US3898762A - Toy spinning top - Google Patents

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US3898762A
US3898762A US416670A US41667073A US3898762A US 3898762 A US3898762 A US 3898762A US 416670 A US416670 A US 416670A US 41667073 A US41667073 A US 41667073A US 3898762 A US3898762 A US 3898762A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H1/00—Tops
    • A63H1/20—Tops with figure-like features; with movable objects, especially figures

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  • the invention relates to a toy spinning top. having a rotatable transparent dome covering a relatively stationary disc and a rotatable disc preferably of transparent material and suitably supporting shaped bodies for rotation therewith.
  • spinning tops have sought only to provide relative rotational movement of the disc and whatever shaped bodies such as toy cars or trains which may be supported thereon.
  • the present invention thus seeks to provide a spinning top whose components effect further movements in addition to the rotary movement of the discs, and more particular further movements which are dependent on the relative rotational position of discs and hence toy shapes as may be supported thereon.
  • the cost of construction should, in this context, be as low as possible and furthermore the toy image should not be interfered with by mechanical components.
  • a toy spinning top comprising a transparent dome, a first disc and a transparent disc of smaller diameter than the first disc covered by said dome, drive means to rotate said dome and said second disc about an axis and relative to said first disc, a vertically deflectable member mounted on the marginal region of said first disc and projecting into the marginal region of the second disc and a cam surface supported on said second disc and positioned to deflect the deflectable member on rotation of the second disc relative to the first disc.
  • the latter may be formed on a wedge surface inclined to the plane of the rotatable disc or of the horizontal disc.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective plan view of a toy top according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a detailed view in the direction of the arrow ll of FIG. 1.
  • a rotatable dome l surmounts a stationary disc 2 and a rotatable transparent disc 3, a transmission arrangement (not shown) being provided to effect rotation of the disc 3 and dome 1.
  • the design of the toy spinning top corresponds to that of the German Patent Specification No. 1,180,291 and thus no detailed description of these components will be given herein.
  • the dome 1 is made to rotate at relatively high speed by depressing a twist knob 4, and the rotary movement of the dome 1 is transmitted through reduction gearing to the disc 3.
  • the diameter 5 of the disc 3 is smaller than the diameter 6 of the disc 2, and pictorial motives are printed on the surface of the disc 2, in the manner of a screen.
  • Toy shapes 7 are secured to the peripheral region of the disc 3, the toy shapes in the illustrated embodiment representing a railway train with several carriages.
  • the mast 8 of a railway signal is secured to the peripheral region of the disc 2 which is not covered by the disc 3.
  • a wire 11 is mounted for vertical deflection through mounting eyes 9,10 of the mast 8, with the lower end of the wire 11 being bent over to form a semicircular bend 13.
  • the upper end 14 of the wire is bent sideways and protrudes into a mounting eye 15 of the signal pivot lever 16 which is pivolably mounted to the mast 8 via a mounting 17.
  • a cam means in the form of ridge 18 is secured to the periphery of the disc 3 and juts out radially beyond the periphery of the disc.
  • the ridge may be attached to the surface of the disc 3 and lie with its circumference.
  • the cam means has a wedge-shaped member whose edge 19 is the leading edge with respect to the direction of rotation 12 of the disc 3, this edge 19 being inclined to the plane of the discs 2 and 3 and forming part of the cam surface of the cam means.
  • the ridge extends over the entire length of the railway train formed by the shapes 7.
  • a toy spinning top comprising a transparent dome, a first disc and a second transparent disc of smaller diameter than the first disc covered by said dome, said first and second disc each having a respective marginal region, drive means to rotate said dome and said second disc about an axis and relative to said first disc, a vertically deflectable member mounted of the marginal region of said first disc and projecting into the marginal region of the second disc, cam means supported on said second disc, said cam means having a cam surface positioned to deflect the deflectable member on rotation of the second disc relative to the first disc.

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US4643692A (en) * 1985-09-20 1987-02-17 Magers R G Domed spinning top
US5169354A (en) * 1991-05-29 1992-12-08 Fisher-Price, Inc. Self-righting toy carousel
US5238440A (en) * 1992-02-27 1993-08-24 Playskool, Inc. Toy top with popping balls
US20130324005A1 (en) * 2012-06-01 2013-12-05 Gustavo Ricardo Ferreyra Rotating top assembly toy play set and method for launching a rotating top
US11904253B1 (en) 2022-12-22 2024-02-20 Kahn Creatives LLC Fidget toy

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GB1047915A (en) * 1964-10-13 1966-11-09 Peter Balleis Toy tops

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DE1918633U (de) * 1965-03-30 1965-06-24 Peter Balleis Spielzeugkreisel.
US3498603A (en) * 1966-11-14 1970-03-03 Marlin Toy Products Inc Carrousel type motion toy
FR1533655A (fr) * 1967-08-04 1968-07-19 Tomy Kogyo Co Parc d'attractions miniature animé

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GB1047915A (en) * 1964-10-13 1966-11-09 Peter Balleis Toy tops

Cited By (6)

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US4643692A (en) * 1985-09-20 1987-02-17 Magers R G Domed spinning top
US5169354A (en) * 1991-05-29 1992-12-08 Fisher-Price, Inc. Self-righting toy carousel
US5238440A (en) * 1992-02-27 1993-08-24 Playskool, Inc. Toy top with popping balls
US20130324005A1 (en) * 2012-06-01 2013-12-05 Gustavo Ricardo Ferreyra Rotating top assembly toy play set and method for launching a rotating top
US8986066B2 (en) * 2012-06-01 2015-03-24 Mattel, Inc. Rotating top assembly toy play set and method for launching a rotating top
US11904253B1 (en) 2022-12-22 2024-02-20 Kahn Creatives LLC Fidget toy

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