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US 12,409,379 · App. 18/122,214 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Fusible toy bead

Inventor: Ryo Sakai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
A63F9/06A63H33/06B44B9/00B44C3/12A63F2003/00794A63F2250/0428
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Patent No.
US 12,409,379
App. No.
18/122,214
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fusible toy bead includes a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses.

Claims (20)

1. A fusible toy bead comprising a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions extends in a protruding direction and having a proximal end and a distal end in the protruding direction, and when viewed from any direction perpendicular to the protruding direction, the distal end has a width smaller than that of the proximal end,

wherein each of the recesses is formed by connecting three surfaces opposed to each other such that a dihedral angle on an outer side of the fusible toy bead between each of the three surfaces and adjacent one of the three surfaces is not greater than 180 degrees.

2. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding direction is along an axis extending through the fusible toy bead, and the proximal end and distal end of each protrusion are defined with respect to the fusible toy bead.

3. The fusible toy bead according to claim 2 , wherein the protruding direction is along an axis extending through the center of the fusible toy bead.

4. The fusible toy bead according to claim 2 , wherein each protrusion is formed such that when viewed along the axis of the protruding direction, the adjacent protrusions each have a circular-arc-shaped outer circumference.

5. The fusible toy bead according to claim 4 , wherein each protrusion is formed such that when viewed along the axis of the protruding direction, the adjacent protrusions each have a circular-arc-shaped upper outer circumference and a straight lower outer circumference.

6. The fusible toy bead according to claim 4 , wherein the fusible toy bead when viewed from at least one direction assumes a star shape.

7. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein each protrusion is formed such that it becomes narrower from the proximal end to the distal end.

8. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of a first protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is connected to a surface of a second protrusion of the plurality of protrusions, the first protrusion being adjacent to the second protrusion.

9. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein each of the recesses is formed at a center of three protrusions opposed to each other.

10. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein each of the recesses is formed by connecting surfaces of three protrusions opposed to each other.

11. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions comprises a first protrusion and a plurality of second protrusions adjacent to and arranged radially around the first protrusion.

12. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein each of the protrusions is formed by a plurality of surfaces having a same shape.

13. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of protrusions is formed by a plurality of flat surfaces and has one peak.

14. The fusible toy bead according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of flat surfaces are four quadrilateral flat surfaces.

15. The fusible toy bead according to claim 14 , wherein the number of the plurality of protrusions is 18, and the number of the plurality of flat surfaces is 72.

16. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are formed from a single surface.

17. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein four or six protrusions are formed radially around each single protrusion.

18. The fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are approximately semispherical.

19. A kit of parts comprising at least one fusible toy bead according to claim 1 , and a holding tray for use with the at least one fusible toy bead.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: SAKAI, RYO
To: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062999/0443 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-250580 · Dec 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16696326 · Nov 26, 2019
Continuation 16226701 · Dec 20, 2018
Related Publication 20230218982A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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