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Transformable toy

US7785168B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by
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7Claims
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Filing dateDec 22, 2006
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H33/26
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toy with an exterior structure. Constructed to transform from a rollable first shape to a second shape. An interior structure inside the exterior structure is endowed with a magnetic body that moves by way of a magnetic force that acts from the exterior of the toy, an interior locking portion that moves simultaneously with the movement of this magnetic body, and a biasing member that effects a force which moves or turns this interior locking portion in a particular direction. If the magnetic force does not act from the exterior of the toy, the first shape of the exterior structure maintained. In the event that a magnetic force has acted from the exterior of the said toy, the exterior structure transforms from the first shape to the second shape.

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