TOOTH-MESHING ROLLING TOY SET
A tooth-meshing rolling toy set includes at least one curved carrier member and at least one rolling member. The at least one curved carrier member has a first surface and an opposite second surface; and the first and the second surface all are provided with a toothed structure having a plurality of teeth. The at least one rolling member includes a rolling body having a peripheral surface extending around the rolling body to define a closed geometric loop having a curved surface. The peripheral surface is also provided with a toothed structure having a plurality of teeth that mesh with the teeth of the toothed structure on the curved carrier member, such that the at least one rolling member can roll on the first surface or the second surface of the at least one curved carrier member through meshing with the at least one curved carrier member.
The present disclosure relates to a rolling toy set, and more particularly, to a tooth-meshing rolling toy set including at least one rolling member that can roll on a carrier structure in different manners through meshing of teeth provided on the roll member and the carrier structure.
2. Description of the Related ArtIn a currently available three-dimensional (3D) railroad toy set, players assemble a plurality of tracks together to build a railroad and put toy trains on the railroad. Since the tracks of the 3D railroad toy set can only be assembled in very limited manners, the players tend to lose their interest in playing the toy set after a period of time. In addition, the players have to expend a lot of time to assemble the tracks before they can play the 3D railroad and trains. Further, in case any one of the tracks is damaged, it is possible the entire structure of the 3D railroad toy set becomes a useless junk.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAn objective of the present disclosure is to provide a tooth-meshing rolling toy set, which allows unlimited manners of combination of members thereof to be highly entertaining and durable for use, and the members can be convenient and quickly assembled to one another for playing.
To achieve at least the above objective, the tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to the present disclosure includes at least one curved carrier member and at least one rolling member. The at least one curved carrier member has a first surface and an opposite second surface; and the first and the second surface all are provided with a toothed structure having a plurality of teeth. The at least one rolling member includes a rolling body having a peripheral surface that extends around the rolling body to define a closed geometric loop having a curved surface. The peripheral surface is also provided with a toothed structure having a plurality of teeth that mesh with the teeth of the toothed structure on the curved carrier member, such that the at least one rolling member can roll on the first surface or the second surface of the at least one curved carrier member through meshing of the teeth of the toothed structures on the two members.
In an embodiment, the at least one curved carrier member is provided at two opposite ends between the first surface and the second surface with a first engaging section and a second engaging section. The second engaging section is complementary corresponding to the first engaging section in shape, such that a plurality of curved carrier members can be serially connected together to form a carrier structure through engagement of the second engaging section of one curved carrier member with the first engaging section on another curved carrier member. The at least one rolling member is able to roll on the carrier structure through meshing of the teeth of its toothed structure with the teeth of the toothed structure of the carrier structure.
In an embodiment, the carrier structure includes curved carrier members having different widths.
In an embodiment, the first engaging section is configured as a slide ridge and the second engaging section is correspondingly configured as a slide slot.
In an embodiment, the carrier structure has an overall configuration including a plurality of curves bent in different directions.
In an embodiment, the carrier structure has an overall configuration like a hook structure.
In an embodiment, the carrier structure has an overall configuration as a circle, and the at least one rolling member is able to roll on an inner side of the carrier structure through teeth meshing.
In an embodiment, a plurality of rolling members is provided, and some of the rolling members that are not in use can be stacked below an end of the carrier structure to raise the end to a relatively higher position.
In an embodiment, the at least one curved carrier member is elastic and is provided with a plurality of serially arranged through slots.
With the above arrangements, the tooth-meshing rolling toy set includes members that can be conveniently and quickly assembled in unlimited manners to be highly entertaining and durable for use.
To facilitate understanding of the objects, characteristics and effects of this present disclosure, embodiments together with the attached drawings for the detailed description of the present disclosure are provided. It is noted the present disclosure can be implemented or applied in other embodiments, and many changes and modifications in the described embodiments can be carried out without departing from the spirit of the disclosure, and it is also understood that the preferred embodiments are only illustrative and not intended to limit the present disclosure in any way.
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According to the above description, the tooth-meshing rolling toy set of the present disclosure allows unlimited manners of combining the curved carrier members 10 and the rolling members 11 to be highly entertaining. In the event some of the curved carrier members 10 or the rolling members 11 are damaged, the remaining curved carrier members 10 or rolling members 11 can still be used to form other differently shaped carrier structures 100 for playing. Therefore, the tooth-meshing rolling toy set of the present disclosure is highly durable for use. Beside, since the curved carrier members 10 are elastic, they can be conveniently and quickly assembled to form the carrier structure 100.
While the present disclosure has been described by means of different specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure set forth in the claims.
Claims
1. A tooth-meshing rolling toy set being characterized in comprising:
- at least one curved carrier member having a first surface and an opposite second surface; and the first and the second surface all being provided with a toothed structure having a plurality of teeth; and
- at least one rolling member having a rolling body; the rolling body having a peripheral surface extending around the rolling body to define a closed geometric loop having a curved surface; the peripheral surface being also provided with a toothed structure having a plurality of teeth that mesh with the teeth of the toothed structure on the curved carrier member, such that the at least one rolling member can roll on the first surface or the second surface of the at least one curved carrier member through meshing of the teeth of the toothed structures on the two members.
2. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one curved carrier member is provided at two opposite ends between the first surface and the second surface with a first engaging section and a second engaging section; the second engaging section being complementary corresponding to the first engaging section in shape, such that a plurality of curved carrier members can be serially connected together to form a carrier structure through engagement of the second engaging section of one curved carrier member with the first engaging section on another curved carrier member; and the at least one rolling member being able to roll on the carrier structure through meshing of the teeth of its toothed structure with the teeth of the toothed structure of the carrier structure.
3. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that the carrier structure includes curved carrier members having different widths.
4. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that the first engaging section is configured as a slide ridge and the second engaging section is correspondingly configured as a slide slot.
5. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that the carrier structure has an overall configuration including a plurality of curves bent in different directions.
6. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that the carrier structure has an overall configuration like a hook structure.
7. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that the carrier structure has an overall configuration as a circle, and that the at least one rolling member is able to roll on an inner side of the carrier structure through teeth meshing.
8. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 2, characterized in that a plurality of rolling members is provided, and some of the rolling members that are not in use can be stacked below an end of the carrier structure to raise the end to a relatively higher position.
9. The tooth-meshing rolling toy set according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one curved carrier member is elastic and is provided with a plurality of serially arranged through slots.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 22, 2021
Publication Date: Jan 26, 2023
Inventor: YU-ZE ZHANG (Taipei City)
Application Number: 17/382,382