EP1378280A2 - Applikationspiel mit beflockten Elementen - Google Patents

Applikationspiel mit beflockten Elementen Download PDF

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EP1378280A2
EP1378280A2 EP03076943A EP03076943A EP1378280A2 EP 1378280 A2 EP1378280 A2 EP 1378280A2 EP 03076943 A EP03076943 A EP 03076943A EP 03076943 A EP03076943 A EP 03076943A EP 1378280 A2 EP1378280 A2 EP 1378280A2
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elements
affixed
intended
flocking
flocked
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Alberto Quercetti
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Alessandro Quercetti and C Fabbrica Giocattoli Formativi SpA
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Alessandro Quercetti and C Fabbrica Giocattoli Formativi SpA
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Priority claimed from IT2002TO000584A external-priority patent/ITTO20020584A1/it
Priority claimed from ITTO20021044 external-priority patent/ITTO20021044A1/it
Application filed by Alessandro Quercetti and C Fabbrica Giocattoli Formativi SpA filed Critical Alessandro Quercetti and C Fabbrica Giocattoli Formativi SpA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/048—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled using hook and loop-type fastener or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a set of affixing of treated elements on the surface by flocking.
  • the flocking process is well known in the art. It is a special velvety process in which fibrils are applied by means of an adhesive on the surface of a material or an object present an electrostatic field, by the action of which the fibrils assume a position erected from the surface on which they are applied.
  • the surface thus covered takes on characters resembling a velvet. This process is used especially to impart to the surface of a material or of an object an aspect pleasant to the sight and to the touch.
  • the present invention is based on this observation, and its aim is exploit these characteristics to establish adhesion between elements of game. It is therefore a new use of its own characteristics objects and materials subject to the process, known per se, flocking.
  • the main object of the invention is to exploit the characteristics indicated bodies covered by flocking in order to obtain adhesion between them much larger than that produced by simple reconciliation and superposition, thus allowing elements to constitute play sets showing some stability, all of which can be composed by the most extreme ease and intuitiveness; this application can be extended to elements intended to form a construction as well as support elements susceptible to receive elements that are sufficiently adherent but whose nature is not limited to rigid bodies.
  • the flocking can be applied to the surfaces of flexible bodies, for example made of a plastic material flexible or semi-rigid.
  • the object of the invention is therefore mainly a series of elements intended to be affixed to each other to constitute a play set, these elements being characterized in that they are treated by means of flocking on at minus some of their surfaces.
  • the flocked elements according to the invention are shaped to constitute the elements of a construction set.
  • the elements according to the invention include a flocked support surface and flocked members for to be affixed to this support surface to form writings thereon or drawings or for the execution of a game.
  • the elements according to the invention can have a rigid structure or semi-rigid, in this case the flocking treatment having substantially, in addition to the function of giving the elements mutual adhesion, only the additional function to make the surface pleasant to the touch.
  • the structure of the elements may preferably consist made of a formed or blown plastic, or a plastic rigid, semi-rigid or spongy foam.
  • the elements according to the invention can be made up by a material in itself flexible, which has become even more pleasant to the touch following the flocking of its surface.
  • the structure of the elements may preferably consist made of flexible expanded plastic.
  • the structure of the elements can be constituted by materials such as rubber, foam rubber and expanded polyurethane.
  • the flocking treatment can be limited only to some surfaces of the elements, intended to be affixed against surfaces flocked with other elements.
  • the non-flocked surfaces can, if necessary, receive any decorations or prints.
  • the flocking treatment extends substantially over the entire surface of the elements.
  • At least some surfaces of certain elements are decorated, and on these surfaces the flocking is carried out by substantially transparent fibrils, which allow the vision of the underlying decoration.
  • Decoration and flocking by substantially transparent fibrils apply specifically to at least one element intended to constitute a support surface (board, carpet, board or game plan) to receive the apposition elements likely to form drawings or writings, or having the character of game pieces, puzzle tesserae or elements for the composition of paintings.
  • Substantially transparent fibrils may be colorless or colored.
  • Elements intended to be affixed to each other may have shapes or / and decorations likely to integrate with the shapes or / and decorations of other elements, and in particular they may have shapes and / or decorations likely to correspond to parts of the decoration of an element constituting a support surface, in order to complete or modify the decoration of this support element, or to cooperate with it to allow the execution of a game.
  • Figure 1 partially shows a body 1 provided on one of its surfaces, in this case the upper surface, with fibrils 2 applied using a flocking process.
  • another body 3 also provided on one of its surfaces, in this case the lower surface, of fibrils 4 applied by means of a process flocking.
  • Figure 2 shows the two bodies 1 and 3 mutually superimposed. Fibrils 2 and 4 interposed and mutually engaged. As we found it, it follows a great resistance to parallel relative displacements of the contact surface, and also a small, but not negligible, resistance when the two bodies detach.
  • Figure 3 shows a table including, inside a frame 5, a support surface 6 treated by flocking.
  • Elements 7, conformed in any way and having at least one surface treated by means flocking, can be affixed to the flocked surface 6 of the table, and there adhere in a sufficiently stable manner, even if this surface is almost vertical, as shown. But, indeed, this surface could well be vertical and even slightly tilted in the opposite direction, and it would also please retain the elements 7.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show two fancy constructions made by construction elements according to the invention, treated on the surface by means of flocking.
  • this shows a surface 21 intended to constitute a support of the type of a table, board or panel, which has a decoration.
  • the surface 21 is decorated, in this case, by drawing a natural atmosphere, but it goes without saying that the decoration may consist of any drawing, whether representative or geometric, or well by writings of all kinds composed by alphanumeric characters.
  • this surface 21 would then be flocked by fibrils non-transparent, as commonly used in processes flocking, the decoration of the surface 21 would be obscured, in a way complete or practically complete, and therefore this decoration would in practice no reason to exist.
  • the surface 21 is flocked by substantially transparent, colorless fibrils 22 or any color. It follows that these fibrils 22 do not obscure the decoration of the surface 21, which therefore appears as shown in the figure 7.
  • the support surface 21-22 it is possible to compose, as soon as elements like 23 and 25, any drawing or writing, but if the elements as 23 and 25 are shaped and / or decorated in such a way as to present some relation to the decoration of the surface 21, their superposition can complete or modify the drawings or writings shown by the surface 21-22, or may allow the execution of a game, the plan of which is shown through the support surface 21-22.
  • the support surface 21-22 forms a table for puzzle, and elements like 23 and 25 form the corresponding tesserae of the puzzle, the latter can be composed either, as usual, leaving the substantially horizontal support surface, also by arranging this inclined or vertical surface.
  • elements 23 and 25 which have been represented as drawing elements, play pieces or tesserae of puzzle, can also have the character of alphanumeric elements.

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EP03076943A 2002-07-05 2003-06-24 Applikationspiel mit beflockten Elementen Withdrawn EP1378280A3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITTO20020584 2002-07-05
IT2002TO000584A ITTO20020584A1 (it) 2002-07-05 2002-07-05 Gioco apposizione di elementi trattati mediante floccaggio
ITTO20021044 ITTO20021044A1 (it) 2002-12-02 2002-12-02 Gioco di apposizione di elementi trattati mediante floccaggio.
ITTO20021044 2002-12-02

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EP1378280A2 true EP1378280A2 (de) 2004-01-07
EP1378280A3 EP1378280A3 (de) 2004-02-18

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Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2676711A1 (de) * 2012-06-18 2013-12-25 Sentido comun internet sl Anhaftende Teile für Zusammensetzungs- bzw. Konstruktionsspiele

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USRE19238E (en) * 1934-07-17 Educational
GB409838A (en) * 1933-01-02 1934-05-10 Andrew William Murdison Improvements in toys
US3436245A (en) * 1965-11-08 1969-04-01 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Flock-coated substrate and method of making the same
US3440750A (en) * 1966-07-18 1969-04-29 George Lovas Display and amusement apparatus
US3646705A (en) * 1970-06-10 1972-03-07 Kiddie World Toys Ltd Doll cutouts and process of making same
CA1240883A (en) * 1985-01-30 1988-08-23 Norikazu Nakasuji Thermochromic textile material

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2676711A1 (de) * 2012-06-18 2013-12-25 Sentido comun internet sl Anhaftende Teile für Zusammensetzungs- bzw. Konstruktionsspiele

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