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US 12,678,699 · App. 18/413,808 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Figure-playable portable toy

Inventor: Kei Kamiyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
A63H3/52
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,678,699
App. No.
18/413,808
Filed
Jan 16, 2024
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3711
USPC
446/478
Abstract

A figure-playable portable toy includes: a body configured to be installed on an installation surface; a lid provided on the body via a first hinge so as to be allowed to open and close, the lid defining a storage space between the lid and the body; and a grip portion. The lid includes a contact portion that comes into contact with the installation surface in a state in which the lid is opened relative to the body such that the contact portion holds the lid while the lid is erected relative to the installation surface.

Claims (21)

1 . A figure-playable portable toy comprising:

a body configured to be installed on an installation surface;

a lid provided on the body via a first hinge so as to be allowed to open and close, the lid defining a storage space between the lid and the body; and

a grip portion,

wherein the lid comprises a contact portion that comes into contact with the installation surface in a state in which the lid is opened relative to the body such that the contact portion holds the lid while the lid is erected relative to the installation surface,

wherein the grip portion is pivotable on the lid via a second hinge, and the grip portion is allowed to pivot until coming into contact with the installation surface in a state in which the body is installed on the installation surface.

2 . The figure-playable portable toy according to claim 1 ,

wherein the contact portion is provided as a part of a pivot base portion provided around the first hinge of the lid.

3 . The figure-playable portable toy according to claim 1 , wherein the second hinge comprising a second hinge shaft parallel to a first hinge shaft of the first hinge.

4 . The figure-playable portable toy according to claim 3 ,

wherein the second hinge comprises a protruding portion protruding in a direction substantially perpendicular to a hinge shaft direction of the second hinge, and

wherein the protruding portion restricts pivot of the lid by interfering with a part of the lid in the state in which the lid is opened relative to the body.

5 . The figure-playable portable toy according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lid comprises a plate-shaped member rotatably provided on the lid, the plate-shaped member being configured to protrude outward from an outer edge of the lid by rotating, and

wherein the body comprises an engagement portion with which a part of the plate-shaped member is engaged in a state in which the lid is closed relative to the body.

6 . The figure-playable portable toy according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a figure and a model toy,

wherein the storage space is configured to store at least one of the figure and the model toy, and

wherein the lid comprises:

a holding portion provided in the storage space and configured to hold the figure; and

an opening through which the figure held by the holding portion is exposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: KAMIYAMA, KEI
To: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066143/0275 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-005144 · Jan 17, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240238684A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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