fixing board 92, on which a fifth fixing hole miming through the third fixing board 92 and corresponding to the supporting board 5 is provided. The supporting board 5 can be inserted into the fifth fixing hole, which makes the supporting board 5 and the third fixing board 92 being coplanar.
Further, in one embodiment of the invention, the toy horse also includes a fourth fixing board 93, on which a sixth fixing hole running through the fourth fixing board 93 and corresponding to the head board 5 is provided. The head board 3 can be inserted into the sixth fixing hole, which makes the head board 3 and the fourth fixing board 93 being coplanar.
Preferably, the fourth fixing board 93 is further provided with a seventh fixing hole running through the fourth fixing board 93 and corresponding to the reinforcing board 8. The reinforcing board 8 can be inserted into the seventh fixing hole, which makes the reinforcing board 8 and the fourth fixing board 93 being coplanar.
Further, in one embodiment of the invention, the toy horse also includes a fifth fixing board 94, on which an eighth fixing hole running through the fifth fixing board 94 and corresponding to the front leg board 6 is provided. The front leg board 6 can be inserted into the eighth fixing hole, which makes the front leg board 6 and the fifth fixing board 94 being coplanar.
Preferably, the fifth fixing board 94 is further provided with a ninth fixing hole running through the fifth fixing board 94 and corresponding to the rear leg board 7. The h rear leg board 7 can be inserted into the ninth fixing hole, which makes the rear leg board 7 and the fifth fixing board 94 being coplanar.
The first fixing board 90, the second fixing board 91, the third fixing board 92, the fourth fixing board 93 and fifth fixing board 94 are all shaped as rectangular, and have the same length, width, and depth.
The saddle board 11, the first tenon 4, the chest board 8, the side boards 12, the supporting board 5, the head board 3, the reinforcing board 8, the front leg board 6, and the rear leg board 7 can be secured respectively by the first fixing board 90, the second fixing board 91, the third fixing board 92, the fourth fixing board 93 and the fifth fixing board 94. Meanwhile, the unified shape of the first fixing board 90, the second fixing board 91, the third fixing board 92, the fourth fixing board 93 and the fifth fixing board 94 allow for portability of carry of the toy horse.
Preferably, the saddle board 11, the first tenon 4, the supporting board 5, the chest board 9, the head board 3, the reinforcing board 8, the front leg board 6, and the rear leg board 7 are all made of EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) plastic, while the side board 12 are made of PU (polyurethane). It should be understood that in addition to EVA and PU, the saddle board 11, the first tenon 4, the supporting board 5, the chest board 9, the head board 3, the reinforcing board 8, the front leg board 6, and the rear leg board 7, and the side board 12 can be made of other materials, such as EPE (Expandable Polyethylene).
The first fixing board 90, the second fixing board 91, the third fixing board 92, the fourth fixing board 93, and the fifth fixing board 94 are all provided with engaging grooves on the sides thereof Any two of the first fixing board 90, the second fixing board 91, the third fixing board 92, the fourth fixing board 93, and the fifth fixing board 94 can be attached together through their own engaging grooves, by which the toy horse of this invention can be changed to form a carpet as shown in
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14100021.7 | Jan 2014 | HK | national |
