TOY MAKING ACQUAINTED - WHILE ENTERTAINING - WITH THE PHYSICAL ESSENCE OF THE GROUP OF DRIVING MOMENTS ARISING AROUND A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND THE COMBINED INFLUENCE

Abstract: The main advantage lies in that both children and adults enjoy the game, the fluent course of the play excludes any tedious feature. The toy is of small size, it is easy to carry, the construction is simple, productional costs are low. The toy can be easily manipulated, the rules can be easily learnt. The main characteristic of the toy according to the invention lies in that on the carrier plate, on both sides of the vertical plane containing the horizontal axis of rotation, symmetrically therewith and arranged in equal mutual distances a series each of indentations are formed for receiving the bodies, furtheron the toy comprises bodies - serving as weights - of different sizes and weights, each group of weights containing even-numbered bodies. The toy is provided with a base supporting said carrier plate. Beside the axis of rotation, practically horizontally on both sides, there is a supporting edge or a supporting surface each for positioning and keeping the carrier plate in a horizontal and swinging-free position.

Description: Toy making acquainted - while entertaining - with the physical essence of the group of driving moments aris¬ ing around a horizontal axis and the combined in¬ fluence Technical field The invention relates to a toy making acquainted - while -.entertaining - with the physical essence of the group of driving moments arising around a horizontal axis and the combined influence thereof, yielding effectual ent rtainment both for adults and children, simultaneously developing the ability of recognizing and solving problems to be met in ■everyday life, skill and logical way of thinking. Background art In course of designing toys the tendency increasing¬ ly prevails, in so far as in addition to the prymary aim, i.e. entertainment, the toy has to make acquaint¬ ed the child with phenomena occuring in everyday life, laws of nature etc. the child is going to meet in future life. Several toys have been developed with the endeavour -^U REA ζ/ * " OMPI SSJ^STITUTE SHEET J ^ to meet this requirement, however, none of them enables - with simultaneous enterteinment - the re¬ cognition of the regularities and laws of natural sciences, which relate to the essence, use and utilization of the driving moments to be calculated on basis of the product of forces and arms. This is to be considered as a deficiency, since in everyday life we are often confronted with problems relating to the driving moments and the groups thereof, not only in school and productional working places but also in several other fields, in sport3, traffic and household-activity. The aim of the invention is to create a toy which makes you acqua-inted - while entertaining - with the physical essence of the group of driving moments, being of relatively small size, accordingly it is easy to carry, it has a simple construction, accord¬ ingly, it is cheap; a further requirement lies in that it could be easily learnt and manipulated; grade of complexity should be sue;; a3 to enable finding pleasure in playing both for adul 3 and children, so due to the fluent course of the game playing will never become tedious. Disclosure of Invention The aim set has been achieved by a toy making acquaint¬ ed - while entertaining- with the physical essence of the group of driving moments arising around a horizont¬ al axis and the combined influence thereof, which is provided with a carrier plate extending to both sides of the axis of rotation, *.vith the bodies - serving as weights - arranged on different places thereon; the toy can be characterized in that on the carrier plate, OMPI on both sides of the vertical plane containing the horizontal axis of rotation, symmetrically therewith and arranged in equal mutual distances a seiaes of indentations are formed for receiving the bodies, furtheron the toy comprises bodies - serving as weights - of different sizes and weights, each group of weights containing even-numbered bodies, furtheron there is a base supporting the carrier plate; beside the axis of rotation, practically horizontally on both sides, there is a supporting edge or a support¬ ing surface each for positioning and keeping the carrier plate in a horizontal swingingfree position. A further characteristic of the toy according to the invention lies in that the indentations in the carrier plate receiving the bodies (weights) are formed in the longitudinal section of the carrier plate either as triangular channels extending in a transversal direction across the carrier plate and/or holes with the cross-se tion of a truncated cone are provided. V/ith a further preferred embodiment of the invention the carrier plate engages by means of a base each along the longitudinal sides, while the two bases are coming downwards from the side rims of the carrier pla-e; the bottom of the bases has preferably the shape of a circle or an ellipsis and the support¬ ing edges are formed on the peakparτ of the circle or the ellipsis. A further characteristic lies in that the carrier plate and the base are formed as separate pieces and the base is a U-shaped profile and on the top of the lateral alls thereof a positioning pin ending in an edge protrudes into the groove having been formed in OMPI WIPO the lower surface of the middle of the side of the carrier plate arranged on the base, furtheron on the top of the side-walls of the base, oh both sides of the positioning pins supporting surfaces - lying at a lower level than the edge of the positioning pins - are to be found. Brief Description of Dra inga The toy according to the invention will be described in details by means of some preferred embodiments, by the aid of the drawings enclosed, wherein Figure 1 is showing the schematic perspectivic view ° a τ_referred embodiment of the toy, Figure 2 ia a perspectivic view of a further embodiment, Figure 3 gives the perspectivic view of the base Calso to be seen in Figure 2), Figure 4 illustrates the prerequisites for keeping the horizontal position of the carrier plate of the embodiment according to Figure 1. Best Llode of Carrying our the Invention ' .Tith the embodiment shown in Figure 1 the carrier plate 1 and the base 2 are forming a monolithic unit; preferably, both the carrier plate I and the base 2 are made of a synthetic material by pressing and are mutually engaged along the longitudinal side3. In the carrier plate 1 the indentations 3 are formed, showing a triangular cross-section in the length of the carrier plate 1. The indentations 3 are extend¬ ing in a transversal direction on the carrier plate 1 and out of a 3aid indentations the middle one and the - REΛ T OMPI WIPO two outermost ones are slightly longer in order to be able to receive, more bodies 4 » then the inter¬ mediate indentations 3 * Without this. formation the play becomes impossible. The longitudinal centreline of the middle and longer indentation is running parallel with the axis of rotation and in a hori- zontel poeition of the carrier plate 1 it is lying above the theoretical axis of rotation Cnot illustrat¬ ed here 3 in the vertical plane. The longer indenta- tions 3 cay be open at the bottom. With the embodiments shown in Figure 1 the bodies 4 are balls, however- c y linders- cubes etc_ __βv be also used. The number of the bodies 4 may be optional- ly selected, varying in the range between two and twenty. The bodies 4 can be subdivided into two or more groups with different sizes and weights, how¬ ever, within one group size and weight of the bodies are always identical. In the single groups there are even-numbered bodies 4, while the weight of the bodies in one group amounts to the double, the half or to the integral multiple of the weight of the bodies belonging to the nearest body-group. With the embodiment shown in Figure 1 steel balls are used as bodies 4- The confining edge of the lower bottom 5 of the bases 2 has preferably the shape of a circular arc or an ellipsis. While playing the game, the toy, when placed onto a smooth horizontal surface, e.g. en the floor or o the table, i3 bearing up against _ the horizontal surface at some point of the confining edge of the bottom 5» When the carrier plate 1 is in a horizontal position, the bases 2 are bearing up against the horizontal surface by means of the peaks OMPI Λ, WIPO <. of the confining edges of the bases 2. For position¬ ing the carrier plate 1 into the horizontal in a swinging-free manner and for keeping -the position adjusted, on the peak of the confining edge of the bottom 5 the groove 6 in a width of 2 to 5 am has been cut out. Accordingly, in the horizontal position of the carrier plate 1 the carrier plate 1 and the bases 2 are bearing up against the table or any other flat surface with the two shorter supporting edges 7 each, however, if the carrier plate is tilted from its horizontal position at the smallest angle, bear¬ ing up is performed on one edge each only. With the embodiment shown in Figure 2 the carrier plate 1 and the base 2 are formed as separate parts. Practically, the carrier plate 1 is a flat plate, while the base is formed as a U-shaped profile. At the top of the two side-walls 3 of the base 2 - 3een in the length of the base 2 - there ia a positioning pin 9 each of an approxima ely triangular shape, which is protruding into the groove C ot illustrated here) formed in the lower surface of the middle of the longitudinal lateral edges of the carrier plate 1. The positioning pi_i3 9 are facilitating the arrange enl of the carrier plate I onto the base 2. The upper edges of the positioning pins 9 do not come into contact with the wall surface of the grooves having been formed In the carrier plate 1. Beside the positioning pins 9 having been arranged en the top of the side walls 3 the supporting surfaces 10 are formed, fulfilling the same task as the supporting edges having been specified in connection with Figure 1. Simultaneously, on the rim of said supporting surfaces supporting edges may be formed. OMPI The carrier plate 1 may be formed either in accordance with Figure 1 or in compliance with the embodiment shown in Figure 2. In case of the formation according to Figure 2, instead of the shorter transversal in¬ dentation Cchannels) lying between the middle and the outmost indentations 3 two hole-like indentations each with a cross-section of a truncated cone and having been arranged in two parallel lines may be formed. __ In Figure 4 an example is given for the arrangement of two bodies, e.g. balls with a weight proportion rs -P * . • "X -ι τι -r.t-, 1 <_. -r -t rs -n + ■ r. - " - " _- .r__-r»- ° - ϊ r> a " 1 T.1 on o no α α" * ■ *. C through the theroretical space of the peak of the part 5 and incorporating the axis of rotation extend¬ ing in a transversal direction in the carrier plate 1 in order to be able to turn the βarrier plate into the horizontal position and maintaining it therein. With the toy according to the invention several games can be played. Out of these possibilities one will be described in details. On both sides of the carrier "plate 1 bodies in the same weight distribution and in identical number are arranged, i.e. at the beginning of the game both players have balls in the same number and weight. For facilitating distinction, the bodies Cballs) 4 of the single players have the same colour. The bodies 4 are arranged on both side3 of the carrier plate 1 showing an opposite-hand view. The players are playing with a dice and they throw one after another. The game may be played so that according to the - a - numbers appearing on the dice thrown the player is making the necessary steps with one of the bodies 4, the aim is to maintain the horizontal position of the carrier table 1 after the steps. If this could not be achieved after the steps made in compliance with the number thrown with the dice, the player cannot make any further steps, he passes. The game is considered as finished, if all the bodies 4 of one of the players are lying in the outmost indenta- tion 3 so, as simultaneously keeping up the hori¬ zontal position of the carrier plate 1. It is not easy to realize the aim set, 3ince the partner is also moving hi3 bodies 4, and possibly so, as to prevent the arrangement of all of the bodies in the outmost indentation on the other partner's side, simultaneously maintaining the hori¬ zontal position of the carrier plate 1. When trying to reach the aim aet, a further difficulty lies in that both players have bodies 4 of the same size and weight, accordingly, the prerequisite for bring¬ ing all the bodies 4 into the outmost indentation lies in that the partner should also bring the bodies - in his era field - into the outmost indenta- tion. To eliminate thi3 difficulty, it 13 allowed to step with one or more bodies into the middle indentation 3, where the body or bodies does Cdo) not give arise to moments. It is also allowed to use the play field of the partner for making step≤ wit the own bodies. It is lso possible to remove the body of the partner, when stepping into an indentation having been al¬ ready occupied by the partner's body 4. A selection, of the rules of the game and possible order of the position of the bodies C eights) is en¬ closed to the toy, the partners may choose the mo * st suitable version. The number of possibilities and manner of playing is utmost high. The most important advantages of the toy according to the invention are as follows: In an early age the child becomes acquainted with the physical essence and common effect of the groups of the driving moments. Both children and adults enjoy the game, the fluent course of the play ex¬ cludes any tedious feature. The portable toy is of .small size, it can be easily learnt and manipulated; the construction is simple, production costs are low. A special advantage lies in that the carrier plate does . ot carry out any swinging motion while turn¬ ing, i.e. occupying its horizontal position, one has not to wait until it reaches the desired position, a3 a consequence, the rapid course of the game is promoted and the game never becomes tedious. OMPI

Claims: C L I S- 1. Toy making acquainted - while entertaining - with the physical essence of the group of driving moments arising around a horizontal axis and the combined influence thereof, which Is provided with a carrier plate extending to both sides of the axis of rota¬ tion, with the bodies serving as weights arranged on differencesplaces thereon, c h a r a c t e r i z - e d in that on the carrier plate (1), on both sides of the vertical plane containing the horizontal axis of rotation, symmetrically therewith and arranged in equal mutual distances a series each of indentations (3) are formed for receiving the bodies C4) . further- on the toy comprises bodies - serving as ei s - of different sizes and weights, each group of weights containing even-numbered bodies C4 ), further- on there is a bass (2) supporting the carrier plate Cl), beside he axis of rotation, practically ori- zontally on both sides there _s a supporting edge C7) or a supporting surface CiO) each for position¬ ing and keeping the carrier plate Cl) in a horizon¬ tal swingin -free position. 2. Toy as claimed in claim 1, c a r a c t e r z ¬ e d in that the indentations C 3 ) in the carrier plate Cl) receiving the bodies C4) are ormed * in the longitudinal section of the carrier plate (1) either as triangular chann l3 extending in a trans- versa! direction across the carrier plate and/or holes with the cross-section of a truncated cone. 3« Toy as claimed in claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c - t e r i z e d in that the carrier plate Cl) engages by means of a base C2) each aLong the longitudinal sides, while the two bases C2) are co ing down¬ wards from the side rims of the carrier plate C1 ), the bottom of the bases (2) has preferably the shape of a circle or of an ellipsis and the support- ing edges (7) are formed on the peak-part of the circle or of the ellipsis. Toy as claimed in claim 1 or 2, ch a r a c - t e r i z e d in that the carrier plate Cl) and the base C2) are formed as separate pieces and the base (2) is a U-shaped profile, and on the top of the lateral walls (8) thereof a positioning pin C9J ending In an edge protrudes into the groove having been formed in the lower surface of the middle of the side of the carrier plate Cl) arrang¬ ed on the base ( 2 ), furtheron on the top of the side-walls C8 ) of the base 2 ), on both sides of the positioning pins C ) supporting surfaces C 10) - lying on a lower level than the edges of the positioning pins - are to be found.

Inventors: KELLE ANTAL, MAJERCSIK KRISZTINA, MONOSTORI VLADIMIR, KELLE, ANTAL, MAJERCSIK, KRISZTINA, MONOSTORI, VLADIMIR
Applicants: KELLE ANTAL, MAJERCSIK KRISZTINA, MONOSTORI VLADIMIR, KELLE, ANTAL, MAJERCSIK, KRISZTINA, MONOSTORI, VLADIMIR
Application year: 1982
Main classification: G09B23
IPC codes: A63F9, G09B23