FR2483246A1 - DEFORMABLE TOY IN DISC SHAPE - Google Patents

Abstract

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A DISC-SHAPED DEFORMABLE TOY. THIS TOY CONSISTS OF A ONE-PIECE RING 12 FLEXIBLE, DEFINING A GENERALLY CIRCULAR OPENING AND A SHEET ELEMENT 14 ATTACHED RIGIDLY TO THIS RING 12 TO FORM A CIRCULAR OPENING AND SHAPED IN A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL. THE PRESENT INVENTION IS FOR EXAMPLE USEABLE TO MAKE AERIAL TOYS THAT CAN Hover.

Description

The present invention provides a disk shaped deformable toy

  especially an aerial toy which, when launched with a rotational movement, acquires an aerodynamic shape allowing it to glide. In the past such devices have generally been disk-shaped devices having a rigid structure, such as the toy described in US Patent No. 3,959,916, the aerial toy disclosed in US Patent No.

  US Pat. No. 3,852,910 and the toy hat described in US Pat.

  ro 3 571 811 but these toys are bulky to wear

when not used.

  It is known that prior devices of the type to

  ring are flexible. For example, the playing ring represents

  No. 1,593,453 is a prior art embodiment of a toy with a flexible ring device. A circular disk-shaped projectile made of a flexible but padded material is described in US Patent No. 3,026,110.

  No. 4,115,946, a device in the form of

  flexible where a plurality of individual weights are used spaced around the peripheral edge of this disk to obtain

the desired results.

  Previous flexible devices, although being

  deformable materials are expensive and use a

  elements that complicate their structure and process

Manufacturing.

  In addition, it has been found that known devices are susceptible to wear and tear more than one would like. Thus, in the flexible disc-shaped device of US Pat. No. 4,115,946, it can be seen that tearing of the edge 18 will have the effect of allowing the weights to fall out of the structure thus rendering the device useless. It is an object of the present invention to provide a deformable disk-shaped toy which is simple to manufacture, with which a minimum of elements are used.

  and that can be manufactured economically.

  The objects of the present invention are achieved by providing a structure, one embodiment of which comprises a flexible, one-piece ring defining a generally circular opening and a sheet member rigidly attached to the ring to close the ring. circular opening and made of a flexible material. In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is made to the following figures: FIG. 1 is a top view of the disk-shaped deformable toy made according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an elevational section. through the

plane 2-2 of Figure 1.

  As indicated above, the present invention

  relates to deformable toys in the form of a disc.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 show a disk-shaped deformable toy constituted by a ring 12 and a

sheet 14.

  The ring 12 comprises a flexible ring in one piece,

  whose inner edge 16 defines a general opening

  circle. Ring 12 includes a general element

  circular member 18 and a base 20 disposed around the

  inner edge of the circular element.

  The ring 12 is made of a molded plastic which is flexible and can be elastic. Suitable materials have been found to be moldable polyvinyl chloride and plastisol, however other materials

  suitable can be used.

  The sheet 14 is rigidly attached to the ring 12 along the inner edge of the ring 12 so as to close

  the opening defined by the ring 12.

  The sheet 14 is generally a circular sheet comprising a plurality of orifices 24 formed around its periphery. The purpose of the orifices 24 is to allow a rigid seal to be formed between the sheet 14 and the ring 12 so as to prevent the separation of these elements during use. More specifically during the manufacture of the toy 10, the sheet 14 is disposed in the opening

  of a circular mold so that the peripheral edge

  26 of this sheet extends into the cavity of the mold.

  Then the sheet 14 is fixed in this position and the

  plastic material is injected into the mold cavity.

  The plastic passes through the orifices 24 is fixed around the edge of the sheet 14 so as to cause a secure and fixed seal between the material of the sheet and the

-5 plastic ring.

  Although many materials may be suitable for use as a sheet, nylon has been found to be

was particularly useful.

  More specifically in Figure 2, it can be seen that the sheet 14 has dimensions such that it forms a concave surface 28 on its lower side and convex surface on its upper side. This occurs when the toy is thrown with a rotary motion. The shape of the sheet 14 during the flight therefore establishes a stream of aerodynamic air on its surface so as to allow the toy to glide in the well-known manner of

players of "Frisbee" (disc).

  So we can see that the size of the surface of the

  sheet 14 when measured diametrically

  towards the ring 12 from the inside edge 16 to the edge

  16 is a larger dimension than the diameter

  corresponding to the ring. Such dimensions allow this aerodynamic effect and increase the value

recreational toy.

  As will be admitted, the structure according to the invention

  is advantageous in that it consists of two elements

  ments, in that it is manufactured using an injection molding process thus enabling

  on a large scale and at low cost and in that it is a

  aerodynamically sound but fully flexible in order to improve its safety features and therefore

  reduce the tendency to injure someone while using

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Claims (7)

claims:   A disk-shaped deformable toy characterized by comprising a flexible one-piece ring (12) defining a generally circular opening and a sheet member (14) rigidly attached to said ring (12) for closing this circular opening, this element   sheet (14) being made of a flexible material.   Toy according to claim 1, characterized in that the sheet element (14) is fixed along the   the entire surface of this ring (12).   Toy according to claim 1, characterized in that   that this uoepiece ring (12) comprises a general element   circularly (18) and a base (20) extending radially   inwardly disposed around the entire inner edge (16) of this circular member (18), which member (14) is attached to the ring (12) in one piece. along this base (20).   A toy according to claim 3, characterized in that said sheet member (14) is secured along the   the entire inner surface of this ring (12).   Toy according to any of claims 1   and 3 characterized in that the length of the surface of said sheet member (14) is measurably   through the inner diameter of this ring (12) is greater than   greater than the inner diameter of this ring (12).   6. Toy according to claim 3, characterized in that this ring (12) is made of a flexible material, elastic. A toy according to claim 1, characterized in that said flexible one-piece ring (12) is made from a moldable material and that said sheet member (14) comprises a plurality of openings (24). ) disposed around the peripheral edge of this sheet member (14); these openings (24) receiving this moldable material to establish a rigid seal between this element in   sheet (14) and this flexible one-piece ring (12).