Toy device for dispensing stackable or rollable materials and related methods
AssigneeGw Development UK Limited
InventorGavin WAXKIRSH
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Abstract
A toy device for dispensing stackable or rollable materials and related methods are described. The device has a housing arranged to contain a stack or roll of material and having a dispensing aperture. A manually actuated drive mechanism is provided by which a user can rotate a drive wheel of the drive mechanism. The drive wheel contacts and when rotated engages a portion of the material and to drive it through the dispensing aperture. A release mechanism is provided that can be moved to allow the material to be driven through the aperture. The drive mechanism can be actuated independently from the release mechanism.
Claims23
A toy device for dispensing stackable or rollable materials, comprising:
- a housing arranged to contain a stack or roll of material and having a dispensing aperture;
- a manually actuated drive mechanism by which a user can rotate a drive wheel of the drive mechanism, the drive wheel being arranged contact and when rotated engage a portion of the material when contained in the housing so as to drive the material through the dispensing aperture to dispense it;
- a release mechanism comprising a movable element having a first position where it prevents the material from being driven through the aperture and movable to a second position to allow the material to be driven through the aperture, and having an actuator linked to the movable element arranged to move the element between the first and second positions upon actuating by a user, wherein the drive mechanism can be actuated independently from the release mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.