Transformable toy

A spinning toy kit, comprising:

• a transformable toy including a toy housing, with at least one movable housing element that is movable between a retracted position and an expanded position, the at least one movable housing element including a catch and being biased towards the expanded position, and a latch positioned within the transformable toy such that when the at least one movable housing element is moved to the retracted position, the latch engages the catch to retain the at least one movable housing element in the retracted position, wherein the transformable toy further includes an actuator connected to the latch and being actuatable when the at least one movable housing element is retained in the retracted position, so as to disengage the latch from the catch and release the at least one movable housing element to move to the expanded position,
• the transformable toy further including a shaft assembly including a shaft rotatably mounted within the toy housing and positioned along a central axis thereof, and a flywheel mounted to the shaft, the flywheel including a flywheel gear, the toy housing including an access aperture for accessing the flywheel;
• and
• a ripcord member including a series of ripcord teeth, wherein the ripcord member is insertable into the access aperture to bring the ripcord teeth into engagement with the flywheel gear, wherein the ripcord member is pullable once inserted into the access aperture so as to drive rotation of the flywheel, thereby driving spinning of the transformable toy,
• wherein the ripcord member is part of a ripcord cardholder, which further includes a cardholder body including a recess formed to receive and removably hold at least one playing card, wherein the ripcord member is mounted to the cardholder body.

A spinning toy kit, comprising:

• a transformable toy including a toy housing, with at least one movable housing element that is movable between a retracted position and an expanded position, the at least one movable housing element including a catch and being biased towards the expanded position, and a latch positioned within the transformable toy such that when the at least one movable housing element is moved to the retracted position, the latch engages the catch to retain the at least one movable housing element in the retracted position, wherein the transformable toy further includes an actuator connected to the latch and being actuatable when the at least one movable housing element is retained in the retracted position, so as to disengage the latch from the catch and release the at least one movable housing element to move to the expanded position,
• the transformable toy further including a shaft assembly including a shaft rotatably mounted within the toy housing and positioned along a central axis thereof, and a flywheel mounted to the shaft, the flywheel including a flywheel gear, the toy housing including an access aperture for accessing the flywheel;
• and
• a ripcord member including a series of ripcord teeth, wherein the ripcord member is insertable into the access aperture to bring the ripcord teeth into engagement with the flywheel gear, wherein the ripcord member is pullable once inserted into the access aperture so as to drive rotation of the flywheel, thereby driving spinning of the transformable toy,
• wherein the latch includes a pivot member and a first magnetically responsive element provided on an end of the pivot member for interacting with a second magnetically responsive element, wherein an interaction of the first magnetically responsive element and the second magnetically responsive element drives an actuation of the actuator.