- Number
- 12049942
- Published
- 2024-07-30
- Filed
- 2020-12-02
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Wong; Clifford
- CPC
- A63H13/005; A63H13/02; A63H3/04; A63H3/46; A63J7/005; F16G13/07; F16G15/12
- Verdict
- High Hardware
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
The keeper's note
Mechanical curling-effect hardware for costumes/show props (granted).
Abstract
A curling effect is provided via a system, which may be included in an article, via a plurality of links, including distal, proximal, and intermediary links, that each comprise: a base; first and second wings, connected to opposite sides of the base such that each of first and second through-holes are aligned at a first height; and a header, connected between the wings that defines a third through-hole at the first height and a fourth through-hole at a second height different from the first height that is configured to accept a stringer there-through so that a force applied on the stringer in a direction from the distal link towards the proximal link causes rotation of neighboring links relative to one another; the neighboring links being joined via a linking axel disposed on a shared axis through the first, second, and third through-holes of the neighboring links.
Background
BACKGROUND (1) Various articles, including toys, clothing, and novelties, rely on particular motions and shapes to convey an aesthetic or perform a specific function. One of the more difficult to achieve motions or shapes is a curling of an otherwise straight object. SUMMARY (2) The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, a link for a chain, comprising: a base; a first wing connected on a first side of the base perpendicular to the base, wherein the first wing defines a first through-hole; a second wing connected on a second side of the base perpendicular to the base and opposite to the first side, wherein the second wing defines a second through-hole aligned with the first through-hole; and a header connected on a third side of the base perpendicular to the base, the first wing, and the second wing, wherein the header defines a third through-hole in a parallel plane to the first through-hole and the second through-hole and defines a fourth through-hole in a perpendicular plane to the third through-hole. (3) The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, a system, comprising: a plurality of links, including a distal link, a proximal link, and at least one intermediary link, wherein each link of the plurality of links comprises: a base; a first wing, connected to a first side of the base; a second wing, connected to a second side of the base opposite to the first side; and a header, connected to a third side of the base perpendicular to the first side and the second side;
Claims
1. A link for a chain, comprising: a base; a first wing connected on a first side of the base perpendicular to the base, wherein the first wing defines a first through-hole; a second wing connected on a second side of the base perpendicular to the base and opposite to the first side, wherein the second wing defines a second through-hole aligned with the first through-hole; and a header connected on a third side of the base perpendicular to the base, the first wing, and the second wing, wherein the header defines a third through-hole in a parallel plane to the first through-hole and the second through-hole and defines a fourth through-hole in a perpendicular plane to the third through-hole, and wherein the fourth through-hole is located at a height above the third through-hole relative to the base along a first direction defined by the link, and wherein the fourth through-hole is spaced from the third through-hole along the first direction so that the third through-hole and the fourth through-hole do not overlap along the first direction, and wherein the header has a wall that extends in a plane perpendicular to the first and second wings and to the base, and wherein the header has an extension extending from the wall in a direction opposite in which the first and second wings extend from the wall, and wherein the third through-hole and the fourth through-hole are both defined by the extension. ||
13. A link for a chain, comprising: a base; a first wing connected on a first side of the base perpendicular to the base, wherein the first wing defines a first through-hole; a second wing connected on a second side of the base perpendicular to the base and opposite to the first side, wherein the second wing defines a second through-hole aligned with the first through-hole; and a header connected on a third side of the base perpendicular to the base, the first wing, and the second wing, wherein the header defines a third through-hole in a parallel plane to the first through-hole and the second through-hole and defines a fourth through-hole in a perpendicular plane to the third through-hole, and wherein the header has a wall that extends in a plane perpendicular to the first and second wings and to the base, and wherein the header has an extension extending from the wall in a direction opposite in which the first and second wings extend from the wall, and wherein the third through-hole and the fourth through-hole are both defined by the extension. ||
15. A link for a chain, comprising: a base; a first wing connected on a first side of the base perpendicular to the base, wherein the first wing defines a first through-hole; a second wing connected on a second side of the base perpendicular to the base and opposite to the first side, wherein the second wing defines a second through-hole aligned with the first through-hole; and a header connected on a third side of the base perpendicular to the base, the first wing, and the second wing, wherein the header defines a third through-hole in a parallel plane to the first through-hole and the second through-hole and defines a fourth through-hole in a perpendicular plane to the third through-hole, and wherein the fourth through-hole is placed above an axis of rotation defined by the third through-hole, and wherein the header has a wall that extends in a plane perpendicular to the first and second wings and to the base, and wherein the header has an extension extending from the wall in a direction opposite in which the first and second wings extend from the wall, and wherein the fourth through-hole extends through the wall and the extension.