EP0310334A2 - Moyen de fixation pour un mobile - Google Patents

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EP0310334A2
EP0310334A2 EP88308944A EP88308944A EP0310334A2 EP 0310334 A2 EP0310334 A2 EP 0310334A2 EP 88308944 A EP88308944 A EP 88308944A EP 88308944 A EP88308944 A EP 88308944A EP 0310334 A2 EP0310334 A2 EP 0310334A2
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mobile
toy
mounting
mounting means
spring
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Randall Wyszynski
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Quaker Oats Co
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Quaker Oats Co
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
    • A63H13/20—Toy roundabouts with moving figures; Toy models of fairs or the like, with moving figures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/40—Windmills; Other toys actuated by air currents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/006—Infant exercisers, e.g. for attachment to a crib

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  • the present invention relates generally to toys, and more specifically to a mounting means for a toy mobile that is mountable on a support surface, such as a crib or the like.
  • Toy mobiles of the type that are mountable by mounting means on cribs, playpens or other sturdy support surfaces, are well known in the art.
  • the mobiles are normally formed of attractive characters such as animals, birds, butterflies or the like, and in some instances, the mounted mobile is rotatably motor driven and accompanied by music.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an improved mounting means for a toy mobile that is of simple design and construction, that can withstand rough handling by an infant without suffering extensive damage, that will reliably support the mobile in a vertical orientation in different positions of orientation of the mounting means, that will allow free rotation of the mobile without damaging the mounting means, and that is inexpensive and economical to manufacture.
  • It is an object of this invention to provide mounting means for a toy mobile comprising: a mounting arm having one end securable to a support and an opposite free end adapted to be arranged in a selected orientation; a movable mobile; and means for coupling the free end of the mounting arm to the mobile for allowing the mobile to hang vertically even though the free end of the mounting arm deviates from its selected orientation.
  • Another object of the invention is accomplished by providing mounting means in which a mounting arm thereof has a cylindrical portion for captively supporting an eyelet member that is connected to the mobile.
  • Still another object of the invention is accomplished by providing the coupling means between the mobile and mounting arm with a spring and stop shoulders to limit extension and contraction of the spring.
  • Still another object of the invention is accomplished by providing a string between the mobile and spring of the coupling means, and at least one bead and chain connector connected to the string to function as a slip clutch to allow unlimited rotation of the mobile in either direction without overwinding and breaking the string.
  • a preferred embodiment of a mounting means 10 for mounting a toy mobile 12 to mounting arm 14, one end of which is mountable by any suitable clamp, not shown, to a crib, playpen or support surface, not shown.
  • the toy mobile 12 comprises a plurality of connector arms 16, the free ends of which are connected to characters or flat objects 14, such as ornamental animals, flowers, or the like, or to pairs of other connector arms 16, the free ends of which are, in turn, connected to other objects 18 and/or pairs of connector arms 16.
  • the mounting means 10 for coupling the toy mobile 12 to mounting arm 14 comprises mobile hanger means 22 and retaining means 24 for retaining the hanger means onto the free end of mounting arm 14.
  • the hanger means 22 comprises an eyelet member 26 having an eyelet 28 at one end encircling a cylindrical portion of mounting arm 14.
  • the opposite end of eyelet member 26 has a perforated tab 30 to which one end of a helical spring 32 is secured.
  • the opposite end of helical spring 32 has a loop 34 for securing the spring to an eyelet 36 of a bead and chain connector 38 of known type.
  • the bead and chain connector 38 has spherical hollow beads 40 with diametrically opposed openings.
  • the beads 40 are connected to one another by dumbbell shaped links 42 having enlarged ends 44 thereof nesting within the hollow beads.
  • the links 42 at the opposite ends of the chain have eyelets 36, one of which receives looped end 34 of spring 32 as indicated earlier, and the opposite eyelet 36 is secured to a string.
  • the links 42 serve as slip clutches, in which enlarged ends 44 will slip when string 48 is rotatably wound up upon rotation of the mobile 12, thereby preventing the string from overwinding and breaking.
  • the opposite end of string 48 is secured to an eyelet 50 of a stem member 52, the opposite end of which is provided with an eyelet 54 for receiving a hook 56 on mobile 12.
  • the helical spring 32, bead and chain connector 38, and upper end of stem member 52 are protectively enclosed within a housing 58.
  • the housing comprises mating sections having slots 60 at the upper end for receiving a round or square-shaped flange 62 on eyelet member 26.
  • the mating sections of housing 58 are secured together by any suitable means, not shown.
  • the lower end of the housing has an enlarged opening 64 through which stem member 52 extends.
  • the upper end of stem member 52 has a rim 66 which engages the inner surface of lower end portion 68 of housing 58 to limit how far spring 32 can be extended.
  • the opposite end of stem member 52 has a disk 70 adapted to engage the outer surface of lower end portion 68 of housing 58 upon upward movement of mobile 12 when spring 32 rapidly returns to its original position following extension and release thereof.
  • the disk 70 is further manually engagable for imparting rotatable movement to mobile 12.
  • the retaining means 24 comprises upper and lower dish-shaped oblong sections 72, 74 respectively.
  • the lower section 74 as best seen in Figs. 2 and 4, has a rib 76 and an end wall 78 having semi-cylindrical surfaces 80 for receiving a cylindrical portion of mounting arm 14.
  • the upper section 72 (see Figs. 2 and 5) has mating ribs 76 and walls 78 having similar semi-cylindrical surfaces 80 for enclosing the cylindrical portion of mounting arm 14.
  • the lower section 74 further has an oblong-shaped boss 82 having a blind oblong-shaped bore 84 for receiving an oblong-shaped post 86 at one end of the upper section, as best seen in Fig. 2.
  • the post 86 extends through an oblong-shaped opening 88 in a flattened end portion 90 of mounting arm 14, which is interposed between boss 82 and a shoulder 91 on post 86 of the upper section.
  • the upper and lower sections 72, 74 are guided together, as best seen in Fig. 6, by cylindrical bosses 92 on lower section 74, having blind bores 94 for receiving mating cylindrical posts 96 on upper section 72.
  • the upper section is further provided with spaced ribs 98 (see Figs. 2 and 5) having facing shoulders 100 for capturing eyelet 28 of eyelet member 26 to provide a fixed pivot for the hanger means 22 of mounting means 10.
  • the upper and lower sections 72, 74 are secured together by adhesive or the like.

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EP88308944A 1987-09-29 1988-09-27 Mounting means for a toy mobile Withdrawn EP0310334A3 (en)

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US10198887A 1987-09-29 1987-09-29
US101988 1987-09-29

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JP (1) JPH01115384A (fr)
KR (1) KR890004749A (fr)
AU (1) AU2291488A (fr)
DK (1) DK540288A (fr)

Cited By (4)

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EP0868930A1 (fr) * 1997-04-05 1998-10-07 Höh Markus Mobile comprenant au moins un corps léger suspendu en rotation
US7178805B2 (en) * 2004-07-29 2007-02-20 Herbolich Jr Stephen Albert Suspended mobile construction game
USD885491S1 (en) 2017-08-21 2020-05-26 Stephen Albert Herbolich, Jr. Set of game pieces
EP4520414A3 (fr) * 2023-09-05 2025-08-13 Doona Holdings Ltd. Jouet mobile compact, connecteur pour jouet mobile compact et kit comprenant un jouet mobile compact et un connecteur

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US1949594A (en) * 1932-05-12 1934-03-06 Wightman Lillian Baby exerciser and toy rack
US2769276A (en) * 1953-10-19 1956-11-06 Bromo Mint Company Infant's plaything
US3564759A (en) * 1968-12-19 1971-02-23 William J Buttermore Educational toy for an infant,and means for actuation by the infant
US4030237A (en) * 1975-07-15 1977-06-21 Lewis Nathanial H Spinning balloon novelty
US3978610A (en) * 1975-09-24 1976-09-07 Kohner, Inc. Mobile
US4430818A (en) * 1982-04-19 1984-02-14 The Dolly Toy Company Electronic mobile
NL8601588A (nl) * 1986-06-19 1988-01-18 Ewoud Arie Pronk Model van een vogel of ander gevleugeld dier en ophanginrichting daarvoor.

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0868930A1 (fr) * 1997-04-05 1998-10-07 Höh Markus Mobile comprenant au moins un corps léger suspendu en rotation
US7178805B2 (en) * 2004-07-29 2007-02-20 Herbolich Jr Stephen Albert Suspended mobile construction game
USD885491S1 (en) 2017-08-21 2020-05-26 Stephen Albert Herbolich, Jr. Set of game pieces
EP4520414A3 (fr) * 2023-09-05 2025-08-13 Doona Holdings Ltd. Jouet mobile compact, connecteur pour jouet mobile compact et kit comprenant un jouet mobile compact et un connecteur

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EP0310334A3 (en) 1989-11-23
DK540288A (da) 1989-03-30
AU2291488A (en) 1989-04-06
JPH01115384A (ja) 1989-05-08
KR890004749A (ko) 1989-05-09

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