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US 2006/0292962 A1Published application
Toy figure with gyroscopic element
OwnerAlton Takeyasu, Michael Strauss +1inventors
InventorsAlton Takeyasu, Michael Strauss, Michael Montalvo
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Abstract
A toy having an internal gyroscopic element is disclosed, including ways of using the toy. A toy having a gyroscopic element is intended to provide an entertaining play experience by providing resistance to movement of the toy when it is used in, for example, a role playing situation. Movement of the gyroscopic element may manually be initiated by a person playing with the toy, and the duration and degree of movement of the gyroscopic element may be limited by natural forces.
Claims20
A toy figure comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing defines an outer surface and an inner space;
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- a rotor supported for rotation within the inner space of the housing;
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- a manually operable accelerating device drivingly coupled to the rotor.
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A toy figure, comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing defines an outer surface and an inner space;
- and
- a rotor supported for rotation within the inner space of the housing;
- and
- a manually operable accelerating device drivingly coupled to the rotor;
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- clutch means for drivingly coupling the manually operable accelerating device to the rotor.
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A toy figure, comprising:
- a housing having a substantially humanoid form;
- and
- a gyroscopic element supported within an inner space of the housing, the gyroscopic element comprising:
- a rotor;
- and
- a manually-activated acceleration device;
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- a gear assembly including a plurality of gears drivingly coupling the acceleration device to the rotor, wherein manual activation of the acceleration device produces rotation of the rotor, and rotation of the rotor produces resistance to manual movement of the toy figure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.