Toy and box body

Abstract

To provide a toy which is easy to produce and can distribute a product pleasantly.SOLUTION: A toy 1 constituted by assembling a box body comprises: a body which has an aperture with an elastic body attached thereto in its top surface, and a plurality of insertion holes 12 in its side surfaces; a container 30 which has a housing part having an open top and capable of housing one content C, and is capable of moving into inside of the aperture; and a pick 40 insertable into an insertion hole. The container has an engaging piece on a side surface, the engaging piece engaging with the body in the aperture when the container is moved into the aperture while extending the elastic body, and the engaging being cancelled when the pick is inserted into one of the insertion holes.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toy, and more particularly to a toy that is assembled using a box containing a plurality of contents, and a box used in assembling the toy. [Background technology]

[0002] It is known that individual packaged contents are contained in a box. In addition, for various foods such as ice cream, chocolate, candy, etc., an "assortment" mode in which multiple types of contents, each packaged approximately the same size, are contained in one box is also widely known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-43365 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In an assortment, if a particular item is popular, it tends to be taken out first and disappear quickly. Therefore, when multiple people try to consume the items, arguments may arise over the popular items. Even if the items are not assorted, arguments can arise over the distribution of the contents and the order in which they are consumed. For this reason, there is a need for a fun mechanism to resolve such disputes peacefully.

[0005] In consideration of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a toy that is easy to make and allows for the distribution of items while having fun, and a box body that allows for easy assembly of this toy. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A first aspect of the present invention is a toy configured by assembling a box body. This toy has an opening on its top surface with an elastic body attached, a main body with multiple insertion holes on its side, a storage section open on the top surface and capable of storing one specified item, a container that can enter the opening, and a pick that can be inserted into the insertion hole. The container has a locking piece on the side, and when the elastic body is stretched and inserted into the opening, the locking piece engages with the main body inside the opening, and when a pick is inserted into one of the insertion holes, the engagement is released.

[0007] A second aspect of the present invention is a box for forming the toy according to the first aspect. The box has manufacturing information printed on its inner surface for forming the main body excluding the elastic body, the container, and the pick. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The toy of the present invention is easy to make and provides a fun way to dispense items. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a toy according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a view of the main body of the toy from above. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a top view of the toy container. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a side view of the container. [Figure 6] FIG. [Figure 7] 13 is a diagram showing a blank of a first box body used to produce the toy. FIG. [Figure 8] 13 is a diagram showing a blank for a second box body used to produce the toy. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one form in which the toy is used. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. The toy according to this embodiment includes a main body, a container attached to the main body, and a pick that is inserted into the main body when in use. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main body 10 to which a container 30 is attached, of a toy 1 according to this embodiment.

[0011] Fig. 2 is a view of the main body 10 from above without a container attached, and Fig. 3 is a view of the main body 10 from below. 2 and 3, the main body 10 has a hexagonal prism-like appearance, with regular hexagonal top and bottom surfaces and six outer sides. Since the main body 10 is placed with the bottom surface facing down when in use, hereinafter, the side where the top surface is located will be described as the upper side of the toy 1, and the side where the bottom surface is located will be described as the lower side of the toy 1. The main body 10 has a hexagonal opening 11 on its hexagonal upper surface that is in phase with the upper surface, and a space of the same shape as the opening extends to the bottom surface. As a result, the main body 10 has an internal space in the shape of a hexagonal column that is open on the upper side, and is formed into a hexagonal tube as a whole. The details of the inner surface of the main body 10 that defines the internal space will be described later. An elastic body 21 is suspended between two opposing inner surfaces near the opening 11 of the main body 10, and is stretched when the container is attached. In this embodiment, the elastic body 21 is configured by combining two rubber bands, but the elastic body 21 is not limited to this, and various known elastic bodies can be appropriately selected and used.

[0012] Fig. 4 is a view of the container 30 as seen from above, Fig. 5 is a view of the container 30 as seen from the side, and Fig. 6 is a view of the container 30 as seen from below. The container 30 is formed in a hexagonal cylindrical shape with an open top, and can accommodate at least one content in the internal space. The shape of the container 30 in a plan view is slightly smaller than the opening 11 of the main body 10, but is generally the same. In addition, the height of the container 30 is lower than that of the main body 10, so that the container 30 can be accommodated within the internal space of the main body 10. In container 30 according to this embodiment, tray 35 is attached at a position higher than the bottom surface of the container, and the depth of the storage section, which is the space for storing contents, is adjusted by tray 35. In this embodiment, tray 35 adjusts the depth of the storage section so that only one content can be stored, and makes it easy to remove the stored content from container 30, but tray 35 is not essential to the present invention, and may be omitted, for example, in cases where adjustment of the storage section is not necessary.

[0013] A notch is formed in one of the six side surfaces of container 30, and a locking piece 31 is provided thereon as shown in Fig. 5. Locking piece 31 is connected to the side surface at the top and extends downward when not folded, but the direction of extension can be changed by folding the connection portion, so that it can be made horizontal or point upward. Furthermore, on the side surface on which the locking piece 31 is provided, a relief hole 32 is provided above the locking piece 31. The locking piece 31 and the relief hole 32 are in a positional relationship such that the tip of the locking piece 31 overlaps at least a part of the relief hole 32 when the locking piece 31 is facing upward.

[0014] Insertion holes 12 for inserting picks are formed on six outer surfaces of the main body 10. The shape and dimensions of the insertion holes 12 can be set appropriately based on the shape of the pick, but all of the insertion holes are provided at approximately the same height relative to the main body 10. Since the top surface of the main body 10 and the opening 11 are hexagons in phase with each other, there are six inner surfaces of the main body 10 that face each of the outer surfaces. In other words, the side walls of the main body 10 are double-walled with six sets of parallel outer and inner surfaces. A notch is formed on each inner surface, and an engagement piece 13 is provided as shown in FIG. 2. Each engagement piece 13 is bent downward and joined to the inner surface. As a result, the area of ​​the inner surface where the engagement piece is joined is thicker than the other areas, and a step is created at the boundary between the two. A projection hole 14 is formed on the lower side of each engagement piece 13. The projection hole 14 is located at approximately the same height as the insertion hole 12 provided on the outer surface.

[0015] Toy 1 is made using two boxes, a first box and a second box, each containing multiple individually packaged contents. Each box has manufacturing information for making toy 1, such as cutting lines, folding lines, and supplementary explanations, printed on the inside. 7 shows the inner surface, on which production information is printed, of blank 100, a sheet of paper for forming the first box. On blank 100, first information 101 consisting of cutting lines and folding lines for forming a portion that will become the top surface of main body 10, second information 102 consisting of cutting lines and folding lines for forming a portion that will become the inner surface of main body 10, and third information 103 consisting of cutting lines and folding lines for forming a portion that will become the side surface of container 30 are printed as production information.

[0016] 8 shows the inner surface of blank 110, which is a sheet paper for forming the second box. On blank 110, the following production information is printed: fourth information 111 consisting of cut lines and fold lines for forming a portion that will become the outer surface of main body 10, fifth information 112 consisting of cut lines and fold lines for forming a portion that will become the bottom surface of container 30, sixth information 113 consisting of cut lines and fold lines for forming a portion that will become tray 35 of container 30, and seventh information 114 consisting of cut lines and fold lines for forming three picks 40.

[0017] Pick 40 according to this embodiment includes handle 41 that is held by the user, and tip 42 that is inserted into insertion hole 12. The shapes and dimensions of handle 41 and tip 42 are not limited to those shown in the drawings and can be freely set, but it should be noted that the length of tip 42 is set to be longer than the distance between the outer surface and inner surface in the same phase in assembled main body 10. In this embodiment, three picks are used, but since at least one pick is sufficient, the number of picks may be increased or decreased as appropriate depending on the area of ​​the blank, etc.

[0018] The production information formed on each of the blanks 100 and 110 may be embossed on the fold lines to facilitate assembly. The embossing may be provided on the entire fold lines or on only a portion of the fold lines. The embossing pattern may be appropriately set according to the folding direction during actual assembly.

[0019] Furthermore, if the first through third information and the fourth through seventh information are both printed in different colors or the like to make them identifiable, the inner printing of the first box body and the second box body can be made the same, and the two types of blanks 100 and 110 can be efficiently manufactured using the same paper material. If the printing on the outer surfaces is also made the same, the printed content of the first box body and the second box body will be completely the same, so it is sufficient to manufacture only one type of box body. In this case, one of the two identical boxes will be the first box body and the other will be the second box body, and consumers can obtain the first and second boxes by simply purchasing two boxes of the product.

[0020] Next, a procedure for producing the toy 1 using the first box body and the second box body will be described. The opening 11, the insertion hole 12, and the jump-out hole 14 are formed in the paper cut according to the first information 101, the second information 102, and the fourth information 111. Furthermore, each engagement piece 13 is folded downward and attached to the inner surface with glue or tape. These members are folded appropriately and joined with glue or tape to complete the main body 10 except for the elastic body 21. As shown in Fig. 3, the bottom surface of the main body 10 is formed by the paper cut out when forming the opening 11 in the paper related to the first information 101 and a part of the paper related to the fourth information 111. The elastic body 21 is hung on the folded portion when the upper side of the paper related to the second information 102 is folded and attached to the paper related to the first information 101. By hanging the elastic body 21 on the two opposing folded portions, the elastic body can be hung across the opening 11. Through the above steps, the main body 10 is completed.

[0021] Next, escape holes 32 are formed in the paper cut out according to third marking 103, fifth marking 112, and sixth marking 113. Furthermore, locking piece 31 is folded upward. These components are folded appropriately and joined with glue or tape, and container 30 is completed. Furthermore, the paper is cut out according to the seventh information 114, folded appropriately and joined with glue or tape to complete the three picks 40. The completed picks 40 have two sheets of paper stacked at the handle 41 and four sheets of paper stacked at the tip 42, ensuring sufficient strength.

[0022] This completes the toy 1. In producing the toy 1, there is no particular restriction on the order in which the main body 10, the container 30, and the pick 40 are produced, and they may be produced in parallel.

[0023] The operation of the toy 1 when it is in use will now be described. When the bottom side of the container 30 is pushed into the internal space through the opening 11 of the main body with the locking piece 31 facing upward from the horizontal, the container 30 advances into the internal space while stretching the elastic body 21, and the locking piece 31 comes into contact with the inner surface of the main body 10 and faces further upward. When the container 30 advances a certain amount into the internal space, the upward-facing locking piece 31 butts against the lower end of the engagement piece 13 on the opposing inner surface. This supports the container 30 so that it does not come off the main body 10 with the elastic body 21 stretched. In this supported state, the locking piece 31 is located between the jump-out hole 14 and the escape hole 32.

[0024] A user places a desired number of contents in the container 30. The contents may be placed in the container 30 before the container 30 is attached to the main body 10.

[0025] A user grasps the handle 41 of the pick 40 and inserts the tip 42 into an arbitrarily selected insertion hole 12. The inserted tip 42 protrudes from the pop-out hole 14 on the opposing inner surface, but when the pick 40 is inserted into a place where there is no locking piece 31, the container 30 containing the content C remains supported as shown in Figure 9, and nothing happens. On the other hand, when the pick 40 is inserted into the outer surface that is in phase with the inner surface where the locking piece 31 and the engaging piece 13 are engaged, the tip 42 protruding from the jump-out hole 14 presses the locking piece 31. As a result, the locking piece is displaced toward the relief hole 32, and when the amount of displacement exceeds a certain amount, the engagement between the locking piece 31 and the engaging piece 13 is released. The disengaged container will pop out of the opening 11 of the main body together with the contents contained therein due to the restoring force of the elastic body 21. This ends the series of games.

[0026] When the container 30 is supported by the main body 10, the position of the locking piece 31 cannot be seen. Therefore, all participants can enjoy the game without knowing the position of the locking piece 31 by having a third party not participating in the game attach the container 30, or by having one of the participants attach the container 30 with their eyes closed, for example. Which participant will win the contents contained in container 30 may be decided as appropriate, for example, the person who pops the container wins it, or participants who pop the container are eliminated one by one and the last remaining participant wins it.

[0027] As described above, the toy 1 of this embodiment can be easily produced using a box containing contents, and can contribute to the fair distribution of the contents. In this embodiment, an escape hole 32 is provided in the container 30, so that when the pick is inserted, the locking piece 31 is easily displaced in a direction away from the engaging piece 13, thereby facilitating the operation when the pick is inserted into the correct hole.

[0028] In addition, since the multiple boxes according to this embodiment have manufacturing information printed on the inside, the processes such as cutting and folding required for manufacturing the toy 1 can be easily performed according to the manufacturing information. Furthermore, the provision of embossing makes the processing even easier, so that even small children can easily make the product.

[0029] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and configuration changes and combinations within the scope that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention are also included.

[0030] For example, instead of making a cut on the inner surface, a separately cut piece of paper may be attached to the inner surface as the engagement piece.

[0031] In addition, the box may be provided with perforations or the like along part of the manufacturing information to facilitate cutting during assembly.

[0032] The box may be printed with access information for accessing a website to which a video showing the process of assembling the toy and playing with the toy, and diagrams and explanatory text explaining the assembly procedure in detail are uploaded. This access information may be a character string indicating a URL, or a barcode or two-dimensional code that can be read by an electronic device. Furthermore, unlike the manufacturing information including cutting lines and folding lines, this access information may be provided on the outer surface of the box.

[0033] The contents that the present invention targets are not limited to foods such as ice cream, candy, and chocolate, but can also be applied to assortments of various contents such as toys and accessories. Alternatively, a box for storing contents larger than the size of the container can be constructed as described above, making it possible to create a toy, allowing a user to place a desired item other than the contents in the container and play with it.

[0034] The number of boxes used to construct a toy is not limited to the above-mentioned two. For example, when the box is relatively small, the production information may be configured so that the toy is produced using three or more boxes. When the box is sufficiently large or the toy is small, the toy may be produced from one box, but by using two or more boxes, it becomes easier to produce a toy with higher decorativeness and playability.

[0035] The polygonal shape of the main body and the container in plan view is not limited to the above-mentioned hexagon, and may be any suitable regular polygon. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 1 toy 10. Main Unit 11 Aperture 12 Insertion hole 21 Elastic Body 30 Container 31 Locking piece 40 Picks 101 First information (production information) 102 Secondary information (production information) 103 Third information (production information) 111 Fourth Information (Production Information) 112 Fifth Information (Production Information) 113 Sixth Information (Production Information) 114 Seventh Information (Production Information)

Claims

1. A toy constructed by assembling a box body, a main body having an opening on an upper surface to which an elastic body is attached and a plurality of insertion holes on a side surface; a container having an upper opening and a storage section capable of storing one predetermined item, the container being capable of entering the opening; A pick that can be inserted into the insertion hole; Equipped with The container has a locking piece on a side surface, and when the elastic body is stretched and advanced into the opening, the locking piece engages with the main body in the opening, and when the pick is inserted into one of the insertion holes, the engagement is released. toy.

2. The planar shape of the opening and the planar shape of the container are the same polygon, The locking piece is provided on only one of the sides of the container. The toy of claim 1.

3. A box for forming the toy according to claim 1, On the inner surface, manufacturing information for forming the main body, the container, and the pick, excluding the elastic body, is printed. Box body.

4. Further comprising an embossment provided along at least a portion of the production information. The box according to claim 3.

5. access information for accessing the assembly or use instructions for the toy is printed on the toy; The box according to claim 3.

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