IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,263,417
Granted Patent B2
US 12,263,417 · App. 17/992,171 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Model toy and cooking toy

Inventor: Kei Kamiyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
A63H33/3055
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Patent No.
US 12,263,417
App. No.
17/992,171
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A model toy includes: a main body portion; and a tray including a placement surface, the tray being stored inside the main body portion and configured to be drawn out from the main body portion. The main body portion includes a standing wall portion extending along a draw-out direction of the tray from an inner side of the main body portion to a position on or above the placement surface. The standing wall portion has a cutout portion that is cut out in an arc shape to face a draw-out side of the tray.

Claims (33)

1. A model toy comprising:

a main body portion; and

a tray comprising a placement surface, the tray being stored inside the main body portion and configured to be drawn out from the main body portion,

wherein the main body portion comprises i) a standing wall portion extending along a draw-out direction of the tray from an inner side of the main body portion to a position on or above the placement surface, ii) a perpendicular wall portion provided to be perpendicular to the placement surface of the tray, iii) an outer wall portion including a left side surface and a right side surface, the left side surface and the right side surface are perpendicular to the placement surface of the tray, and iv) a parallel wall portion provided to be parallel to the placement surface of the tray,

wherein the standing wall portion has a cutout portion that is cut out in an arc shape to face a draw-out side of the tray, and

wherein the standing wall portion extends from the perpendicular wall portion and between the left side surface of the outer wall portion and the right side surface the outer wall portion.

2. The model toy according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tray has the placement surface provided along the draw-out direction of the tray and an inclined surface provided to be inclined from the placement surface to face the cutout portion.

3. The model toy according to claim 2 ,

wherein a step is provided between the placement surface and the inclined surface.

4. The model toy according to claim 1 ,

wherein the parallel wall portion comprises a holding portion configured to sandwich and hold a part of the standing wall portion.

5. The model toy according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tray comprises a wall surface provided on a rear side of the tray, the wall surface having a recessed opening that is cut out in a recessed shape to open at a position corresponding to the standing wall.

6. A cooking toy comprising:

a main body portion;

a tray comprising a placement surface, the tray being stored inside the main body portion and configured to be drawn out from the main body portion; and

a figure body having a front surface and a back surface, the figure body being configured to be placed on the placement surface in an invertible manner,

wherein the main body portion comprises i) a standing wall portion extending along a draw-out direction of the tray from an inner side of the main body portion to a position on or above the placement surface, ii) a perpendicular wall portion provided to be perpendicular to the placement surface of the tray, iii) an outer wall portion including a left side surface and a right side surface, the left side surface and the right side surface are perpendicular to the placement surface of the tray, and iv) a parallel wall portion provided to be parallel to the placement surface of the tray,

wherein the standing wall portion has a cutout portion that is cut out in an arc shape to face a draw-out side of the tray, and

wherein the standing wall portion extends from the perpendicular wall portion and between the left side surface of the outer wall portion and the right side surface the outer wall portion.

7. The cooking toy according to claim 6 ,

wherein the placement surface has a rectangular shape, and

wherein the figure body is formed in a flat plate shape along the placement surface, and an end edge of the figure body is formed to be rounded.

8. The cooking toy according to claim 6 ,

wherein the figure body is a food model in which a decoration depicting the food uncooked is located on the front surface of the figure body and a decoration depicting the food cooked is located on the back surface of the figure body.

9. A cooking toy comprising:

a main body portion;

a tray comprising a placement surface, the tray being stored inside the main body portion and configured to be drawn out from the main body portion; and

a figure body having a front surface and a back surface, the figure body being configured to be placed on the placement surface in an invertible manner,

wherein the main body portion comprises a standing wall portion extending along a draw-out direction of the tray from an inner side of the main body portion to a position on or above the placement surface,

wherein the standing wall portion has a cutout portion that is cut out in an arc shape to face a draw-out side of the tray, and

wherein the figure body is a food model in which a decoration depicting the food uncooked is located on the front surface of the figure body and a decoration depicting the food cooked is located on the back surface of the figure body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2022
From: KAMIYAMA, KEI
To: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-190276 · Nov 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230158421A1 · May 25, 2023
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