Combat toy

Abstract

Disclosed is a soft combat toy representing a saber or a sword. Also disclosed is a soft combat toy representing a bo-staff. Such soft combat toys comprise a core tube, a hand grip, and one or two striking portions. The toys can further comprise any one or a combination of the elements selected from the group consisting of a soft plug attached to the free end(s) of the striking portion(s), a cap to the core tube, a cap to the hand grip, and an encasement of at least a part of at least one striking portion.

1 . A combat toy comprising:
 a core tube having a first and a second end and a first axis;   a hand grip mounted about the core tube along the first axis; and   at least one striking portion mounted about an end of the core tube along the first axis, the striking portion having a proximal end adjacent the hand grip and a distal end at a distance from the hand grip.   
     
     
         2 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein the hand grip is mounted at the first end of the core tube, and the striking portion is mounted at the second end. 
     
     
         3 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein a first striking portion is mounted at the first end of the core tube, and a second striking portion is mounted at the second end of the core tube, and wherein the hand grip is mounted at a medial position along the axis, between the striking portions. 
     
     
         4 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hand grip, the core tube, and the striking portion comprises a cross-sectional shape selected from the group consisting of circular, oval, rectangular, square, triangular, rhomboid, trapezoidal, cross and asterisk. 
     
     
         5 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein any two of the core tube, the hand grip and the striking portion have different cross-sectional shapes. 
     
     
         6 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein the core tube, the hand grip, and the striking portion have the same cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         7 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the core tube and the hand grip comprise at least one material selected from the group consisting of a rubber, a thermoplastic and a thermosetting plastic. 
     
     
         8 . The combat toy of  claim 7 , wherein the material comprises one selected from the group consisting of silicone rubber, vulcanized rubber, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride. 
     
     
         9 . The combat toy of  claim 7 , wherein the core tube and the hand grip comprise different materials. 
     
     
         10 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein the striking portion comprises uniform cross sections along the first axis of the core tube. 
     
     
         11 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein the striking portion comprises variable cross sections along the first axis of the core tube. 
     
     
         12 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , wherein the striking portion comprises cross sections of the same shape but variable size along the first axis of the core tube. 
     
     
         13 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one soft plug attached to the distal end of the at least one striking portion. 
     
     
         14 . The combat toy of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the striking portion and the soft plug comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene foam, polystyrene foam, foam rubber. 
     
     
         15 . The combat toy of  claim 1 , further comprising an encasement of at least a part of the at least one striking portion. 
     
     
         16 . The combat toy of  claim 15 , wherein the encasement comprises a removable sleeve. 
     
     
         17 . A method of using a combat toy, wherein the combat toy comprises
 a core tube having a first and a second end and a first axis;   a hand grip mounted about the core tube along the first axis; and   at least one striking portion mounted about an end of the core tube along the first axis, the striking portion having a proximal end adjacent the hand grip and a distal end at a distance from the hand grip.