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Granted Patent B2
US 12,629,601 · App. 18/383,966 · Granted May 19, 2026

Toy for figure play

Inventor: Kei Kamiyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
A63H3/52A63H17/262
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,629,601
App. No.
18/383,966
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toy for figure play includes a guide portion, a first slide member, a second slide member, and an interlocking member. The first slide member is configured to be guided by the guide portion, and includes a first knob portion and a first display portion. The second slide member is configured to be guided by the guide portion. The second slide member is provided on a back side of the first slide member, and includes a second knob portion. The interlocking member is provided to be movable in accordance with a slide operation of the second slide member, and includes a second display portion disposed on a front side of the first display portion.

Claims (28)

1 . A toy for figure play comprising:

a guide portion;

a first slide member configured to be guided by the guide portion, the first slide member comprising a first knob portion and a first display portion;

a second slide member configured to be guided by the guide portion, the second slide member being provided on a back side of the first slide member and comprising a second knob portion; and

an interlocking member provided to be movable in accordance with a slide operation of the second slide member, the interlocking member comprising a second display portion disposed on a front side of the first display portion,

wherein the first slide member comprises an engaging abutting portion configured to contact the second slide member to allow the first slid member to slide together with the second slide member.

2 . The toy for figure play according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cover member provided on a front side of the first slide member to allow the first display portion and the second display portion to appear and disappear.

3 . The toy for figure play according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first slide member comprises a first engaging portion,

wherein the second slide member comprises a second engaging portion, and

wherein the guide portion comprises:

a first movement regulating portion configured to be engaged with the first engaging portion at a position where the first display portion protrudes from the cover member to regulate sliding movement of the first slide member; and

a second movement regulating portion configured to be engaged with the second engaging portion at a position where the second display portion protrudes from the cover member to regulate sliding movement of the second slide member.

4 . The toy for figure play according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first slide member comprises a first sub-display portion,

wherein the second slide member comprises a second sub-display portion,

wherein a panel member comprising a third sub-display portion is provided on a back side of the second slide member, and

wherein the cover member comprises a display window portion that opens to allow the first sub-display portion, the second sub-display portion, and the third sub-display portion to be selectively displayed therethrough.

5 . The toy for figure play according to claim 1 ,

wherein the interlocking member is provided to be swingable.

6 . The toy for figure play according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a base member; and

a panel member comprising the guide portion, the panel member surrounding a part of the base member.

7 . The toy for figure play according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a traveling toy for figure play comprising a passenger compartment portion configured to open and close in a right and left direction,

wherein the panel member comprises a connecting engaged portion configured to be vertically engaged with a connecting engaging portion provided on an upper part of the passenger compartment portion, and

wherein the base member comprises a sandwiching engaged portion configured to be laterally engaged with a sandwiching engaging portion provided in the passenger compartment portion when the base member is disposed to be sandwiched by the passenger compartment portion in a state in which the passenger compartment portion is opened.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2023
From: KAMIYAMA, KEI
To: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-172174 · Oct 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240139636A1 · May 2, 2024
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