JP3238470U - Form creation toy with a body with a hole and a face material - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a toy that can be made into various shapes such as an animal, a person, and a flower by combining a main body and a face material.
The present invention consists of a combination of a main body having a hole and a soft face material, and an arbitrary part of the soft face material can be inserted into the hole of the main body and an arbitrary part of the soft face material can be inserted through the hole. Various forms such as animals, people, and flowers can be created by pulling out parts.
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Description

Applied mutatis mutandis to Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act, which is applied mutatis mutandis under Article 11 of the Utility Model Act [Website A] ▲1▼ Date of publication of the website October 20, 2021 ▲2▼ Website address https: //www. g-mark. org/award/describe/51577? token = J4hjAVdQQP ▲3 ▼ Publisher Japan Institute of Design Promotion [Newspaper] ▲1 ▼ Date of issue October 21, 3rd year of Reiwa ▲2 ▼ Publication Ibaraki Shimbun Morning edition dated October 21, 3rd year of Reiwa Page 11 ▲ 3 ▼ Publisher Ibaraki Shimbun Co., Ltd. [Website B] ▲ 1 ▼ Date of website publication October 21, 2021 ▲ 2 ▼ Website address https://ibarakinews. jp/news/newsdetail. php? f_jun=16347356326819 (3) Publisher: Ibaraki Shimbun Co., Ltd. [Website C] (1) Date of website publication: October 21, 2021 (2) Website address: https://mito. keizai. biz/headline/1990/ ▲3▼ Publisher Joint company JOYNS (Mito Keizai Shimbun editorial department)

The present invention relates to a shape creation toy that can be played with by inserting a soft face material into a hole in a main body or pulling out the face material from the hole to make various shapes such as animals, people, and flowers.

As a traditional play, it is widely practiced to fold and roll handkerchiefs and hand towels with a soft surface material to shape bananas and mice. Hand puppet play with motifs of rabbits and people is also widely known, which is made by combining woolen gloves (left and right pairs) of soft three-dimensional materials.

The aforementioned handkerchiefs and hand towels can be freely transformed into various shapes due to their flexibility. On the other hand, because of its flexibility, the shape made is not fixed and easily collapses. Furthermore, it is not easy for young children to create arbitrary shapes, because a certain level of finger dexterity is required to create desired shapes.

In addition, the play using woolen gloves is mainly made by making hand puppets that are traditionally fixed in shape, and it is difficult to create a new shape by the originality and ingenuity of the player.

The present invention consists of a soft panel independent of each other and a body with a plurality of holes. By inserting the soft face material into the hole of the main body and pulling it out from the hole, the face material can be deformed to easily create various forms. Furthermore, the shape of the deformed face material is maintained by the holes in the main body, so that it does not collapse.

With the toy of the present invention, various shapes such as rabbits, elephants, flowers, and humans can be easily made simply by inserting soft face materials into the holes of the main body and pulling out the face materials from the holes. Since it does not require a high degree of finger dexterity, even a small child can play by himself without the help of an adult.

The toy of the present invention can be played in three types. A. A play that uses the imagination by looking at the shape of the face material pulled out from the hole in the main body and saying, for example, "Oh, it's Mr. Elephant." B. A play that uses creativity, such as ``How can I use the face material to make a rabbit?'' C. A play that enjoys the act of pulling out the face material from the hole.

Children aged 3 to 4 are known to draw "head and foot people" with limbs attached directly to a round face, but this is because children of this age draw human faces and limbs. There is interest, and it appears as a drawing. A three-year-old child playing with the toy of the present invention was observed to form a shape resembling a cephalopod. From this point of view, it can be said that the toy of the present invention, which is composed of a circular face-shaped main body and a soft face piece, is an effective form that is suitable for children's play from a developmental psychology point of view.

For children younger than 3 or 4 years old and unable to create a concrete form, just picking up the face material with their fingers and pulling it out of the hole is enough fun, and they repeat this action over and over again. This is due to the function of the brain known as "functional pleasure" advocated by psychologist Buehler. “Motivation” springs up, and the awareness of “fun!” and “I want to do more!” is born.

広げるので、新しい価値を生み出す創造力の源になる。その正解は一つではなく、数人いれば数通りの答えが正しいこともある。このような拡散思考を働かせる遊びは、自分の個性を発揮すると共に、自分以外の多様な個性を尊重する意識を育むことにもなる。Instead of or in addition to the face material of the present invention, handkerchiefs, hand towels, scraps, socks, woolen gloves, and other various things around you can be combined with the main body for play. This can be said to be a kind of bricolage play, as described by French anthropologist Levi-Strauss. The player imagines various things around them, sees them directly, and uses "diffuse thinking" to think about what can be done if this is combined with the main body, and what about that. Like arithmetic, there is only one correct answer

Since it spreads, it becomes a source of creativity that creates new value. There is not only one correct answer, but if there are several people, several different answers may be correct. Play that makes use of such divergent thinking not only allows children to demonstrate their own individuality, but also fosters a sense of respect for diverse personalities other than themselves.

Adults, especially the elderly, who play with this invention, in addition to moving their hands and fingers, will reconsider familiar everyday spaces from a fresh perspective through the above-mentioned bricolage-like play, and will further enhance their imagination, creativity, aesthetic sense, and wit. can be expected to activate the brain.

Thus, the toy of the present invention can be enjoyed and meaningfully played by people of a wide range of ages, from babies, toddlers, elementary and junior high school students, adults to the elderly.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention is shown. (A) is a perspective view from the front of the main body, (B) is a perspective view from the rear of the face material inserted into the main body, and (C) is a plan view of the face material. A modification of the form in Example 1. FIG. (A) is a perspective view from the front of the main body, and (B) is a perspective view from the rear. (C) to (F) are front views of modifications. (E) is the "head and foot man" described in [0008]. (F) is an anthropomorphic representation of a flower.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and their modifications described below are examples of modes to which the present invention is applied, and the scope of the invention is not limited to these.

The shape creation toy of the present invention comprises a main body 1 and a face material 2. - 特許庁

Although the shape of the main body 1 is not particularly limited, it is more preferable if it is cylindrical or spherical. This is because when a person plays with the toy of the present invention as if it were an animal or human face, the baby schema (baby style) function makes the round face of a cylinder or a sphere look cute. Baby schema is a concept named by animal behaviorist Konrad Lorenz, and refers to the morphological characteristics of babies such as round faces, large eyes, and plump cheeks. People instinctively find baby shemas cute. In addition, the cylindrical column is easier to hold and more comfortable in the hand than the rectangular column or the like. Even if it hits the body hard, it is safer than a three-dimensional object with corners. Also, even if it is a prism, if the edges and vertices are rounded, it becomes a preferable form of the present invention.

The size of the body 1 is not particularly limited, but when the shape of the body 1 is cylindrical, it is more preferable to set the thickness to 40 mm and the diameter to 80 mm, which is twice the thickness. Since 40 mm is the same as the basic size (module) of general building blocks, when the main body 1 is arranged with the building blocks, the heights are the same. Therefore, the main body 1 can be mixed with existing 40 mm module building blocks and played. We confirmed that 40mm module building blocks are of a size that is easy for babies, toddlers, and even adults to hold by observing children playing with building blocks of various sizes. In addition, when assembled with 45 mm module blocks, which are slightly larger than 40 mm module blocks, it is visually somewhat large and elongated. On the other hand, 30mm module blocks, which are slightly smaller than 40mm module blocks, can be delicately shaped, but children under the age of 2, who have not developed their dexterity with their fingers, find it difficult to stack them accurately and they tend to fall apart.

The material of the main body 1 is not particularly limited, but wood, plastic, or the like can be used.

Furthermore, the body 1 is preferably cylindrical with a space 3 inside the cylinder. With this space 3, when the face material 2 is pulled out from the hole 4 of the main body 1 to make a form, the surplus face material 2 can be stored in the space 3 inside the cylinder to make the appearance neat and beautiful. Also, a space may be provided inside a sphere instead of a cylinder. Alternatively, it is also possible to employ a prismatic shape in which a space is provided inside the prism.

In addition, it is desirable to have six equally spaced holes 4 on the sides 5 of the cylinder and one nostril 7 in the center of the front face 6 . If the face material is pulled out from the two left and right holes 4 on the upper part, it can be attached to the ears of an animal [Fig. 2 (A) and (C)], and if the face material 2 is pulled out from the nostrils 7 of the front face 6, the length of the face material 2 can be adjusted to make a long elephant nose [Fig. 2 (C)] or a human nose [Fig. A)] and can make various faces. Also, if the face material 2 is pulled out from the two holes 4 at the bottom, it can be used as a human leg, and if it is pulled out from the left and right holes 4 in the middle row, it can be used as a hand. Furthermore, if the face material 2 is pulled out from all the six holes 4, it becomes a petal (Fig. 2(F)). In this way, the toy of the present invention can be made into various forms by the imagination and creativity of the player.

The front face 6 of the main body 1 is preferably provided with images of eyes 8 and mouth 9 . When the face material 2 is passed through the hole 4 of the main body 1 and played as if it were an animal or human ear, the images of the eyes 8 and the mouth 9 act to help the imagination. In addition, when a motif other than an animal or a person, for example, a face material is pulled out from all six holes 4 to form a flower form, the image of the eyes 8 and the mouth 9 functions as an anthropomorphic representation of the flower.

It is preferable that a flat portion 10 is provided on the lower portion of the side surface 5 of the main body 1 . When the flat part 10 is placed on a table or the like, the shape of an animal's face or the like made by combining the face material 2 can be viewed and enjoyed.

The shape of the face material 2 is not particularly limited, but a circular shape is more preferable. A circle has no directivity compared to a square or the like, and since the length from the center to the outer circumference is uniform, when it is inserted into the hole 4 of the main body 1 to make some shape, the shape of the outer circumference of the face material 2 is visible. It does not become complicated, and naturally has a beautiful form with a sense of unity as a form.

The size of the face material 2 is not particularly limited, but when the face material 2 is circular, it is preferable that its diameter is four times the diameter of the front face 6 of the main body 1 . If it is larger than this, when the face material 2 is inserted into the main body 1 to make an arbitrary shape, the face material 2 will be left over and protrude. Also, if the diameter is less than four times the diameter of the front face 6, it is difficult to create an arbitrary shape.

Although the material of the face material 2 is not limited, cloth, plastic film, urethane foam, urethane foam wrapped in cloth, paper, aluminum film, and the like can be used.

When the face material 2 is made of cloth, cotton cloth, silk cloth, hemp cloth, wool fabric, chemical fiber fabric, non-woven fabric, felt, terry cloth, knitwear, jersey, lace, and the like are used.

The face material 2 may have different colors and patterns on the front and back, or may have different colors and patterns for each part of the face material 2 . When such a face material 2 is combined with the main body 1, the color and pattern of the face material 2 protruding from the plurality of holes 4 of the main body 1 can be changed for each hole 2 or intentionally made the same. It becomes possible to play.

The face member 2 of Example 1 may be made of a stretchable material, such as various knitted materials. In that case, various shapes such as a cylindrical shape and a bag shape can be adopted instead of the planar circular shape. The number may be one or more.

In place of or in addition to the face material 2 of Example 1, a material having thickness and elasticity, such as a three-dimensional urethane foam, or a three-dimensional urethane foam wrapped in cloth, is used. may be one or more.

In place of or in addition to the face material 2 of Example 1, handkerchiefs, hand towels, scraps, socks, woolen gloves, sponges, tissue paper, paper, bags, nets, etc. are inserted into the holes 4 of the main body 1. You can also insert and play.

1 Body 2 Face material 3 Space 4 Hole 5 Side 6 Front 7 Nostril 8 Eye 9 Mouth 10 Plane

Claims (11)

A form creation toy comprising a main body having a through hole and a face member, wherein the face member is inserted into the hole of the main body to create a form and play. 2. The shape creation toy according to claim 1, wherein the surface material includes at least one of cloth, plastic film, urethane foam, urethane foam wrapped in cloth, paper, and aluminum film. 3. The shape creation toy according to claim 1, wherein the main body has a space inside. The morphological creation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the main body is provided with an image of at least one of an eye and a mouth. The shape creation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main body is cylindrical and has six holes on the side and one hole on the front of the main body. The shape creation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising a flat portion on the lower portion of the main body. The shape creation toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the face material is circular. The creative toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the face material has different colors or patterns on the front surface and the back surface, or the colors and patterns on the front surface and the back surface differ depending on the part. Handkerchiefs, hand towels, scraps, socks, woolen gloves, tissue paper, bags, nets, cylindrical or bag-like knits, solid urethane foam, urethane foam instead of or in addition to the above-mentioned face material 7. The shape creation toy according to claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional object wrapped in cloth can be played by inserting it into the hole of the main body. The main body has a cylindrical shape with a space inside, the face material is made of circular cloth, the front of the main body has an eye opening and one through hole, and the side of the main body has six holes. 2. The form-creating toy according to claim 1, wherein the holes are equally spaced, and a flat portion is provided on the lower portion of the main body. A morphological creation toy comprising a cylindrical, prismatic or spherical main body having a space inside, said main body having a hole penetrating said space, and inserting a face material into said hole to create a shape and play with it.

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