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US 10,543,433 B1Granted
Moveable figurine assembly
AssigneeMr. Chirstmas Incorporated
InventorsTerry Hermanson, Haung Meng-Suen
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Abstract
A moveable figurine assembly including a base, a moveable support supported by the base, a figurine balanced on the moveable support, and a movement mechanism. The figurine includes a wheel, a body and a pair of extensions. The body of the figurine is positioned above the wheel and connected to the wheel, and each extension of the pair of extensions has a first end attached to the body and a second end. The movement mechanism is configured to move the support such that at least a portion of the support is inclined at an angle relative to horizontal, and when the direction is inclined at a downward angle, the figurine moves on the support in a downward direction.
Claims20
A moveable figurine assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a moveable support supported by the base, the support extending upward from the base and having a transverse portion and a pair of stops at each end of the transverse portion;
- a figurine balanced on the transverse portion of the moveable support, the figurine including:
- a wheel;
- a body positioned above the wheel and connected to the wheel;
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- a pair of extensions, each extension having a first end attached to the body and a second end;
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- a movement mechanism configured to oscillate the support between different angles of inclination such that the transverse portion of the support is inclined at an angle relative to horizontal, and when the direction is inclined at a downward angle, the figurine moves on the support in a downward direction, each of the stops being configured to stop the movement in a downward direction of the figurine, the different angles of inclination being such that the figurine moves in both a forward and backward direction on the support as the movement mechanism oscillates the support.
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A moveable figurine assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of moveable supports including a first support and a second support, each of the supports extending upward from the base, such that the second support is spaced apart from the first support in a first direction;
- a cord (i) attached to each of the first and second supports at an attachment point and (ii) spanning a distance between the first support and the second support;
- a figurine balanced on the cord, the figurine including:
- a wheel having an outer circumference with a groove therein, a bottom portion of the wheel contacting the cord and a portion of the cord being within the groove;
- a body positioned above the wheel and connected to the wheel;
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- a pair of extensions, one extension being located on one side of the wheel relative to a plane in which the first direction lies and the other extension being located on the other side of the wheel relative to the plane in which the first direction lies, each extension of the pair of extensions having a mass located thereon;
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- a movement mechanism is configured to move the first and second supports to incline the first direction relative to horizontal such that the figurine (i) moves in the first direction when the first direction is inclined at a downward angle and (ii) moves in a direction opposite to the first direction when the first direction is inclined at an upward angle.
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A moveable main body assembly comprising:
- a first support having an end;
- a second support spaced apart from the first support by a distance in a first direction, the second support being moveable and having an end;
- a transverse support (i) attached to each of the first and second supports at an attachment point and (ii) spanning the distance between the first support and the second support, the attachment point being a distance lower than the corresponding end of the first and second support to form a first stop and a second stop, respectively;
- a wheel, a bottom portion of the wheel contacting the transverse support;
- a main body connected to the wheel and being configured to oscillate in the first direction and a second direction on the transverse support when the second support is moved, such that the main body (i) moves in the first direction when the attachment point of the transverse support to the second support is lowered and (ii) moves in the second direction when the attachment point of the transverse support to the second support is raised, the second direction being a direction opposite to the first direction;
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- a pair of extensions, one extension of the pair of extensions being located on one side of the wheel relative to a plane in which the first direction lies and the other extension of the pair of extensions being located on the other side of the wheel relative to the plane in which the first direction lies, each extension of the pair of extensions having a mass located thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.