FR2647361A1 - Modifiable decoration mounted on a rotary plate - Google Patents

Abstract

Modifiable decoration mounted on a rotary plate 7. The present invention relates to a decorative play assembly, having principally an educational purpose, of which the modules 2 are polygons. The game surface 1 thus covered is characterised in that each polygon has an identical pattern 3, the line of which branches on the vertices 5. In this manner, a plastic and graphic continuity is assured from one module to the next, regardless of the sides by which they are contiguous. The entire decoration is mounted on a plate 7, preferably a circular plate, which gives it a mobility making the decoration easier to manipulate and to appreciate from all angles. The circular or square plate is fitted into a frame 13 and 13b which is stabilised in the vertical position by a double tripod 17.

Description

 The present invention relates to a set of mobile decorative modules with regular polygonal shapes comprising a pattern which generates by its geometric properties multiple optical combinations.

 These decorative modules are arranged on a circular and rotating, opaque or translucent plate (stained glass plate).

 This playful and decorative set is intended to be used mainly as an educational game.

 Unlike the puzzle, this game does not impose a predetermined arrangement of pieces with variable outline.

 Unlike the mosque, the pieces or modules have a geometric pattern on their face with kinetic lines.

 The properties of this playful set make it possible to obtain very varied geometric configurations, while experimenting with the colors and the color chart of the values of the same color.

 The play unit according to the present invention is composed of identical flat elements, with rectilinear sides so that each element is joined by any one of its sides with any of the sides of another element, l 'assembly of several of these elements to completely cover a certain surface.

 The face of each element has a pattern whose geometry is such that continuity is ensured by the vertices, between said pattern and the pattern of a neighboring element.

 According to a preferred embodiment, the elements or modules of the present invention are regular polygons (more particularly here, the square). These modules placed side by side constitute a flat surface and can be mounted on a tray. In the first case, the plate is pierced with as many holes as there are modules, each module being provided with a perpendicular axis which is received in a hole in the plate. In the second case, the device being magnetic, the modules adhere to the plate by simple contact.

 According to a preferred embodiment, the tray on which the objects are placed is circular in order to be able to be rotated: this property gives each created decoration a dynamic which optimizes the perception of the optical effect obtained, on 3600.

 In addition, this plate can be placed inside a grooved frame in which it rotates, this frame being supported in the circumstances by a double tripod which ensures the stability of the device.

 According to a preferred embodiment, any other plate, circular or square, can be put in place, the upper part of the frame being either free, or provided with a removable upright.

 According to a preferred embodiment, the plates, like the elements of the decoration which they support, are made of materials whose properties widen the field of decorative applications: the metallic plate to observe magnetic allows more particularly the arrangement of irregular polygons / - right triangle isosceles, ... - these cannot be repositioned, following a partial rotation, in their original housing.

 The transparent altuglass top allows the creation of a stained glass window by affixing flexible plastic modules, in magnetic contact with the surface.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention
FIG. 1 shows a front view of a surface formed by a set of identical modules comprising a pattern, in accordance with the present invention.

 Figure 2 shows a front and side view of a circular plate and the entire decorative device that it supports.

 FIG. 3 represents the sliding plate in its grooved frame, the latter resting in the circumstances on a double stabilizing tripod.

 The device shown in Figure 1 has a certain surface (1) covered with identical square modules (2).

 The modules (2) are joined to each other by any of their sides (4). The pattern (3) present inside each module (2) has a geometry such that it ensures by ramification on the vertices a continuity (5) with the pattern of the neighboring module whatever the side by which the modules sonrt joined. The multiple combinations create sets with extremely varied configurations according to the positioning of the modules, according to the nature of the polygon (square, equilateral triangle, pentagon, ...) according to the pattern inscribed in the polygon, according to the colors and values of a same color (here the different values of the same blue (6).

 The device represented in FIG. 2 comprises a circular plate (7) pierced with holes (8) allowing the fixing of the elements of the decoration: the polygonal module (2) provided with an axis (9) for fixing and rotation will be extracted from its housing using a suction cup (10) from the front or from the rear, manually.

After having made it pivot on its axis (9), it is reinserted at the exact location it occupied, but at a different angle.

 The useful surface (1) of the plate, pierced with holes (8) and receiving the modules (2) is circumscribed by four chamfered half-moons (11) whose internal border (12) allows the decoration to be used on the abscissa and on the ordinate programmable.

 The device shown in FIG. 3 comprises a circular plate (7) of 1.60 m in diameter inserted in a grooved frame (13).

 The sliding of the plate in the groove (14) is facilitated by a bearing (15) housed in the middle of the uprights of the frame (13). The rotation is itself ensured by digital notches (16) whose grip gives the necessary impetus.

 This multiplies the optical perception of the decor created, by rotating the plate on 3600.

 The upper upright (13b) of the frame being removable, the grooved slide (14) can receive any other tray, whether circular or square, depending on the desired decor.

 The structure composed of the plate (7) and its frame (13, 13b) is according to a preferred embodiment, mounted on a support represented in the circumstances by a double tripod (17).

 The center (18) of the plate (7) corresponds to the height of the main line of sight of an adult of average height, in a sitting position facing the painting, ie a height located 1.20 m from the ground.

 The variety of materials used in the composition of the trays and modules are all choices offered by the game, in the manipulative and aesthetic fields.

 The production of the living decors presented above does not in any way limit the scope of the present invention to other uses: used on the ground, large format modules can constitute a game of hopscotch, integrated into town planning these modules constitute a mobile decoration

Claims (7)

 polygonal, constituted a modular decoration.  CLAIMS 1) Fun set, especially for educational purposes, composed of flat shaped objects

 itself characterized in that the face of each object has a pattern  of these objects making it possible to completely cover a certain surface,  on its sides with any of the sides of another object, a pluralit  Set characterized in that each object is joined by any one  objects by which they are joined.  and the identical pattern of a neighboring object, whatever the sides of the two  the geometry of which is such that continuity is ensuredJ between said pattern 2) An assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the objects are  regular polygons (ex: square). 3) Set according to r ± vendication 1, characterized in that the objects are  remarkable irregular polygons (ex: isosceles right triangle). 4) An assembly according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the objects  are mounted on a tray. 5) An assembly according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the plate is  circular and rotating, which gives each setting a dynamic that  optimizes the perception of the optical effect obtained, on 3600. 6) An assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that the plate rotates at  inside a grooved frame provided with bearings, this frame  being itself supported in the circumstances by a double tripod. 7) An assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that the grooved frame  is suitable for receiving any other circular or square tray, its  upper part being free or consisting of a removable cross bar.