Amusement devices: toys – Resilient toy or actuator
Patent
1993-09-08
1995-03-07
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Resilient toy or actuator
446490, 446491, A63H 3300
Patent
active
053952782
ABSTRACT:
A manually manipulatable flexible toy includes an elongated tube unitarily fabricated of semi-rigid material such as plastic. The tube forms bellows which, in turn, define a plurality of larger diameter rings and a plurality of smaller diameter rings joined in an alternating array lengthwise of the tube by frusto-conical walls. The tube or any portion thereof is extendable and retractable and manipulatable into various curvilinear configurations, with the tube maintaining its last chosen extended or retracted or curvilinear condition. A pair of the frusto-conical walls diverge radially inwardly from any given larger diameter ring to an adjacent pair of smaller diameter rings when the tube is in the extended condition. A pair of the frusto-conical walls extend radially inwardly offset to one side of any given larger diameter ring when the tube is in the retracted condition. The tube is of a length sufficient to be curved into a closed configuration such as a circle and the like. Opposite ends of the tube are capable of being telescoped and coupled together.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2242912 (1941-05-01), Healy
patent: 2667371 (1954-01-01), Holte
patent: 2712950 (1955-07-01), Siebert
patent: 2755106 (1956-07-01), Brennan et al.
patent: 3277927 (1966-10-01), Schneider
patent: 3899012 (1975-08-01), Sather
patent: 3908704 (1975-09-01), Clement et al.
patent: 3929165 (1975-12-01), Diebolt et al.
patent: 3950014 (1976-04-01), Doubleday
patent: 4080752 (1978-03-01), Burge
patent: 4266813 (1981-05-01), Oliver
patent: 4335539 (1982-06-01), Jones
patent: 4523780 (1985-01-01), Cheer
patent: 4593690 (1986-06-01), Sheridan et al.
patent: 4775564 (1988-10-01), Shriver et al.
Carlson Jeffrey D.
Cullom Machine Tool & Die, Inc.
Hafer Robert A.
LandOfFree
Manually manipulatable flexible toy does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Manually manipulatable flexible toy, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Manually manipulatable flexible toy will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1402892