CN106994250B - Swimming tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a toy, comprising: the pipeline system comprises a plurality of pipelines, a plurality of pipeline units and a plurality of pipeline units, wherein the pipelines are stacked in a staggered mode in space to form a three-dimensional drilling and climbing space; each pipeline is provided with at least one bending part, and both ends of each pipeline are provided with an inlet and an outlet communicated with the outside; and the ratio of the volume of the blank body of the toy to the volume of the peripheral body of the toy is less than 15%. The game has strong interest, compact structure and small occupied area, so that the occupied space of the playground can be fully utilized.

Description

Swimming tool

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of amusement facilities, in particular to a toy.

Background

Along with the continuous development of society, people pay more and more attention to the healthy growth of children. For children, physical activities should not be mechanical training, but rather, exercise of basic motor skills is integrated into a game of great interest. The game is an important factor for guaranteeing the healthy development of children, and the sports game is an important way for children to know themselves, explore, experience and know the external environment. The experience obtained in the game process is beneficial to improving the abilities of the children in all aspects of cognition, emotion, action and the like.

The climbing robot is a game form loved by children, can exercise the limb strength of the children, promote the harmony of hands and feet, and cultivate the brave quality and lively character of the children. In the existing amusement tools for children to drill and climb, the small-sized amusement tools for drilling and climbing have single general form and are not strong in interestingness, and the large-sized amusement tools for drilling and climbing in amusement parks have loose structures and overlarge occupied areas.

Therefore, there is a need for a novel toy to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In this summary, concepts in a simplified form are introduced that are further described in the detailed description. This summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a swimming tool which comprises a plurality of pipelines, wherein the pipelines are mutually staggered and stacked on the space to form a three-dimensional drilling and climbing space; each pipeline is provided with at least one bending part, and both ends of each pipeline are provided with an inlet and an outlet communicated with the outside; and the ratio of the volume of the blank body of the toy to the volume of the peripheral body of the toy is less than 15%.

Preferably, each pipeline comprises two inlet and outlet parts which are respectively positioned at two ends of the pipeline to form an inlet and an outlet; and at least one middle part, wherein two ends of each middle part are respectively provided with an opening, and the at least one middle part is sequentially connected between the two inlet and outlet parts, the middle part comprises at least one bent pipe part, and the bent pipe part forms a bent part.

Preferably, the bend of the pipe portion of at least one pipe has a curvature.

Preferably, each curved tube portion extends in a horizontal plane or in a vertical plane.

Preferably, the intermediate portion of at least one conduit further comprises at least one straight tube portion.

Preferably, each straight tube portion extends in a horizontal plane or is perpendicular to a horizontal plane; and each curved tube portion extends in a horizontal plane or in a vertical plane.

Preferably, each duct is circular in cross-section perpendicular to the direction of extension.

Preferably, each duct has a rectangular cross section perpendicular to the direction of extension.

Preferably, at least one pipeline is provided with a middle access hole communicated with the outside on the pipe wall.

Preferably, at least one of the conduits is provided with a plurality of discretely arranged viewing apertures in the wall of the conduit.

Preferably, at least two of the portholes are located on different conduits, aligned and communicating with each other.

Preferably, the opening direction of the inlet and outlet of each pipeline is parallel to the horizontal plane or perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

Preferably, only the inlet and outlet portions of the at least one conduit are disposed against the ground and none of the intermediate portions are disposed against the ground.

Preferably, each conduit is in close spatial proximity to the walls of at least two other conduits.

Preferably, the conduits in spaced close relationship are secured together by a connector.

Preferably, each conduit is in intersecting, overlapping or closely adjacent arrangement with at least two other conduits from a top view.

Preferably, each conduit is in intersecting, overlapping or closely adjacent arrangement with at least two other conduits from a side view.

Preferably, each duct is made of a translucent material.

Preferably, the plurality of conduits are not in communication with each other.

The amusement tool provided by the invention has strong interest because each pipeline is provided with the bending part and the plurality of pipelines are mutually staggered and stacked.

In addition, in the present application, the term "enclosure" is defined as: the column body is formed by taking the orthographic projection of the toy on the horizontal plane as the bottom surface and the height of the highest point of the toy as the height. The term "pipe body" is defined as: the aggregate of all the pipes in the toy comprises the inner space of the pipe enclosed by the outer wall of the pipe. The term "nulls" is defined as the portion of the "peripheral volume" that remains after the "nulls" are removed. Because the pipelines with the bending parts are arranged in a staggered and stacked mode and the requirement that the volume of the blank body and the volume of the peripheral body are smaller is met, namely the requirement that the wasted space is smaller is met, the purposes that the structure of the amusement tool is compact and the occupied area is small are achieved, and the occupied space of the amusement park can be fully utilized.

Drawings

The following drawings of the invention are included to provide a further understanding of the invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles and apparatus of the invention.

In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toy according to a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

figure 4 is a perspective view of thepipe 1 of figure 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of thepipe 2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of thepipe 3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of thetube 4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of thepipe 5 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of thetube 6 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of theconduit 7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of theconduit 8 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a toy according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is another perspective view of a toy according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

figure 14 is a perspective view of thepipe 1 of figure 12;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of thepipe 2 of FIG. 12;

fig. 16 is a perspective view of thepipe 3 of fig. 12.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.

In order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, a detailed structure will be set forth in the following description in order to explain a ball game device in accordance with the present invention. It is apparent that the practice of the invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, however, the invention is capable of other embodiments in addition to the detailed description and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention, as the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. When the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting.

The invention provides a swimming tool, as shown in figure 1. The swimming tool comprises a plurality of pipelines, wherein the pipelines are stacked in a staggered mode in space to form a three-dimensional drilling space; each pipeline is provided with at least one bending part, and both ends of each pipeline are provided with an inlet and an outlet communicated with the outside; and the ratio of the volume of the blank body of the toy to the volume of the peripheral body of the toy is less than 15%.

The user can enter from one of the inlets and outlets at two ends of any pipeline, drill in the pipeline and drill from one of the inlets and outlets at the other end of the pipeline. The plurality of pipelines of the swimming tool are mutually staggered and stacked, and each pipeline is provided with a bending part, so that a user cannot know which position of the swimming tool to drill from in advance, and the interest of the swimming tool is increased.

In addition, in the present application, the term "enclosure" is defined as: the column body is formed by taking the orthographic projection of the toy on the horizontal plane as the bottom surface and the height of the highest point of the toy as the height. The term "pipe body" is defined as: the aggregate of all the pipes in the toy comprises the inner space of the pipe enclosed by the outer wall of the pipe. The term "nulls" is defined as the portion of the "peripheral volume" that remains after the "nulls" are removed. Because the pipelines with the bending parts are arranged in a staggered and stacked mode and the requirement that the volume of the blank body and the volume of the peripheral body are smaller is met, namely the requirement that the wasted space is smaller is met, the purposes that the structure of the amusement tool is compact and the occupied area is small are achieved, and the occupied space of the amusement park can be fully utilized.

Exemplary embodiments

Fig. 1, 2 show perspective views of a toy according to a first embodiment of the invention, and fig. 3 shows a top view of the toy. The swimming tool comprisespipelines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, wherein the pipelines 1-8 are stacked in a staggered manner in space to form a three-dimensional drilling space, each pipeline is provided with at least one bending part, and two ends of each pipeline are provided with an inlet and an outlet communicated with the outside; and the ratio of the volume of the blank body of the toy to the volume of the peripheral body of the toy is less than 15%. Fig. 4 to 11 show the structural schematic diagrams of thepipe 1 to thepipe 8, respectively.

Hereinafter, when a single duct is described, the direction is determined with reference to a viewing angle when facing the first access portion of the duct.

As shown in fig. 4, theduct 1 includes a first inlet/outlet portion 101, afirst elbow portion 102, a firststraight tube portion 103, asecond elbow portion 104, a secondstraight tube portion 105, and a second inlet/outlet portion 106. Specifically, the first inlet/outlet portion 101 is disposed against the ground, and the opening direction thereof is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that a user can enter or leave thepipeline 1 through the first inlet/outlet portion; the first inlet andoutlet part 101 is connected with a firstbent pipe part 102, and the other end of the firstbent pipe part 102 is horizontally bent leftwards by 90 degrees; the firstbent pipe part 102 is connected with a firststraight pipe part 103, the firststraight pipe part 103 is connected with a secondbent pipe part 104, and the other end of the secondbent pipe part 104 is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees; thesecond elbow section 104 is connected to a secondstraight section 105, the secondstraight section 105 is connected to asecond access section 106, and a user can enter or leave thepipe 1 through thesecond access section 106. Thepipeline 1 is horizontally arranged against the ground, the firstbent pipe part 102 and the secondbent pipe part 104 form two bending parts of thepipeline 1, and the firstbent pipe part 102 and the secondbent pipe part 104 both extend in a horizontal plane. The firststraight tube portion 103 and the secondstraight tube portion 105 each extend in a horizontal plane. Herein, the straight tube portion and the bent tube portion are both referred to as an intermediate portion. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 1 and the intermediate portion are integrally formed.

As shown in fig. 5, theduct 2 includes a first inlet-outlet portion 201, afirst elbow portion 202, a firststraight tube portion 203, asecond elbow portion 204, and a second inlet-outlet portion 205. The first inlet andoutlet portion 201 is disposed to be close to the ground, and the opening direction of the first inlet andoutlet portion 201 is parallel to the horizontal plane and perpendicular to the opening direction of the first inlet andoutlet portion 101 of thepipeline 1, so that a user can enter or leave thepipeline 2 through the first inlet andoutlet portion 201; the first inlet andoutlet part 201 is connected with a firstbent pipe part 202, the other end of the firstbent pipe part 202 is horizontally bent to the right by 90 degrees, the firstbent pipe part 202 is connected with a firststraight pipe part 203, the firststraight pipe part 203 is connected with a secondbent pipe part 204, and the other end of the secondbent pipe part 204 is horizontally bent to the front by 90 degrees; the secondcurved pipe portion 204 is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 205, and an opening direction of the second inlet/outlet portion 205 is parallel to a horizontal plane, so that a user can enter or leave thepipe 2 through the second inlet/outlet portion 205. Thepipeline 2 is arranged against the ground, the firstbent pipe portion 202 and the secondbent pipe portion 204 form two bending portions of thepipeline 2, and the firstbent pipe portion 202 and the secondbent pipe portion 204 extend in a horizontal plane. The firststraight tube portion 203 extends in a horizontal plane. The firststraight pipe part 203 of thepipeline 2 is closely adjacent to the pipe wall of the first inlet andoutlet part 201 of thepipeline 1, and thepipeline 1 and thepipeline 2 form a close spatial relationship. It will be appreciated that theconduit 1 is in close spatial proximity to theconduit 2 when viewed from above. Thepipe 2 is in overlapping relation with thepipe 1 from a side view. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 2 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

As shown in fig. 6, theduct 3 includes a first inlet-outlet portion 301, abent duct portion 302, and a second inlet-outlet portion 303. Thecurved pipe portion 302 is semicircular, the opening directions of the first inlet/outlet portion 301 and the second inlet/outlet portion 303 are the same, and the opening direction of the first inlet/outlet portion 301 is perpendicular to the opening direction of the first inlet/outlet portion 101 of theduct 1. Thepipeline 3 is horizontally arranged on the ground. Thebent tube portion 302 forms a bend of thepipe 3, and thebent tube portion 302 extends in a vertical plane. The second inlet/outlet portion 303 is in close spatial proximity to the firststraight tube portion 103 of theconduit 1 and theconduit 3 is in close spatial proximity to theconduit 1. Preferably, the pipe wall of thepipe 3 is further formed with a middle access hole communicating with the outside, and the middle access hole can allow a user to access thepipe 3. It will be appreciated that theconduit 3 and theconduit 1 are in close spatial proximity when viewed from above. Theconduit 3 and theconduit 1 are also in close spatial proximity from a side view. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 3 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

As shown in fig. 7, theduct 4 includes a first inlet/outlet portion 401, a firststraight duct portion 402, a firstcurved duct portion 403, a secondcurved duct portion 404, a secondstraight duct portion 405, and a second inlet/outlet portion 406. The first inlet and outlet portion 401 is disposed above the pipeline 1, and the opening direction of the first inlet and outlet portion 401 is parallel to the horizontal plane and perpendicular to the opening direction of the first inlet and outlet portion 101 of the pipeline 1, so that a user can enter or leave the pipeline 4 through the first inlet and outlet portion 401; the first inlet and outlet part is connected with a first straight pipe part 402, the first straight pipe part 402 is connected with a first bent pipe part 403, and the other end of the first bent pipe part 403 is horizontally bent leftwards by 90 degrees; the first bent pipe part 403 is connected with a second bent pipe part 404, the other end of the second bent pipe part 404 is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees, and the first bent pipe part 403 and the second bent pipe part 404 form an S-shaped structure parallel to the horizontal plane; the second curved pipe portion 404 is connected to a second straight pipe portion 405, the second straight pipe portion is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 406, the second inlet/outlet portion 406 is located above the pipeline 1, and the opening direction of the second inlet/outlet portion 406 is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that a user can enter or leave the pipeline 4 through the second inlet/outlet portion 406. The firstcurved pipe section 403 and the secondcurved pipe section 404 form two bent portions of thepipeline 4, and the firstcurved pipe section 402 and the secondcurved pipe section 404 extend in a horizontal plane. The firststraight tube portion 402 and the secondstraight tube portion 405 extend in a horizontal plane. Thepipeline 4 is wholly positioned above thepipelines 1 and 2 and is parallel to the horizontal plane. The firstbent pipe part 403 of thepipeline 4 is positioned above the firstbent pipe part 202 of thepipeline 2, the pipe walls of the firstbent pipe part 403 of thepipeline 4 and the firstbent pipe part 202 of thepipeline 2 are adjacent, and the firstbent pipe part 403 of thepipeline 4 and the firstbent pipe part 202 of thepipeline 2 form a crossed relationship; the second straight tube portion of theconduit 4 is located above the firststraight tube portion 103 of theconduit 1 so that theconduit 4 is in a spaced close relationship with theconduit 2 and theconduit 4 is in a spaced close relationship with theconduit 1. It will be appreciated that theduct 4 is arranged crosswise to theduct 2 and that theduct 4 is arranged overlapping theduct 1, as seen from above. In addition, theconduit 4 is in close proximity to theconduit 2 and theconduit 4 is in close proximity to theconduit 1 when viewed from a side view. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 4 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

As shown in fig. 8, theduct 5 includes a first inlet-outlet portion 501, afirst elbow portion 502, asecond elbow portion 503, and a second inlet-outlet portion 504. The first inlet andoutlet portion 501 is arranged close to the ground, the opening direction of the first inlet andoutlet portion 501 is parallel to the horizontal plane and forms an included angle of 180 degrees with the opening direction of the first inlet andoutlet portion 101 of thepipeline 1, and a user can enter or leave thepipeline 5 through the first inlet andoutlet portion 501; the first inlet and outlet portion is connected to one end of afirst elbow portion 502, and the extension direction of the other end of thefirst elbow portion 502 is vertically upward, so that the pipeline is bent upward by 90 °; the firstbent pipe portion 502 is connected to a secondbent pipe portion 503, and the other end of the secondbent pipe portion 503 extends vertically downward, so that the pipe is bent downward by 180 °. The secondcurved pipe portion 503 is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 504, and the opening direction of the second inlet/outlet portion 504 is perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and is located above theduct 3 and spaced from theduct 3 by a certain distance, so that a user can enter or leave theduct 5 through the second inlet/outlet portion 504. The first and secondbent tube portions 502, 503 form two bends of the pipe, and the first and secondbent tube portions 502, 503 extend in a vertical plane. The wall of the firstcurved pipe section 502 is immediately adjacent to the secondstraight pipe section 105 of thepipeline 1 and intersects and immediately adjacent to the firststraight pipe section 103 of thepipeline 1, so that thepipeline 5 and thepipeline 1 are in intersecting and immediately adjacent relationship; the secondcurved pipe section 503 bypasses the secondstraight pipe section 405 of thepipe 4 from above and the walls of both are in close proximity, so that thepipe 5 is in a crossing and close-proximity relationship with thepipe 4. It will be appreciated that, from a top view, theduct 5 is arranged immediately adjacent to theduct 1, crosswise to theduct 4, crosswise to theduct 3; thepipe 5 is arranged crosswise to thepipe 1 and in close proximity to thepipe 4, seen from a side view. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 5 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

As shown in fig. 9, theduct 6 includes a first inlet/outlet portion 601, afirst elbow portion 602, asecond elbow portion 603, athird elbow portion 604, and a second inlet/outlet portion 605. The first access portion 601 is arranged against the ground and below the pipe 4, with an opening direction parallel to the horizontal plane and perpendicular to the opening direction of the first access portion 101 of the pipe 1, from which a user can enter or leave the pipe 6; the first inlet and outlet portion 601 is connected to a first elbow portion 602, and the extending direction of the other end of the first elbow portion 602 is vertical upward, so that the pipeline is bent upward by 90 °; the first bent pipe part 602 is connected with a second bent pipe part 603, the extending direction of the other end of the second bent pipe part 603 is vertically downward, so that the pipeline is bent 180 degrees to the left and downward, and the second bent pipe part 603 and the first bent pipe part 602 are positioned on two vertical planes which are perpendicular to each other; the second bent pipe part 603 is connected with a third bent pipe part 604, the extending direction of the other end of the third bent pipe part 604 is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the pipeline is bent by 90 degrees towards the horizontal direction, and the third bent pipe part 604 and the second bent pipe part 603 are positioned on the same vertical plane; the third curved pipe section 604 connects to a second inlet and outlet section 605, which second inlet and outlet section 605 is arranged against the ground and has an opening direction parallel to the horizontal plane, from which a user can enter or leave the pipe 6. The firstcurved tube portion 602, the secondcurved tube portion 603, the thirdcurved tube portion 604 form three bends of thepipe 6, and the firstcurved tube portion 602, the secondcurved tube portion 603, the thirdcurved tube portion 604 all extend in a vertical plane. The first inlet/outlet portion 601 opens towards the firststraight tube portion 203 of theduct 2 at a distance (not shown), but the first inlet/outlet portion 601 is adjacent to the first inlet/outlet 201 portion of theduct 2; the secondcurved tube portion 603 bypasses the secondstraight tube portion 405 of thetube 4 from above and abuts against the wall of the secondstraight tube portion 405 of thetube 4, thereby placing thetube 6 in a crossing relationship with thetube 4. Thesecond elbow section 603 is also in close proximity to thesecond elbow section 503 of thepipe 5. Thus,conduit 6 is in spaced, close proximity relation toconduit 2,conduit 6 is in spaced, intersecting, close proximity relation toconduit 4, andconduit 6 is in spaced, close proximity relation toconduit 5. It will be appreciated that from a top view theduct 6 is immediately adjacent to theduct 2, theduct 6 intersects theduct 4 and theduct 6 is immediately adjacent to theduct 5. From a side view, theduct 6 overlaps theduct 5, and theduct 6 is in close proximity to theducts 2, 4. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 6 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

As shown in fig. 10, theduct 7 includes a first inlet/outlet portion 701, afirst elbow portion 702, a firststraight pipe portion 703, asecond elbow portion 704, a secondstraight pipe portion 705, athird elbow portion 706, and a second inlet/outlet portion 707. The opening direction of the first inlet and outlet portion 701 is parallel to the horizontal plane and perpendicular to the opening direction of the first inlet and outlet portion 101 of the duct 1, and is disposed above the duct 8, and a user can enter or leave the duct 7 through the first inlet and outlet; the first inlet and outlet part 701 is connected with a first bent pipe part 702, and the first bent pipe part 702 is horizontally bent leftwards by 90 degrees; the first bent pipe part 702 is connected with a first straight pipe part 703, and the first straight pipe part 703 extends along the horizontal direction; the first straight pipe part 703 is connected with a second bent pipe part 704, and the second bent pipe part 704 is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees; the second bent pipe part 704 is connected with a second straight pipe part 705, and the first bent pipe part 702, the first straight pipe part 703, the second bent pipe part 704 and the second straight pipe part 705 extend in the same horizontal plane; the second straight pipe part 705 is connected with a third bent pipe part 706, and the other end of the third bent pipe part 706 extends vertically downwards, so that the pipeline is bent downwards by 90 degrees; the third curved pipe portion 706 is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 707, and an opening direction of the second inlet/outlet portion 707 is perpendicular to a horizontal plane and is spaced from the ground by a certain distance, which can be designed by a person skilled in the art according to circumstances. The first 702, second 704 and third 706 elbow portions form three bends of thepipe 7, with the first 702, second 704 elbow portions extending in a horizontal plane and the third 706 elbow portions extending in a vertical plane. The firststraight tube portion 703 is located above and vertically overlaps the firststraight tube portion 203 of thepipeline 2, with the tube walls of the two being closely adjacent. Furthermore, theelbow portion 302 of theconduit 3 surrounds thesecond port portion 707 of saidconduit 7 with the walls of the two in close proximity, thereby bringing theconduit 3 into intersecting and close proximity relation with theconduit 6. The secondstraight tube portion 705 of theduct 7 is located above the second inlet andoutlet portion 605 of theduct 6. It will be appreciated that, from a top view, theduct 7 partially overlaps theduct 2, theduct 7 being arranged immediately adjacent to theduct 3, theduct 7 being arranged immediately adjacent to theduct 6; from a side view, theduct 7 is arranged next to theduct 2, theduct 7 is arranged crosswise to theduct 3, and theduct 7 is arranged next to theduct 6. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 7 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

As shown in fig. 11, theduct 8 includes a first inlet/outlet portion 801, a firststraight duct portion 802, afirst elbow portion 803, asecond elbow portion 804, athird elbow portion 805, afourth elbow portion 806, and a second inlet/outlet portion 807. The first inlet and outlet part 801 is arranged close to the ground, the opening direction of the first inlet and outlet part is parallel to the horizontal plane and forms an included angle of 180 degrees with the opening direction of the first inlet and outlet part 101 of the pipeline 1, and a user can enter or leave the pipeline 8 through the first inlet and outlet part; the first inlet/outlet portion 801 is connected with a first straight pipe portion 802, and the first straight pipe portion 802 is horizontally arranged against the ground; the first straight pipe portion 802 is connected to a first bent pipe portion 803, and the other end of the first bent pipe portion 803 extends vertically upwards, so that the pipeline 8 is vertically bent upwards by 90 degrees; the first elbow portion 803 is connected to a second elbow portion 804, and the other end of the second elbow portion 804 extends in a horizontal direction, so that the pipe is bent to the right by 90 ° in a front view direction; the second bent pipe part 804 is connected with a third bent pipe part 805, and the other end of the third bent pipe part 805 is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees; the third curved pipe section 805 is connected with a fourth curved pipe section 806, and the other end of the fourth curved pipe section 806 extends along the horizontal direction, so that the pipeline is bent for 180 degrees on the vertical plane; the fourth elbow portion 806 is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 807, and the second inlet/outlet portion 807 is disposed in contact with the ground, and has an opening direction parallel to the horizontal plane and aligned with the opening direction of the first inlet/outlet portion 801 of the duct 8. The firstcurved tube portion 803, the secondcurved tube portion 804, the thirdcurved tube portion 805, and the fourthcurved tube portion 806 form four bends of thepipe 8, and the firstcurved tube portion 803, the secondcurved tube portion 804 extend in different vertical planes, and the thirdcurved tube portion 805 extends in a horizontal plane. The firststraight tube portion 802 of thetube 8 is immediately adjacent to the firststraight tube portion 203 of thetube 2; the secondbent pipe part 804 is bent along the pipe wall of thepipeline 7 and extends above the firststraight pipe part 703 of thepipeline 7, and the thirdbent pipe part 805 is arranged on thepipeline 7 and is crossed with the secondbent pipe part 704 of thepipeline 7; thefourth elbow portion 806 extends along the wall of thepipeline 7 to be bent below the secondstraight portion 705 of thepipeline 7, and the second inlet/outlet portion 807 is located below thepipeline 7. Thus, theconduit 8 is in close spatial relationship with theconduit 2 and theconduit 8 is in close spatial relationship with theconduit 7. It will be appreciated that theduct 8 is arranged next to theduct 2, theduct 8 is arranged crosswise to theduct 7 and theduct 8 is arranged crosswise to theduct 4, seen from above. From a side view, theduct 8 partially overlaps theduct 2, is arranged partially crosswise, theduct 8 is arranged partially next to theduct 7, is arranged partially crosswise, and theduct 8 is arranged next to theduct 4. The inlet and outlet portions of theduct 8 are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

Fig. 12, 13 show perspective views of a toy according to a second embodiment of the invention. The swimming tool of the second embodiment of the invention comprises pipelines 1', 2' and 3', wherein the pipelines 1' -3 ' are stacked in a staggered way on the space to form a three-dimensional drilling space, each pipeline is provided with at least one bending part, and both ends of each pipeline are provided with an inlet and an outlet communicated with the outside; and the ratio of the volume of the blank body of the toy to the volume of the peripheral body of the toy is less than 15%. Fig. 14 to 16 show the structural schematic of the pipe 1 '-3', respectively.

Hereinafter, when a single duct is described, a direction is determined with reference to a viewing angle when facing a first access portion of the duct, unless otherwise specified.

As shown in fig. 14, the duct 1' includes a first inlet and outlet portion 101', a first bent tube portion 102', a first straight tube portion 103', a second bent tube portion 104', a third bent tube portion 105', a fourth bent tube portion 106', a fifth bent tube portion 107', and a second inlet and outlet portion 108 '. The first inlet and outlet portion 101' is arranged against the ground, and the opening direction of the first inlet and outlet portion 101' is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that a user can enter or leave the pipeline 1 '; the first inlet and outlet portion 101' is connected to a first elbow portion 102', the first elbow portion 102' is located above the first inlet and outlet portion 101', and the extending direction of the other end of the first elbow portion 102' is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the pipeline 1 is bent at 90 ° to the left on the vertical plane; the first bent pipe part 102 'is connected with the first straight pipe part 103'; the first straight pipe part 103' is connected with a second bent pipe part 104', and the other end of the second bent pipe part 104' is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees; the second bent pipe part 104' is connected with a third bent pipe part 105', and the other end of the third bent pipe part 105' is horizontally bent leftwards by 90 degrees; the third bent pipe part 105' is connected with a fourth bent pipe part 106', and the other end of the fourth bent pipe part 106' is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees; the fourth bent pipe part 106' is connected with a fifth bent pipe part 107', and the other end of the fifth bent pipe part 107' extends vertically downwards; the fifth elbow portion 107 'is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 108', the second inlet/outlet portion 108 'being disposed against the ground and having an opening direction corresponding to the opening direction of the first inlet/outlet portion 101', and a user can enter or leave the duct 1 'through the second inlet/outlet portion 108'. The first curved tube portion 102', the second curved tube portion 104', the third curved tube portion 105', the fourth curved tube portion 106', the fifth curved tube portion 107' form five bends of the pipeline 1', and the first curved tube portion 102' and the fifth curved tube portion 107' extend in a vertical plane, and the second curved tube portion 104', the third curved tube portion 105', the fourth curved tube portion 106' extend in a vertical plane. The first straight tube portion 103' extends in a horizontal plane. Furthermore, it can be seen from fig. 14 that the pipe 1' has only the first port portion 101' and the second port portion 108' arranged against the ground, while the other intermediate portions are not arranged against the ground, but are arranged higher than the two port portions. Herein, the straight tube portion and the bent tube portion are both referred to as an intermediate portion. The inlet and outlet portions of the duct 1' are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

Illustratively, the second elbow portion 104' has a central access hole formed in a vertical wall thereof. The central access aperture may allow a user to access the duct 1'.

As shown in fig. 15, for convenience of description, in describing fig. 15, the direction is determined with reference to the viewing angle when the substantially front side faces the drawing sheet. The duct 2' includes a first inlet/outlet portion 201', a first straight tube portion 202', a first bent tube portion 203', a second bent tube portion 204', a second straight tube portion 205', a third bent tube portion 206', a third straight tube portion 207', a fourth bent tube portion 208', a fourth straight tube portion 209', and a second inlet/outlet portion 210 '. The first inlet/outlet portion 201' is disposed against the ground, and the opening direction thereof is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that a user can enter or leave the pipeline 2' through the first inlet/outlet portion 201 '; the first inlet and outlet portion 201 is connected with a first straight pipe portion 202', and the first straight pipe portion 202' is positioned above the first inlet and outlet portion 201' and extends vertically upwards; the first straight pipe part 202 'is connected with a first bent pipe part 203', and the extending direction of the other end of the first bent pipe part 203 'is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the pipeline 1' is bent to the left by 90 degrees on the vertical plane; the first bent pipe part 203' is connected with a second bent pipe part 204', and the other end of the second bent pipe part 204' is horizontally bent forwards by 90 degrees; the second elbow portion 204' is connected to a second straight tube portion 205', the second straight tube portion 205' extending in a horizontal direction; the second straight pipe part 205' is connected with a third bent pipe part 206', and the extension direction of the other end of the third bent pipe part 206' is vertically downward; the third curved tube section 206 is connected to a third straight tube section 207, the third straight tube section 207 extending in a vertical direction; the third straight pipe section 207 is connected with a fourth bent pipe section 208, the other end of the fourth bent pipe section 208 'is arranged against the ground, and the extending direction of the fourth bent pipe section 208' is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the pipeline is bent to the left by 90 degrees on the vertical plane; the fourth bent pipe part 208 'is connected with a fourth straight pipe part 209', the fourth straight pipe part is arranged against the ground, and the extending direction of the fourth straight pipe part is parallel to the horizontal plane; the fourth straight tube portion 209 'is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 210', the second inlet/outlet portion 210 'being arranged against the ground, with the opening direction parallel to the horizontal plane and forming an angle of 180 ° with the opening direction of the first inlet/outlet portion 201', so that a user can enter or leave the duct 2 'through the second inlet/outlet portion 210'. The first curved pipe portion 203', the second curved pipe portion 204', the third curved pipe portion 206', and the fourth curved pipe portion 208'form 4 bent portions of the pipeline 2', and the first curved pipe portion 203', the third curved pipe portion 206', and the fourth curved pipe portion 208' extend in a vertical plane, and the second curved pipe portion 204' extends in a horizontal plane. The first straight tube portion 202 'and the third straight tube portion 207' extend perpendicularly to the horizontal plane, and the second straight tube portion 205 'and the fourth straight tube portion 209' extend in the horizontal plane. The first inlet-outlet portion 201 'of the conduit 2' is in close proximity to the wall of the first inlet-outlet portion 101 'of the conduit 1'; the first straight pipe section 202 'of the pipeline 2' is closely adjacent to the pipe wall of the first bent pipe section 102 'of the pipeline 1'; the tube wall of the second inlet/outlet portion 210 'of the tube 2' is in close proximity to the tube wall of the second inlet/outlet portion 108 'of the tube 1'; the conduit 1 'and the conduit 2' are in close spatial proximity. It will be appreciated that from a top view the conduit 1 'and conduit 2' are in close proximity; the conduits 1 'and 2' are also in close proximity from a side view.

As shown in fig. 16, the duct 3' includes a first inlet and outlet portion 301', a first straight tube portion 302', a first bent tube portion 303', a second straight tube portion 304', a second bent tube portion 305', a third bent tube portion 306', a third straight tube portion 307', a fourth bent tube portion 308', a fourth straight tube portion 309', a fifth bent tube portion 310', a sixth bent tube portion 311', and a second inlet and outlet portion 312 '. The first inlet/outlet portion 301' is disposed against the ground with its opening direction parallel to the horizontal plane, and a user can enter or leave the pipe 2' through the first inlet/outlet portion 301 '; the first inlet and outlet portion 301 'is connected to a first straight pipe portion 302', and the first straight pipe portion 302 'is positioned above the first inlet and outlet portion 301' and extends vertically upwards; the first straight pipe part 302' is connected with a first bent pipe part 303', and the extending direction of the other end of the first bent pipe part 303' is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the pipeline is bent forwards by 90 degrees to the right; the first elbow portion 303' is connected to a second straight portion 304', the second straight portion 304' extending in a horizontal direction; the second straight pipe part 304' is connected with a second bent pipe part 305', and the extending direction of the other end of the second bent pipe part 305' is vertically upward, so that the pipeline is bent upward by 90 degrees; the second bent pipe portion 305' is connected with a third bent pipe portion 306', the third bent pipe portion 306' is positioned above the second bent pipe portion 305', the other end of the third bent pipe portion is extended along the horizontal direction, the extending direction of the third bent pipe portion is vertical to the extending direction of the second straight pipe portion 304', and the pipeline is bent to the right by 90 degrees; the third curved tube portion 306' connects to a third straight tube portion 307', the third straight tube portion 307' extending in a horizontal direction; the third straight pipe part 307' is connected with a fourth bent pipe part 308', and the extending direction of the other end of the fourth bent pipe part 308' is vertically downward, so that the pipeline is bent downward by 90 degrees; the fourth curved tube portion 308' connects a fourth straight tube portion 309', the fourth straight tube portion 309' extending vertically downward; the fourth straight tube portion 309' is connected to a fifth bent tube portion 310', and the extending direction of the other end of the fifth bent tube portion 310' is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the pipeline is bent forward by 90 °; the fifth bent pipe portion 310' is connected with a sixth bent pipe portion 311', and the extending direction of the other end of the sixth bent pipe portion 311' is vertically downward, so that the pipeline is bent downward by 90 °; the sixth elbow portion 311' is connected to a second inlet/outlet portion 312', the second inlet/outlet portion 312' is disposed against the ground, and has an opening direction parallel to the horizontal plane and opposite to the opening direction of the first inlet/outlet portion 301, and a user can enter or leave the duct 3' through the second inlet/outlet portion 312 '. The first curved tube section 303', the second curved tube section 305', the third curved tube section 306', the fourth curved tube section 308', the fifth curved tube section 310', the sixth curved tube section 311' form six folds of the tube 3' and all these six folds extend in a vertical plane. The first straight tube portion 302', the fourth straight tube portion 309' extend perpendicularly to the horizontal plane, and the second straight tube portion 304', the third straight tube portion 307' extend in the horizontal plane. Further, as can be seen from fig. 16, the duct 3' has only the first inlet/outlet portion 301' and the second inlet/outlet portion 312' disposed against the ground, while the other intermediate portions are not disposed against the ground, but are disposed higher than the two inlet/outlet portions. The first straight pipe section 302' of the pipeline 3' is closely adjacent to the pipe walls of the second bent pipe section 104' and the fourth bent pipe section 106' of the pipeline 1 '; the second straight pipe portion 304 'of the pipe 3' is located above the fourth bent pipe portion 106 'of the pipe 1', and the pipe walls of the two are adjacent; thesecond elbow portion 305 of thepipe 3 is located above the fifth elbow portion 107 'of the pipe 1' with the walls of the two abutting. The pipe 3' bypasses the second straight pipe portion 205' of the pipe 2' from above; the third straight tube portion 307 'of the conduit 3' is located above the second straight tube portion 205 'of the conduit 2', with the walls of the two in close proximity; the fourth straight tube portion 309 'of the tube 3' intersects the second straight tube portion 205 'of the tube 2' with a wall in close proximity, and the other wall of the fourth straight tube portion 309 'of the tube 3' is in close proximity to the first elbow portion 203 'of the tube 2'; the wall of the fifth elbow section 310 'of the pipe 3' is immediately adjacent to the first straight pipe section 202 'of the pipe 2'. It can be seen that the conduit 3' is in close spatial proximity to the conduit 1' and in close spatial proximity and intersection with the conduit 2 '. It will be appreciated that the conduit 3' is arranged immediately adjacent to and partially overlapping theconduit 1, and the conduit 3' is arranged crosswise to the conduit 2', as seen from above. The conduit 3 'is arranged next to the conduit 1' seen from one side view and the conduit 3 'is arranged next to the conduit 2' seen from another side view. Illustratively, the wall of the second straight tube portion 313' of the conduit 3' is provided with a central access opening to the side of the second elbow portion 204' of the conduit 2' which allows a user to access the conduit 3 '. The inlet and outlet portions of the duct 3' are integrally formed with the intermediate portion.

In summary of the above description of the individual ducts, it can be seen that in the toy according to this embodiment of the invention, each duct comprises two inlet and outlet portions and at least one intermediate portion. The two inlet and outlet parts are respectively positioned at two ends of the pipeline to form an inlet and an outlet of the pipeline. The two ends of each middle part are respectively provided with an opening, and each middle part is sequentially connected between the two inlet and outlet parts, wherein the middle part comprises at least one bent pipe part which forms a bent part. This arrangement of the duct achieves a duct form having at least one bend and having access openings at both ends.

Preferably, as can be seen from fig. 1 to 11, the bent portion of each bent pipe portion in the first embodiment has a curvature, so as to facilitate the drilling and climbing of children and protect the children from safety during the drilling and climbing process. As can be seen from fig. 12-16, in the second embodiment, the bends of some of the bent tube portions of each tube have a curvature, rather than all of the bends of the bent tube portions having a curvature. Furthermore, as can be seen in fig. 14, the outside of the bend of the first elbow section 102 'of the pipe 1' has a curvature and the inside has no curvature. It is understood that any toy with a curvature at the bend of the curved tube portion of at least one conduit falls within the scope of the present invention. The designer may design the bend of any of the bent tube portions of any of the pipes to have a curvature as desired, and the outside and the inside of the bend of the bent tube portion may both have a curvature, or one of the outside and the inside of the bend of the bent tube portion may have a curvature.

It can also be seen from the above that in both embodiments, all the bent pipe portions extend in the horizontal plane or in the vertical plane, so as to facilitate the drilling and climbing of children and protect the safety of children during the drilling and climbing process. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments according to the invention, there may be at least one elbow section that extends neither in a horizontal plane nor in a vertical plane, depending on design requirements, for example if the toy is intended for older children, to increase the enjoyment of the toy.

In addition, as can be seen from the above description, the middle portion of some of the pipes (e.g. pipe 1,pipe 2, pipe 1') in the above two embodiments further comprises at least one straight pipe portion to facilitate the drilling and climbing of children or the rest during the drilling and climbing. Those skilled in the art can understand that in other embodiments according to the present invention, the middle portions of all the pipes may not include straight pipe portions according to design requirements, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing the interest of the amusement tool. Further, as is apparent from the above description, it is preferable that each of the straight tube portions in the above two embodiments extends in a horizontal plane or is perpendicular to the horizontal plane; and each bent pipe part extends in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane, so that the whole toy is more regular, and the space occupied by the toy is easily and effectively reduced.

Preferably, in the first embodiment, the cross-section of the duct 1-duct 8 perpendicular to the direction of extension is circular. The pipeline is convenient to manufacture, so that the cost of the swimming tool can be reduced. It is further preferred that the circular diameter is designed to be suitable for children to drill therein, which diameter can be designed by the person skilled in the art at will.

Preferably, in the second embodiment, the cross section of the duct 1 '-duct 3' perpendicular to the direction of extension is square. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the cross-section of the pipe may also be rectangular, depending on the site and design requirements. The pipeline is also convenient to manufacture, so that the cost of the swimming tool can be reduced. And the pipeline with the rectangular section ensures that the whole toy is more regular, and the space occupied by the toy is easily and effectively reduced. More preferably, the rectangle is a square. This rectangular or square size allows the swimsuit to be fitted for children (e.g. children over five years, especially over seven years) to freely drill therethrough, the rectangular or square size being self-designed by the skilled person as the case may be.

It can also be seen from the description of the respective ducts in the second embodiment that only the inlet and outlet portions of the ducts 1 'and 3' are arranged against the ground and neither of the intermediate portions is arranged against the ground. The arrangement mode enables the lower part of the swimming tool to have a space which is positioned outside the pipeline and is formed by the outer wall of each pipeline and the ground, so that children can play, the pipeline material is saved, and the interestingness of the swimming tool is increased. Preferably, in other embodiments, only one conduit may be configured such that only the inlet and outlet portions are disposed against the ground and none of the intermediate portions are disposed against the ground, or all of the conduits may be configured such that only the inlet and outlet portions are disposed against the ground and none of the intermediate portions are disposed against the ground, depending on site and design requirements. Preferably, for example in the first embodiment, the tubes 1-8 are made of a translucent material. Because pipeline structure is comparatively complicated to be formed with and buckle, use translucent material can avoid children to bore when climbing in the longer brill climbs the space and produce the fear psychology, and can allow guardian to confirm children's position, ensure the security. Or preferably, for example, in the second embodiment, the pipe may also be made of an opaque material, such as wood, the thickness of which may be designed by the skilled person as the case may be. The outer wall of the duct may be provided in different colours. The sound absorption material can be laid on the inner wall of the pipeline, so that a quiet and dark internal environment is created, and the hiding psychology of children of older ages is met. The designer may select opaque, translucent, or transparent materials as the tubing material according to the design requirements. The material of the pipeline of the swimming tool can be all the materials which are suitable in the prior art.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the pipe wall of thepipe 3 is further formed with the intermediate access hole communicating with the outside. Referring to fig. 3 and 5, in the second embodiment, the pipe walls of the pipes 1 'and 3' are also provided with middle access holes communicated with the outside. The central access aperture may allow a user to access the conduit. In one embodiment, the central access hole is circular, and the radius of the central access hole can be designed by a person skilled in the art according to the situation. The intermediate access hole may be used as an escape port in the event of a hazard. More preferably, all of the conduits may be provided with intermediate access holes.

Preferably, in the first embodiment, the pipe walls of thepipes 1 to 8 are provided with a plurality of observation holes which are distributed dispersedly, and a user can observe the outside through the observation holes, so that the fear of the user, especially a child, is avoided while the user is satisfied with the psychological desire to hide the pipe. The diameter of the observation hole can be designed by the skilled person according to the situation. In other embodiments, there may be at least one conduit having a viewing aperture in a wall thereof. More preferably, at least two of the portholes are located on different tubes, aligned and communicating with each other, which may allow a child located in a tube to view the situation in the other tube through the two aligned portholes.

Preferably, the opening direction of the inlet and the outlet of each pipeline in the first embodiment is parallel to the horizontal plane or perpendicular to the horizontal plane, so that the whole toy is more regular, and the space occupied by the toy is effectively reduced. In the second embodiment, the opening direction of the inlet and the outlet of each pipeline is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the whole toy is more regular, the space occupied by the toy is effectively reduced, and children can get in and out more conveniently. In practice, however, the inlet and outlet opening directions may be set arbitrarily, depending on the design and use requirements. In addition, preferably, the opening edge of the inlet and outlet portion of the duct is provided with a soft material wrapping, such as a rubber wrapping, so that a child is prevented from colliding with the opening edge.

In this embodiment, since the number of the pipes is large and the plurality of pipes are formed with one or more bends, if the pipes are communicated with each other, the inner space thereof is too complicated to be used by children, and therefore, in each embodiment, the pipes are not communicated with each other.

Furthermore, combining the above description of the various conduits, one can derive: each conduit is in close spatial proximity to the walls of at least two other conduits. Each conduit is in intersecting, overlapping or closely adjacent arrangement with at least two other conduits from a top view. Each conduit is in an intersecting, overlapping or closely adjacent arrangement with at least two other conduits from a side view perspective (from a respective appropriate side view perspective for each conduit). These features all contribute to the compactness of the toy, making it easier to reduce the space occupied by the toy, while also increasing its complexity and interest. Illustratively, the conduits forming the spaced close proximity relationship are secured together by a connector. The connecting piece is for example a bolt structure. The portion of the pipe abutting the ground may be connected to the ground by a connector, such as a bolt arrangement. The connecting piece can ensure the stability of the swimming tool.

The present invention has been illustrated by the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative and descriptive purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, which variations and modifications are within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (16)

1. A swimming tool is characterized by comprising a plurality of pipelines, wherein

The pipelines are staggered and stacked in space to form a three-dimensional drilling and climbing space;

each pipeline is provided with at least one bending part, and both ends of each pipeline are provided with an inlet and an outlet communicated with the outside; and is

The ratio of the volume of the blank body of the toy to the volume of the peripheral body of the toy is less than 15%,

each of the conduits includes:

the two inlet and outlet parts are respectively positioned at two ends of the pipeline to form the inlet and outlet; and

at least one middle part, both ends of each middle part are respectively provided with an opening, and the at least one middle part is sequentially connected between the two inlet and outlet parts,

wherein at least one of said conduits is disposed against the ground only at said inlet and outlet portions and none of said intermediate portions.

2. The swimsuit of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion comprises at least one bent tube portion, the bent tube portion forming the bend.

3. The toy of claim 2, wherein the bend of the curved tube portion of at least one of the tubes has a curvature.

4. The toy of claim 2, wherein each of the curved tube portions extends in a horizontal plane or in a vertical plane.

5. The toy of claim 2, wherein said intermediate portion of at least one of said conduits further comprises at least one straight tube portion.

6. The toy of claim 5,

each of the straight tube portions extending in a horizontal plane or perpendicular to a horizontal plane; and is

Each of the curved tube portions extends in a horizontal plane or in a vertical plane.

7. The swimming tool according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the pipes is provided with a central access hole on the pipe wall, communicating with the outside.

8. The toy of claim 1, wherein at least one of said conduits is provided with a plurality of discretely arranged viewing apertures in the wall of the conduit.

9. The swimming tool according to claim 8, wherein at least two of said portholes are located on different pipes, aligned and communicating with each other.

10. The toy of claim 1, wherein the opening direction of the inlet and outlet of each of the ducts is parallel to a horizontal plane or perpendicular to a horizontal plane.

11. The toy of claim 1, wherein each of said conduits is in close spatial proximity to the walls of the other at least two conduits.

12. The toy of claim 11, wherein the conduits forming said spaced close proximity relationship are secured together by a connector.

13. The toy of claim 1, wherein each of said conduits is in intersecting, overlapping or closely spaced relationship with at least two other conduits from a top view.

14. The toy of claim 1, wherein each of said conduits is in intersecting, overlapping or closely spaced relationship with at least two other conduits from a side view.

15. The toy of claim 1, wherein each of said conduits is made of a translucent material.

16. The toy of claim 1, wherein the plurality of conduits are not in communication with each other.

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