Pet bottle coupler

US20050189243A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-01TOMY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
TOMY CO LTD
Publication Date
2005-09-01
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A block is disclosed which comprises an upper frame portion and a lower leg portion that are integrally formed under the condition that the leg portion fits into the frame portion. The frame portion can be fitted to the bottom portion of a PET bottle and removed from it, the periphery of the frame portion being provided with coupling means that couple together adjacent blocks. The leg portion includes at a center portion thereof a receiving hole into and from which the top portion of a PET bottle is fitted and from which it is removed, the outside of the receiving hole being provided with gaps within which are sandwiched corresponding peripheral walls of the frame portions coupled together by the coupling means.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to blocks with which utensils and toys can be produced in combination with PET bottles by coupling together just the blocks themselves or by attaching and linking the blocks to the PET bottles.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] Couplers that can be fitted to and removed from bottom portions and top portions of PET bottles in order to utilize used PET bottles as utensils and toys, and which include peripheries disposed with coupling means for coupling together the couplers, are known from a prior application of the present inventors (Japanese Registered Utility Model No. 3099575).

[0005] However, although the couplers can be coupled together in a horizontal direction in a state where they are not attached to PET bottles, they cannot be coupled together in a vertical direction. For this reason, there has been the problem that vertical utensils and toys cannot be produced wit...

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