educational toys

Abstract

To provide an educational toy that can further promote intellectual development of children. [Solution] The educational toy 100 comprises rubber tubes 110 connected in a ring shape with a circumference of at least 2 meters when unstretched, and a fabric cover 120 connected in a ring shape with a circumference significantly longer than that of the rubber tubes when unstretched, forming a cylindrical body that completely covers the rubber tubes. The fabric cover is made up of multiple adjacent tubular members 120p of different colors connected together. This educational toy can further promote the intellectual development of children as they play together, thanks to the diverse colors and diverse shape changes of the fabric cover that expand and contract along with the rubber tubes.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This specification discloses a technique relating to an educational toy. [Background technology]

[0002] A wide variety of educational toys have been proposed to promote the intellectual development of children. Patent Document 1 describes an educational toy that has a ring-shaped body with a shell filled with foam and a hook-and-loop fastener attached to the outer surface. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 3-85097 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] There was a demand for new educational play equipment that could further promote children's intellectual development. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] One form of educational toy disclosed in this specification comprises rubber tubes connected in a ring shape with a circumference of at least 2 meters when unstretched, and a fabric cover connected in a ring shape with a circumference sufficiently longer than that of the rubber tubes when unstretched, forming a cylindrical body that completely covers the rubber tubes, the fabric cover being made up of multiple adjacent tubular members of different colors connected together. With this form of educational toy, the diverse colors and diverse shape changes of the fabric cover that expand and contract together with the rubber tubes as multiple children play together can further promote the intellectual development of children. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. [Figure 2]2 is a cross-sectional view showing the educational toy taken along the line F2-F2 in FIG. 1. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] Fig. 1 is a front view of the educational toy 100. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the educational toy 100 taken along the line F2-F2 in Fig. 1. The educational toy 100 is a toy that can be played with by multiple children together. The educational toy 100 includes a rubber tube 110 and a cloth cover 120.

[0008] The rubber tube 110 of the educational toy 100 is an elastic body connected in a ring shape with a circumference of 2 meters or more when not stretched. The rubber tube 110 is a surgical tube that can also be used as a tourniquet. The rubber tube 110 is made of natural latex. The rubber tube 110 may also be made of synthetic resin.

[0009] The circumferential length of the rubber tube 110 when not stretched can be set appropriately depending on the number of users. When used by around 10 people, the circumferential length of the rubber tube 110 when not stretched is preferably about 3 meters. When used by around 20 people, the circumferential length of the rubber tube 110 when not stretched is preferably about 6 meters. When used by around 30 people, the circumferential length of the rubber tube 110 when not stretched is preferably about 9 meters.

[0010] The fabric cover 120 of the educational toy 100 is a cylindrical body that is connected in an annular shape with a circumference that is sufficiently longer than the rubber tube 110 when unstretched, and that covers the entire circumference of the rubber tube 110. The fabric cover 120 is made by connecting multiple adjacent tubular members 120P of different colors. The multiple tubular members 120P may be sewn together or joined together with hook-and-loop fasteners.

[0011] 1, the fabric cover 120 is made up of 12 connected tubular members 120P. The number of tubular members 120P may be less than 12 or may be 13 or more. The color of the tubular members 120P can be selected from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple, etc.

[0012] According to the educational toy 100 described above, the colorful colors and various shape changes of the cloth cover 120 that expands and contracts together with the rubber tube 110 can further promote the intellectual development of children while they play together with other children.

[0013] The technology disclosed in this specification is not limited to the above-described embodiments, examples, and modifications, and can be realized in various configurations without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, among the technical features of the above-described embodiments, examples, and modifications, those corresponding to the technical features of each form described in the Summary of the Invention column can be appropriately replaced and combined to solve some or all of the above-described problems or achieve some or all of the above-described effects. Furthermore, technical features not described as essential in this specification can be appropriately deleted. [Explanation of symbols]

[0014] 100...Educational toys 110...Rubber tube 120P...Cylindrical member 120...Fabric cover

Claims

[Claim 1] An educational toy, A rubber tube connected in a ring shape with a circumference of 2 meters or more when not stretched; a fabric cover that is connected in an annular shape with a circumferential length sufficiently longer than that of the rubber tube when unstretched, and forms a cylindrical body that covers the entire periphery of the rubber tube; Equipped with The educational toy is made of fabric cover that is formed by connecting a plurality of adjacent cylindrical members of different colors.

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