Transformable toy, and accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy

Abstract

A transformable toy which can be instantly transformed by merely reversibly changing its state between a horizontal state and a vertical state, without operating the toy with an intention to carry out transformation, and surprises and excites users; and an accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy. The transformable toy includes weight members swingably disposed therein and is reversibly transformed between first and second configurations by using a movement of the center of gravity of the weight members. The transformable toy assumes the first configuration in the horizontal state and the second configuration in the vertical state. The accommodating case includes a fixing device, for fixing a bottom surface of the transformable toy to a bottom plate of the accommodating case when the transformable toy is in the first configuration, and an abutment portion, which abuts with a rear portion of the transformable toy.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a transformable toy which is reversibly transformed between two configurations, from a first configuration such as a vehicle or an animal to a second configuration such as a robot, or vice versa, and more particularly to a transformable toy which is reversibly transformed between a first configuration and a second configuration by means of a movement of the center of gravity of a weight member disposed inside the toy body, and an accommodating case for accommodating such a transformable toy.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Conventionally, when a transformable toy is transformed during play, it has been required that each constituent part be manually operated and operating procedures have been complicated. Therefore, a transformable toy which can be transformed by a simple operation has been proposed (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 9-10...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a transformable toy, based on a new idea, which can be instantly transformed by merely reversibly changing its state between a horizontal state and a vertical state, without operating the toy with an intention to carry out transformation, and give users a surprise and excitement.

[0008]Another object of the present invention is to provide an accommodating case for a transformable toy which allows the transformation of such a transformable toy to be checked while the toy is accommodated in the accommodating case, without the toy being taken out of the case and directly touched.

Problems solved by technology

Conventionally, when a transformable toy is transformed during play, it has been required that each constituent part be manually operated and operating procedures have been complicated.

Although even young children can enjoy the above-described transformable toy in that the toy can be transformed by a simple operation, namely, by operating a sliding member, the toy cannot surprise or excite users because they operate the sliding member with an intention to carry out the transformation.

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