CA1107506A - Toy figures - Google Patents
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- CA1107506A CA1107506A CA309,734A CA309734A CA1107506A CA 1107506 A CA1107506 A CA 1107506A CA 309734 A CA309734 A CA 309734A CA 1107506 A CA1107506 A CA 1107506A
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A toy figure, adapted to be detachably mounted on a base plate pertaining to a toy building set and provided with coupling studs, is provided with a leg assembly comprising a pair of identical leg elements having substantially plane rear faces (calves). Recesses comprising pairs of holes are provided in the rear faces of the leg elements, and the width of these recesses is substantially equal to the width of the studs of the base plate. The recesses are symmetrical with respect to the lengthwise extending median plane of the leg elements and, in the position of the leg elements wherein their rear faces coincide, the distance between the axes of symmetry of the recesses is equal to the module m of the building set.
A toy figure, adapted to be detachably mounted on a base plate pertaining to a toy building set and provided with coupling studs, is provided with a leg assembly comprising a pair of identical leg elements having substantially plane rear faces (calves). Recesses comprising pairs of holes are provided in the rear faces of the leg elements, and the width of these recesses is substantially equal to the width of the studs of the base plate. The recesses are symmetrical with respect to the lengthwise extending median plane of the leg elements and, in the position of the leg elements wherein their rear faces coincide, the distance between the axes of symmetry of the recesses is equal to the module m of the building set.
Description
7S~6 Th~s invention generally relates to toy figures and, more particul rly, to a toy figure which is adapted to be u_e~ as a com?o~.ent in a toy building set composed of build-in& blocks 2~i other elements provided with coupling means for ~et~ch2bly intercon-necting adjacent blocks or other com-ponents.
PRIOR ART
Toy building sets of the kind referred to are well-known in prior art, and a typical example of such toy building sets is described in the Canadian Patent No. 629,7~2.
More recently, it has been suggested to supplement the known building sets with dolls and similar toy figures pro-vided with movable limbs and coupling means for detachably co~necting them to ~ker components of the building set.
As an example of prior art relating to assemblable toy figures reference may be had to USA Patent--No. 3,995,395 and the various patents cited therein.
The most relevant prior art, however, are the toy figures manufact~red by the applicants as accessories to their toy buildlng sets. These dolls are well suited for mounting on a base plate pertaining to the building set, and the present invention is concerned with a toy figure of this kind.
SU-~L~ = T:i3 INV~NTION
The main object of the invention is to improve and supple-ment the coup]ing mea-ns that have so far been used for detach-ably lnterconnecting the toy figures with the base plates of the building set.
~1~75~i According to tlle ;nvention, there is provided a toy figure, adapted to be detachably mo~mted on a base plate pertaining to a building set and having a plurality of coupling studs uniformly spaced apart in both longitudinal and transverse directions, so that two pairs of adjacent studs define a square in which the distance between the axes of adjacent studs is equal to the module m of the building set, said toy figure com- -prising a head, a body, a pair of arms, and a leg assembly comprising a connecting piece adapted to be mounted on the body and including a pair of sidewardly extending pivots, a pair of identical leg members mounted on said pivots, said leg members having substantially flat rear faces (calves) and foot parts having a plane bottom face ~sole), wherein the improvements consist in the provision of recesses in the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members and in the bottom face ~sole) of the foot parts, each of said recesses having a width substantially equal to the width of the coupling studs of the base plate and being disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis extending in the lengthwise direction of the leg member and foot part respectively, the distance between the said axes of symmetry, in the position of the leg members wherein the planes of their flat rear faces (calves) coincide, being equal to the module m of the building set.
An embodiment of a toy figure according to the invention will be described in the following reference to the drawings, in which FIGURE 1 is a rear elevation of the figure showing the back and the rear face of the leg members in an upright position.
FIGURE 2 is a side view showing the same figure in a seated position.
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a connecting plate for detach-ably mounting the leg members in the body member of the figure.
FIGURE 4 is a similar perspective view showing the lower face of the connecting plate.
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of a leg member showing the rear face and one side face thereof.
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i~i75~6 FIGllRE 6 is a similar perspective view showing the front face and the other side face of the leg member.
~ IGURE 7 is a perspective view showing the leg assembly comprising a pair of identical leg members mounted on the connecting plate of FIGURES 3 and 4.
Referring now to Figures 1-7, the toy figure comprises a body member 10 having a pair of arms 11 pivotally mounted on the body member around a horizontal axis b-b. The upper portion of the body member 10 is provided with a neck portion 13 and a head 12 mounted thereon and com-prising a coupling stud 14 for detachable interconnection with elements pertaining to a toy building set.
The body member 10 comprises a cavity adapted to receive a pair of coupling studs 23 on the top face of a connecting plate 21, the bottom face of which is formed with a cylindrical cavity 22 adapted to provide a concave bearing face for a corresponding convex upper face 20d of a pair of identical leg members 20 having side faces 20a and 20b and a substantially flat rear face (calf) 20c. In the middle of the bottom face 22 of the connecting plate 21 there is provided a substantially disc-shaped holder 24 having a pair of laterally extending pivots 25 for pivotally mounting the leg members 20 on the connecting plate 21. A bore 28 is provided in one side face 28a of the upper cylindrical portion of the leg members co-axially with the cylindrical faces 20d and 22 for pivotally mounting the leg members 20 of the pivots 25. Projections 26 adjacent the ends of the pivots 25 provide for a snap locking effect when mounting the leg members on the pivots.
The recesses in the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members comprise two identical circular bores 27 in each leg member, and the distance between the centers of these bores is equal to the module m of the building set, i.e. to the distance between the axes of a pair of -adjacent coupling studs 30 on a base plate 31 pertaining to the building set. Moreover, the width of the disc 24 between the leg members 20 is .~ , .
-. . .
~75~6 such that, in the I)osition shown n Figure 1 where the planes of the rear faces 20c coincide, the lateral distance between the centers of the bores 27 is also equal to the module m of the building se~. In this position, therefore, the four bores 27 define a square, the side of whicn is equal to the module m, which enable the figure to be mounted in a seated position on two adjacent pairs of the studs 30 of the base plate 31, as shown in Figure 2.
In order that the figure may also be mounted in an upright position on the base plate 31, the leg members comprise foot parts 29, the bottom faces (soles) of which are provided with recesses 32 adapted to be detachably connected to the studs 30 of the base plate 31.
B
PRIOR ART
Toy building sets of the kind referred to are well-known in prior art, and a typical example of such toy building sets is described in the Canadian Patent No. 629,7~2.
More recently, it has been suggested to supplement the known building sets with dolls and similar toy figures pro-vided with movable limbs and coupling means for detachably co~necting them to ~ker components of the building set.
As an example of prior art relating to assemblable toy figures reference may be had to USA Patent--No. 3,995,395 and the various patents cited therein.
The most relevant prior art, however, are the toy figures manufact~red by the applicants as accessories to their toy buildlng sets. These dolls are well suited for mounting on a base plate pertaining to the building set, and the present invention is concerned with a toy figure of this kind.
SU-~L~ = T:i3 INV~NTION
The main object of the invention is to improve and supple-ment the coup]ing mea-ns that have so far been used for detach-ably lnterconnecting the toy figures with the base plates of the building set.
~1~75~i According to tlle ;nvention, there is provided a toy figure, adapted to be detachably mo~mted on a base plate pertaining to a building set and having a plurality of coupling studs uniformly spaced apart in both longitudinal and transverse directions, so that two pairs of adjacent studs define a square in which the distance between the axes of adjacent studs is equal to the module m of the building set, said toy figure com- -prising a head, a body, a pair of arms, and a leg assembly comprising a connecting piece adapted to be mounted on the body and including a pair of sidewardly extending pivots, a pair of identical leg members mounted on said pivots, said leg members having substantially flat rear faces (calves) and foot parts having a plane bottom face ~sole), wherein the improvements consist in the provision of recesses in the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members and in the bottom face ~sole) of the foot parts, each of said recesses having a width substantially equal to the width of the coupling studs of the base plate and being disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis extending in the lengthwise direction of the leg member and foot part respectively, the distance between the said axes of symmetry, in the position of the leg members wherein the planes of their flat rear faces (calves) coincide, being equal to the module m of the building set.
An embodiment of a toy figure according to the invention will be described in the following reference to the drawings, in which FIGURE 1 is a rear elevation of the figure showing the back and the rear face of the leg members in an upright position.
FIGURE 2 is a side view showing the same figure in a seated position.
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a connecting plate for detach-ably mounting the leg members in the body member of the figure.
FIGURE 4 is a similar perspective view showing the lower face of the connecting plate.
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of a leg member showing the rear face and one side face thereof.
~B
i~i75~6 FIGllRE 6 is a similar perspective view showing the front face and the other side face of the leg member.
~ IGURE 7 is a perspective view showing the leg assembly comprising a pair of identical leg members mounted on the connecting plate of FIGURES 3 and 4.
Referring now to Figures 1-7, the toy figure comprises a body member 10 having a pair of arms 11 pivotally mounted on the body member around a horizontal axis b-b. The upper portion of the body member 10 is provided with a neck portion 13 and a head 12 mounted thereon and com-prising a coupling stud 14 for detachable interconnection with elements pertaining to a toy building set.
The body member 10 comprises a cavity adapted to receive a pair of coupling studs 23 on the top face of a connecting plate 21, the bottom face of which is formed with a cylindrical cavity 22 adapted to provide a concave bearing face for a corresponding convex upper face 20d of a pair of identical leg members 20 having side faces 20a and 20b and a substantially flat rear face (calf) 20c. In the middle of the bottom face 22 of the connecting plate 21 there is provided a substantially disc-shaped holder 24 having a pair of laterally extending pivots 25 for pivotally mounting the leg members 20 on the connecting plate 21. A bore 28 is provided in one side face 28a of the upper cylindrical portion of the leg members co-axially with the cylindrical faces 20d and 22 for pivotally mounting the leg members 20 of the pivots 25. Projections 26 adjacent the ends of the pivots 25 provide for a snap locking effect when mounting the leg members on the pivots.
The recesses in the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members comprise two identical circular bores 27 in each leg member, and the distance between the centers of these bores is equal to the module m of the building set, i.e. to the distance between the axes of a pair of -adjacent coupling studs 30 on a base plate 31 pertaining to the building set. Moreover, the width of the disc 24 between the leg members 20 is .~ , .
-. . .
~75~6 such that, in the I)osition shown n Figure 1 where the planes of the rear faces 20c coincide, the lateral distance between the centers of the bores 27 is also equal to the module m of the building se~. In this position, therefore, the four bores 27 define a square, the side of whicn is equal to the module m, which enable the figure to be mounted in a seated position on two adjacent pairs of the studs 30 of the base plate 31, as shown in Figure 2.
In order that the figure may also be mounted in an upright position on the base plate 31, the leg members comprise foot parts 29, the bottom faces (soles) of which are provided with recesses 32 adapted to be detachably connected to the studs 30 of the base plate 31.
B
Claims (4)
PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A toy figure, adapted to be detachably mounted on a base plate pertaining to a building set and having a plurality of coupling studs uniformly spaced apart in both longitudinal and transverse directions, so that two pairs of adjacent studs define a square in which the distance between the axes of adjacent studs is equal to the module m of the building set, said toy figure comprising a head, a body, a pair of arms, and a leg assembly comprising a connecting piece adapted to be mounted on the body and including a pair of sidewardly extending pivots, a pair of identical leg members mounted on said pivots, said leg members having substantially flat rear faces (calves) and foot parts having a plane bottom face (sole), wherein the improvements consist in the provision of recesses in the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members and in the bottom face (sole) of the foot parts, each of said recesses having a width substantially equal to the width of the coupling studs of the base plate and being disposed symmetri-cally with respect to an axis extending in the lengthwise direction of the leg member and foot part respectively, the distance between the said axes of symmetry, in the position of the leg members wherein the planes of their flat rear faces (calves) coincide, being equal to the module m of the build-ing set.
2. A toy figure according to claim 1, wherein the recesses in the flat rear faces (calves) of the leg members comprise a pair of cylindrical bores, the distance between the axes of said bores being equal to the module m of the building set.
3. A toy figure according to claims 1 and 2, in which the recess in the bottom face (sole) of each foot part is a cylindrical bore having substantially the same diameter as that of the coupling studs of the base plate.
4. A toy figure according to claim 1, comprising a hollow body member and a leg assembly provided with coupling means adapted to be detachably mounted in the cavity of the body member, said leg assembly comprising a connecting plate having a top face and a bottom face, a pair of connecting studs extending upwardly from the top face of the connecting plate, a substantially disc-shaped pivot holder extending downwardly from the middle of the bottom face of the connecting plate and provided with transversely extending pivots at either side of the holder, a pair of identical leg members mounted on the pivots, the width of the pivot holder being such that the leg members mounted thereon are interspaced, so as to provide for a distance between the axes of symmetry of the recesses in the leg members being equal to the module of the building set.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA374,797A CA1112451A (en) | 1978-05-02 | 1981-04-06 | Toy figures |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DK3818/77 | 1977-08-29 | ||
| DK381877A DK140394B (en) | 1977-08-29 | 1977-08-29 | Toy figure. |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1107506A true CA1107506A (en) | 1981-08-25 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA309,734A Expired CA1107506A (en) | 1977-08-29 | 1978-08-21 | Toy figures |
Country Status (3)
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| CA (1) | CA1107506A (en) |
| DK (1) | DK140394B (en) |
| ES (1) | ES241366Y (en) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| TW342341B (en) * | 1997-09-18 | 1998-10-11 | Interlego Ag | A toy building set |
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- 1977-08-29 DK DK381877A patent/DK140394B/en unknown
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1978
- 1978-08-21 CA CA309,734A patent/CA1107506A/en not_active Expired
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- 1979-02-14 ES ES1979241366U patent/ES241366Y/en not_active Expired
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| DK381877A (en) | 1979-03-01 |
| ES241366U (en) | 1979-10-16 |
| DK140394B (en) | 1979-08-20 |
| ES241366Y (en) | 1980-04-01 |
| DK140394C (en) | 1980-01-14 |
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