Moveable toy

Abstract

A toy is provided with a platform adapted to move along a playing surface, a bumper supported thereby and projecting beyond the peripheral edge, and a target disposed thereon. The platform may be adapted to float or slide across a game playing surface, or include wheels or casters disposed thereon to engage and roll about the playing surface. The platform may be made of wood, plastic, or a combination thereof, and could be a floor scooter. The bumper is supported by the platform and may be an inflatable tube or a piece of foam, both of which are impact absorbing and capable of reducing risk of injury either to the toy's users or to the surrounding game area. The target may be posts, buckets, hoops, or domes for playing a variety of hand-toss games or be used as the object of the game such as hockey puck.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A toy, comprising: 
 (A) a platform adapted for movement along a playing surface, said platform having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a peripheral edge;    (B) a bumper supported by said platform and projecting outwardly beyond at least a portion of the peripheral edge; and    (C) a target disposed on and projecting upwardly of the upper surface of said platform.    
     
     
         2 . A toy according to  claim 1  wherein said platform is adapted to float on water.  
     
     
         3 . A toy according to  claim 1  including wheels supported by said platform and oriented below the lower surface of said platform, said wheels operative to engage the playing surface.  
     
     
         4 . A toy according to  claim 3  wherein said wheels are casters.  
     
     
         5 . A toy according to  claim 1  wherein said platform is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of wood, plastic, and a combination thereof.  
     
     
         6 . A toy according to  claim 1  wherein said bumper is an inflatable tube.  
     
     
         7 . A toy according to  claim 1  wherein said bumper is formed of foam having a selected size and configuration.  
     
     
         8 . A toy according to  claim 1  wherein said target is selected from the group consisting of posts, receptacles, pylons, hoops, and domes.  
     
     
         9 . A toy according to  claim 1  including a post supported by said platform.  
     
     
         10 . A toy according to  claim 9  wherein said post is formed of a flexible material.  
     
     
         11 . A toy according to  claim 9  wherein said post is a coil.  
     
     
         12 . A toy according to  claim 9  wherein said post is sized and adapted to restrain movement of said bumper relative to said platform.  
     
     
         13 . A toy according to  claim 9  wherein said post is sized and adapted to restrain movement of said target relative to said platform.  
     
     
         14 . A toy according to  claim 9  wherein said platform includes an aperture formed therethrough wherein the aperture is sized and adapted to receive said post.  
     
     
         15 . A toy, comprising: 
 (A) a wheeled platform adapted for rolling movement along a playing surface, said wheeled platform having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and a peripheral edge;    (B) a bumper supported by said platform and projecting outwardly beyond at least a portion of the peripheral edge; and    (C) a post supported by said wheeled platform and projecting upwardly of the upper surface thereof.    
     
     
         16 . A toy according to  claim 15  wherein said post is formed of a flexible material.  
     
     
         17 . A toy according to  claim 15  wherein said post is a spring coil.  
     
     
         18 . A toy according to  claim 15  including a target supported by said wheeled platform.  
     
     
         19 . A toy according to  claim 18  wherein said target is selected from the group consisting of receptacles, pylons, hoops, and domes.  
     
     
         20 . A toy according to  claim 18  wherein said target is disposed on the upper surface of said platform and adapted to be received by said post such that said post restrains the movement of said target relative to the upper surface of said platform.  
     
     
         21 . A toy according to  claim 15  wherein said bumper is disposed on the upper surface of said platform and includes an opening therethorugh adapted to receive said post.  
     
     
         22 . A toy according to  claim 15  wherein said bumper is an inflatable tube.  
     
     
         23 . A toy according to  claim 15  wherein said bumper is formed of foam having a selected size and configuration.  
     
     
         24 . A toy, comprising: 
 (A) a scooter for rolling movement along a playing surface, including 
 (1) a platform in the form of a plate of selected size and configuration, said platform having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a peripheral edge;  
 (2) a plurality of wheels disposed on the lower surface of said platform and operative to engage the playing surface; and  
 (3) a centrally located aperture; and  
   (B) a bumper supported by scooter and projecting outwardly beyond at least a portion of the peripheral edge.    
     
     
         25 . A toy according to  claim 24  wherein said bumper is an inflatable tube.  
     
     
         26 . A toy according to  claim 24  wherein said bumper is formed of foam having a selected size and configuration.  
     
     
         27 . A toy according to  claim 24  including a target supported by said scooter.  
     
     
         28 . A toy according to  claim 27  wherein said target is selected from the group consisting of posts, receptacles, pylons, hoops, and domes.  
     
     
         29 . A toy according to  claim 24  including a post supported by said scooter.  
     
     
         30 . A toy according to  claim 29  wherein said post is sized and adapted to be received by the aperture in said scooter.  
     
     
         31 . A toy according to  claim 29  wherein said post restrains the movement of said bumper relative to the platform.  
     
     
         32 . A toy according to  claim 24  including, 
 (A) a target supported by said scooter; and  
 (B) a post supported by said scooter, said post adapted to restrain the movement of both said target and said bumper relative to the upper surface of said platform.  
 
     
     
         33 . A toy according to  claim 32  wherein said post projects upwardly of the upper surface of said platform.