MXPA97005314A

MXPA97005314A - Jugu construction form

Info

Publication number: MXPA97005314A
Application number: MXPA/A/1997/005314A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Tomczyk John; Lacoste Russell; Ardor Celeste Mark
Original assignee: Pinnacle Brands Inc
Priority date: 1995-02-02
Filing date: 1997-07-14
Publication date: 1998-07-03

Abstract

The invention includes a token of elastic material that is capable of securing one or more tiles of similar design, as desired to build a structure, sculpture or other shape. The token has one or more slots extending inward from its perimeter to attach another tab of similar design. The slot can be used to attach a slot

Description

TOKY CONSTRUCTION CARD TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to toy building components and, more particularly, to a disc that can be secured to other discs to create a structure.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 10 Among the children, the milk lid game, known as "POG", is very popular. The milk cap game uses a number of milk cap chips, whose players seek to acquire through the game. Milk lid tokens are disc-shaped pieces made of flexible cardboard or plastic that have different images or other signs on each side. Frequently, one side of each of the tokens exhibits a character or other image in which the children or players will be interested or with which they will have fun. For the other On the other hand, there is often a number of another design used for the identification and collection of the cards.

The chips are obtained by hitting a "jail" on a stack of chips. The fibers that land or that fall with the face side initially downwards from the side upwards "win" 'and are removed from the game by the player who has thrown the "jail". If another player wins one or more chips, then the player takes his turn. The chips are passed to the next player if chips are not acquired.

The chips are used in the milk cap game and are collected. The present invention adds dimensions to the variety of uses for which any token may be used.

The invention generally includes providing milk cap chips with at least one notch extending down from the periphery of the chip. Two or more of these cards can then be secured together through? hooking the notch of one chip with one edge or notch of the other chip. Preferably, the notch has an extension through the perimeter of the chip essentially equivalent, but slightly less than the thickness of the. file. This allows the notch of one or both tabs to grip the surface of an adjacent tile with a friction fit. The number of notches in each tile can be increased to increase the variety of available places and the angles at which other tiles can be secured.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1A is a perspective view illustrating a token comprising a preferred embodiment of the invention showing a first side of the token; Figure IB is a perspective view of the token shown in Figure 1A, illustrating a second opposite face of the token; Figure 2A is a front and partial view of a token embodying the invention; Figure 2B is a partial top view of the part of the tab shown in Figure 2A; Figure 3 is a perspective view of two tokens incorporating the invention and secured together; and Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating the method for constructing a structure using a number of tokens embodying the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Figures 1A and IB illustrate the two faces of a token 10 incorporating a preferred embodiment of the invention.

The card 10 is approximately one or two millimeters thick and is made of a flexible but elastic plastic or cardboard. The card 10 is circular.

Face 12 of tab 10 illustrates a rocking horse. It will be appreciated that other images such as a stage, celebrities, sports figures, designs and the like may also be used. In a particular preferred embodiment, the face 12 is a "lenticular" surface, which exhibits two alternating oscillation positions (the second position is not shown) of the horse to rock as the angle of the face 12 to which it observes is varied. It can also be seen that two or more alternate images different from those of a rocking horse can be used on the lenticular face 12.

Figure IB illustrates the second side of the tab 10, having a numerical indicia "4.," It will be appreciated that the number of tokens 10 used to play the milk cap game can have a wide variety of different numerical indicia about their 14 faces, serving as a reference for collection purposes. Even though the index numbers are shown on face 14, other indications may also be used or something alternate.

Placed around the perimeter 16 of the tab 10 are preferably eight slots 18. The slots 18 extend radially from the center of the disk 10 and are each spaced from the immediately adjacent slots 18 by an equal distance. Thus, the slot 18 is positioned diametrically opposite one of the remaining slots 18 and at regular intervals around the perimeter 16 of the chip 10.

Figures 2A and 2B illustrate in greater detail the preferred width ("") and the depth ("D") of each of the slots 18. Figure 2A is an enlarged side view of a part of the tab 10. Each of the slots 18 is preferably dimensioned as shown in Figure 2A. Specifically, the width of each slot is preferably and essentially equivalent, but slightly less than (by approximately .002 inches less, the thickness ("T") of the token.) Figure 2B is a top view of the part of the token 10. shown in Figure 2A illustrating that the thickness T of the chip 10 is essentially equivalent, but of about .002 inches more than the width W of each of the chips 18. The depth D of each of the slots 18 is about twice the overall thickness T of the token The opposite walls 20 and 22 of each of the slots 18 are essentially and preferably parallel.

The width W and depth D of each of the slots 18 allows two or more similar tokens 10 to be secured together, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. The tokens 10 are easily secured together with a friction fit by the place the cards first in an orientation that is essentially perpendicular to each other. The aligned slots 18 of the two adjacent tabs 10 are then moved to contact one another, in a friction grip. The friction grip is caused by the friction between the walls 20 and 22 of each of the slots 18 with that part of the faces 12 and 14 of the adjacent tab 10 which has been contacted by the slot 18. It will be appreciated that the tokens adjacent 10 do not need to remain oriented perpendicularly after contact. In use, the interconnected tokens 10 can be rotated out of the perpendicular position, as desired, to some extent.

Figure 4 illustrates that a large number of chips can be secured together to form a sculpture or other desired shape. If desired, the adjacent tokens 10 can be secured together without mating their slots 18. Instead, the slot 18 of a token can slide on the perimeter of an adjacent token 10, such as at an "A" connection point. , to form a grip friction interconnecting the chips 10. This provides additional flexibility in the arrangement of the interconnected chips 10. In Figure 4 is shown by an arrow the addition of another chip added to the array, as a construction process a desired sculpture or other sculpture progress.

Although the preferred and alternate embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings and have been described in the foregoing description, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments or embodiments described, but is capable of numerous rearrangements, modifications and substitutions of parts and elements without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims

R E I V I N D I C A C I O N S

1. A toy that includes: a first circular disk having a predetermined thickness, the first circular disk having at least four slots equally spaced around the perimeter of the first circular disk and extending radially inward from the perimeter of the first circular disk; a second circular disk having essentially the same predetermined thickness as the first circular disk, the second circular disk having at least four equally spaced slots around the perimeter of the second circular disk and extending radially inward from the perimeter of the second disk circular; each slot of the first circular disk and the second circular disk having a width essentially equivalent to the predetermined thickness of the disk, and a depth projecting inward from the perimeter essentially equal to twice the predetermined thickness; Y whereby the first circular disk and the second circular disk are secured together in any one of a plurality of arrangements by assembling a slot of the first circular disk with a slot of the second circular disk.

2. The toy as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the first circular disk includes the first and second faces, wherein the first face comprises a lenticular surface alternatively exhibiting at least two images, depending on the angle at which the first face looks.

3. The toy as claimed in clause 2, characterized in that the second face exhibits different indications from those of the first face.

4. A toy to create a unique arrangement of cooperative pictorial and spatial elements, the toy comprising: a first circular disk having a predetermined thickness, the first circular disk having at least one groove extending radially inwardly from the perimeter of the first circular disk; said first circular disc includes the first and second faces, wherein the first face comprises a lenticular surface exhibiting alternately at least two images, depending on the angle at which the first face is seen; a second circular disk having essentially the same predetermined thickness as the first circular disk, the second circular disk having at least one slot extending radially inwardly from the perimeter of the circular disk; Y the first circular disc and the second circular disc secured together in any one of a plurality of arrangements by engaging a slot of the first circular disc with the second circular disc, the first and second circular discs can be operated to collectively form any one of a plurality of images when they are thus assembled, each of the plurality of images comprises a unique arrangement of cooperative pictorial and spatial elements.

5. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second circular disc includes the first and second faces, the first face comprises a lenticular surface exhibiting alternatively at least two images depending on the angle at which the first image is seen .

6. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second face of the first circular disk comprises a lenticular surface exhibiting alternately at least two images, depending on the angle at which the second face of the first circular disk is seen.

7. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second face of the second circular disk comprises a lenticular surface that alternately exhibits at least two images depending on the angle at which the second face of the second circular disk is seen.

8. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second face of the first circular disk exhibits indicia.

9. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second circular disc exhibits indicia.

10. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the first circular disk has a plurality of grooves extending radially inward from the perimeter of the first circular disk.

11. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the first circular disk has a plurality of equally spaced grooves extending radially inward from the perimeter of the first circular disk.

12. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second circular disk has a plurality of grooves extending radially inward from the perimeter of the second circular disk.

13. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the second circular disk has a plurality of equally spaced grooves extending radially inward from the perimeter of the second circular disk.

14. The toy as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the first and second circular discs are secured together by assembling a groove of the first circular disc with a groove of the second circular disc. SUMMARY The invention includes a token of elastic material that is capable of securing, to one or more tiles of similar design, as desired to build a structure, sculpture or other form. The token has one or more slots that extend inward from its perimeter to attach another fichci of similar design. The slot can us < To attach a similar slot formed on another similar tab or to hook only to the perimeter of another chip.