Playing surface assembly for spinning top toy

- TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the playing surface assembly for spinning top toy, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, right-side, top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear, left-side, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front, right-side, top disassembled perspective view, showing a state of being separated into four upper fasteners, a cover, a base, and four legs;

FIG. 10 is a rear, left-side, bottom disassembled perspective view, showing a state of being separated into the four upper fasteners, the cover, the base, and the four legs;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 11-11 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the upper fasteners shown disassembled in FIGS. 9 and 10;

FIG. 13 is another enlarged detail perspective view of one of the upper fasteners shown disassembled in FIGS. 9 and 10;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the legs shown disassembled in FIGS. 9 and 10; and,

FIG. 15 is another enlarged detail perspective view of one of the legs shown disassembled in FIGS. 9 and 10.

Claims

The ornamental design for a playing surface assembly for spinning top toy, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D961683
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 2022
Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Douglas Arthur Schultheis (Cumberland, RI), Luke C. Lohan (Abington, MA), Evan Charles Brooks (Pawtucket, RI)
Primary Examiner: Dana K Weiland
Assistant Examiner: Emily Anna Saunders
Application Number: 29/753,307