Vibratory toy

Claim 2

A toy comprising, an operative member, a support structure, means for loosely attaching said operative member to said support structure to permit relative vibratory movement therebetween, and actuator means for vibrating said operative member, said actuator means including a coupling member operatively connected to said operative member and means for supplying rapid movement of said coupling member, thereby to vibrate said operative member; said support structure including a plurality of operatively interconnected panels selectively foldable into an enclosure for said operative member and said actuator means.

Claim 3

The toy of claim 1 in which said support structure comprises a plurality of integral hinge sections, each joining a pair of said panels flexibly together.

Claim 4

The toy of claim 2 in which said support structure comprises two sheets of polyvinyl chloride heat-sealed together around the perimeter thereof, and said panels includes stiffening sheets between said polyvinyl chloride sheets and sealed therebetween.

Claim 5

The toy of claim 2 including, snap fastening means mounted in selected ones of said panels for interconnecting said selected panels, whereBy said support structure forms said enclosure.

Claim 6

The toy of claim 1 in which said operative member includes flexible hinge sections to dividing said operative member into panels substantially coextensive with some of said panels of said support structure.

Claim 7

The toy of claim 4 in which said operative member is a plastic sheet having landscape-simulating embossments, said embossments dividing said plastic sheet into a plurality of panels, said flexible hinge sections being between said embossments.

Claim 8

The toy of claim 1 in which said operative member comprises a bounded surface area to permit restrained movement of figurines upon said bounded surface.

Claim 9

The toy of claim 7 in which said bounded surface area is an open area comprising raised boundries around its perimeter and being substantially flat within said perimeter.

Claim 10

The toy of claim 7 in which said bounded surface is a closed loop track.

Claim 11

The toy of claim 9 in which said operative member has a plurality of apertures formed therein adjacent one portion of said track and said toy includes,: A. A tunnel; and B. Individual mounting means extending through said respective apertures for attaching said tunnel to said support structure.

Claim 12

The toy of claim 1 in which said operative member has a plurality of elongated slots therein and said toy comprises, in addition, a plurality of connectors attached to said support structure and comprising stem portions extending through said slots, the dimensions of said stem portions being less than the widths of said slots whereby said operative member is free to move with respect to said connectors and said support structure within the limits of said slots, said connectors also comprising enlarged heads to hold said operative member close to said support structure.

Claim 13

The toy of claim 11 in which said operative structure has a generally rectangular perimeter and said slots are located near the corners thereof.

Claim 14

The toy of claim 5 in which said support structure comprises: A. A first substantially rectangular main panel; B. A second main panel having substantially the same shape and size as said first main panel; C. A base panel hinged to corresponding edges of said first and second panels and having substantially the same length as said edges; D. A first end panel extending from the edge of said first main panel opposite said base panel and having substantially the same length as said base panel; E. A second end panel extending from the edge of said second main panel opposite said base panel and having substantially the same length as said base panel; F. A first pair of side panels extending from the two remaining edges of said first main panel and comprising end flaps extending from said side panels in the same direction as said first end panel; G. Snap fastening means on each of said flaps and on said first end panel to snap said first end panel and said first pair of said panels together to form one end of an open box structure; H. A second pair of side panels extending from the two remaining edges of said second main panel and comprising end flaps extending from said side panels in the same direction as said second end panel; I. Snap fastening means on each of said flaps and on said second end panel to snap said second end panel and said second pair of side panels together to form the other end of said open box structure; J. An additional panel formed in the edge of said first end panel facing away from said first main panel and defined by slits extending from said last-named edge toward said first main panel in the central region of said first end panel to receive the edge of said second end panel facing away from said second main panel; and K. Locking means attached to said additional panel and said second end panel to lock said support structure together to form an enclosure.

Claim 15

The toy of claim 13 in which said slits defining said additional panel are substantially parallel to each other and extend only part way across said first end panel.