US2911740A - Educational device with multi-shaped blocks - Google Patents
Educational device with multi-shaped blocks Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US2911740A US2911740A US720150A US72015058A US2911740A US 2911740 A US2911740 A US 2911740A US 720150 A US720150 A US 720150A US 72015058 A US72015058 A US 72015058A US 2911740 A US2911740 A US 2911740A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- blocks
- container
- openings
- plunger
- shaped blocks
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
- G09B1/00—Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways
- G09B1/02—Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways and having a support carrying or adapted to carry the elements
- G09B1/04—Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways and having a support carrying or adapted to carry the elements the elements each bearing a single symbol or a single combination of symbols
- G09B1/06—Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways and having a support carrying or adapted to carry the elements the elements each bearing a single symbol or a single combination of symbols and being attachable to, or mounted on, the support
- G09B1/10—Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways and having a support carrying or adapted to carry the elements the elements each bearing a single symbol or a single combination of symbols and being attachable to, or mounted on, the support by means of pins and holes
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
- A63F9/0666—Patience; Other games for self-amusement matching elementary shapes to corresponding holes
- A63F2009/0668—Patience; Other games for self-amusement matching elementary shapes to corresponding holes the shapes falling or being pushed through the holes
Definitions
- This invention relates to an educational toy in the form of multi-shaped blocks to be inserted into correspondingly shaped openings of a panel, the primary object being to combine with such assembly, structure for releasably retaining the blocks in their openings until such time as the child desires to release the same so as to fall through the openings and advantageously in a container therefor.
- Another important object of the present invention is to combine with the aforementioned block and panel arrangement, a storage compartment for the blocks disposed to receive the same through the simple expedient of releasing a secondary panel that is normally disposed in supporting relationship to the blocks while the same are in their openings.
- Another important object of the present invention is to uniquely incorporate the features aforementioned in the form of a simulated house or other building and to utilize the door thereof as a means of access to the blocks; to employ the roof of the building as the block-receiving panel; and to use the chimney as a guide for a vertically reciprocable holding means for a secondary block-supporting panel within the connes of the house itself.
- Fig. l is a perspective View of a toy game made pursuant to my present invention.
- Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 5.
- Fig. 3 is an enlarged, vertical, transverse cross-sectional view through the house illustrated in Fig. l.
- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 5.
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 3;
- Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.
- the instant invention is illustrated in the drawing incorporated as a part of a building 10 such as a house, provided with simulated windows 12 and a door 14 that may be hingedly mounted as seen in Fig. l so as to gain access to blocks 16 as will hereinafter appear.
- House 10 presents a container having a top 18 that may take the form of a pair of identical sloping panels 20 in order to simulate a roof.
- Each panel 20 is pro vided with a plurality of openings 22 of various shapes and manifestly, the blocks 16 are of similar configurations.
- An elongated member or secondary panel 24, simulating a false ceiling, is provided within the container 10 for each panel 20 respectively.
- the members 24 are preferably substantially coextensive in length with the overlying panels 20 as shown in Fig. 5 and are interconnected for vertical swinging movement by a pair of hinges 26.
- Hinge pins 27 are carried by brackets 29 secured to the inner faces of the end walls of container 10.
- Members 24 are normally held in substantial parallelism with corresponding panels 20 by an elongated, vertically reciprocable device 28 that extends through an opening 30 in the members 24 at the upper edges of the latter, an opening 32 in the top 18, and a bore 34 Within a block 36 that simulates a chimney.
- Plunger device 28 also extends through a rectangular, horizontal plate 38 and through a washer 40, the latter of which is attached to the plunger 28 by a cotter key 42. Stops 44 on the plunger 28 engage the upper end of block 36 to limit the extent of descent of plunger 28, and a crosspin 46 through the plunger 28 presents a handle for lifting the plunger 28 to the position illustrated in Fig. l.
- a spring-loaded latch 48 which may be retracted through use of ring 50 is reciprocably carried by the block 36 and engages in one of a plurality of notches 52 in the plunger 28 to releasably hold the latter at the uppermost end of its path of travel and thereby hold the members 24 against stops 54 secured to the inner faces of the side walls of the container 10.
- Blocks 16 are accessible by opening door 14 and before the same are again inserted into the openings 22, the plunger 28 should be lifted upwardly through use of handle 46 until the plunger 48 snaps into place in one of the notches 52. Manifestly, as the plunger 28 is elevated, the plate 38, in sliding engagement with the members 24, will swing the latter upwardly until the same come into engagement with the stops 54.
- the container l0 provides a storage chest for the blocks 16 and that, as each operation is repeated, the child need not remove each of the blocks 16 ndividually or invert the panels 20 in order to dislodge the blocks 16 as has heretofore been the practice in educational devices of this kind.
- An educational toy comprising a hollow container having a top provided with a plurality of openings of various shapes adapted to receive pieces of similar configurations; a member mounted in the container for swinging movement to and from a position supporting the pieces when the same are in the openings; and releasable means normally holding the member in said position, the container having means of access to said pieces after the same have been dumped into the container by release of the member, said releasable means including a device engageable with the member and vertically reciprocable in said top.
- An educational toy comprising a hollow container having a top provided with a plurality of openings of various shapes adapted to receive pieces of similar conligurations; a member mounted in the container for swinging movement to and from a position supporting the pieces when the same are in the openings; and re- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Gates Oct, 20, 1903 Mindel Dec. 30, 1952 Zalkind May 29, 1956 Genin Dec. 18, 1956
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Educational Administration (AREA)
- Educational Technology (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Toys (AREA)
Description
Nov. 10, 1959 w. o. MILLER 2,911,740
' EDUCATIONAL DEVICE WITH MULTI-SHAPED BLOCKS Filed March 1o. 1958 l l l United States Patent O M'ce ma Nofjffllg EDUCATIONAL DEVICE WITH MULTI-SHAPED BLOCKS William 0. Miller, Kansas City, Kans.
Application March 10, 1958, Serial No. 720,150
2 Claims. (Cl. 35-22) This invention relates to an educational toy in the form of multi-shaped blocks to be inserted into correspondingly shaped openings of a panel, the primary object being to combine with such assembly, structure for releasably retaining the blocks in their openings until such time as the child desires to release the same so as to fall through the openings and advantageously in a container therefor.
Another important object of the present invention is to combine with the aforementioned block and panel arrangement, a storage compartment for the blocks disposed to receive the same through the simple expedient of releasing a secondary panel that is normally disposed in supporting relationship to the blocks while the same are in their openings.
Another important object of the present invention is to uniquely incorporate the features aforementioned in the form of a simulated house or other building and to utilize the door thereof as a means of access to the blocks; to employ the roof of the building as the block-receiving panel; and to use the chimney as a guide for a vertically reciprocable holding means for a secondary block-supporting panel within the connes of the house itself.
Details of construction are also important and each will be made clear or become apparent as the following specification progresses.
In the drawing:
Fig. l is a perspective View of a toy game made pursuant to my present invention.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 5.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged, vertical, transverse cross-sectional view through the house illustrated in Fig. l.
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 5.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 3; and
Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.
As above indicated, the instant invention is illustrated in the drawing incorporated as a part of a building 10 such as a house, provided with simulated windows 12 and a door 14 that may be hingedly mounted as seen in Fig. l so as to gain access to blocks 16 as will hereinafter appear. I
An elongated member or secondary panel 24, simulating a false ceiling, is provided within the container 10 for each panel 20 respectively. The members 24 are preferably substantially coextensive in length with the overlying panels 20 as shown in Fig. 5 and are interconnected for vertical swinging movement by a pair of hinges 26. Hinge pins 27 are carried by brackets 29 secured to the inner faces of the end walls of container 10.
A spring-loaded latch 48 which may be retracted through use of ring 50 is reciprocably carried by the block 36 and engages in one of a plurality of notches 52 in the plunger 28 to releasably hold the latter at the uppermost end of its path of travel and thereby hold the members 24 against stops 54 secured to the inner faces of the side walls of the container 10.
In operation, with the members 24 disposed in the full-line position of Fig. 3, blocks 16 are placed in the proper openings 22 and come to rest on the members 24. At any time, the child may release the blocks 16 by pulling outwardly on the ring 50, whereupon the plunger 28 will gravitate to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 3, the members 24 will swing downwardly and the blocks 16 will fall through the openings 22 and slide downwardly along the members 24 to be collected within the container 10.
It is seen that the container l0 provides a storage chest for the blocks 16 and that, as each operation is repeated, the child need not remove each of the blocks 16 ndividually or invert the panels 20 in order to dislodge the blocks 16 as has heretofore been the practice in educational devices of this kind. The very fact that the blocks 16 drop automatically into the container 10 upon release of the latch 48, provides an attractive inducement to use of the toy by the child, teaching him the art of matching various shaped pieces with openings of similar configuration.
Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
l. An educational toy comprising a hollow container having a top provided with a plurality of openings of various shapes adapted to receive pieces of similar configurations; a member mounted in the container for swinging movement to and from a position supporting the pieces when the same are in the openings; and releasable means normally holding the member in said position, the container having means of access to said pieces after the same have been dumped into the container by release of the member, said releasable means including a device engageable with the member and vertically reciprocable in said top.
2. An educational toy comprising a hollow container having a top provided with a plurality of openings of various shapes adapted to receive pieces of similar conligurations; a member mounted in the container for swinging movement to and from a position supporting the pieces when the same are in the openings; and re- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Gates Oct, 20, 1903 Mindel Dec. 30, 1952 Zalkind May 29, 1956 Genin Dec. 18, 1956
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US720150A US2911740A (en) | 1958-03-10 | 1958-03-10 | Educational device with multi-shaped blocks |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US720150A US2911740A (en) | 1958-03-10 | 1958-03-10 | Educational device with multi-shaped blocks |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US2911740A true US2911740A (en) | 1959-11-10 |
Family
ID=24892845
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US720150A Expired - Lifetime US2911740A (en) | 1958-03-10 | 1958-03-10 | Educational device with multi-shaped blocks |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US2911740A (en) |
Cited By (22)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2994967A (en) * | 1960-01-25 | 1961-08-08 | Link Res Corp | Block bench toy |
US3535796A (en) * | 1968-04-22 | 1970-10-27 | Ralph L Dean | Question and answer device |
US3710455A (en) * | 1970-11-20 | 1973-01-16 | Harmonic Reed Corp | Educational game |
US4008526A (en) * | 1968-08-12 | 1977-02-22 | Dart Industries Inc. | Openable curvilinear openings of different geometrical shapes |
US4149717A (en) * | 1977-05-30 | 1979-04-17 | Kabushiki Kaisha A-One | Puzzle box |
US4195421A (en) * | 1978-11-06 | 1980-04-01 | Marvin Glass & Associates | Shape matching device |
US4323238A (en) * | 1981-02-23 | 1982-04-06 | Jernstrom Design Workshop, Inc. | Action toy requiring space perception and eye/hand coordination |
US4353701A (en) * | 1980-12-01 | 1982-10-12 | Shelcore, Inc. | Educational, action-type, amusement center toy |
US4508512A (en) * | 1982-10-25 | 1985-04-02 | Hasbro Industries, Inc. | Shape-matching toy apparatus with safety hinge |
US4522598A (en) * | 1984-05-18 | 1985-06-11 | Coyne Daniel P | Educational toy mailbox |
US5139453A (en) * | 1991-03-15 | 1992-08-18 | Dart Industries Inc. | Shape sorting educational toy |
US5378184A (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1995-01-03 | Today's Kids, Inc. | Toy figure having disassembleable appendages |
US5674103A (en) * | 1996-01-19 | 1997-10-07 | The Ritvik Group Inc. | Shape sorting bucket for use with construction toy blocks |
US20040198140A1 (en) * | 2003-02-12 | 2004-10-07 | Earl Barber | Building block play system |
US20070130731A1 (en) * | 2005-12-14 | 2007-06-14 | Mohammad Hakami | Case handle for protective cases |
US20100038851A1 (en) * | 2008-08-17 | 2010-02-18 | Kenney Tyler B | Game |
US20100178641A1 (en) * | 2009-01-12 | 2010-07-15 | Franklin David Damon | Apparel fastening learning apparatus |
US20110089640A1 (en) * | 2008-05-13 | 2011-04-21 | Semion Pecherski | Educational game |
US8814625B1 (en) | 2013-01-09 | 2014-08-26 | Pamela Long | Tactile, visual and aural toy for entertainment and learning |
RU2777375C2 (en) * | 2020-08-03 | 2022-08-02 | Николай Владимирович Долинов | Puzzle game |
USD983276S1 (en) | 2021-11-09 | 2023-04-11 | Luchen Feng | Matchsticks child development game |
US11865468B2 (en) | 2019-10-15 | 2024-01-09 | Lovevery, Inc. | Activity box |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US741903A (en) * | 1903-01-16 | 1903-10-20 | Elmer Gates | Educational toy or game apparatus. |
US2623303A (en) * | 1949-06-13 | 1952-12-30 | Jeanette Goor | Educational toy |
US2747297A (en) * | 1953-04-02 | 1956-05-29 | Albert M Zalkind | Profile block toy |
US2774150A (en) * | 1955-05-19 | 1956-12-18 | Robert I Genin | Educational toy |
-
1958
- 1958-03-10 US US720150A patent/US2911740A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US741903A (en) * | 1903-01-16 | 1903-10-20 | Elmer Gates | Educational toy or game apparatus. |
US2623303A (en) * | 1949-06-13 | 1952-12-30 | Jeanette Goor | Educational toy |
US2747297A (en) * | 1953-04-02 | 1956-05-29 | Albert M Zalkind | Profile block toy |
US2774150A (en) * | 1955-05-19 | 1956-12-18 | Robert I Genin | Educational toy |
Cited By (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2994967A (en) * | 1960-01-25 | 1961-08-08 | Link Res Corp | Block bench toy |
US3535796A (en) * | 1968-04-22 | 1970-10-27 | Ralph L Dean | Question and answer device |
US4008526A (en) * | 1968-08-12 | 1977-02-22 | Dart Industries Inc. | Openable curvilinear openings of different geometrical shapes |
US3710455A (en) * | 1970-11-20 | 1973-01-16 | Harmonic Reed Corp | Educational game |
US4149717A (en) * | 1977-05-30 | 1979-04-17 | Kabushiki Kaisha A-One | Puzzle box |
US4195421A (en) * | 1978-11-06 | 1980-04-01 | Marvin Glass & Associates | Shape matching device |
US4353701A (en) * | 1980-12-01 | 1982-10-12 | Shelcore, Inc. | Educational, action-type, amusement center toy |
US4323238A (en) * | 1981-02-23 | 1982-04-06 | Jernstrom Design Workshop, Inc. | Action toy requiring space perception and eye/hand coordination |
US4508512A (en) * | 1982-10-25 | 1985-04-02 | Hasbro Industries, Inc. | Shape-matching toy apparatus with safety hinge |
US4522598A (en) * | 1984-05-18 | 1985-06-11 | Coyne Daniel P | Educational toy mailbox |
US5139453A (en) * | 1991-03-15 | 1992-08-18 | Dart Industries Inc. | Shape sorting educational toy |
US5378184A (en) * | 1993-02-05 | 1995-01-03 | Today's Kids, Inc. | Toy figure having disassembleable appendages |
US5674103A (en) * | 1996-01-19 | 1997-10-07 | The Ritvik Group Inc. | Shape sorting bucket for use with construction toy blocks |
US20040198140A1 (en) * | 2003-02-12 | 2004-10-07 | Earl Barber | Building block play system |
US20070130731A1 (en) * | 2005-12-14 | 2007-06-14 | Mohammad Hakami | Case handle for protective cases |
US20110089640A1 (en) * | 2008-05-13 | 2011-04-21 | Semion Pecherski | Educational game |
US8480402B2 (en) * | 2008-05-13 | 2013-07-09 | Semion Pecherski | Educational game |
US20100038851A1 (en) * | 2008-08-17 | 2010-02-18 | Kenney Tyler B | Game |
US20100178641A1 (en) * | 2009-01-12 | 2010-07-15 | Franklin David Damon | Apparel fastening learning apparatus |
US8814625B1 (en) | 2013-01-09 | 2014-08-26 | Pamela Long | Tactile, visual and aural toy for entertainment and learning |
US11865468B2 (en) | 2019-10-15 | 2024-01-09 | Lovevery, Inc. | Activity box |
RU2777375C2 (en) * | 2020-08-03 | 2022-08-02 | Николай Владимирович Долинов | Puzzle game |
USD983276S1 (en) | 2021-11-09 | 2023-04-11 | Luchen Feng | Matchsticks child development game |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US2911740A (en) | Educational device with multi-shaped blocks | |
US2854705A (en) | Portable hunting blind | |
US3380192A (en) | Fire door | |
US2779401A (en) | Door | |
US2925686A (en) | Trojan horse toy | |
US2561605A (en) | Door | |
DE918164C (en) | shelf | |
DE920757C (en) | Queen breeding and offshoot prey | |
US1561778A (en) | Tbap etest | |
US3557484A (en) | Stall trap for homing pigeons and the like | |
DE1105892B (en) | Refrigerator door | |
US2237227A (en) | Rodent trap | |
US2016661A (en) | Amusement and skill game | |
DE125832C (en) | ||
US1995214A (en) | Animal starting trap | |
DE364783C (en) | Smoking device | |
DE202013008256U1 (en) | Multifunctional dog keepsake toy | |
DE1690826U (en) | SALES CABINET FOR PACKAGES. | |
DE1897560U (en) | SPORTS EQUIPMENT CABINET. | |
DE623262C (en) | Chess game | |
Packwood | Counseling internship: A specific goal-setting model. | |
DE1624417U (en) | BUILDING TIMBER BOX WITH PUSH BUTTON CONNECTIONS. | |
CH263312A (en) | Toy nursery. | |
DE2247479A1 (en) | GAME FLIGHTS WITH ELECTRIC DRIVE | |
DE1878433U (en) | HOUSEBARE. |