Toy top game unit
A toy top game unit is provided, the unit comprising a toy top, driving means for rotating said toy top, a game board for receiving said toy top thereon, means for interacting the toy top and the game with each other, and for imparting a change to an operational mode of the toy top on said game board. The interacting means include first magnet means arranged on the toy top and second magnet means arranged on the game board.
1. A toy top unit comprising:
a toy top, and
driving means for rotating said toy top,
(a) the driving means is provided with a spin imparting means to impart a spinning force to the toy top, a locking means to lock the spin imparting means and a rack belt, the spin imparting means is operated by linking it with a pulling-out operation of said rack belt inserted into the driving means, and when the rack belt is pulled Out from the driving means, the locking means starts and the spin imparting means immediately stops; and
(b) the toy top is provided with a linking portion to link the toy top with the spin imparting means, and the toy top, which spins by linking it with the operation of the spin imparting means, spins by inertia after the stopping of the spin imparting means and a linkage with the spin imparting means is disengaged.
2. A toy top game assembly comprising:
a toy top having a main body member with a cavity therein and a lower shaft body for contacting a support surface to permit rotation of the toy top;
a first magnet member removably mounted in the cavity of the main body member;
a fastener unit for retaining the magnet member in the main body member;
a game board having a base member with a plurality of cavities across its surface and a surface member removably attached to the game board to extend across the plurality of cavities; and
one or more second magnet members mounted in one or more of the plurality of cavities wherein the first magnet member provides a magnetic field that interacts with a second magnet member magnetic field to effect the movement of the toy top on the game board.
3. The toy top game assembly of claim 2 wherein the first magnet member is mounted adjacent the lower shaft body.
4. The toy top game assembly of claim 3 wherein a plurality of magnet members are mounted in the plurality of cavities.
5. The toy top game assembly of claim 4 wherein the surface member is made of a transparent plastic.
6. The toy top game assembly of claim 2 wherein the fastener unit includes a pair of parallel flexible leg pieces.
7. The toy top game assembly of claim 2 further including a shooter unit with a removable rack belt that can releasably engage with the toy top to impart spin to the toy top when the rack belt is relatively moved.