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US 11,957,991 B2Granted
Balloon toy
AssigneeMoose Creative Management Pty Limited
InventorsSteven Fink, Miguel Rusch, Dean Del Giudice, Michael G. Hoeting, Alex D. Dieterle
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Abstract
An interactive toy is shown and described. The toy can be in the shape of a balloon animal, such as a dog, and react in a predetermined manner to user input or stimulus. More specifically, the balloon animal responds and reacts to the user input provided to specific locations on the balloon animal and/or to placement of an object in proximity to or in contact with the balloon animal.
Claims18
An interactive toy comprising:
- a body;
- one or more sensors disposed within the body and configured to receive input from a user;
- a first electric motor and a second electric motor disposed in the body;
- a plurality of limbs, each limb coupled to the body via a joint, each joint configured to adopt a plurality of positions relative to the body depending at least in part on the input;
- a first bevel gear coupled to first and second front legs of the plurality of limbs and the first electric motor so as to transfer motion from the first electric motor to the first and second front legs;
- a second bevel gear coupled to first and second rear legs of the plurality of limbs and the second electric motor so as to transfer motion from the second electric motor to the first and second rear legs;
- a first gearbox disposed in the body and driven by the first electric motor, the first gearbox providing output to the first and second front legs via the first bevel gear so that movement of the first front leg mirrors movement of the second front leg;
- a second gearbox disposed in the body and driven by the second electric motor, the second gearbox providing output to the first and second rear legs via the second bevel gear so that movement of the first rear leg mirrors movement of the second rear leg;
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- a processor configured to control at least one of the first gearbox or the second gearbox based on the one or more sensors.
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An interactive toy comprising:
- a body having a torso, a head, first front leg, a second front leg, a first rear leg, and a second rear leg, the head being coupled to the torso, each of the first front leg, the second front leg, the first rear leg, and the second rear leg being coupled to the torso via a joint, each joint configured to adopt a plurality of positions relative to the torso;
- a first bevel gear coupled to the first front leg and the second front leg, the first bevel gear being configured to transfer motion between the first front leg and the second front leg;
- a second bevel gear coupled to the first rear leg and the second rear leg, the second bevel gear being configured to transfer motion between the first rear leg and the second rear leg;
- one or more tilt sensors configured to determine a position of the body;
- one or more sensors configured to receive input from a user;
- a first electric motor and a second electric motor disposed in the torso;
- a front gearbox disposed in the torso and driven by the first electric motor, the front gearbox providing output to the first front leg and the second front leg via the first bevel gear so that movement of the first front leg mirrors movement of the second front leg;
- a rear gearbox disposed in the torso and driven by the second electric motor, the rear gearbox providing output to the first rear leg and the second rear leg via the second bevel gear so that movement of the first rear leg mirrors movement of the second rear leg;
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- a processor configured to control at least the front and rear gearboxes to move the first front leg, the second front leg, the first rear leg, and the second rear leg between the plurality of positions based on the position determined by the one or more tilt sensors and the user input received by the one or more sensors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.