Amusement set
US4161081A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H33/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An amusement set (for use particularly by children) comprises a carrying case including a pair of mating, hollow housing members pivotally connected along one edge to open and close around a peripheral seam line of each member. Each of the housing members includes internal wall structure defining a plurality of rooms at different levels and a hollow elevator shaft is mounted in coaxial alignment with the axis of pivotal interconnection between the housing members to extend between the different room levels. Openings are provided in the elevator shaft walls at different levels and an elevator is provided for manual movement up and down within the shaft between the different room levels. The amusement set includes a plurality of toy figurines which represent fictional play characters such as bugs and/or insects. The upper walls of the housing members are formed to resemble the surface of the ground and a plurality of openings are provided for access to the rooms within the housing members from the top. The underground rooms provide play spaces for the bug or insect-like characters. At the upper end, the elevator shaft is provided with a sewer-like grate which opens and closes access …
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