Cartwheeling character

A packaging assembly for a rotating toy whereby the toy can be rotated in place relative to the package while the toy is affixed to said package to provide a try-me feature for said toy comprising means for pivotally securing a toy relative to said package, said toy comprising an upper assembly and a lower assembly, said upper assembly including a torso assembly, rigid arms and hands and a head extending therefrom, and the lower assembly including depending legs pivotally connected to the upper assembly, first motor means for moving said assemblies relative to each other, the distance from the pivotal connection to the exterior of the hands being greater than the distance from the pivotal connection to the end of said legs which is greater than the distance from the pivotal connection to the top of the head, said package including a resilient support for said toy in the package and second motor means for complete rotating said toy relative to said package which is permitted by said resilient support and a program controller for regulating the action of said first and second motor means to effect the rotating action of said toy in place in the package.

A package assembly for a rotating toy figure whereby the toy figure can be rotated in placed relative to the package while the toy figure is affixed to said package to provide a try-me feature for said toy figure comprising means for rotably securing the toy figure relative to said package, said toy figure comprising an upper assembly and a lower assembly, said upper assembly including a torso assembly, rigid arms and hands and a head extending therefrom, and the lower assembly including depending legs pivotally connected to the upper assembly, motor means and first gear means for moving said assemblies relative to each other, the distance from the pivotal connection to the exterior of the hands being greater than the distance from the pivotal connection to the end of said legs which is greater than the distance from the pivotal connection to the top of the head, second gear means for connecting said motor means to rotate said toy figure while mounted in said package and interactive cam and shiftable third gear means for interconnection said motor and said first and second gear means to rotate the toy figure while mounted in said package and said first gear means to rotate said toy figure independent of said package.