Sinkable door stopper

It those situations a door stopper might come handy which is able to be released (sinked) to the floor, and to be reset anytime. To install and to uninstall a conventional door stopper is a complex, long lasting procedure, furthermore the dismantled door stopper leaves a hole in the floor. Due to th...

door stopper, sinkable

Spray can with discrete propellant

According to the concept the propellant could possibly be stored in a bag attached to the can’s inner wall; the bag then would pump the material out without itself getting to the environment from the can. A can like this could be used with the ease of a common aerosol sprays, but by keeping the flam...

discrete propellant, aerosol spray, pump spray

Ceramic pot for induction heater use

This problem could be solved by installing metal wire or metal plates on the invisible side (or inside), or even the wall’s inner or outer side of the pot. The air permeability could be ensured by this solution. If the metal structure takes its heating effect only by contacting the heating plate, an...

induction heating, ceramics, kitchenware

Load-controller equipment for rehabilitation use

The principle solution to the problem is to monitor the activity of the patient, not only in the hospital, but also anywhere throughout the rehabilitation period. Three problems had to be solved: first measuring the actual load, the amount and the duration (1). Then the data has to be compared to ...

walking pattern, rehabilitation, load on the legs, control of patient, evaluation of rehabilitation efficiency by data

Skill developing toy for children of 3-5 ages – ‘Golyóra’ dexterity development manipulative toy

The basic idea is that a given number of wooden balls of around 20 mm in diameter of two colours are mixed in two spaces; imagine a sand clock. The two rooms are connected by a narrow hole enough for one ball at a time. The task is to sort the balls by colours. The toy utilizes only wooden elements;...

skill developing, dexterity toy, manipulative toy, children, wooden ball

Skill developing toy for children of 4-6 ages – ‘Egg rescue’ dexterity development manipulative toy

‘Egg rescue’ is a dexterity toy. The story of the game is that a fox finds an egg underneath a nest, and the task is ours to lift the egg back to the rest. Given there is a tree shape made of plywood with curved slots in. In the slots tilting bars are found. Those bars are distributed both to the le...

Skill (balance) developing construction toy for children of 3-5 ages – Ladybird construction set

During designing the product the kindergarten children’s mental and physical abilities had to be kept in mind. Novelty and skill-developing, as well as joyfulness were the main concerns. The product forms a schematic ladybird, and is made of hard wood. The main dimensions are 500 x 300 x 200 (mm). T...

skill developing, balance, toy, children, ladybird

Skill (balance) developing construction toy for children of 3-5 ages – Zoé tower building set

The ZOÉ set is a tower building construction set made of wooden blocks. ZOÉs are the most colorful and the funniest creatures of tales. The happy little animals spend all day laying on the sun. Their favorite game is to climb on the others back making a tower towards the sun. The elements are all ma...

skill developing, balance, toy, children, ZOÉ

Skill developing toy for children of 4-6 ages – ‘Magical gate’ toy for developing understanding 2D projections of 3D objects (spatial perception)

The basic mechanism of the toy is to help the child to understand the two-dimensional projections of three-dimensional bodies. The ‘frame story’ is that the magical gate is only letting through those, who can pack the car properly. If you make a mistake, your baggage will be swiped off of your car. ...

skill developing, spatial perception, fine motor skills, children, wooden toy

Skill developing toy for children of 4-6 ages – ‘Beaver-pulling’ dexterity development manipulative toy

The toy resembles to the classical handheld dexterity ones; the goal is to get one wooden ball through a route. The route is on an exchangeable wooden board, which is fixed in a frameset. The frameset has four lines leading out, of which the toy is kept in the children’s hands with. There are six di...

skill developing, dexterity toy, manipulative toy, children, wooden ball