Mechanical toy figures

Details Mechanical toy figures Mechanical toy figures

1998-03-20

2000-02-08

Hafer, Robert A.

Amusement devices: toys

Figure toy or accessory therefor

Having movably joined body parts

446330, 446376, A63H 320, A63H 346

Patent

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060222638

ABSTRACT:
A toy figure includes a lower torso, an upper torso rotatably attached to the lower torso, and a head and two arms each rotatably attached to the upper torso. A spring connected with the lower torso and the upper torso rotates the upper torso from a second to a first position with respect to the lower torso. A friction clutch retards rotation of the upper torso about the lower torso. A drive gear is connected with the lower torso. Two driven gears are engaged with the drive gear and mounted to a separate arm shaft of the arms. The driven gears roll around the drive gear and rotate the arms in opposite directions when the upper torso rotates about the lower torso. Upper and lower arm sections can be fixed together or hinged. Where hinged, a linkage between the lower arm and upper torso rotates each lower arm section about an upper arm section as the arm rotates about the upper torso. A neck shaft is attached to the head, pivotally mounted to a pivot shaft and connected with a moveable member, such that rotation of the upper torso about the lower torso moves the moveable member to pivot the neck shaft and the head. Alternatively, a cam is connected with the lower torso and the neck shaft has an end contacting the cam, so that rotation of the upper torso about the lower torso moves the end of the neck shaft along the cam surface to move the head.

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