Amusement devices: toys – Resilient toy or actuator
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-02
2001-02-13
Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Resilient toy or actuator
C446S071000, C446S267000, C273S15300J, C482S044000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06186860
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a knockdown block toy, and more particularly to a knockdown block toy including a soft extensible plastic outer envelope body and a predetermined number of component blocks contained in the outer envelope body. The outer envelope body softly encloses the component blocks therein, whereby when the knockdown block assembly is squeezed and compressed or pushed by external force, the component blocks are displaced within the outer envelope body relative to each other and re-assembled and stacked to form various patterns of assemblies as desired and provide novel and funny entertaining effect.
FIG. 1
shows a conventional knockdown cubic block toy. Such toy is composed of multiple cubic blocks
11
assembled with a movable cross-shaped frame to form a solid assembly which can be repeatedly rotated in multiple directions. The cubic blocks
11
of the assembly
1
are printed with or overlaid with several colors or different pictures. When playing the cubic block toy, the respective cubic blocks
11
of the assembly are rotated in accordance with the colors or the pictures to together form a predetermined aspect. Such procedure is intellectual and funny. However, due to the limitation of the fixed pattern of the cross-shaped frame, the cubic blocks
11
cannot be disassembled to form other solid configurations. Therefore, once assembled, the cubic blocks
11
have a fixed aspect and cannot be changed in pattern. Therefore, such a cubic block toy is monotonous and can hardly provide a novel entertaining effect.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a knockdown block toy, and more particularly to a knockdown block toy including a soft extensible plastic outer envelope body and a predetermined number of component blocks contained in the outer envelope body. The component blocks are softly enclosed within the outer envelope body and stacked on each other. When the knockdown block assembly is squeezed and compressed or pushed by hand, the component blocks are displaced within the outer envelope body relative to each other and re-assembled and stacked to form various patterns of assemblies as desired.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the above knockdown block toy in which the outer envelope body is equipped with a fitting section for a key ring or a chain to hang or hook thereon, permitting a user to carry keys with the toy as a decoration.
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Dougherty & Troxell
Ricci John A.
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