ROBOT TOY

Abstract

A robot toy comprising arms legs, torso and head each made of toy buildings or skyscrapers which connect, transform, and assemble into a toy robot is disclosed.

Description

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

[0001] A portion of the disclosure of this patent contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to a toy robot. In particular, it relates to a toy robot that is formed or transformed from a plurality of individual multistory buildings.

[0004] Description of Related Art

[0005] The transformable toy is classically a toy that transforms from a toy that moves, runs, or the like, such as a car, into a robot-type toy with arms, legs, torso and head. A multitude of games, toys, cartoons and the like have been fashioned around this idea over the years. A number of design and utility patents have also captured a number of characteristics of these types of robot toys. These types of toys also suffer from the difficulty of figuring out how to make the toy transform, or at least form in the first place. Accordingly, while cartoons and videos can utilize the magic of movies, actual toys have become either impossible to manufacture, extraordinarily expensive, and/or extremely delicate. Having a robot toy that transforms without the above problems has been needed in the art for some time.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The present invention relates to the invention that, instead of making a transformable toy robot from another toy that moves, creating a transformable toy from objects which are not normally movable nor associated with robots, i.e. multistory buildings. This solves the problems above and makes the toys easier to make, as well as functions as a basis for cartoons and stories different than the current transformable toys.

[0007] Accordingly, in one embodiment, there is a robot toy comprising:

[0008] a) a pair of arms connected to a torso;

[0009] b) a pair of legs connected to a torso;

[0010] c) a torso;

[0011] d) a head connected to the torso; and

[0012] e) wherein each of the pair of arms, legs, torso and head are comprised of an assemblage of one or more multistory toy buildings wherein the buildings can be separated into buildings or assembled into a toy robot.

[0013] And, in yet another embodiment, there is a method of assembling a toy robot in a transformational manner comprising selecting a plurality of multistory toy buildings and then using the toy buildings to assemble a pair of arms, a pair of legs, a torso, and a head.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] FIG. 1 is an example of a toy robot.

[0015] FIG. 2 is an example of a disassembled toy robot.

[0016] FIG. 3 is an example of buildings disassembled with 2 or more building pieces for each appendage.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] While this invention is susceptible to embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and will herein be described in detail, specific embodiments, with the understanding that the present disclosure of such embodiments is to be considered as an example of the principles and not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments shown and described. In the description below, like reference numerals are used to describe the same, similar or corresponding parts in the several views of the drawings. This detailed description defines the meaning of the terms used herein and specifically describes embodiments in order for those skilled in the art to practice the invention.

DEFINITIONS

[0018] The terms "about" and "essentially" mean.+-.10 percent.

[0019] The terms "a" or "an", as used herein, are defined as one or as more than one. The term "plurality", as used herein, is defined as two or as more than two. The term "another", as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms "including" and/or "having", as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open language). The term "coupled", as used herein, is defined as connected, although not necessarily directly, and not necessarily mechanically.

[0020] The term "comprising" is not intended to limit inventions to only claiming the present invention with such comprising language. Any invention using the term comprising could be separated into one or more claims using "consisting" or "consisting of" claim language and is so intended.

[0021] References throughout this document to "one embodiment", "certain embodiments", and "an embodiment" or similar terms means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of such phrases in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments without limitation.

[0022] The term "or" as used herein is to be interpreted as an inclusive or meaning any one or any combination. Therefore, "A, B or C" means any of the following: "A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B and C". An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or acts are in some way inherently mutually exclusive.

[0023] The drawings featured in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating certain convenient embodiments of the present invention, and are not to be considered as limitations thereto. The term "means" preceding a present participle of an operation indicates a desired function for which there is one or more embodiments, i.e., one or more methods, devices, or apparatuses for achieving the desired function and that one skilled in the art could select from these or their equivalent in view of the disclosure herein and use of the term "means" is not intended to be limiting.

[0024] As used herein the phrase "pair of arms" refers to robot arms, each arm comprising one or more multistory buildings or part of buildings. The intersection of buildings can be utilized as arm joints or shoulder joints where the arm is attached to the torso or pieces of buildings used to assemble appendages (e.g. arms, legs, head, etc.). The arm includes hands, which can be part of a single building or multiple buildings, attached to the arm opposite the shoulder of the torso where the arm attaches.

[0025] As used herein the phrase "pair of legs" refers to robot legs, each leg comprising one or more multistory buildings or pieces of buildings. The intersection of buildings can be utilized as leg joints or hip joints where the leg is attached to the torso. The leg includes feet, which can be part of a single building or a separate building, attached to the leg opposite the hip of the torso where the leg attaches.

[0026] As used herein the term "torso" refers to the body of the robot as shown in the example figures, which can be made of one or more buildings or pieces of buildings arranged as a robot torso, including shoulders, breast plates and the like.

[0027] As used herein the term "head" refers to a robot head comprising one or more multistory buildings or pieces of buildings shaped to form a robot head. In one embodiment buildings, or pieces thereof, can be utilized for robot accessories, such as boots, hats, etc.

[0028] As used herein, the phrase "multistory toy building" refers to buildings greater than one story, such as skyscrapers or smaller buildings, as shown in the figures and examples. These buildings can be toy size, or any size, and can be in a cartoon toy manner or in a buildable toy manner.

[0029] As used herein the phrase "toy robot" refers to a toy of any size which has a humanoid shape, including arms, legs, head, and torso, but, while having a humanoid appearance, is not a human, but rather, made of buildings.

[0030] As used herein the phrase "transformational manner" refers to the abilities of the plurality of multistory toy buildings to be gathered together and interconnect to form a robot. One skilled in the art for building toy robots could adapt toy buildings to connect to one another by the manner known in the art for toy robots, thus adapting the toy buildings with connections, devices or means.

[0031] As used herein the phrase "city manner" refers to the multistory toy buildings being arranged in a manner such that the collection looks like a city with many multistory buildings, such as along a toy street, in a skyline, or the like. The buildings can then be assembled in a transformational manner from city manner to toy robot. In other embodiments, the buildings are just separate buildings.

[0032] Now referring to the Drawings, FIG. 1 is a toy robot made of multistory buildings. It consists of a robot 1 with arms 2, legs 3, torso 4, head 5, and accessories 8, including accessory boots 7, which, assembled together, form a robot made of multistory buildings 6.

[0033] FIG. 2 is a disassembled robot of FIG. 1 with extra pieces for interchangeability. FIG. 3 depicts the parts depicted in FIG. 2 being further disassembled into single buildings, a head 5 comprises a top 5a, main section 5b, and left 5c and right 5d sides, arms 3a, 3b, and 3c, are shown with multiple parts 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j, 3k, 31, and 3m.

[0034] Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make modifications resulting in other embodiments employing principles of the present invention without departing from its spirit or characteristics, particularly upon considering the foregoing teachings. Accordingly, the described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative, and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description or drawings. Consequently, while the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, modifications of structure, sequence, materials and the like apparent to those skilled in the art still fall within the scope of the invention as claimed by the applicant.

Claims

1. A transformable toy in the shape of a multistory building comprising: a) a top part of the building haying an articulating connection at the bottom of the top part for connecting to the center part of the building; b) a left and right part of the building haying an articulating connection for connection to the center part of the building; c) a left and right bottom part of the building haying an articulating connection for connecting to the bottom left and right bottom of the center part of the building; d) the center part of the building haying an articulating connection at the top for connecting the top part of the building, a left and right articulating connection at the left and right of the center part for connecting the left and right part of the building, and a bottom left and right articulating connection for connecting the left and right bottom part of the building; and e) wherein each of the parts of the building are connected such that when the parts are articulated they can be assembled into a toy robot haying arms, legs, a head and a torso, or assembled into a toy building having a single construction as a multistory building.

2. (canceled)

3. A method of assembling a toy robot in a transformational manner comprising selecting a plurality of multistory toy buildings and then using the toy buildings to assemble a pair of arms, a pair of legs, a torso, and a head.

4. A method according to claim 3 wherein the toy buildings are arranged in a city manner before assembling as a toy.

5. The toy building, wherein the lower left and right part of the building are designed to be articulated to form the feet of the toy robot.

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