Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Having mechanism or manipulatable means to move figure or...
Patent
1993-10-08
1995-01-03
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Having mechanism or manipulatable means to move figure or...
446361, 446365, 446490, A63H 320, A63H 1900
Patent
active
053781880
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a mechanism for animating toy figures, including stuffed animals and dolls. The actuating mechanism includes at least two resiliently deflectable elements that are connected at respective first and second ends so that by urging the first ends toward the second ends the deflectable elements deflect and the middle portion of each element moves away from the middle portion of the other element. The first end of one of at least two tendons is attached to the middle portion of a deflectable element and the first end of the other tendon is attached to the middle portion of the other deflectable element so that a portion of each tendon including the second end extends beyond the opposing deflectable element and when the elements are deflected they pull the first and second tendons past one another and urge the second ends of the tendons toward the deflectable elements.
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Hafer Robert A.
Muir D. Neal
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