Educational toy

a technology for education and toys, applied in the field of education toy, can solve the problems of not often developing mental skills and/or and achieve the effects of developing mental skills, developing gross motor skills, and enhancing the child's education

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-28
LITTLE TIKES
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[0003] The present invention provides a toy with which a child learns while moving around during play. Not only is the toy enjoyable and helps to develop gross motor skills but, significantly, it also develops mental skills and / or enhances the child's education.

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While these activities are often extremely enjoyable for the children, and help them to build gross motor skills, they do not often develop mental skills and / or enhance the child's education.

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[0014] Referring now to the drawings, and initially to FIG. 1, a toy 10 according to the present invention is shown. The toy 10 comprises a mobile device 12 and a plurality of islands 14, which the mobile device 12 can be placed in a certain (predetermined) proximity thereof. The mobile device 12 comprises a vehicle-like structure, which is designed to be positioned over the islands 14. To this end, the mobile device 12 comprises a body 16, motion-providing members 18 (e.g., wheels or rollers rotatably attached to the body 16), and a steering mechanism 20 (e.g., a steering wheel). The mobile device 12 illustrated in FIG. 1 resembles a truck; the child can sit on the body 16 (i.e., it is a ride-on) and “drive” the mobile device 12 towards the island 14 of his / her choice. Other vehicle-like structures that could be used for the mobile device 12 could resemble, for example, a car, wagon, wheelbarrow, grocery cart, etc.

[0015] Referring now additionally to FIG. 2, a mobile device 22 acc...

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Abstract

A toy comprising a mobile device and a plurality of islands, which can be arranged on a surface (e.g., the floor). During play, the mobile device can be selectively moved to a location within a predetermined proximity of each of the islands. An identification tag is associated with each island and contains information to identify the associated island and distinguish it from the other islands. A reader reads the identification tag when the mobile device is placed in the predetermined proximity of the island, and a different output is generated for each island.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally as indicated to an educational toy and, more particularly, to an educational toy wherein a child moves around during play. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Children generally enjoy toys and / or activities which allow them to move around during play. For example, children enjoy riding on toy vehicles (e.g., toys that resemble trucks, bikes, cars, trains, etc.) and / or pulling / pushing such vehicles (i.e., wagons, wheelbarrows, shopping carts, etc.). They also enjoy jumping or stepping among stones, bricks, and / or hopscotch squares. While these activities are often extremely enjoyable for the children, and help them to build gross motor skills, they do not often develop mental skills and / or enhance the child's education. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] The present invention provides a toy with which a child learns while moving around during play. Not only is the toy enjoyable and helps to develop gross motor skills b...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24A63H30/00G09B1/02
CPCA63F9/24G09B1/02A63F2009/2489
Inventor MCEACHEN, PETER C.SMITH, STEVEKELLER, MIKEKANOZA, JASON
Owner LITTLE TIKES
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