GB2537604A - A toy - Google Patents

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GB2537604A
GB2537604A GB1506362.1A GB201506362A GB2537604A GB 2537604 A GB2537604 A GB 2537604A GB 201506362 A GB201506362 A GB 201506362A GB 2537604 A GB2537604 A GB 2537604A
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Ian Hawkins David
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Priority to US15/566,043 priority patent/US20180126289A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2016/051013 priority patent/WO2016166517A1/en
Priority to JP2017554405A priority patent/JP2018511446A/en
Priority to CN201680021936.XA priority patent/CN107960060A/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/16—Dolls made of parts that can be put together
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/003—Convertible toys, e.g. robots convertible into rockets or vehicles convertible into planes
    • A63H33/004—Convertible toys, e.g. robots convertible into rockets or vehicles convertible into planes made of fabrics or stuffed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/003—Dolls specially adapted for a particular function not connected with dolls
    • A63H3/005—Dolls specially adapted for a particular function not connected with dolls for use as container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/02—Dolls made of fabrics or stuffed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/36—Details; Accessories
    • A63H3/50—Frames, stands, or wheels for dolls or toy animals

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Abstract

The capsule toy includes two parts: a capsule, comprising one or more components 101,102 which form a body of the capsule, and a removable toy 103 configured to fit within the capsule. The toy 103 includes a body configured to receive at least one of the components of the capsule once it is removed from the capsule. The toy may include an opening (104, figure 1e) for receiving the capsule component. The toy may be formed from a soft flexible material.

Description

A TOY
Field of Invention
The present invention is in the field of toys. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to capsule toys.
Background
One mechanism for packaging toys is via a capsule. The capsules are often formed of two parts that can be opened by a user to provide access to a toy inside.
An advantage of capsule toys is that they can be stocked and delivered from 15 vending machines. These toys are very popular in Asia where they are known as gashapon, gasha, or gacha.
A disadvantage of capsule toys is that the volume of the capsule limits the toys designs possible.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule toy which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art, or at least provides a useful alternative.
Summary of Invention
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a capsule toy, including: a capsule, comprising one or more components which form a body of the 30 capsule, and configured to fit a removable toy; and a toy, comprising a body, and configured to fit within the capsule; wherein the body of the toy is configured to receive at least one component of the capsule, after the toy is removed from the capsule.
Other aspects of the invention are described within the claims.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figures -la to 'If: show a capsule toy in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; and Figures 2a to 2f: show a capsule toy in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description of Preferred Embodiments
The present invention provides a capsule toy where the body of the toy is configured to receive at least part of the capsule when it is removed from the capsule.
The inventor has noticed that soft toys (such as "plushies") do not lend themselves well to being packaged as a capsule toy, because the soft toy when it is sized to fit within the common capsule size is too small to be properly usable by a consumer.
The inventor has discovered that components that form the body of the capsule can be repurposed to provide shape and form to a plushie that has been collapsed to fit inside the capsule.
In Figures 1a to lf, a capsule toy in accordance with an embodiment of the invention will be described.
A capsule 100 is shown in Figure la. The capsule 100 comprises two components 101 and 102. The two components 101 and 102 engage together to form the body of the capsule 100. The two components 101 and 102 are engaged together by tension where a rim of one component overlays the lid of the other. Alternative means for engaging the two components 101 and 102 is possible, such as, by torsion where one component is screwed onto the other, by one or more clasps, or by an additional adhesion product such as glue or tape.
The two components 101 and 102 may also be connected via a hinge or the 15 components 101 and 102 may not be connected at all.
In alternative embodiments, the capsule 100 may comprise a single component or more than two components. The more than two components may be configured to form a body of the capsule when in a closed state.
The opening of a capsule 100 by a user is shown in Figure lb. The two components 101 and 102 are disengaged from one another and a soft toy 103 is shown within the body of the capsule 100. The soft toy 103 is in a collapsed state such that it can fit within the body of the capsule 100.
The soft toy 103 may be constructed out of a flexible material such as fabric or silicon.
Further details can be added to the material of the soft toy 103 by means of 30 stitching, stuffed fabric shapes, plastics, and/or wooden or metal elements (e.g. springs).
The toy 103 may be a soft toy such as a plushie or another deformable toy such as toys made of rubber or compressible plastic.
The toy 103 may include an electronics component to provide additional 5 functionality to the toy 103. The electronics component may be configured to generate light, sound, action via a motor, and/or communication in response to movement, light, sound, and/or communication.
The collapsed soft toy 103 after complete removal from the capsule 100 is 10 shown in Figure lc.
As shown in Figure 1d, the soft toy 103 includes an opening 104 or slit that can be opened by the user. The soft toy 103 may be formed as a flexible sock such that the opening 104 of the sock can receive the capsule 100. In an alternative embodiment, the soft toy 103 may be formed of two or more parts that can be combined by a fastener means, such as hooks-and-loops, zip, etc., such that the soft toy 103 can be combined to surround all or part of the capsule 100.
The capsule 100 can be reformed from the two components 101 and 102 and pushed into the opening 104 in the soft toy 103 as shown in Figure le.
The soft toy 103 is shown in Figure if where the capsule 100 is entirely within the body of the soft toy 103 and the opening 104 has been sealed. The 25 opening 104 may be sealed by a fastener such as folding the material of the soft toy, hook-and-loop or a zip.
It can be seen that the capsule 100 shapes the soft toy 103 and the soft toy 103 has been converted from a collapsed state to a formed state.
In an alternative embodiment, the body of the toy 103 receives the capsule 100 such that the capsule 100 forms part of an exterior feature of the toy 103.
It will be appreciated that the shape of the capsule shown in the Figures is exemplary only and that other capsule shapes may be used.
In Figures 2a to 2f, a capsule toy in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the invention will be described.
A capsule 200 is shown in Figure 2a. The capsule 200 comprises two components 201 and 202 and the two components 201 and 202 engage 10 together to form the body of the capsule 200 as described in relation to Figure 1 a.
The opening of a capsule 200 by a user is shown in Figure 2b. The two components 201 and 202 are disengaged from one another and a soft toy 203 15 is shown within the body of the capsule 200.
The collapsed soft toy 203 after complete removal from the capsule 200 is shown in Figure 2c.
As shown in Figure 2d, the soft toy 203 includes an opening 204 or slit that can be opened by the user. The soft toy 203 may be formed as a flexible sock such that the opening 204 of the sock can receive one of the components 201 or 202.
One of the components (in this example, 201) of the capsule 200 is pushed into the opening 204 in the soft toy 203 as shown in Figure 2e.
The soft toy 203 is shown in Figure 2f where the component 201 of the capsule 200 is entirely within the body of the soft toy 203 and the opening 204 30 has been sealed.
It can be seen that, in this embodiment, it is one component 201 or 202 of the capsule 200 that shapes the soft toy 203 to convert it from a collapsed state to a formed state.
It will be appreciated that the features described in relation to the capsule toy of Figures la to if may also be applicable for the capsule toy of Figures 2a to 2f.
Potential advantages of some embodiments of the present invention is that toys larger than the capsule can be delivered via the capsule method (for example, usable soft toys can be delivered as a capsule toy in the standard size), and parts of the capsule are reused to provide form to the toy, thereby reducing waste.
While the present invention has been illustrated by the description of the embodiments thereof, and while the embodiments have been described in considerable detail, it is not the intention of the applicant to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art.
Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, representative apparatus and method, and illustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures may be made from such details without departure from the spirit or scope of applicant's general inventive concept.
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GB1506362.1A GB2537604A (en) 2015-04-15 2015-04-15 A toy
US15/566,043 US20180126289A1 (en) 2015-04-15 2016-04-11 A toy
PCT/GB2016/051013 WO2016166517A1 (en) 2015-04-15 2016-04-11 A toy
JP2017554405A JP2018511446A (en) 2015-04-15 2016-04-11 toy
CN201680021936.XA CN107960060A (en) 2015-04-15 2016-04-11 Toy

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