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US 9,616,351 B2Granted
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OwnerShin-Kyu Choiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a top generating a clear collision sound when the top collides with another top so as to make playing with a top more exciting, and having an improved fastening structure for a metal wheel on the top so as to allow the metal wheel to sufficiently vibrate when the top collides.
Claims31
A top comprising:
- a metal wheel;
- a rotary force generating part configured to generate a rotary force to rotate the metal wheel;
- a fixing part fixing the metal wheel to the rotary force generating part;
- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part;
- a bush disposed inside the fixing part;
- and
- a shaft rotatably disposed inside the metal wheel,
- wherein the bush is configured to prevent the shaft from idling, in response to the shaft being coupled to the fixing part.
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A top comprising:
- a metal wheel comprising one or more fastening formed on an inner periphery of a through hole formed at the center of the metal wheel;
- a rotary force generating part disposed under the metal wheel to support and rotate the metal wheel;
- a fixing part passed through the metal wheel and coupled to the rotary force generating part to allow the metal wheel to be fixed to the rotary force generating part;
- and
- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part,
- wherein the fixing part comprises:
- a body comprising a flange formed on a top side of the body;
- a coupling groove formed on the underside of the body to insert a portion of the rotary force generating part into the coupling groove;
- a locking projection protruding in a shape of a wedge from the underside of the body to allow the metal wheel to be located on the body;
- fastening protrusions protruding outward radially from the outer peripheral surface of the body to engage with the fastening of the metal wheel;
- and
- a protrusion formed along the outer peripheral surface of the body to form a gap between the metal wheel and the locking projection.
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A top comprising:
- a metal wheel comprising a through hole formed at the center of the metal wheel;
- a rotary force generating part disposed under the metal wheel to support and rotate the metal wheel;
- a fixing part passed through the metal wheel and coupled to the rotary force generating part to allow the metal wheel to be fixed to the rotary force generating part;
- a design wheel disposed on the top of the metal wheel to improve the outer appearance of the top;
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- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part,
- wherein the fixing part comprises:
- a body having a flange formed on a top side of the body;
- a coupling groove formed on an underside of the body to insert a portion of the rotary force generating part into the body;
- a locking projection protruding in a shape of a wedge from the underside of the body to allow the metal wheel and the design wheel to be located on the body;
- and
- a protrusion formed along the outer peripheral surface of the body to form a gap between the design wheel and the locking projection.
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A top comprising:
- a metal wheel comprising a through hole formed at the center of the metal wheel;
- a rotary force generating part disposed under the metal wheel to support and to rotate the metal wheel;
- a resonating part disposed under the metal wheel to allow a collision sound to be generated from the metal wheel, in response to the metal wheel colliding and resonating;
- a design wheel disposed on the top of the metal wheel;
- a fixing part passed through the metal wheel and coupled to the rotary force generating part to pressurize the resonating part and the design wheel, so that the resonating part and the design wheel are brought into close contact with each other, while having a gap between the resonating part and the design wheel to allow the metal wheel to be moved between the resonating part and the design wheel;
- and
- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part.
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A top comprising:
- a metal wheel comprising a through hole formed at a center the metal wheel;
- a rotary force generating part disposed under the metal wheel to support and to rotate the metal wheel;
- a resonating part disposed under the metal wheel to allow a collision sound to be generated from the metal wheel, in response to the metal wheel colliding and resonating;
- a design wheel disposed on the top of the metal wheel;
- a fixing part passed through the metal wheel, coupled to the rotary force generating part, and having a screw thread formed on an outer peripheral surface of the fixing part to allow the metal wheel to be movable between the resonating part and the design wheel;
- a nut engaged with the screw thread formed on the fixing part to allow the metal wheel, the resonating part and the design wheel to be located around the fixing part;
- and
- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part.
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A top comprising:
- a metal wheel comprising a through hole formed at the center of the metal wheel;
- one or more fastening formed on an inner periphery of the through hole;
- a rotary force generating part disposed under the metal wheel to support and rotate the metal wheel;
- a resonating part disposed under the metal wheel to allow a collision sound generated from the metal wheel, in response to the metal wheel colliding and resonating;
- a design wheel disposed on the top of the metal wheel and comprising one or more stoppers formed on the top surface of the design wheel;
- a fixing part passed through the metal wheel to be coupled to the rotary force generating part and comprising one or more stoppers engaged with the stoppers of the design wheel to prevent the fixing part from rotating over a given range to prevent the metal wheel, the resonating part and the design wheel from being brought into contact with each other;
- a nut engaged with the fixing part to allow the metal wheel, the resonating part and the design wheel to be located around the fixing part;
- and
- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part.
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A top comprising:
- a metal wheel comprising a through hole formed at the center of the metal wheel;
- a rotary force generating part disposed under the metal wheel to support and to rotate the metal wheel;
- a resonating part disposed under the metal wheel to allow a collision sound to be generated from the metal wheel, in response to the metal wheel colliding and resonating;
- a design wheel disposed on the top of the metal wheel;
- a fixing part passed through the metal wheel to be coupled to the rotary force generating part and comprising a screw thread formed on the outer peripheral surface of the fixing part to allow the metal wheel to be movable between the resonating part and the design wheel;
- a nut engaged with the screw thread formed on the fixing part to allow the metal wheel, the resonating part, and the design wheel to be located around the fixing part;
- a vibration amplifying part adapted to allow the metal wheel and the resonating part to be spaced apart from each other and to vibrate in response to a vibration generated from the metal wheel upon the colliding to amplify the resonance of the collision sound;
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- a winder comprising a handle and an elongated rack gear, wherein the elongated rack gear is configured to engage with a pinion gear of the rotary force generating part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.