Claims
- 1. A wire maze toy comprising:
an endless wire frame of substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration over its entire length, the wire frame being configured to form multiple curves, and a carriage including two slider members fitted on the wire frame and slidable along the wire frame, and a spring means having two ends connected to the two slider members respectively, the spring means and the wire frame being dimensionally related such that tension in the spring means depends on relative positions of the slider members along the wire frame.
- 2. A wire maze toy according to claim 1, wherein the carriage includes four slider members fitted on the wire frame and slidable along the wire, and wherein the spring means includes four elastic strands connected to the four slider members respectively.
- 3. A wire maze toy according to claim 1, wherein the spring means comprises two elastic strands attached to the two slider members respectively, and the carriage further includes a core to which opposite ends of the two elastic strands are secured.
- 4. A wire maze toy according to claim 1, wherein the slider members each define a passage through which the wire extends and a restricted throat for snapfitting the slider member onto the wire.
- 5. A wire maze toy according to claim 1, wherein the endless wire frame is made of injection molded synthetic polymer material.
- 6. A wire maze toy comprising:
a substantially rigid wire having two opposite ends, the wire between its ends being bent to form curves and the two opposite ends of the wire being axially aligned and there being an axial hole in each end of the wire, a dowel pin having two opposite ends received respectively in the axial holes in the two opposite ends of the wire, material bonding the two opposite ends of the dowel pin to the two opposite ends respectively of the wire, and a slider member fitted on the wire and slidable along the wire.
- 7. A wire maze toy comprising:
a substantially rigid wire having two opposite ends, the wire between its ends being bent to form multiple curves, and a carriage including two slider members fitted on the wire and slidable along the wire, and a spring means having two ends connected to the two slider members respectively, the spring means and the wire being dimensionally related such that tension in the spring means depends on relative positions of the slider members along the wire.
- 8. A new and ornamental wire maze toy as shown.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit of the date of filing of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/355,156 filed Feb. 8, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60355156 |
Feb 2002 |
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