US 11,883,754 B2Granted

Battling environment with multiple play level surfaces

AssigneeTomy Company, Ltd.

InventorsDouglas Arthur Schultheis, Luke C Lohan, Hiroyuki Hama

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Abstract

A battling stadium game apparatus and methods for toy tops providing multiple play level surfaces which may include platform inserts to actively direct interactions of spinning tops across multiple play level surfaces, a base, concave areas at a first play level surface at the base, concave areas with battling surfaces at the first play level. The battling surface includes a middle area and a periphery area surrounding the middle area, an overdrive surface disposed at a second play level surface at the base, the overdrive surface is at a level elevated from the concave arena. A lid nests within the base and defines an exterior wall around the perimeter of the base, with a third level platform element between the base and the lid for a third play level surface.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A stadium for a battle between spinning tops on predetermined fields, comprising:

a first surface member defining a first field of the stadium for battle between spinning tops on predetermined fields;
a second surface member defining a second field of the stadium for battle between spinning tops on predetermined fields that is at a higher level than the first field;
and
a slope connecting the first field to the second field to allow a spinning top to go up from the first field to the second field of the stadium for battle between spinning tops on predetermined fields wherein the first field and the second field are disposed next to each other in a predetermined direction in a plan view, the first surface member structured as a first play level surface and including at least one concave arena within the first field, wherein the slope comprises two slopes that are disposed respectively at opposite ends connecting the first field to the second field, further comprising:
a transition section that is disposed at the second surface member between the first field and the second field, the transition section being disposed between the two slopes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/150,813Filed 15 Jan 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 17 Jan 2020
Published: US 2021/0220724 A122 Jul 2021
Granted: 30 Jan 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A63F 9/16
Games not otherwise provided for: spinning-top games
A63F 2007/288
Using gravity: with more ramps than two on opposite sides of the playing field
A63F 2007/3637
Rolling boards characterised by the shape of the playing surface: concave
A63F 2007/367
Constructional details not covered by groups A63F7/24 - A63F7/34, e.g. frames, game boards, guide tracks: details of the rim