Playthings
AssigneeMaylodge Limited
InventorHedley John Mayze
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Abstract
A plaything (10) comprises a display means (12) for displaying a desired scene (14). A particulate material (16) is provided on the display means (12). The plaything (10) further includes pick-up means (18) to pick-up at least some of said particulate material (16) at the bottom regions of the display means (12) and to deposit the picked up particulate material at the top region of the display means (12) to simulate falling snow. The plaything can be filled with a suitable fluid, for example, water. The plaything also includes drive means (28) for driving the pick-up means.
Claims18
A plaything comprising
- a display means for displaying a desired scene, wherein the display means comprises:
- a fixed casting;
- a liquid held in said casing;
- a particulate material in said casing;
- pick-up means in said casing for picking up at least some of said particulate material at a first region of the display means and for deposit of the picked up particulate material at a second region of the display means;
- a rotary shaft having at least a portion within the casing for rotation relative to the casing, the pick-up means being mounted on the shaft wherein the pick-up means can be rotated by the shaft relative to the casing;
- drive means connected to the shaft for driving the pick-up means;
- and,
- wherein said first region of the display means is a bottom region of the casing, and said second region of the display means is a top region of the casing.
A plaything comprising a display means for displaying a desired scene, a particulate material in said display means, pick-up means for picking up at least some of the said particulate material at a first region of the display means and for depositing the picked up particulate material at a second region of the display means, and drive means for driving said pick-up means, wherein the pick-up means has thereon a plurality of pick-up members each being capable of picking up some of the particulate material, each pick-up member having a profile shaped to enable it to receive and pick-up some of the particulate material, and each pick-up member comprising first and second elongate pick-up elements defining said profile, each pick-up element extending from a rear region of the display means to a front region of the display means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.