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Contoured lid for a toy bucket and a toy bucket incorporating the same

a toy bucket and lid technology, applied in the field of toys, can solve the problems of affecting the development of the toy bucket, the danger of putting everything in the hands of younger children, and the littered play area of small components, so as to keep the child stimulated and engaged.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-11-03
BLUE BOX INT
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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a toy bucket with a molded lid that has a landscape on its exterior and interior surfaces. The landscape can be a physical or imaginary landscape, and can include toys, accessories, and a 3-dimensional pop-up structure. The child can change the profile and aesthetics of the landscape by positioning and playing with the toys. This creates a hands-on learning experience for the child and helps to keep them engaged and imaginative. The technical effect of this invention is the ability to use and alter the landscape through play, which excites the child's imagination.

Problems solved by technology

One of the issues with this type of toy is that after play, the play area may be littered with the small components.
This may result in some of the toys becoming lost over time and may also present a danger for younger children who tend to put everything in their mouths.

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[0057]Referring to FIGS. 1 to 38, there is shown a toy bucket in accordance with an aspect of the present invention. FIGS. 1-25 a first embodiment of the toy bucket is illustrated and is generally indicated at 10. FIGS. 26-38 show a second embodiment of the toy bucket, generally indicated at 110.

[0058]Referring to FIGS. 1-25, bucket 10 comprises a base 12 and a lid in accordance with another aspect of the invention, generally indicated at 14. A plurality of toys 16 are provided as part of the toy bucket 10. Toys 16 may be of any desired type and may include a plurality of figurines 18 along with a number of different accessories 20 that may be used by a child during play. A specific one of those accessories is a pop-up card 22 that will be described in greater detail later herein.

[0059]FIG. 1 shows toy bucket 10 used to store the plurality of figurines 18 which depict pirate-type characters. The accessories 20 provided within bucket 10 include components such as a skull-shaped mount...

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Abstract

A lid for a toy bucket, a toy bucket incorporating the lid and a method of use are disclosed. The toy bucket includes a base having a bottom wall with a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom. A chamber is defined by the base and is used for storing toys and accessories therein. The lid is selectively engageable with an upper region of the base and blocks access to the chamber. The lid includes a first wall that is positioned opposite to the base's bottom wall. The first wall of the lid is provided with contours that depict a 3-dimensional geographical landscape that complements the toys and accessories in the base. The accessories may include a pop-up card that is unfolded to produce an additional 3-dimensional structure. The unfolded card may be placed adjacent the lid and be secured thereto by a locking member thereby extending the 3-dimensional landscape.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 153,871 filed Apr. 28, 2015, the entire specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]This invention relates generally to toys. More particularly, this invention is directed to a toy bucket in which miniaturized toys may be stored. Specifically, this invention is directed to a lid for a toy bucket that includes contoured and shaped regions which depict a 3-dimensional landscape and which may be utilized with toys from the interior of the bucket during play, and wherein at least one of those toys is a pop-up card that may selectively be engaged with the lid to expand the 3-dimensional landscape.[0004]2. Background Information[0005]Children love to use their imaginations when they play with toys, creating imaginary worlds and situations as they play. This is particularly true when the t...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D51/24B65D43/02A63H3/36B65D25/28
CPCB65D51/245B65D25/28B65D2525/283A63H3/36B65D43/02A63H33/32A63H33/42B65D81/366
Inventor CHAN, KIN LUN
Owner BLUE BOX INT