Patent · US Expired

Flexible toy

US6651590B2 · kind B2 · utility

52Cited by
21References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 2002
Grant dateNov 25, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2208/14
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Skeletal animal toys capable of rolling and bouncing comprise polyhedra or other skeletal structures which can be inscribed on an imaginary spherical or ellipsoidal surface, tori and linear members which form a cylinder with circular cross-section, or elliptical and linear members which form a cylinder with elliptical cross-section. The skeletal animal toy is formed of an elastomeric material, which is preferably natural rubber, synthetic natural rubber, or a blend of natural rubber or synthetic natural rubber and one of a plurality of blending polymers including butadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber and ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer rubber.

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