A ROTATABLE TOY IMPLEMENT

Abstract: A rotatable toy implement and a group of such implements, whereby each implement comprises at least one pole shaped part (1, 1') and a disc (2) mounted on said part, said disc being situated adjacent that end of said implement which is the lowermost during use and cannot be displaced in the longitudinal direction of said pole shaped part. At least said disc (2) is rotatable, possibly together with said pole shaped part (1, 1') or the lower part of it. The implement may be used in such a manner that a person may rotate by standing on said disc with one foot or both feet and holding on to said pole shaped part with one hand or both hands. A plurality of implements may be installed in a mutual distance which enable a person to move from one implement to another without touching the base, possibly by jumping, and the person may change the direction of rotation when passing from one implement to another.

Description: A rotatable toy implement. The present invention relates to a rotatable toy implement. Areas,outdoors or indoors, adapted for play usually comprise different implements which are to permit motion play. mong such implements are known toy roundabouts, i.e. small roundabouts not powered by any engine. Such roundabouts may, however,cause dizziness, and do not give any particular possibility of body gymnastics besides kicks for driving the roundabout. The object of the present invention is to achieve a rotat¬ able toy implement which to a large extent permits body gymnastics and simultaneously brings about little danger of dizziness and injuries caused by high rotational track velocity. According to the invention said object is achieved by means of an implement and a group of implements, respectively, s specified in the accompanying patent claims. Implements in accordance with the present invention entail that mainly the children's bodies are in motion. The imple¬ ments may be used by placing one foot, or both the feet, on the disc,while the child holds on to the pole with one hand or both the hands. By providing at least two implements in a suitable mutual distance the child may move without touching the base (floor or ground ) , and it is possible to change the direction of motion from one implement to another.More¬ over, several persons may use the same group of implements simultaneously,and a team work between the persons is made possible with respect to transfer between the implements. In the following the invention will be explained more detai¬ led, with reference to the accompanying drawing, on which Fig. 1 shows two implements according to the invention, 3ΛJREA provided in a certain mutual distance. Each implement comprises two pole shaped parts 1,1', fastened or journal- led for rotation on a base and to a roof, respectively, or to another support structure. The fastening means or journ¬ al bearings are not shown, but it will be appreciated that any kinds of fastening means or pivot bearings can be used. The lower part of the pole is equipped with a disc 2. Fig. 2 shows an embodiment in which each implement has only one pole 1,1',whiσh is fastened or pivotally journal- led only at the lower end 1 * ' ' , so that the pole terminates in a free upper end. In order to prevent anybody from being injured the upper end may be rounded or equipped with a ball 1 * ' as shown. Fig. 3 shows,in a plan view, three implements according to the invention, placed in such mutual distances that it is possible to move from one implement to another without touching the base, for instance in the pattern of movement indicated by arrows. Figs. 4 and 5 show alternative embodiments of implement groups, and examples of patterns of movement are indicated, shown by arrows. It will be appreciated that the users may change their direction of rotation when moving from one implement to another. Common for all the embodiments is a relatively small fly¬ wheel mass . The poles may be made relatively light, and also the discs, which,however, must be able to carry the weight of a person. he discs may project radially from the poles such a distance that a fairly good foothold can be achieved, for instance about 5 cm or possibly some more in order to accommodate the entire width of a shoe. It is in the principle sufficient that only the disc of each implement is rotatable. The disc may than be pivotally journalled on the pole, or to the lower part of the pole Oi PI in case the pole is constituted of two parts. It is,however, preferred that also the pole is pivotally journalled.If so, the disc may be fixed against rotation on the pole, but it is in this case of course possible to mount the disc for rotation relatively to the pole. The pole may be made of two parts , either separate parts like the parts 1 and 1 ' shown in Fig. 1 or integral parts 1,1' as shown in Fig. 2. In the latter case the upper pole part 1 ' may be rotatable relatively to the lower pole part 1. Moreover, the upper pole part 1' may be more slender than the lower pole part 1. Thereby is achieved increased bending stiffness in the lower pole part 1 , which will be subjected to the largest bending load during use, while the upper pole part 1 ' is better to hold when being more slender. Implements according to the invention may be installed on all kinds of playgrounds , outdoors or indoors. When the poles are ' only mounted at their lower end, whereby the upper ends are ending freely, they should be of such a length that exceeds the length of the users, so that it is not possible for the users for instance to strike their heads against the tops of the poles. The mutual distance between the implements may of course vary,and may be adapted to the size of the children or to whether it shall be possible to walk from one implement to another or whether it shall be necessary to jump. OMPI WIPO

Claims: Claims . 1. A rotatable toy implement, characterized in that it comprises a pole shaped part (1,1') and a disc (2) provided on said pole adjacent that end of the implement which is the lowermost during use, said implement being adapted to be mounted substantially vertically,and that at least said disc is rotatable. 2. An implement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said pole shaped part is made of two parts,whereby said disc is mounted on that part which is the lowermost during use. 3. An implement as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pole shaped part (1,1') is adapted to be pivotally mounted on or in a base. 4. An implement as claimed in claims 1 - 3, characterized in that said disc (2) is fixed against rotation on said pole shaped part (1) . 5. An implement as claimed in claims 1 - 4, characterized in that the pole shaped part (1,1') is continuous and is only mounted at its lowermost end,and that it is rounded at its uppermost end (1 ' ' ) . 6. An implement as claimed in claims 1 - 5, characterized in that an upper part (1 ' ) of said pole shaped part is rotatable relatively to a lower part (1). 7. A group of toy implements, characterized in that each implement is shaped in accordance with claims 1 - 6, and that at least two implements are situated in such a mutual distance that a person may move from on implement to another ,possibly by jumping, without touching said base. 8. A group of implements as claimed in claim 7, character¬ ized in that a plurality of implements are situated substan^ tially in equal distances from a central implement and are spaced around said implement. "BUREA OMPI "

Inventors: BARTOS HANS, BARTOS, HANS
Applicants: BARTOS HANS, VESTRE AS, BARTOS, HANS
Application year: 1984
Main classification: A63G1
IPC codes: A63G1