Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Leaping or projected figure or accessory
Patent
1998-02-06
1999-08-24
Muir, D Neal
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Leaping or projected figure or accessory
446353, A63H 1106, A63H 1100
Patent
active
059417552
ABSTRACT:
A toy producing a jumping or bouncing action includes an outer body depicting a fanciful animal and an interior support structure which includes an elongated body housing having a head portion and supporting a tail portion. A pair of leg units having a corresponding pair of supporting feet are slidable within the body housing and are joined by a transversely extending leg unit bridge. A gear drive unit includes an electric motor and a plurality of drive gears which rotate a gear segment. The gear segment engages a gear rack on the leg unit bridge and is operative when the motor is energized to drive the toy figure toward a squatting position as the leg units are drawn into the body housing. A spring is coupled between the leg unit bridge and the body housing and is stretched as the gear segment rotates lifting the gear rack. When the teeth of the gear segment move out of engagement with the gear rack, the spring produces a thrusting force upon the leg units causing the toy to bounce or jump. The action repeats until a timer within a control unit operative upon the motor has timed out a predetermined interval.
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Ekstrand Roy A.
Mattel Inc.
Muir D Neal
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