Action figure toy
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsMakoto Nakazato, Ted Lubin
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Abstract
An action figure toy may include a base, an action figure, and a flipping mechanism disposed on the base. In some embodiments, the action figure toy may include at least two cords suspended from the base, and the action figure may be configured to ascend the at least two cords toward the base by manipulation of the at least two cords by a user. The flipping mechanism may be configured to engage the action figure when the action figure ascends to the flipping mechanism. The flipping mechanism may enable the action figure to rotate about an axis that is transverse to a line parallel to at least a portion of at least one of the at least two cords when the flipping mechanism engages the action figure.
Claims20
An action figure toy, comprising:
- a base;
- at least two cords suspended from the base;
- an action figure configured to ascend the at least two cords toward the base by manipulation of the at least two cords by a user;
- and
- a flipping mechanism disposed on the base, wherein the flipping mechanism is configured to:
- engage the action figure when the action figure ascends to the flipping mechanism, and
- enable the action figure to rotate about an axis that is transverse to a line parallel to at least a portion of at least one of the at least two cords when the flipping mechanism engages the action figure.
An action figure toy, comprising:
- an action figure, comprising:
- a torso;
- at least one arm extending from the torso;
- an elongate projection disposed on the arm;
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- first and second openings in the action figure, wherein each of the respective first and second openings is obliquely oriented relative to the torso;
- a base;
- first and second flexible elongate members suspended from the base, wherein the first flexible elongate member extends through the first opening and the second flexible elongate member extends through the second opening;
- an elongate boom extending from a first end toward a second end, wherein the first end of the boom is pivotingly mounted to the base, wherein the boom is pivotingly movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the boom is biased toward the second position;
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- a rotating mechanism disposed on the second end of the boom, the rotating mechanism comprising:
- an axle mounted to the second end of the boom;
- a flipping member mounted to and configured to rotate about the axle between a third position and a fourth position;
- an elastic rotational biasing member mounted to the second end of the boom and engaged with the flipping member, wherein the elastic rotational biasing member rotationally urges the flipping member toward the fourth position;
- a latching member mounted to the second end of the boom, wherein the latching member is configured to releasably retain the flipping member in the third position;
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- a receptacle on the flipping member, wherein the receptacle is configured to engage the elongate projection and releasably retain the action figure proximate the flipping member in a manner that prevents relative rotation between the action figure and the flipping member.
An action figure toy, comprising:
- a base;
- an action figure having a body extending along at least one body axis;
- and
- a flipping mechanism disposed on the base and configured to engage the action figure, the flipping mechanism comprising:
- a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the action figure about a rotational axis that is transverse to a line parallel to at least one of the at least one body axis;
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- a translating mechanism configured to move the action figure relative to the base in a direction that is transverse to a line parallel to the rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.