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US 2011/0086571 A1Published application
Toy
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorMichael O'Hare
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Abstract
A toy figure is disclosed herein, the toy figure having: an upper body portion; a lower body portion, the upper portion being rotatably secured to the lower portion; at least one appendage movably secured to the lower portion; and a drive mechanism coupling the at least one appendage to the upper portion, wherein movement of the at least one appendage causes rotation of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion.
Claims20
A toy figure, comprising:
- an upper body portion;
- a lower body portion, the upper portion being rotatably secured to the lower portion;
- at least one appendage movably secured to the lower portion;
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- a drive mechanism coupling the at least one appendage to the upper portion, wherein movement of the at least one appendage causes rotation of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion.
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A toy figure, comprising:
- an upper body portion;
- a lower body portion, the upper portion being rotatably secured to the lower portion;
- a drive mechanism coupling the upper body portion to the lower body portion, wherein the drive mechanism further comprises a spring that is configured to provide a biasing force in a first direction as the upper body portion is rotated in a second direction with respect to the lower body portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction;
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- an actuation button for releasing the biasing force such that the upper body portion can be rotated in the first direction with respect to the lower body portion.
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A method for applying a rotational force to portions of a toy figure, the method comprising:
- moving at least one appendage in a first direction with respect to a lower body portion of the toy figure, wherein movement of the at least one appendage in the first direction causes a drive mechanism to rotate an upper body portion of the toy figure with respect to the lower body portion;
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- moving the at least one appendage in a second direction with respect to the lower body portion of the toy figure, the second direction being opposite to the first direction and wherein movement of the at least one appendage in the second direction causes the drive mechanism to be disengaged from the upper body portion such that the upper body portion may continue to rotate with respect to the lower body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.