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US 10,207,194 B2Granted
Transformable toy and launcher
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsDavid Alan Sheltman, Kevin Kai Cao, Gustavo Ricardo Ferreyra
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Abstract
A toy set is provided including a reconfigurable toy capable of transitioning between a first configuration and a second configuration. The toy set also includes a launch mechanism having an activation means and a toy receiver. A propulsion mechanism transfers movement of the activation means to the reconfigurable toy to propel the reconfigurable toy in a second configuration from the launch mechanism along a propulsion axis.
Claims18
A toy set, comprising:
- a reconfigurable toy configured to transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, the reconfigurable toy comprising:
- a main body;
- a front portion rotatably connected to the main body, the front portion being movable between a first position and a second position;
- a back portion rotatably connected to the main body, the back portion being movable between a third position and a fourth position;
- and
- a retaining mechanism for retaining the front portion in the second position and the back portion in the fourth position;
- wherein, when the retaining mechanism retains the front portion and the back portion, the retaining mechanism prevents movement of the front portion from the second position to the first position and prevents movement of the back portion from the fourth position to the third position, and
- wherein, when the retaining mechanism does not retain the front portion and the back portion, movement of the front portion between the first position and the second position and movement of the back portion between the third position and the fourth position cause the toy to transition between the first configuration and the second configuration;
- and
- a launch mechanism, including:
- a toy receiver configured to receive the reconfigurable toy,
- an activator configured to be moved by a user, and
- a propulsion mechanism configured to transfer movement of the activator to the toy receiver to propel the received reconfigurable toy along a propulsion axis.
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A toy set, comprising:
- a plurality of reconfigurable toys, each reconfigurable toy of the plurality of reconfigurable toys is configured to transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, each reconfigurable toy comprising:
- a main body;
- a front portion rotatably connected to the main body, the front portion being movable between a first position and a second position;
- a back portion rotatably connected to the main body, the back portion being movable between a third position and a fourth position;
- and
- a retaining mechanism for retaining the front portion in the second position and the back portion in the fourth position;
- wherein, when the retaining mechanism retains the front portion and the back portion, the retaining mechanism prevents movement of the front portion from the second position to the first position and prevents movement of the back portion from the fourth position to the third position, and
- wherein, when the retaining mechanism does not retain the front portion and the back portion, movement of the front portion between the first position and the second position and movement of the back portion between the third position and the fourth position cause the toy to transition between the first configuration and the second configuration;
- a launch mechanism, including:
- a toy receiver configured to receive at least one reconfigurable toy of the plurality of reconfigurable toys,
- an activator configured to be moved by a user, and
- a propulsion mechanism configured to transfer movement of the activator to the toy receiver to propel the received reconfigurable toy along a propulsion axis;
- and
- a feed mechanism configured to store the plurality of reconfigurable toys and to feed those toys to the launch mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.