Information
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Patent Grant
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6322421
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Patent Number
6,322,421
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Date Filed
Wednesday, April 5, 200024 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 27, 200122 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
- Nguyen; Kien T.
- Francis; Faye
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
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- 040 410
- 040 411
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- 040 415
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A luminous toy structure includes a lower casing mounted on a base, an upper casing secured on the lower casing and including a rotatable drive rod and two fixed support rods, a support hood for securing the base, the lower casing and the upper casing together, a support disk secured on the two support rods, a swing device having an eccentric wheel secured on the drive rod to rotate therewith, an eccentric rod secured on the eccentric wheel, two arm skeletons each having a pivot shaft pivotally mounted on the support disk, a follower defining an oblong slot receiving the eccentric rod for pivoting the pivot shaft, and an extension bar pivoted with the pivot shaft, a first pivot tube having a first gear, a follower defining an oblong slot receiving the eccentric rod, a second pivot tube having a second gear meshing with the first gear, and two wing bars each secured to one of the first pivot tube and the second pivot tube to pivot therewith.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved toy structure, and more particularly to an improved toy structure of a luminous angel-shaped doll.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional toy of an angel-shaped doll is fixed and serious without variation of colors, and cannot enhance the true activity and mobility of its head, hands, and wings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantages of the conventional angel-shaped doll.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a luminous doll-shaped toy structure which can be adapted to afford music, variation of colors, recreation activity, and can also enhance the true mobility of its head, hands, and wings.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a luminous toy structure comprising a base; a lower casing mounted on the base; an upper casing secured on the lower casing and including a drive rod rotatably mounted thereon, and two support rods each secured thereon; a support hood mounted around the base, the lower casing and the upper casing for securing the base, the lower casing and the upper casing together; a support disk secured on the two support rods and defining a central hole for receiving the drive rod; a swing device mounted on the support disk and including: an eccentric wheel supported on the support disk and secured on the drive rod to rotate therewith, an eccentric rod secured on the eccentric wheel; a first arm skeleton including a first pivot shaft pivotally mounted on the support disk, a first follower secured on the first pivot shaft for pivoting the first pivot shaft and defining a first oblong slot for receiving the eccentric rod, and a first extension bar secured to the first pivot shaft to pivot therewith; a second arm skeleton including a second pivot shaft pivotally mounted on the support disk, a second follower secured on the second pivot shaft for pivoting the second pivot shaft and defining a second oblong slot for receiving the eccentric rod, and a second extension bar secured to the second pivot shaft to pivot therewith; a first pivot tube pivotally mounted on the support disk and including a third follower defining a third oblong slot for receiving the eccentric rod, and a first gear secured thereon; and a second pivot tube pivotally mounted on the support disk and including a second gear meshing with the first gear; and two wing bars each secured to one of the first pivot tube and the second pivot tube to pivot therewith.
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.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a toy structure of a luminous doll type in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2
is an exploded view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 3
is an exploded view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 4
is a top plan view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 5
is a front plan cross-sectional view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 6
is an exploded view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 1
;
FIG. 7
is a front plan cross-sectional assembly view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 6
;
FIG. 8
is a perspective view of the toy structure of a luminous doll type in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9
is a top plan partially cut-away assembly view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 6
;
FIG. 10
is an operational view of the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 9
; and
FIG. 11
is an operational view of the toy structure as shown in FIG.
7
.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to the drawings and initially to
FIGS. 1-7
, a luminous toy structure of an angel-shaped doll in accordance with the present invention comprises a base
1
, a lower casing
2
, an upper casing
3
, a support hood
4
, a support disk
5
, a swing device
6
, a shoulder cover
7
, and a head turning device
8
.
The lower casing
2
is mounted on the base
1
and includes a plurality of first threaded posts
25
. The upper casing
3
is secured on the lower casing
2
and includes a plurality of second threaded posts
31
(see
FIG. 5
) each engaged with a respective one of the first threaded posts
25
for securing the upper casing
3
to the lower casing
2
. The upper casing
3
also includes a rotatable drive rod
36
secured in a rotating ring
233
of the lower casing
2
to rotate therewith, and two fixed support rods
37
secured on the upper casing
3
.
The support hood
4
is mounted around the base
1
, the lower casing
2
and the upper casing
3
for securing the base
1
, the lower casing
2
and the upper casing
3
together. The support hood
4
defines a plurality of retaining holes
42
, and has a top portion formed with a reduced section
41
defining an opening
411
.
The base
1
defines a receiving chamber
12
and includes an annular flange
11
having a plurality of first tongues
111
protruding outward and each secured in a respective one of the retaining holes
42
, and a speaker
13
mounted in the receiving chamber
12
.
The tipper casing
3
defines a central hole
35
for passage of the drive rod
36
and includes a plurality of second tongues
32
protruding outward each secured in a respective one of the retaining holes
42
, a switch
33
secured on the upper casing
3
for operating the motor
23
of the lower casing
2
, a receiving tube
34
secured on the upper casing
3
, and a bundle of optical fiber
341
mounted in the receiving tube
34
.
As shown in
FIG. 3
, the lower casing
2
defines a plurality of heat radiating slots
21
and includes a hollow post
22
extending downward and abutting the speaker
13
, a motor
23
mounted in the lower casing
2
, an output shaft
231
having a lower end secured on the motor
23
to be rotated by the motor
23
, a color disk
232
secured on an upper end of the output shaft
231
to rotate therewith, a rotating ring
233
secured on the color disk
232
to rotate therewith, a plurality of bosses
2331
mounted in the rotating ring
233
, a projecting lamp
24
mounted in the lower casing
2
and directed toward the color disk
232
as shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5
for emitting light to the color disk
232
, thereby presenting various and diverse colors from the color disk
232
.
The drive rod
36
has a lower end formed with a follower wheel
362
secured in the rotating ring
233
to rotate therewith and defining a plurality of dents
3621
each receiving a corresponding one of the bosses
2331
.
By such an arrangement, the drive rod
36
is rotated by the rotating ring
233
which is rotated by the color disk
232
which is rotated by the output shaft
231
which is rotated by the motor
23
which is operated by the switch
33
.
Referring to
FIGS. 6 and 7
with reference to
FIG. 3
, the support disk
5
is secured on the two support rods
37
and defines a central hole
50
for receiving the drive rod
36
.
Each of the two support rods
37
has a threaded bore
371
defined in the top end thereof. The support disk
5
defines two threaded holes
52
each aligning with the threaded bore
371
of a respective one of the support rods
37
. Two locking members (not shown) each in turn extend through the threaded hole
52
and the threaded bore
371
for securing the support disk
5
to the two support rods
37
.
The swing device
6
is mounted on the support disk
5
and includes an eccentric wheel
61
supported on the support disk
5
and secured to the drive rod
36
to rotate therewith, an eccentric rod
613
secured on the eccentric wheel
61
; a first arm skeleton
63
including a first pivot shaft
632
pivotally mounted on the support disk
5
, an elongated first follower
631
secured on the first pivot shaft
632
for pivoting the first pivot shaft
632
and defining a first oblong slot
6311
for receiving the eccentric rod
613
to pivot therewith, and a first extension bar
633
secured to the first pivot shaft
632
to pivot therewith; a second arm skeleton
64
including a second pivot shaft
642
pivotally mounted on the support disk
5
, an elongated second follower
641
secured on the second pivot shaft
642
for pivoting the second pivot shaft
642
and defining a second oblong slot
6411
for receiving the eccentric rod
613
to pivot therewith, and a second extension bar
643
secured to the second pivot shaft
642
to pivot therewith; a first pivot tube
66
pivotally mounted on the support disk
5
and including an elongated third follower
664
defining a third oblong slot
6641
for receiving the eccentric rod
613
to pivot therewith, and a first gear
661
secured on the first pivot tube
66
; and a second pivot tube
65
pivotally mounted on the support disk
5
and including a second gear
651
meshing with the first gear
661
so that the second pivot tube
65
is rotated with the first pivot tube
66
.
The shoulder cover
7
includes two wing bars
74
each secured to one of the first pivot tube
66
and the second pivot tube
65
to pivot therewith. The first pivot tube
66
also includes an elongated first rib
662
formed thereon and defines an elongated first slit
663
for securing one of the two wing bars
74
, and the second pivot tube
65
also includes an elongated second rib
652
formed thereon and defines an elongated second slit
653
for securing one of the two wing bars
74
.
The support disk
5
includes a support ring
51
mounted around the central hole
50
. The eccentric wheel
61
is supported on the support ring
51
and includes a block
611
(see
FIG. 7
) extending downward and received in the central hole
50
. The drive rod
36
has an upper end formed with a threaded stub
361
abutting the block
611
. The eccentric wheel
61
further includes a locking member
612
(see
FIG. 7
) extending through the block
611
of the eccentric wheel
61
and screwed into the threaded stub
361
of the drive rod
36
so that the eccentric wheel
61
is secured on the drive rod
36
to rotate therewith.
The support disk
5
includes two coupling tubes
53
, and each of the first pivot shaft
632
and the second pivot shaft
642
has a lower end pivotally mounted in one of the two coupling tubes
53
. The support disk
5
also defines two coupling sockets
54
for receiving the lower end of each of the first pivot tube
66
and the second pivot tube
65
.
The swing device
6
further includes a rotary disk
62
located above the eccentric wheel
61
and defining an insertion hole
623
for receiving the eccentric rod
613
so that the rotary disk
62
is rotated with the eccentric rod
613
of the eccentric wheel
61
, a rectangular hole
621
defined in an upper portion of the rotary disk
62
, and a recess
622
defined in a lower portion of the rotary disk
62
and connecting to the rectangular hole
621
.
The shoulder cover
7
is secured on the support disk
5
and includes an annular neck
76
protruding upward and connecting to an inside of the shoulder cover
7
, and a limiting rod
77
protruding upward from the shoulder cover
7
.
The support disk
5
includes a plurality of threaded posts
55
each extending upward. Tile shoulder cover
7
includes a plurality of hollow posts
71
each mounted on a respective one of the threaded posts
55
, and a plurality of locking members
711
(see
FIG. 7
) each extending through a respective one of the hollow posts
71
and each screwed into a respective threaded post
55
for securing the shoulder cover
7
to the support disk
5
.
The shoulder cover
7
defines two openings
75
for receiving each of the first arm skeleton
63
and tile second arm skeleton
64
, and two holes
73
for receiving the upper end of each of the first pivot tube
66
and the second pivot tube
65
as shown in FIG.
7
.
The shoulder cover
7
includes two coupling tubes
72
each extending downward. Each of the first pivot shaft
632
and the second pivot shaft
642
has an upper end pivotally mounted in one of the two coupling tubes
72
.
The head turning device
8
is mounted on the shoulder cover
7
and includes an inclined rod
81
having a tapered upper portion formed with a first snapper
812
, a mediate portion formed with two support lugs
813
abutting the annular neck
76
, and a lower portion extending through the annular neck
76
and formed with a second snapper
811
extending through the rectangular hole
621
and snapped into the recess
622
for securing the rotary disk
62
to the shoulder cover
7
so that the inclined rod
81
is rotated with the rotary disk
62
, each of the two support lugs
813
having a height different from each other; a doll head turning base
82
including a cone-shaped post
821
mounted on the inclined rod
81
and abutting the two support lugs
813
, a cone-shaped hole
8211
defined in the cone-shaped post
821
for receiving the inclined rod
81
with the first snapper
812
protruding outward from the cone-shaped hole
8211
, a limiting slot
822
defined in the doll head turning base
82
for receiving the limiting rod
77
; and a doll head sleeve
83
mounted on the doll head turning base
82
.
Is assembly, referring to
FIG. 8
with reference to
FIGS. 1-7
, the optical fiber
341
received in the receiving chamber
34
of the upper casing
3
is knitted into two wings each secured to a respective wing skeleton
74
. Clothes
9
are then put on the toy structure as shown in
FIG. 1
with the first extension bar
633
and the second extension bar
643
each extending outward from the clothes
9
to be fitted with a hand
91
. A flower-shaped ornament
92
is secured on one of the two hands
91
, and a part of the optical fiber
341
passes through the ornament
92
. A doll head
93
is then secured on the doll head sleeve
83
of the head turning device
8
, thereby completing the assembly of the doll-shaped toy structure.
In operation, referring to
FIGS. 7-11
with reference to
FIGS. 1-6
, the motor
23
, the speaker
13
and the projecting lamp
24
are turned on by the switch
33
. The color disk
232
is then rotated by the output shaft
231
which is rotated by the motor
23
. The rotation of the color disk
232
co-operating with the light emitted from the projecting lamp
24
can present variation of diverse colors which are also projected to the optical fiber
341
which exhibits the variation of colors to surroundings, thereby increasing the aesthetic quality of the ornament
92
and the wings formed by the optical fiber
341
.
The drive rod
36
is rotated by the rotating ring
233
via the color disk
232
to rotate the eccentric wheel
61
which moves the eccentric rod
613
from the position as shown in
FIG. 9
to the position as shown in FIG.
10
.
The followers
631
and
641
are moved with the eccentric rod
613
to rotate the pivot shafts
632
and
642
which in turn move the extension bars
633
and
643
so as to move the two hands
91
of the doll from the position as shown in
FIG. 9
to the position as shown in
FIG. 10
, thereby enhancing the true mobility of the doll's hands
91
.
The followers
664
is also moved with the eccentric rod
613
to rotate the first pivot tube
66
which in turn rotates the second pivot tube
65
by the first gear
661
meshing with the second gear
651
to move the two wing skeletons
74
from the position as shown in
FIG. 9
to the position as shown in
FIG. 10
, so as to move the doll's two wings
341
, thereby enhancing the true mobility of the doll's two wings
341
.
At the same time, the rotary disk
62
is rotated by the eccentric wheel
61
to rotate the inclined rod
81
which turns the doll head turning base
82
by the difference of height of the two support lugs
813
on the neck
76
of the shoulder cover
7
(see
FIGS. 7 and 11
) to turn the doll head sleeve
83
which turns the doll head
93
, thereby enhancing the three-dimensional swaying effect and true activity and mobility of the doll's head
93
.
It should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. A luminous toy structure comprising:a base (1); a lower casing (2) mounted on said base (1); an upper casing (3) secured on said lower casing (2) and including drive rod (36) rotatably mounted thereon, and two support rods (37) each secured thereon; a support hood (4) mounted around said base (1), said lower casing (2) and said upper casing (3) for securing said base (1), said lower casing (2) and said upper casing (3) together; a support disk (5) secured on said two support rods (37) and defining a central hole (50) for receiving said drive rod (36); a swing device (6) mounted on said support disk (5) and including: an eccentric wheel (61) supported on said support disk (5) and secured on said drive rod (36) to rotate therewith, an eccentric rod (613) secured on said eccentric wheel (61); a first arm skeleton (63) including a first pivot shaft (632) pivotally mounted on said support disk (5), a first follower (631) secured on said first pivot shaft (632) for pivoting said first pivot shaft (632) and defining a first oblong slot (6311) for receiving said eccentric rod (613), and a first extension bar (633) secured to said first pivot shaft (632) to pivot therewith; a second arm skeleton (64) including a second pivot shaft (642) pivotally mounted on said support disk (5), a second follower (641) secured on said second pivot shaft (642) for pivoting said second pivot shaft (642) and fining a second oblong slot (6411) for receiving said eccentric rod (613), and second extension bar (643) secured to said second pivot shaft (642) to pivot therewith; a first pivot tube (66) pivotally mounted on said support disk 5) and including a third follower (664) defining a third oblong slot (6641) for receiving said eccentric rod (613), and a first gear (661) secured thereon; and a second pivot tube (65) pivotally mounted on said support disk (5) and including a second gear (651) meshing with said first gear (661); and two wing bars (74) each secured to one of said first pivot tube (66) and said second pivot tube (65) to pivot therewith.
- 2. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said support hood (4) defines a plurality of retaining holes (42), and has a top portion formed with a reduced section (41) defining an opening (411), said base (1) defines a receiving chamber (12) and includes an annular flange (11) having a plurality of first tongues (111) protruding outward each secured in a respective one of said retaining holes (42), and a speaker (13) mounted in said receiving chamber (12), said lower casing (2) includes a plurality of first threaded posts (25), and said upper casing (3) defines a central hole (35) for passage of said drive rod (36) and includes a plurality of second tongues (32) protruding outward each secured in a respective one of said retaining holes (42), a switch (33) secured on said upper casing (3), a receiving tube (34) secured on said upper casing (3), a bundle of optical fiber (341) mounted in said receiving tube (34), and a plurality of second threaded posts (31) each engaged with a respective one of said first threaded posts (25).
- 3. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lower casing (2) includes a hollow post (22) extending downward, a motor (23) mounted in said lower casing (2), an output shaft (231) having a lower end secured on said motor (23) to be rotated by said motor (23), a color disk (232) secured on an upper end of said output shaft (231) to rotate therewith, a rotating ring (233) secured on said color disk (232) to rotate therewith, a plurality of bosses (2331) mounted in said rotating ring (233), a projecting lamp (24) mounted in said lower casing (2) and directed toward said color disk (232), and said drive rod (36) has a lower end formed with a follower wheel (362) secured in said rotating ring (233) to rotate therewith and defining a plurality of dents (3621) each receiving a corresponding one of said bosses (2331).
- 4. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said support disk (5) includes a support ring (51) mounted around said central hole (50), said eccentric wheel (61) is supported on said support ring (51) and includes a block (611) extending downward and received in said central hole (50), said drive rod (36) has an upper end formed with a threaded stub (361) abutting said block (611), and said eccentric wheel (61) further includes a locking member (612) extending through said block (611) and screwed into said threaded stub (361) of said drive rod (36).
- 5. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said support disk (5) includes two coupling tubes (53), and each of said first pivot shaft (632) and said second pivot shaft (642) has a lower end pivotally mounted in one of said two coupling tubes (53).
- 6. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said support disk (5) defines two coupling sockets (54) for receiving each of said first pivot tube (66) and said second pivot tube (65).
- 7. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first pivot tube (66) includes an elongated first rib (662) formed thereon and defines an elongated first slit (663) for securing one of said two wing bars (74), and said second pivot tube (65) includes an elongated second rib (652) formed thereon and defines an elongated second slit (653) for securing one of said two wing bars (74).
- 8. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein said swing device (6) further includes a rotary disk (62) located above said eccentric wheel (61) and defining an insertion hole (623) for receiving said eccentric rod (613), a rectangular hole (621) defined in an upper portion of said rotary disk (62), a recess (622) defined in a lower portion of said rotary disk (62) and connecting to said rectangular hole (621), and said luminous toy structure further comprises:a shoulder cover (7) secured on said support disk (5) and including an annular neck (76) protruding upward and connecting to an inside of said shoulder cover (7), and a limiting rod (77) protruding upward; and a head turning device (8) mounted on said shoulder cover (7) and including: an inclined rod (81) having an upper portion formed with a first snapper (812), a mediate portion formed with two support lugs (813) abutting said annular neck (76), and a lower portion extending through said annular neck (76) and formed with a second snapper (811) extending through said rectangular hole (621) and snapped into said recess (622) for securing said rotary disk (62) to said shoulder cover (7), each of said two support lugs (813) having a height different from each other; a doll head turning base (82) including a cone-shaped post (821) mounted on said inclined rod (81) and abutting said two support lugs (813), a cone-shaped hole (8211) defined in said cone-shaped post (821) for receiving said inclined rod (81) with said first snapper (812) protruding outward from said cone-shaped hole (8211), and a limiting slot (822) defined in said doll head turning base (82) for receiving said limiting rod (77); and a doll head sleeve (83) mounted on said doll head turning base is (82).
- 9. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 8, wherein said shoulder cover (7) defines two holes (73) for receiving each of said first pivot tube (66) and said second pivot tube (65).
- 10. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 8, wherein said shoulder cover (7) includes two coupling tubes (72) extending downward, and each of said first pivot shaft (632) and said second pivot shaft (642) has an upper end pivotally mounted in one of said two coupling tubes (72).
- 11. The luminous toy structure in accordance with claim 8, wherein said shoulder cover (7) defines two openings (75) for receiving each of said first arm skeleton (63) and said second arm skeleton (64).
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