JP3260501B2 - Assembling play equipment for infants - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assembling toy for infants and, more particularly, to an assembling toy for infants whose entire form can be changed by changing the manner of assembling a plurality of elements. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A playground equipment called a play gym is an interesting playground equipment for the present invention. A play gym is, simply put, a support frame for suspending various toys. Usually, a play gym is provided on a floor surface with two support legs spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. And a bridge member passed to the The bridge member is provided with a plurality of mounting portions for mounting a toy.

[0003] Such play gyms are often arranged on the floor so that various toys are positioned above the infant in a sleeping position of the infant who cannot yet walk on their own. In this state, the infant can play by touching the toy with his hand, watching the toy, and listening to the sound emitted from the toy. Infants may get up with the support of the play gym.

[0004]

It is known that a toy has a function of promoting the growth of both the mental and physical aspects of an infant, but this requires the interest of the infant for as long as possible. It can be said that a toy capable of attracting is more preferable.

[0005] However, as described above, the conventional play gym merely functions as a support frame for suspending toys, and the interest of infants is not directed to such a play gym, but rather there. It will be aimed at hanging toys. Therefore, when the baby gets tired of the toy, he will not show interest in the play gym.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an assembling play equipment for an infant represented by the above-mentioned play gym, which can attract the interest of the infant and maintain the interest for a relatively long period of time. is there.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, two support legs are arranged on a floor surface at a predetermined interval, and a bridge is provided between upper ends of the two support legs. And a substantially inverted U-shaped bridge member provided with a plurality of mounting portions for mounting a toy, the mounting member being attached to each upper end of the support leg in a state where the toy is mounted. A tool is provided.

[0008] The bridge member described above preferably comprises a combination of two substantially semi-circular bridge halves pivotally connected to each other at each end.

A second aspect of the present invention relates to an assembling play equipment for an infant, which is mounted so as to cover two support legs and each of the support legs, and wherein the cone is positioned on the center axis thereof. Two covers and two substantially semi-circular bridge halves pivotally connected at each end to each other, each having a semi-conical shape cut along a surface to be cut A bridge member consisting of a combination of
A first attachment element for attaching each end of each of the two bridge halves of the bridge member to each of the upper ends of the two support legs; and When a substantially circular shape is taken, a boss for positioning at the center of the bridge member, a plurality of spokes connecting the bridge member and the boss, and a support leg in a state where the two support legs are combined. A second mounting element for rotatably mounting the boss to the upper end, the two covers being fitted together in one conical shape and the two supports being fitted together with the two support legs; A third mounting element for mounting the boss at a position facing the bottom surface of the cone.

Preferably, the cover is provided with a shelf,
The cover is made of a transparent material.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the toy for children can be used as a play gym by suspending a plurality of toys from a bridge member.

In the second aspect of the present invention, at least a normal play gym, a ferris wheel, and a Christmas tree can be provided by appropriately combining various elements provided therein. .

That is, when trying to give the form of a normal play gym with the assembled play equipment for infants according to the present invention, two support legs are arranged on the floor surface at a predetermined distance from each other, A bridge member is attached to each upper end of the support leg by a first attachment element so as to connect between the upper ends of the two support legs. At this time, two covers may be attached so as to cover each of the support legs.

In order to provide a form like a ferris wheel, a bridge member is formed by two bridge halves.
The bridge member and the boss are connected by a plurality of spokes while the boss is positioned at the center of the bridge member. On the other hand, 2
The two support legs are brought together, and the boss is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the support legs by the second mounting element. At this time, a cover may be attached so as to cover one support leg.

[0015] Further, when giving the form of a Christmas tree, two covers are combined so as to form one conical shape and two support legs are combined. A substantially circular bridge member is disposed at a position facing the bottom surface of the cone formed by the two covers, and a boss is provided at the center of the bridge member.
While the bridge member and the boss are
Connected by pork , the boss is mounted by a third mounting element at a position facing the bottom surface of the cone.

[0016]

As described above, according to the assembling play equipment for infants according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the bridge member provided therein has a substantially inverted U-shape, the height of each other is increased. By changing the toy, various toys can be attached to the bridge member, and even for the same toy, the attachment height can be changed by changing the attachment portion for attaching the toy. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an assembling play equipment for an infant as a play gym that can attract the interest of the infant over a relatively long period.

The bridge member described above comprises a combination of two substantially semi-circular bridge halves pivotally connected to each other at each end, thereby removing the bridge member from the support leg. In this state, the bridge member can stand on the floor with one bridge half placed on the floor and the other bridge half raised from the floor.

According to the assembled play equipment for infants according to the second aspect of the present invention, as described above, at least a normal play gym form, a ferris wheel form, and a Christmas tree form are selectively provided. Therefore, in addition to the effects obtained when the form of the play gym is taken, the change of the form as a whole can be enjoyed.
Therefore, it is possible to further increase the effect of keeping the baby's interest for a relatively long time.

In the present invention, if the cover is provided with a shelf, an appropriate toy can be placed not only on the bridge member but also on the shelf.

Further, if the cover is made of a transparent material, for example, to give a shape of a Christmas tree,
Even when the individual covers are fitted to form one conical shape, the inside can be seen through. Therefore, when an appropriate toy is arranged inside, it can be visually observed from the outside.

[0021]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show an assembly play equipment for an infant or elements contained therein according to one embodiment of the present invention. This assembled play equipment has a form of a normal play gym shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a form like a ferris wheel shown in FIGS. 4 to 6,
The form of the Christmas tree shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 and the form of the simple play gym shown in FIG. 10 can be selectively given by changing the combination state of each element. Elements included in the assembled play equipment that can provide these various forms are shown in FIGS. 11 to 26, respectively. In this embodiment, consideration is given to using as many common elements as possible, even when the assembled playground equipment has different forms.

FIG. 11 shows the bridge half 2 constituting the bridge member 1 seen in FIGS. FIG. 12 shows each end of the bridge half 2 in an enlarged manner.

The bridge half 2 has a semicircular shape as a whole. The bridge half 2 is provided with a plurality of through holes 3 penetrating in the thickness direction thereof, and is provided with a plurality of screw holes 4 on both side surfaces thereof.

Each end of the bridge half 2 is provided with a through-hole 5 and 6, respectively. In this embodiment, the bearing holes 5 and 6 are located in overhangs 7 and 8 formed at each end of the bridge half 2 respectively. Due to the presence of these overhangs 7 and 8, even when the two bridge halves 2 are positioned adjacent to each other as shown in FIGS. Bearing holes 5 and 6 can be aligned and a common shaft member can be pierced here.

At one end of each of the bearing holes 5 and 6,
Recesses 9 and 10 each having a hexagonal cross-sectional shape are provided. Further, around the bearing hole 5, an engagement protrusion 11 is provided.
On the other hand, around the bearing hole 6, an engagement protrusion 11 is provided.
The number of engaging recesses 12 greater than the number is distributed. These engagement recesses 12 receive the engagement protrusions 11 in order to more firmly fix the angle between the two bridge halves 2 as will be described later.

For example, in FIG. 1, two support legs 13
Is illustrated. These support legs 13 have the same structure as each other, and one of the support legs 13 is shown alone in FIG.

The support leg 13 is formed by a pipe.
It has a semicircular portion 14 and linear portions 15 and 16 rising from both ends of the semicircular portion 14, respectively. The straight portions 15 and 16 are oriented close to each other at each upper end.

The upper ends of the linear portions 15 and 16 are connected to each other by a bracket 17. A through hole 18 is provided in the bracket 17.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, each of the two support legs 13 is covered by a cover 19.
One cover 19 alone is shown in FIG.

The cover 19 is made of a transparent material as a whole. The cover 19 has a semi-conical shape obtained by cutting a cone along a plane located on the center axis thereof. The cover 19 is provided with, for example, two shelves 20 and 21.

At the upper end of the cover 19, a bracket 22 corresponding to the bracket 17 provided on the support leg 13 is formed, and the bracket 22 is provided with a through hole 23. The lower end of the cover 19 has a groove 2 opening downward.
The auxiliary wall 25 is provided so as to form the fourth wall 4. When the cover 19 covers the support leg 13, the semicircular portion 14 of the support leg 13 is located in the groove 24. On the auxiliary wall 25,
For example, two screw holes 26 that open downward are provided.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show the assembled play equipment.
When the form of the play gym shown in FIG. 1 is to be provided, each end of each of the two bridge halves 2 described above is attached to each of the upper ends of the two support legs 13. The mounting elements used in this mounting are shown in FIGS.

FIG. 15 shows the bolt 27.
The bolt 27 has a hexagonal head 28.

FIG. 16 shows the nut 29.
The nut 29 is provided with a penetrating screw hole 30 formed with a female screw that is screwed to the bolt 27 described above.

When assembling the play gym shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, first, a cover 19 is arranged so as to cover the support legs 13. At this time, the semicircular portion 14 of the support leg 13 is received in the groove 24 of the cover 19. This condition is well illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 2, the support leg 13 and the cover 19 on the left side are shown in a sectional view. Then, while the two bridge halves 2 are adjacent to each other, at each end of the bridge half 2, the bearing holes 5 and 6 are formed with the through holes 23 of the cover 19 and the through holes 18 of the support legs 13. The bolt 27 is inserted so as to pass through the aligned bearing holes 5 and 6 and the through holes 23 and 18. At this time, the hexagonal head 28 of the bolt 27 is fitted with the hexagonal recess 9 or 10.
And rotation of the bolt 27 is prohibited. Then
When the nut 29 is screwed onto the bolt 27, the play gym is completed.

In the above-described play gym, the angle between the two bridge halves 2 is more firmly fixed by the engagement projections 11 being received in the corresponding engagement recesses 12.

In FIG. 1, some toys 31,...
Several toys 3 suspended from the bridge member 1
2 are placed on shelves 20 and 21 and on the floor. A hanger 33 shown in FIG. 17 is prepared for suspending the toys 31,... From the bridge member 1.

The hanger 33 includes a string 34 for hanging the toy 31.
Is provided. The hanger 33 is provided with a screw shaft 36. The hanger 33 is attached to the bridge member 1 by screwing its screw shaft 36 into a screw hole 4 provided in the bridge half 2. The number of hangers 33 used and the position of the hangers 33 on the bridge member 1 can be arbitrarily changed.

Next, when it is intended to give a form like a ferris wheel shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 using this assembled play equipment, first, one bridge is formed by two bridge halves 2. The bridge member 1 is assembled so as to provide the following. That is, two sets of the bolts 27 shown in FIG. 15 and the nuts 29 shown in FIG. 16 are used, and the bolts 27 are respectively inserted into the aligned bearing holes 5 and 6 at each end of the two bridge halves 2. Is inserted. At this time, bolt 27
Hexagonal head 28 fits into hexagonal recess 9 or 10 and its rotation is prohibited. Next, the nut 29 is screwed into the bolt 27. Thus, the bridge member 1 is in a state of taking one circular shape. Next, FIG.
8, a plurality of spokes 38 shown in FIG.
And a plurality of screws 39 shown in FIG. 20 are prepared.

The boss 37 is located at the center of the circular bridge member 1, and has a central axis 40 and a peripheral wall 41 located around the central axis. A through hole 42 is provided in the center shaft 40, and a recess 43 having a hexagonal cross section is formed at one end of the through hole 42. In the peripheral wall 41, for example, six screw holes 44 are distributed at equal intervals.

Six spokes 38 are prepared corresponding to the number of screw holes 44 described above. A screw shaft 45 is provided at one end of the spoke 38, and a screw hole 46 is provided at the other end.

Six screws 39 are prepared corresponding to the number of spokes 38 described above. The screw 39 is a normal flathead screw.

Each screw shaft 45 of the spoke 38 is
It is screwed into the screw hole 44 of the boss 37. This gives 6
Each of the spokes 38 extends from the boss 37 in the radial direction. Next, the screw hole 46 of each spoke 38 is aligned with the through hole 3 of the bridge half 2 constituting the bridge member 1, and in this state, the screw 39 is inserted into the through hole 3, and It is screwed into the screw hole 46.

On the other hand, the two support legs 13
As shown in FIG. At this time, the cover 19 covers only one of the support legs 13. As described above, the boss 37 fixed to the bridge member 1
It is rotatably attached to the upper end of the support leg 13. As a mounting element for this mounting, another nut 29 shown in FIG. 16 is used, and a bolt 47 shown in FIG. 21 and a spacer 48 shown in FIG. 22 are used.

The bolt 47 has a relatively long shaft 49. A male screw 50 is formed at one end of the shaft 49. At the other end of the shaft 49, a hexagonal head 51 is provided.

The spacer 48 has a thickness corresponding to the distance between the respective brackets 17 when the two support legs 13 are fitted, and the through-hole 52 penetrates in the thickness direction.
Is provided.

The shaft 49 of the bolt 47 is inserted into the through hole 42 of the boss 37. At this time, the hexagonal head 51 of the bolt 47 fits into the hexagonal recess 43 of the boss 37,
The rotation of the bolt 47 is prohibited. A spacer 48 is disposed between each bracket 17 of the two support legs 13. After the shaft portion 49 of the bolt 45 described above penetrates through the through hole 42 of the boss 37, the bracket 17 of one support leg 13 is
Through hole 18, through hole 52 in spacer 48, and other support leg 1
3 through the through-hole 18 of the bracket 17 and the through-hole 23 of the bracket 22 of the cover 19 in order.
Is screwed into the nut 29. In this manner, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the assembled playground equipment gives a form like a ferris wheel. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of hangers 33 are attached by screwing into screw holes 4 provided in the bridge member 1, and a plurality of toys 53,. If you hang it,
With the rotation of the bridge member 1, the toys 53,... Can be moved in the rotation direction.

Next, this assembled play equipment is shown in FIGS.
A Christmas tree form as shown in FIG.

In the form of a Christmas tree, the two covers 19 are fitted together in one conical shape and the two support legs 13 are fitted together inside these covers 19 as well. In order to fix this state, a spacer 54 shown in FIG. 23 and a bolt 55 shown in FIG. 26 are used in addition to the nut 29 shown in FIG.

The spacer 54 has a thickness corresponding to the distance between the brackets 17 of the two combined support legs 13, similarly to the spacer 48 shown in FIG. The spacer 54 is provided with a through hole 56 penetrating in the thickness direction. Further, the spacer 54 has a star-shaped accessory 57.
Hold. The star accessory 57 is preferably rotatable about a vertical axis.

The bolt 55 has a head 58 having the same form as that of the nut 29, and its shaft 59 is provided with a nut 29.
Is formed.

As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG.
4, the bracket 22 of the cover 19 is located on each side, and the bracket 17 of the support leg 13 is located between the bracket 22 and the spacer 54. The hole 18, the through hole 56, the other through hole 18 and the other through hole 23 are aligned, and the shaft portion 59 of the bolt 55 is inserted therein. Then, bolt 55
The nut 29 is screwed into the male screw 60 of FIG.

In the form of this Christmas tree,
As in the case of the ferris wheel described above, the bridge member 1 is used in a state in which two bridge halves 2 give one circular shape. Boss 37 fixed to bridge member 1
In order to attach the bottom cover 61 shown in FIG. 24 and the stand 62 shown in FIG.
Are used.

The bottom plate 61 is provided with two joined covers 19.
Forms a wall corresponding to the bottom of the cone formed by
Around it, for example, four dish-shaped through holes 63 are provided. Further, a tubular portion 64 is formed at the center of the bottom plate 61.

The stand 62 has a circular base 65 and projects upward from the center of the base 65 to form a support 66.
Is formed. Further, a shaft 67 is provided to protrude further upward from the upper end surface of the support column 66.

As described above, the bottom plate 61 is located on the bottom surfaces of the two covers 19 combined. At this time, the dish-shaped through-hole 63 is aligned with the screw hole 26 of the cover 19 (see FIG. 14). In this state, a plurality of screws 39 shown in FIG.
It is screwed into the screw hole 26. In this way, by attaching the bottom plate 61 to the cover 19, the state in which the two covers 19 are combined can be more firmly maintained.

On the other hand, the shaft 67 of the stand 62 is inserted into the through hole 42 of the boss 37 (see FIG. 18). At this time, the side of the boss 37 from which the central axis 40 protrudes is provided upward. Next, the central shaft 40 of the boss 37 is fitted into the cylindrical portion 64 of the bottom plate 61.

As described above, the assembled play equipment is provided with the structure shown in FIG.
Or the form of a Christmas tree shown in FIG. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of hangers 33 are provided in the through holes 3 of the bridge member 1.
(See FIG. 11), whereby a plurality of toys 68 are suspended from the bridge member 1. Inside the cover 19, a plurality of toys 6
9,... Are placed on shelves 20 and 21 and on bottom plate 61. These toys 69,... Can be seen through from outside through the cover 19 made of a transparent body. Also,
As can be seen from the assembled state as described above, the cover 1
9, the structure including the support legs 13 and the bottom plate 61, and the bridge member 1 are each rotatable about a vertical axis with respect to the stand 62 independently of each other. Therefore, such rotation itself can be enjoyed, and the surface seen by the viewer can be arbitrarily changed.

According to this assembled play equipment, the bridge member 1
Since each of the two bridge halves 2 constituting the above is semicircular, a simple play gym as shown in FIG. 10 can be formed using this bridge member 1.

In FIG. 10, the two bridge halves 2 are combined so as to intersect at right angles to each other, with each end being
And the nut 29 shown in FIG. The orthogonal state of the two bridge halves 2 is such that the engaging projection 11 shown in FIG.
Is more firmly maintained by fitting into FIG.
The toy 3 suspended through the hanger 33
1, ... are shown.

As inferred from the configuration of the bridge member 1 shown in FIG. 10, in the play gym shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the respective angles of the two bridge halves 2 constituting the bridge member 1 are as follows. It can be changed arbitrarily. For example, the two bridge halves 2 are in a V-shaped open posture, one of the two bridge halves 2 is upright, the other is horizontal, or the two bridge halves 2 After the circle is formed, various aspects can be given to the bridge member 1, such as making the circle horizontal or vertical.

As mentioned above, the assembling play equipment for infants according to the present invention has been described in relation to the illustrated embodiment. However, various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention.

For example, the bridge half 2 has a semicircular shape, but such a semicircle does not have to be a geometrically accurate semicircle. For example, if the circumference angle is exactly 180
It may be a semicircle that is not a degree, a part of an ellipse, or a part of a polygon.

Further, the shape of each element provided in the illustrated assembled play equipment is only an example, and can be changed to another shape as long as each function is not impaired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a form of a play gym provided by an assembling play equipment for an infant according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the form of the play gym shown in FIG. 1, with a part shown in cross section.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the play gym shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a form of a ferris wheel provided by the assembled play equipment for infants according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the form of the ferris wheel shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the form of the ferris wheel shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a Christmas tree form provided by the assembled play equipment for infants according to this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the form of the Christmas tree shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the form of the Christmas tree shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a form of a simple play gym provided by the assembled play equipment for infants according to this embodiment.

11 (a) is a left side view, FIG. 11 (b) is a front view, and FIG. 11 (c) is a right side view.

FIGS. 12A and 12B are enlarged views of the ends of the bridge half 2, wherein FIG. 12A is a front view of one end, FIG. 12B is a bottom view of one end, FIG. d) is a bottom view of the other end.

13A and 13B show a support leg 13, wherein FIG. 13A is a front view,
(B) is a left side view, and (c) is a bottom view.

14A and 14B show a cover 19, wherein FIG.
(B) is a bottom view, and (c) is a front view central longitudinal left view.

15A and 15B show a bolt 27, wherein FIG.
(B) is a front view.

FIG. 16 shows a nut 29, wherein (a) is a plan view,
(B) is a front view.

17 is a front view showing the hanger 33. FIG.

18A and 18B show a boss 37, wherein FIG.
(B) is a plan view right side view in the center longitudinal section, and (c) is a right side view.

19 is a front view showing the spoke 38. FIG.

FIG. 20 shows a screw 39, (a) is a front view,
(B) is a plan view.

21 shows bolts 47, (a) is a plan view,
(B) is a front view.

FIGS. 22A and 22B show a spacer 48, wherein FIG. 22A is a plan view and FIG. 22B is a front view.

FIGS. 23A and 23B show a spacer 54, wherein FIG. 23A is a side view and FIG. 23B is a front view.

FIG. 24 shows a bottom plate 61, (a) is a plan view,
(B) is a half sectional front view.

25A and 25B show a stand 62, wherein FIG. 25A is a plan view and FIG. 25B is a front view.

26 is a front view showing a bolt 55. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bridge member 2 Bridge half part 3, 18, 23, 42, 52, 56, 63 Through-hole 4, 26, 30, 44, 46 Screw hole 5, 6 Bearing hole 11 Engagement projection 12 Engagement concave part 13 Support leg 17 , 22 Bracket 19 Cover 20,21 Shelf 27,47,55 Bolt 29 Nut 33 Hanger 36,45 Screw Shaft 37 Boss 38 Spoke 39 Screw 48,54 Spacer 61 Bottom Plate 62 Stand

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A semi-conical shape in which two support legs are attached so as to cover each of the support legs, and are each formed by cutting a cone along a plane located on a center axis thereof. Two covers, two at each end pivotally connected to each other
Of consisting a combination of semicircular bridge halves, and the bridge member, the first for attachment to each of the ends of the two bridge halves in the bridge member to each upper end of the two support legs 1 mounting element, wherein the bridge member is formed by the two bridge halves.
When the shape of a circle is taken, a boss for positioning at the center of the bridge member, a plurality of spokes connecting the bridge member and the boss, and a state where the two support legs are aligned. A second mounting element for rotatably mounting the boss to the upper end of the support leg, the two covers being fitted together to form a conical shape, and the two support legs being fitted together e Bei a third mounting element to a position facing the bottom surface of the two cover conic state attaching the boss, two of the supporting legs at a predetermined distance between one another floor surface
And connected between the upper ends of these two support legs.
So that the bridge member is moved by the first mounting element
Attached to each upper end of the support leg, play gym
Form is given, the bridge member by two of the bridge halves 1
It is in the state of taking the shape of a circle, and inside this bridge member
Position the boss in the center and with the bridge member in front
The boss is connected by a plurality of spokes,
On the other hand, the two support legs are fitted, and in that state, the support
With respect to the upper end of the leg, the second mounting element allows the
The shape of the Ferris wheel can be changed
Given so that the two said covers are combined into one conical shape
And the two support legs are brought together.
Opposite the bottom of the cone formed by the two covers
The bridge member in the shape of one circle
Is located and position the boss at the center of this bridge member
While the bridge member and the boss are
Connected by said spokes and by a third mounting element
And the boss is mounted at a position facing the bottom of the cone.
Is given the form of a Christmas tree
, A play equipment for infants. The method according to claim 2, wherein said cover, a shelf is provided, infant assembled plaything of claim 1. 3. The cover according to claim 2, wherein the cover is made of a transparent material.
3. The assembled play equipment for infants according to 1 or 2 .