US 2013/0157539 A1Published application

Marionette

OwnerAndrzej Zatwarnickiinventor

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Abstract

A marionette 1 includes a FIG. 3 having a number of segments, at least two segments connected by steering strings with a control device (2). At least one active segment is connected with the control device (2) by the steering string exiting the surface of this segment at the steering point. An adjacent segment comprises a convex contact surface. Connectors (5, 81) exit these segments at the connecting points (51, 55) which are displaceable with regard to each other. A centroid of the convex contact surface (71, 731, 75) is located below the connecting point (51, 531, 55) of the convex contact surface. In a predefined free overhang position of the figure 3, a straight line (312, 3321, 3322, 352) extending between the connecting point (51, 531, 532, 55) of the active segment (31, 33, 35) and the steering point extends above the segment center of gravity.

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Dependent claims

A marionette comprising a figure having a number of segments, wherein at least two segments are connected by steering strings with a control device and at least two segments are substantially rigid, a connection between at least one active segment, which is connected with the control device by a steering string exiting a surface of the at least one active segment at a steering point, and an adjacent segment comprises

a convex contact surface located on one segment and a connector exiting surfaces of the segments at the connecting points,
wherein
said connecting points are displaceable with regard to each other,
a centroid of said convex contact surface is located below the connecting point of the segment having the convex contact surface, and
in a predefined free overhang position of the figure, a straight line located between the connecting point of said at least one active segment and the steering point of said at least one active segment extends above a center of gravity thereof.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.