Patent Abstract:
A modular trophy structure includes a base having plural rotating slots formed at the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center; and a label object, including a label base and a figure body coupled to each other, and the label base including plural rotating latch members disposed at the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center. The rotating latch member is installed at the rotating latch slot, and the rotating latch member is operated to latch the rotating latch slot in order to combine the label base onto the base. Therefore, the trophy may be assembled more conveniently and quickly to achieve a cost-effective manufacture of the trophy, provide flexible applications and practical uses of the trophy, and improve the overall assembling quality and the display quality of the trophy.

Full Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a trophy structure, and more particularly to a modular trophy structure designed according to the assembly of a trophy to facilitate the manufacture and assembling processes and provide a flexible application and practical use of the trophy. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    Nowadays, our life is filled up with various different activities. To recognize and encourage achievements on good result, performance and status of the activities, trophies (or label objects in other forms) become a common way for the highlights and achievements of these activities. With reference to  FIG. 1  for a conventional trophy, the trophy  90  comprises a base  91  and a label object  92 , wherein a screw  921  is protruded from the bottom of the label object  92 , and a corresponding screw hole  911  is formed on the base  91 , such that the screw  921  is locked and secured into the screw hole  911  to combine the base  91  with the label object  92  to form the trophy  90 . In addition, another screw  922  is protruded from the top of the label object  92  and secured with a label object  93  to expand the content of the highlight. 
         [0003]    Although the finished product with the aforementioned conventional trophy structure is manufactured by screwing and assembling related parts, yet it still has the following drawbacks. Since the base  91  and the label object  92  are combined by securing the screw  921  into the screw hole  911 , the screwing and assembling operations take much time and fail to meet the cost-effective requirements, and the operating process causes a greater chance of damaging the label object  92 . Obviously, such conventional trophy structure is not an ideal design. In addition, the final combination status of the base  91  and the label object  92  requires precise positions or fixing positions and does not allow any skew of the assembly, and the conventional trophy structure relates to the setting of the length of combining the screw with the screw hole. In the modularization process, various factors may cause a dislocation of the screw and the screw hole easily to result in a misaligned connection. Obviously, the conventional trophy structure requires further improvements. Therefore, it is an important subject for related manufacturers and designers to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the conventional trophy structure. 
         [0004]    In view of the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally developed a modular trophy structure in accordance with the present invention. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a modular trophy structure that can be assembled more conveniently and quickly to achieve a cost-effective manufacture. 
         [0006]    Another objective of the present invention is to provide a modular trophy structure that makes the connection of a trophy more flexibly to improve the expandability, practicality and value of the trophy design. 
         [0007]    A further objective of the present invention is to provide a modular trophy structure that prevents the assembling of the trophy from being skewed, dislocated, or tilted, so as to improve the overall assembling quality and the display quality of the trophy. 
         [0008]    To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the present invention provides a modular trophy structure, comprising: a base, having a plurality of rotating slots formed thereon, and disposed in the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center; and a label object, including a label base and a figure body coupled to each other, and the label base having a plurality of rotating latch members disposed at the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center; wherein, the rotating latch member is installed at the rotating slot, and the rotating latch member is latched into the rotating slot by a rotating operation, so that the label base is combined onto the base. 
         [0009]    Wherein, the rotating slot includes a containing slot and a rotating slot coupled to each other, and the containing slot is coupled to a side of the rotating slot a side in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the containing slot is protruded farther towards the outside than the rotating slot, and the rotating latch member includes a disposing portion and a rotating latch portion coupled to each other, and the disposing portion is coupled vertically to a side of the rotating latch portion in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the disposing portion is protruded to the outside farther towards the outside than the rotating latch portion. 
         [0010]    Wherein, the rotating slot has a blocking portion formed on an outer side of the rotating slot and at a position adjacent to the containing slot, and the bottom position of the blocking portion is substantially a rotating space. 
         [0011]    Wherein, an end of the rotating slot away from the containing slot is a rotating latch end, and the rotating latch end has a width smaller than the rotating slot. 
         [0012]    Wherein, the corresponding combination of the rotating slot and the rotating latch member are installed at positions of the same circumference of the same center. 
         [0013]    Wherein, the figure body further includes at least a label connecting portion and at least a label connector coupled to the label connecting portion, and a label rotary latch mechanism is installed between the label connecting portion and the label connector. 
         [0014]    Wherein, the label rotary latch mechanism includes a plurality of rotating slots formed at the label connecting portion and a plurality of rotating latch members disposed at the label connector, and the rotating slot includes a containing slot and a rotating slot coupled to each other, and the containing slot is coupled to a side of the rotating slot in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the containing slot is protruded farther towards the outside than the rotating slot, and the rotating latch member includes a disposing portion and a rotating latch portion coupled to each other, and the disposing portion is coupled vertically to a side of the rotating latch portion in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the disposing portion is protruded farther towards the outside than the rotating latch portion. 
         [0015]    Wherein, the top of the figure body further includes an expansion connecting portion, and at least one expansion member coupled to the expansion connecting portion, and the expansion member includes an expanded base and an expanded figure body, and an expanded rotating latch mechanism is installed between the expanded base and the expansion connecting portion. 
         [0016]    Wherein, the expanded rotating latch mechanism includes a plurality of rotating latch slots formed at the expansion connecting portion and a plurality of rotating latch members disposed at the expanded base, and the rotating latch slot includes a containing slot and a rotating slot coupled to each other, and the containing slot is coupled to a side of the rotating slot in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the containing slot is protruded farther towards the outside than the rotating slot, and the rotating latch member includes a disposing portion and a rotating latch portion coupled to each other, and the disposing portion is coupled vertically to a side of the rotating latch portion in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the disposing portion is protruded farther towards the outside than the rotating latch portion. 
         [0017]    Wherein, the bottom of the blocking portion further includes at least one concave latch portion, and the top of the disposing portion includes at least one convex latch portion corresponsive to the concave latch portion, and the base further includes at least one positioning recess formed thereon, and the label base includes at least one positioning protrusion member formed thereon and corresponsive to the positioning recess. 
         [0018]    The present invention will become clearer in light of the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment of this invention described in connection with the drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0019]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a conventional trophy structure; 
           [0020]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a modular trophy structure of the present invention; 
           [0021]      FIG. 3  is a partial exploded view of a modular trophy structure of the present invention; 
           [0022]      FIG. 4  is an exploded view of a modular trophy structure of the present invention; 
           [0023]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view of operating a modular trophy structure of the present invention; 
           [0024]      FIG. 5A  is a partial cross-sectional view of assembling a modular trophy structure of the present invention; 
           [0025]      FIG. 6A  is a schematic view of assembling a modular trophy structure of the present invention; 
           [0026]      FIG. 6B  is a schematic view of assembling a modular trophy structure of the present invention; and 
           [0027]      FIG. 6C  is a schematic view of assembling a modular trophy structure of the present invention; and 
           [0028]      FIG. 7  is a schematic view of assembling a modular trophy structure of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0029]    With reference to  FIGS. 2 and 3  for a modular trophy structure of the present invention, the modular trophy structure comprises a base body  10  and a label object  20 , and the base body  10  comprises a base  11 , and the base  11  includes a plurality of rotating slots  12  formed thereon, and the plurality of rotating slots  12  are formed at positions of the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center. In this embodiment, the base  11  includes four rotating slots  12  formed thereon and arranged at positions of the same circumference, and the rotating slot  12  includes a containing slot  121  and a rotating slot  122  coupled to (or interconnected with) each other, and the containing slot  121  is coupled to a side of the rotating slot  122  in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the containing slot  121  is protruded farther towards the outside (with respect to the center position) than the rotating slot  122 , so that an outer side of the rotating slot  122  has a blocking portion  123  formed at a position adjacent to the containing slot  121 , and the bottom of the blocking portion  123  is a rotating space  124  (as shown in  FIG. 5A ), and an end of the rotating slot  122  away from the containing slot  121  is a rotating latch end  122 A. In an appropriate embodiment, the rotating slot  122  is tapered towards the rotating latch end  122 A. In other words, the rotating latch end  122 A has a width smaller than the rotating slot  122 . 
         [0030]    The label object  20  includes a label base  21  and a figure body  22  coupled to each other, and the bottom of the label base  21  includes a plurality of rotating latch members  23  disposed at the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center. In this embodiment, the label base  21  includes four rotating latch members  23  corresponsive to the rotating slots  122  of the bases  11 , and the four rotating latch members  23  are disposed at positions of the same circumference. The rotating latch member  23  includes a disposing portion  231  and a rotating latch portion  232  coupled to each other, and the disposing portion  231  is coupled to a side of the rotating latch portion  232  in the same circumferential direction, and the other side of the disposing portion  231  is protruded farther towards the outside (with respect to the center position) than the rotating latch portion  232 . 
         [0031]    The plurality of rotating slots  12  of the base  11  and the plurality of rotating latch members  23  of the label base  21  constitute a rotating latch mechanism (not labeled). In other words, the rotating latch mechanism is installed between the base  11  and the label base  21 , and the rotating latch mechanism comprises a rotating slot  12  and a rotating latch member  23 . In addition, the spatial positions of the rotating slot  12  and the rotating latch member  23  may be switched. For example, the base  11  includes the rotating latch member, and the label base  21  includes the rotating slot, but the invention is not limited to such arrangement. 
         [0032]    In  FIG. 3 , the containing slot  121  has a width A, the rotating slot  122  has a width B, the disposing portion  231  has a width a, and the rotating latch portion  232  has a width b, wherein the width A is equal to or slightly greater than the width a, and the width B is equal to or slightly greater than the width b to facilitate manufacturers or users to install the rotating latch member  23  into the rotating slot  12 . In addition, the rotating slot  122  has a length greater than the length of the rotating latch portion  232 , so as to provide an operating space of moving the rotating latch portion  232  in the rotating slot  122 . Further, the corresponding rotating slots  12  and rotating latch members  23  are arranged at positions of the same circumference (with respect to the same center), so that the containing slot  121 , rotating slot  122  is disposed opposite to the disposing portion  231  and the rotating latch portion  232 , and the plurality of rotating slots  12  (or rotating latch members  23 ) are arranged at different circumferences, so as to provide a foolproof effect for the assembling and operation processes. 
         [0033]    In  FIGS. 5 and 5A , when the label base  21  and the base  11  are combined, the rotating latch member  23  is installed at the rotating slot  12 , so that the disposing portion  231  (with the width a) is installed into the containing slot  121  (with the width A), and then the rotating latch portion  232  is rotated to move in a direction towards the rotating latch end  122 A of the rotating slot  122 , until a latching effect is produced, and the disposing portion  231  is linked to move into the rotating space  124 . After the disposing portion  231  is moved to a position under the blocking portion  123  to produce a latching effect in the vertical direction, the rotation and latching effect of the rotating latch mechanism makes the label base  21  to be combined with the base  11 , so as to prevent the installation from being dislocated or skewed. If it is necessary to remove or separate the label base  21  from the base  11 , the rotating latch portion  232  is rotated in the opposite direction to resume the disposing portion  231  to its original position opposite to the containing slot  121 . Now, the label base  21  can be separated or removed from the base  11 . The assembling and removing operations are quick, simple, and easy. 
         [0034]    The figure body  22  is the main eye-catching area of the trophy, and the figure body  22  may further include at least a label connecting portion  24  and at least a label connector  25  coupled to the label connecting portion  24 , and a label rotary latch mechanism (not labeled) may also be installed between the label connecting portion  24  and the label connector  25 . In this embodiment, the label rotary latch mechanism includes a plurality of rotating slots  241  installed at the label connecting portion  24  and a plurality of rotating latch members  251  installed at the label connector  25 , and the plurality of rotating slots  241  and the plurality of rotating latch members  251  are also arranged at the same circumference or different circumferences of the same center, and the rotating slot  241  includes a containing slot  242  and a rotating slot  243  coupled to (or interconnected with) each other, and the rotating latch member  251  includes a disposing portion  252  and a rotating latch portion  253  coupled to each other. In the present invention, a label rotary latch mechanism is installed between the label connecting portion  24  and the label connector  25 , which is the similar to the rotating latch mechanism installed between the base  11  and the label base  21 . In other words, the assembly, operating method or spatial position of the label rotary latch mechanism and the rotating latch mechanism are the same, and thus will not be repeated. After the label connector  25  is coupled to the label connecting portion  24 , the label connector  25  shows a label content  254  of the trophy at the front side of the trophy, so that the content of the trophy may be changed if needed. 
         [0035]    In  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the top of the figure body  22  further includes an expansion connecting portion  26 , and at least one expansion member  30  is coupled to the expansion connecting portion  26 , and the expansion member  30  includes an expanded base  31  and an expanded figure body  32 , and an expanded rotating latch mechanism (not labeled) is also installed between the expanded base  31  and the expansion connecting portion  26 . In this embodiment, the expanded rotating latch mechanism includes a plurality of rotating slots (not shown in the figure) formed at the expansion connecting portion  26  and a plurality of rotating latch members  311  installed at the expanded base  31 , and an expanded rotating latch mechanism installed between the expanded base  31  and the expansion connecting portion  26  is the same as the rotating latch mechanism installed between the base  11  and the label base  21 . In other words, the assembly, operating method or spatial position of the expanded rotating latch mechanism and the rotating latch mechanism are similar, and thus will not be repeated. In addition, the expanded figure body  32  of the expansion member  30  is another expanded area for showing the content of the trophy. When it is not necessary to install the expansion member  30 , the expansion member  30  acts as an end connecting member (not shown in the figure), and the expanded rotating latch mechanism installed between the end connecting member and the expansion connecting portion  26  may be reserved for connecting or replacing the expansion member  30  at a later time. In the present invention, the top of the expanded figure body  32  may have another expanded rotating latch mechanism (not shown in the figure) coupled to an expansion member, so that the content and height of the label of the trophy may be increased as required to provide a flexible assembling and manufacturing processes of the trophy. 
         [0036]    In  FIGS. 6A-6C , the bottom of the blocking portion  123  of the base  11  further includes at least one concave latch portion  125 , and the top of the disposing portion  231  includes at least one convex latch portion  233 , and the concave latch portion  125  and the convex latch portion  233  are latched with each other, and they may be in form of one or more pairs. After the rotating latch member  23  is rotated and latched to the rotating slot  12 , the convex latch portion  233  is precisely latched to the concave latch portion  125  to provide better latching and positioning effects and enhance the feel of positioning during the rotation and combining operation. In addition, the spatial positions of the concave latch portion  125  and the convex latch portion  233  may be switched. For example, the concave latch portion  125  is disposed at the top of the disposing portion  231 , and the convex latch portion  233  is disposed at the bottom of the blocking portion  123 . In addition, a label rotary latch mechanism is installed between the label connecting portion  24  and the label connector  25 , and an expanded rotating latch mechanism is installed between the expanded base  31  and the expansion connecting portion  26 . Such arrangements are applicable for latching the concave latch portion  125  with the convex latch portion  233 . 
         [0037]    In  FIG. 7 , the relative positions of the base  11  and the label base  21  are positioned and combined, wherein the base  11  has a positioning recess  13 , and the label base  21  has a positioning protrusion member  27  which can be positioned and latched to the positioning recess  13  by rotating, combining and operating the label base  21 , so as to provide better latching and positioning effects of positioning, combining and operating the base  11  with the label base  21  and enhance the positioning feel of the rotation and combining operation. 
         [0038]    In summation of the description above, the modular trophy structure of the present invention provides a more convenient and quicker way of assembling the trophy to provide a cost-effective manufacture. In the meantime, the present invention features various way of combining the components of the trophy to provide flexible applications of the trophy to improve the applicability, practicality and value of the trophy. The present invention further has the effect of preventing the assembling and manufacture of the trophy from being dislocated or skewed, so as to improve the overall assembling quality and the display quality of the trophy.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0