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DETACHABLE, COMBINED TOY TOP
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The: present disclosure relates to a toy top, and more particularly, to a
detachable combined toy top
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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An existing toy top Is usually consisted of a single top that comprises an
axle
sleeve structure, a top cap, a top piece, and a top tip, the: top oap of which
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connected to atop ejector in order to eject and spin the top. In order to
enhance or
modify their functionality and beat a rival top in a game; the prior tops are
mostly
designed to be: upgradable, assembled in a way that is easy for disassembling
and
reassembling; the axle sleeve structure is also designed to be extendable so
that the
top can he quickly dissembled to replace or add parts. However, no matter how
strengthened they are; the prior toy tops are still spinning as just one
single top and
it is hard to Rather increase their winning chances it a spin-and-duel game.
Meanwhile, the characteristic of tops: of being upgradable by disassembling
and
reassembling has become common and insipid, and therefore hard to remain
favorable for the players in the long term,i
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objective of the present invention is to solve the problem in the prior
art
above by providing a detachable combined toy top that can be divided in two
during a game, increasing the chances to win and the fun of the garneplay.
To achieve the above-mentioned objective, according to an embodiment of
the invention, the disclosure herein provides a technical solution; a
detachable
combined toy top, including a main top and a. subsidiary top, wherein the main
top
includes a top cap, a main top piece, a top axle sleeve, and a top tip, and
the
subsidiary top includes a subsidiary top piece, an axle sleeve structure, and
a top
tip. An elastic structure is provided on the upper portion of the subsidiary
top, the
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main top is actively connected to the upper portion: of the subsidiary top,
and by
means of the elastic structure, the main top Can be detached from the
subsidiary =
top and ejected out when being obstructed during rotation, such, that the two
tops
can spin on themselves separately.
Preferably, the elastic structure above is a spring base provided on the axle
sleeve: structure of the subsidiary top, vµ.herein the axle sleeve structure
has a
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cavity to contain the spring base, and the upper end of the spring base,
protrudes
from the axle sleeve structure so that the spring base is compressed when the
main
top is connected to the subsidiary top;
To allow the removable connection to unlock when clashed, preferably the
removable connection between the main top and the subsidiary top is realized
by
linking the main top. .piece and the subsidiary top piece, The main top piece
arid the
subsidiary top piece are provided respectively with adapting pieces that can
be
actively connected to each other, by which the main top and the subsidiary top
can
be combined into one by pushing the main: top onto the subsidiary top and
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compressing the spring base until the adapting pieces of the main top piece
and
subsidiary top piece are fitted and connected together. Furthermore, the
subsidiary
top piece is designed to be a torus, wherein the adapting pieces of the
subsidiary
= top piece, are upper holders provided at the upper edge of the inner ring
of the
subsidiary top, and the adapting :piece of the min top piece are designed
correspondingly to be: lower holders fitting the upper holders. The main top
piece
and subsidiary top piece can be combined into one top, 'which can later be
separated by turning,: by stacking the MITI top piece onto the subsidiary top,
staggering the lower holders and the upper holders while pressing, and then
turning the main top piece so that the lower holders are snapped onto the
upper
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Preferably; to achieve the connection between the main top and the subsidiary
top secure enough yet not too tight to unlock, hemispherical bumps are
provided
on the lower surface of the upper holders, while:correspondent hemispherical:
pits
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are provided on the upper surface of the lower holders, wherein the
hemispherical
pits and the hemispherical blimps form socket locks when the lower holders
turn
and snap onto the upper holders.
Preferably, to ensure that the main top will not separate from the subsidiary
top immediately upon a clash, there are two hemispherical pits on the lower
holder
to fit one hemispherical bump successively before the detachment of the main
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from the subsidiary top occurs.
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The disclosure, provides herein a top combined of a main top and:a subsidiary
top, wherein the subsidiary top has an elastic structure on its top and the
main top
ia actively connected to the top of the subsidiary top and pressing against
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elastic structure. When clashed during spinning, the main top can be detached
from the subsidiary top: by unsnapping the moveable connection and ejected
out,
the two tops spinning on themselves separately therefrom. As a result,. the
top may =
divides into two in a game, Which substantially promoted its attack capability
and
the chances to win. In addition, the: gameplay is WW1 and highly interesting,
which may gain the favor of more players. The moveable connection structure of
the main and :subsidiary tops ,are provided on the main and subsidiary top
pieces,
so that the clash between the top pieces of two rival tops pushes the top
plena to
turn, unlocking the link joint; meanwhile, there are multiple hemispherical
pits on
the adapting pieces of the main top for one hemispherical bump on the adapting
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pieces of the subsidiary top, so that the hemispherical bump will fit in
multiple
hemispherical pits before the final detachment of the main top from the
subsidiary
Lop. Therefore, the combined toy top will not detach upon one clash, hut save
the
winning trick to the critical moment,: which increases the randomness of the
top
duels and further increase the fun of the garrieplay. Overall, the: detachable
combined toy top is an ingenuous design that combines two tops in one, which
can
be detached by A clash of the: rival,. giving the player higher chances to win
in a
game; meanwhile, it can also help develop the manual dexterity and competitive
capacity of the children.
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The: disclosure will be explained in more details below with drawings and
embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. l shows a dimensional structure- view of the toy top according to one:
embodiment of the present disclosure.
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:Fig,- 2 shows a section structure view of the toy top according to one
embodiment of the present disclosure.
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Fig, 3 shows an exploded structure view of the toy top according to one
embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 shows a dimensional structure view of the subsidiary top piece
according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figõ 5 shows 4 dimensional structure view of the main top piece according to
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one embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DEScRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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As shown in Fig. I through Fig. 3, the embodiment herein provides
detachable combined toy top that comprises a main, top and a subsidiary top,
wherein the main top includes a top cap I, a main top piece 2, atop axle
sleeve 3,
and a top tip 4, while the subsidiary top includes 4 subsidiary top piece 5,
an axle
sleeve: structure 6, and a top tip 4. The subsidiary top, has an elastic
:structure on its
top, and the main top is actively connected to the top of the subsidiary top.
By the.
elastic structure, when clashed during spinning, the :main top can be detached
from
the subsidiary top and ejected out, and the two tops spinning on themselves.
separately therefrom. As a result, the top divides into two in a game, which
substantially promotes its attack capability and the chances to win. In
addition, the
gameplay is novel arid highly interesting, which may gain the favor of more.
players.
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As shown in Fig, 3, in this embodiment, the elastic structure above is a
spring
base 7 provided on the axle sleeve structure 6 of the subsidiary top wherein
the
axle sleeve structure 6 has a cavity 61 to contain the spring base 7, with the
upper
end of the spring base 7 protruding above the axle sleeve structure 6 so that
the
spring base 7 IS compressed when the main top is Connected to the subsidiary
top.
The assembled structure is shown in Fig. 2. The spring base 7 in this
embodiment,
includes a ring base 71 and a spring 72, wherein snap-fit tabs 73 is formed in
downward extension of the ring base 71, while the wall of the cavity 61 is
provided with strip snap-fit grooves 62; snag-fitting of the: snap-fit tabs 73
into the =
strip snap-fit grooves 62 allows the movement of the ring base 71 in the strip
snap
groove 6'2; the spring 72 is installed between the ring base 71 and the cavity
64 so
that the ring base 71 can move elastically. The moveable connection between
the
main top and the subsidiary top in this embodiment is realized by linking the
main
top piece 2 and the subsidiary top piece 5, the two of which can be combined
into
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one by pushing the main top onto the subsidiary top and compressing the spring
base 7 until the adapting pieces of the main top piece 2: and subsidiary top
piece 5
are connected together,:
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torus,
wherein the adapting pieces of the subsidiary top piece 5 are the upper:
holders 51
at the upper edge of the inner surface of the torus of the subsidiary top
piece 5. In
this embodiment the junction plates 54 is provided on the inner ring of the
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subsidiary top piece 5: four junction plates 54 in total, evenly distributed
in a ring.
Each of the left and tight ends of each junction plate 54 has an upper holder
51õ
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which forms a shape with the junction plate 54 and has:
hemispherical bumps
52 on its lower surface. The outer surface of the: torus of the subsidiary top
piece 5
adopts a bumpy texture, which promotes the aesthetics and attack capacity of
the
top at the same time; As shown in Fig. 5, in this embodiment, the main top
piece 2
is also a torus, with another small torus in the middle, and the two: tortiscs
are
connected by four bracing bars 23. The adapting piece of the main top: are
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designed to be lower holders 21 for cooperating with the upper holders 51,
wherein the lower holders 21 bulge on the edge of the inner surface Of the
torus,
one on. each of the left and right ends of each bracing, bar 21 There are two
hemispherical pits 22 on the upper surface of each lower holder 21,,
corresponding
to a hemispherical bump 52. In this embodiment, there are a plurality of
attack
portions 24 on the outer surface of the main top piece 2 which protrude out
from
the edge: of the main top piece 2. The attack portions are cone-shape
attaching
blocks, six in total, with bumpy texture: between each two units, making the
main
top piece 2 the attacking top piece of the combined top. To ,a8Semble the two
top
pieces in thi5 embodiment, first stagged), align the lower holder 21 of the
main top
piece 2 and the upper holder 51 of the subsidiary piece 5, he, the lower
holders 21 =
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are aligned with the gaps in between the upper holders 51 of the subsidiary
toy
piece 5, and close up. Now, the lower holders: 21 of the main top piece 2 pass
through the gaps and locate beneath the upper holders 51 of the subsidiary top
piece 5. Then, turn the main top to fasten it onto the subsidiary top
according to
the desired direction to eject and spin the top. If a clockwise spin is
desired, then
turn the, main top counter-clockwise against the subsidiary top, so that the
lower
holders 21 on the right end of the bracing bars 23 fasten onto the upper
holders 51
on the left side of the subsidiary top, meanwhile matching the 'interior
hemispherical pits 22 to the hemispherical bumps 52 on the upper holder 51. If
a
counter-clockwise spin is desired, then turn the main top clockwise against
the
subsidiary top, so that the lower holders 21 on the left end of the bracing
bars 23
fasten onto the upper holders 51 on the right side of the subsidiary top,
meanwhile,
matching the interior hemispherical pits 22 to the hemispherical bumps 52 on
the
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upper holder Si. Therefore during a game, When the toy top is clashed for the
first
time by an impact force that is large enough to turn the main top piece 2, the
main
top will not. unlock immediately from the subsidiary top; instead, the
hemispherical bumps 52 move to match with the exterior hemispherical pits 22
of
the main top piece 2. When another clash occurs that turns the main top piece
2
again, the hemispherical bumps 52 will slide out of the hemispherical pits 22,
and
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the upper holders 51 and the lower holders 11 are completely dislocated. At
this
time, the spring base, 7 recovers its elasticity and ejects out the main top,
so that
the main top and the subsidiary top disengage and spin separately:
As shown in Fig. 3, in this embodiment, the axle sleeve structure: 6 of the
subsidiary top has an enveloping edge 62 on the outward extension of its the
upper
edge, wherein the enveloping edge 62 has snap holes 63, The subsidiary top
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3 has a:snap block 53 on its lower part and a stop block on its upper part,
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the vertical distance between the snap block 53 and the stop block is equal to
the
thickness of the enveloping edge 62. The subsidiary toy piece 5 can be
fastened
onto the axle sleeve structure 6 by pushing the snap blocks 53 through the
snap
boles 63 and turning, The stop blocks in this embodiment are the junction
plates
54 that connect the upper holders 51. The main top piece 2o1' the main top has
a
weight stack 8 connected to its top, which is fastened: between the Op cap 1
and
top axle sleeve 3 by connection of the: top cap I and top axle sleeve 3. The
main
top piece 2 is fastened on the top of the top axle sleeve: 3, while the top
tip 4 of the =
main top is installed on the lower tip of the top axle sleeve 3.
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The top disclosed herein can be applied to top duel games. Many kinds of
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main top piece 2 can be derived from this design with different attacking
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choices, =
assemble the subsidiary top, and decide whether the top should spin clockwise
or
counter-clockwise, Afterwards, the main top can be fastened onto the
subsidiary
= top by the movable connection between the main top piece 2 and the
subsidiary
top piece 5. At the start of the game, the dueling players can eject their
tops onto
the playground, where the two tops clash against each other; during the
clashing,
the main top of the combined top will turn in an opposite direction relative
to the
subsidiary top, until the hemispherical pits 22 on the main top piece 2: and
the
hemispheric:al bumps 52 on the subsidiary top piece 5 completely disengage,
Then,
the main top will jump up as ejected by the spring 72 of the spring base 7 on
the
subsidiary top, deviate from the subsidiary top as affected by the rotational
inertia
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force, and land on the ground on its tip 4 to continue spinning; meanwhile,
the
subsidiary top also continues spinning after ejecting out the main top. As a
result,
the combined top divides into two independent tops that spin separately, which
creates a two-against-one situation, substantially enhancing the chances to
win.
Meanwhile, it promotes the fun of top duel games and also helps develop the
manual dexterity and competitive capacity of the children.
Although the disclosure has described herein in terms of specific
embodiments, such description should not imply any limitation to our
disclosure.
The scope is indicated by the appended claims.
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