Wire maze toy
AssigneeEduco International, Inc.
InventorsKathy A. Klaus, Patrick D. Bidwell
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Abstract
A wire maze toy includes an endless wire frame that is of substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration over its entire length and is configured to form multiple curves. A carriage including two slider members is fitted on the wire frame and is slidable along the wire frame. A spring structure has two ends connected to the two slider members respectively. The spring structure and the wire frame are dimensionally related such that tension in the spring structure depends on relative positions of the slider members along the wire frame.
Claims11
A wire maze toy comprising:
- an endless wire frame of substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration over its entire length, the wire frame being configured to form multiple curves, and
- a carriage including two slider members fitted on the wire frame and slidable along the wire frame, and a spring means having two ends connected to the two slider members respectively, the spring means and the wire frame being dimensionally related such that tension in the spring means depends on relative positions of the slider members along the wire frame.
A wire maze toy comprising:
- a substantially rigid wire having two opposite ends, the wire between its ends being bent to form curves and the two opposite ends of the wire being axially aligned and there being an axial hole in each end of the wire,
- a dowel pin having two opposite ends received respectively in the axial holes in the two opposite ends of the wire,
- material bonding the two opposite ends of the dowel pin to the two opposite ends respectively of the wire, and
- a slider member fitted on the wire and slidable along the wire.
A wire maze toy comprising:
- a substantially rigid wire having two opposite ends, the wire between its ends being bent to form multiple curves, and
- a carriage including two slider members fitted on the wire and slidable along the wire, and a spring means having two ends connected to the two slider members respectively, the spring means and the wire being dimensionally related such that tension in the spring means depends on relative positions of the slider members along the wire.
A slider device for use with a wire frame to provide a wire maze toy, the slider device comprising:
- at least two slider members each defining a passage and a restricted throat, whereby the wire frame may be forced through the throat so that the wire frame extends through the passage, and
- a spring means having two ends connected to the two slider members respectively.
A wire maze toy comprising:
- a wire frame, and
- a slider member mounted on the wire frame and slidable along the wire frame, the slider member defining a passage through which the wire frame extends and a restricted throat through which the wire frame may be forced for removing the slider member from the wire frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.