Marble track construction toy
    2.
    发明授权
    Marble track construction toy 失效
    大理石轨道建设玩具

    公开(公告)号:US5924907A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-20

    申请号:US767537

    申请日:1996-12-16

    Applicant: Adam Zev Tobin

    Inventor: Adam Zev Tobin

    CPC classification number: A63F7/386 A63F2007/3662

    Abstract: A marble track is constructed from cubes, base blocks, tower dowels, track dowels and rubber bands. Each cube has four vertically oriented tower bores, through-bores of approximately the width of the tower dowels, adjacent and parallel to the four vertical edges of the cube. Each base block has four vertically oriented tower bores with the same spacing as the tower bores in the cube. Cubes may be positioned on tower dowels extending vertically from a base block, and the position of a cube may be stabilized by a rubber band around the tower dowels just below the cube. A channel in each cube (except the "end cubes") permits a marble to pass through the cube. A channel may be bifurcated, and may have entrances/exits to any combination of the six faces of a cube. Track dowels may be inserted in track bores below each side channel entrance/exit to permit the marble to roll out of the channel and onto the track dowels. To facilitate the capture of a marble falling into a top entrance hole of a channel, the top hole may have a counterbore. Optimal dimensions of the components are related to the diameters of the marble and the dowels, and the side length of the cubes.

    Abstract translation: 大理石轨道由立方体,基座,塔榫,轨道销和橡皮筋构成。 每个立方体具有四个垂直定向的塔孔,大约与塔榫的宽度的通孔相邻并平行于立方体的四个垂直边缘。 每个基座具有四个垂直定向的塔孔,其具有与立方体中的塔孔相同的间隔。 立方体可以定位在从基座垂直延伸的塔榫上,立方体的位置可以通过位于立方体正下方的塔榫周围的橡胶带来稳定。 每个立方体中的通道(“结束立方体”除外)允许大理石通过立方体。 通道可以分叉,并且可以具有入口/出口到立方体的六个面的任何组合。 轨道定位销可以插入每个侧面通道入口/出口下方的轨道孔中,以允许大理石从通道中滚出并到达导轨上。 为了便于捕获落入通道顶部入口孔的大理石,顶孔可具有沉孔。 组件的最佳尺寸与大理石和榫钉的直径以及立方体的边长有关。

    Construction set for marble track with mid-air trajectories from a
vertical planar surface
    4.
    发明授权
    Construction set for marble track with mid-air trajectories from a vertical planar surface 失效
    大理石轨道的结构设计,具有垂直平面的中空轨迹

    公开(公告)号:US6056620A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-02

    申请号:US81543

    申请日:1998-05-19

    Applicant: Adam Zev Tobin

    Inventor: Adam Zev Tobin

    Abstract: A marble track construction toy for assembly on a vertically-oriented planar surface. The construction toy includes chutes down which the marble can roll, pivot elements and bumpers for altering the direction of the motion of the marble, and a catch basket for retaining the marble at the terminus of the track. Each chute includes a mounting means so the chute can be mounted on the vertically-oriented planar surface with both ends of the chute oriented parallel to the planar surface. Similarly, each bumper includes a mounting means so the bumper can be mounted on the vertically-oriented planar surface with an impact surface oriented perpendicular to the mounting surface. And each pivot element has a bucket and a pivoting bucket arm, and includes a mounting means so the pivot element can be mounted on the vertically-oriented planar surface such that the bucket pivots in the plane of the mounting surface. An operable marble track is constructed by adjustments of the positions of the chutes, pivot elements and bumpers, and adjustments of the orientations of the chutes, to insure that the catch buckets, chutes and catch basket are positioned to receive the marble at the terminus of its sequence of mid-air trajectories. In one preferred embodiment magnets are used as the surface-mounting means, so the track can be constructed on paramagnetic or ferromagnetic surfaces such as refrigerator doors.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于在垂直取向的平面上组装的大理石轨道结构玩具。 建筑玩具包括大理石可滚动的滑槽,用于改变大理石运动方向的枢轴元件和保险杠,以及用于将大理石保持在轨道的终点处的抓篮。 每个滑槽包括安装装置,使得滑槽可以安装在垂直定向的平面表面上,滑槽的两端定向成平行于平面。 类似地,每个保险杠包括安装装置,使得保险杠可以以垂直于安装表面定向的冲击表面安装在垂直定向的平面上。 并且每个枢轴元件具有铲斗和枢转的铲斗臂,并且包括安装装置,使得枢转元件可以安装在垂直定向的平面表面上,使得铲斗在安装表面的平面中枢转。 可操作的大理石轨道是通过调整滑槽,枢轴元件和保险杠的位置以及调整滑槽的方向构成的,以确保抓斗,滑槽和抓篮被定位成接收大理石的终点 其空中轨迹序列。 在一个优选实施例中,磁体用作表面安装装置,因此轨道可以构造在诸如冰箱门的顺磁性或铁磁性表面上。

    Room-environment string-pull construction toy
    6.
    发明授权
    Room-environment string-pull construction toy 失效
    房间环境拉绳施工玩具

    公开(公告)号:US6110004A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-29

    申请号:US238314

    申请日:1999-01-28

    CPC classification number: A63H21/02 A63H33/00

    Abstract: A room-environment string-pull construction toy consisting of a string, multiple wall-mountable pulleys, and a variety of colorful, eye-catching and/or whimsical cardboard or paper cutouts which can be mounted on the pulley wheels. Each wall-mountable pulley has a base with a non-permanent adhesive affixed to a back surface thereof, and an axle extending from a front surface thereof on which a pulley wheel is rotatably mounted. The configuration of the toy is constructed by attaching the pulleys to the walls and possibly the ceiling of a room, running the string over the pulleys, and attaching cutouts to the pulleys and string. Planar cutouts attached to the pulley wheels may be shaped as propellers, arrows, cams, disks and the like. Preferably, the cutouts are bright colors and/or are decorated with designs which have a striking appearance when in motion. Mechanical mechanisms assembled from cutouts may be affixed to the pulley wheels to provide visually interesting displays or perform useful mechanical functions such as the manipulation of room objects. The mechanical mechanisms may convert the circular motion of the pulley wheels to linear reciprocating motion, circular motion or chaotic motion. In one possible alternate embodiment the cutouts have fanciful shapes resembling the features of a human face, and are animated by mechanisms to perform fanciful and/or comical motions.

    Abstract translation: 一个房间环绕拉绳建筑玩具,包括一根绳子,多个壁挂式滑轮,以及可以安装在滑轮上的各种彩色,引人注目的和/或异想天开的纸板或纸张切口。 每个壁挂式滑轮具有固定在其后表面上的非永久性粘合剂的基部,以及从其前表面延伸的轴,其上可转动地安装滑轮。 玩具的构造通过将滑轮连接到墙壁和可能的房间的天花板上,将绳子运行在滑轮上,并且将切口附接到滑轮和弦上。 附接到滑轮的平面切口可以形成为螺旋桨,箭头,凸轮,盘等。 优选地,切口是明亮的颜色和/或以运动中具有醒目外观的设计进行装饰。 从切口组装的机械机构可以固定到滑轮轮,以提供视觉上有趣的显示器或执行有用的机械功能,例如操纵房间物体。 机械机构可以将滑轮的圆周运动转换为线性往复运动,圆周运动或混乱运动。 在一个可能的替代实施例中,切口具有类似于人脸特征的奇幻形状,并且通过执行奇幻和/或滑稽运动的机制而动画化。

    Constructable spinning top maze
    7.
    发明授权
    Constructable spinning top maze 失效
    建筑旋转迷宫迷宫

    公开(公告)号:US5971830A

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-26

    申请号:US42332

    申请日:1998-03-13

    Applicant: Adam Zev Tobin

    Inventor: Adam Zev Tobin

    CPC classification number: A63F9/16 A63D3/00 A63F9/0078

    Abstract: A constructable spinning top maze kit having a base upon which rail pieces may be removably mounted to form a maze through which the spinning top may travel when launched from a launcher. Multiple bases may be joined together in a single plane to create an indefinitely-extendable maze, or multiple bases may be assembled in multiple planes to create an indefinitely-extendable multi-level maze. Because rail pieces are removably mounted on the base pieces, a maze may be disassembled and reconstructed to form another maze have a completely different geometry, or one or more rail pieces may be repositioned to less drastically alter the geometry of the maze. As with the rail pieces, the launcher may be removably mounted on the base pieces. Therefore, the launcher may be positioned at a variety of locations in a maze, easily repositioned, and used within a variety of maze geometries. One or more pins may be placed on the base to provide a game with the objective of launching the top in a manner such that it will knock over the pins. The rail pieces may have downward-directed dowels with spacings which are integer multiples of a unit distance, and the base may have holes separated by the unit distance into which the dowels of the rail pieces may be inserted, thereby maximizing the number of rail configurations on the base.

    Abstract translation: 一种可构造的旋转顶部迷宫套件,其具有底座,轨道片可以可拆卸地安装在该基座上,以形成迷宫,当从发射器发射时,旋转顶部可以通过该迷宫行进。 多个基底可以在单个平面中连接在一起以产生无限延伸的迷宫,或者可以在多个平面中组装多个基底以产生无限可延伸的多级迷宫。 由于轨道片可拆卸地安装在基座上,可以将迷宫拆卸并重新构成,以形成具有完全不同的几何形状的另一个迷宫,或者一个或多个轨道件可以被重新定位,从而不太可能地改变迷宫的几何形状。 与轨道件一样,发射器可以可拆卸地安装在基座上。 因此,发射器可以定位在迷宫中的各种位置,容易地重新定位并且在各种迷宫几何形状内使用。 可以在基座上放置一个或多个销,以提供游戏,目的是以使其敲击销的方式发射顶部。 轨道件可以具有以单位距离的整数倍的间隔的向下定向的榫钉,并且基座可以具有通过单元距离分开的孔,轨道件的榫钉可插入该孔中,从而最大化轨道构造的数量 在基地

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