Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Having mechanism or manipulatable means to move figure or...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-02
2001-09-18
Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Having mechanism or manipulatable means to move figure or...
Reexamination Certificate
active
06290567
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a remote-controlled, e.g. radio-controlled, walking toy animal. In particular, this invention relates to a radio-controlled walking toy animal which includes a number of limbs the movement of which is designed to mimic that of actual animals.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Electrically-operated four-legged free-walking toy animals, e.g. toy horses, have been available in the market. While attempts have been made to convert such toy animals from free-walking versions to a low-cost remote-controlled version, no low-cost commercial product is as yet known in the market.
There are technical difficulties in developing a low-cost remote-controlled walking toy animal. While it is relatively easy to control the toy animal to start walking, stop walking and to balance the toy animal during its walking movement, it is found in practice that once the toy animal stops walking, it will usually topple over because one or more of its legs is not on the floor level, and the toy cannot support itself on the remaining legs which rest on the floor level.
It is thus an object of the present invention to provide a walking toy animal in which the aforesaid shortcomings are mitigated, or at least to provide a useful alternative to the public.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, there is provided a toy animal comprising a body member containing an electric motor; a plurality of limb members engaged with said body member, which limb members being movable by said motor to move relative to said body member in a walking-like manner; and means adapted to stop said motor only when said limb members are in a predetermined position or one of a plurality of predetermined positions.
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Hall Priddy Myers & Vande Sande
Ngai Keung Metal & Plastic Manufactory Ltd.
Ricci John A.
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