Tomy Company, Ltd.

Tokyo Unique Co., Ltd.

Other

Takara Co., Ltd.

Kenji Horikoshi

Hiroyuki Matsukawa

Makoto Muraki

Toshinobu Ishii

Takeaki Maeda

Yohei Bando

Hiroyuki Hama

Yukihiro Shindo

Masashi Awane

Masayoshi Kubota

Winder of launching apparatus for spinning top toy

Grip of launching apparatus for spinning top toy

Spinning top toy

Launching apparatus for spinning top toy

A top part includes an upper trunk part, and a bottom part including a lower trunk part and first and second rod-shaped shafts. The lower trunk is attached to the upper trunk. The first and second rod-shaped shafts are interchangeable. The first rod-shaped shaft is inserted in an insertion through hole and being attached to the lower trunk. The second rod-shaped shaft is inserted in the insertion through hole and being attached to the lower trunk. When the upper trunk part is rotated and reaches a joint release position, the upper trunk part and the lower trunk part are detached. The bottom part includes first and second engagement part. The first rod-shaped shaft has a first shape to create a first engagement state between the first and second engagement parts. The second rod-shaped shaft has a second shape to create a second engagement state.

Top toy

A top toy includes a trunk part having an insertion hole, first and second shafts, a locking part being configured on the trunk part to lock first and second locked parts and to hold the first and second shafts. The first and second shafts are interchangeable. When the first shaft is employed, the first shaft is inserted in the insertion hole. When the first shaft is employed, the locking part is configured to hold the first shaft elastically and radially inwardly. When the second shaft is employed, the second shaft is inserted in the insertion hole. When the second shaft is employed, the locking part is configured to hold the second shaft elastically and radially inwardly.

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Tokyo, Japan

Kenji Horikoshi