Movable figurine assembly

A movable figurine assembly comprising:

• an upright support assembly including two upright supports connected to each other by a plurality of transverse supports disposed transverse to the two upright supports, the two upright supports each having a guide track;
• a figurine including a movable body, a plurality of projecting appendages, and an appendage motor, each projecting appendage of the plurality of projecting appendages extending from the movable body, the plurality of projecting appendages including:
• two upper projecting appendages, each of the two upper projecting appendages including a distal end that is distal from the movable body and having a traveler on the distal end that engages with a corresponding guide track, the traveler of one of the two upper projecting appendages engages with the guide track of one of two upright supports and the traveler of the other one of the two upper projecting appendages engaging with the guide track of the other one of the two upright supports;
• and
• two lower projecting appendages, each of the two lower projecting appendages being movable relative to the movable body by the appendage motor to have a rotating envelope for each of the two lower projecting appendages, the two lower projecting appendages being disposed proximate to the plurality of transverse supports such that the rotating envelope of each of the two lower projecting appendages has a position of closest extent, wherein a gap is maintained between the two lower projecting appendages and the plurality of transverse supports at the position of closest extent;
• a movement mechanism disposed above the figurine, the movement mechanism including a tether, a reel, and a drive motor, the tether being connected to the figurine and the drive motor being operably coupled to the reel (i) to rotate the reel in a first direction and (ii) to rotate the reel a second direction opposite to the first direction to alternatively wind the tether on the reel and raise the figurine and to unwind the tether from the reel and lower the figurine,
• wherein the traveler of each upper projecting appendage engages with the corresponding guide track and guides the figurine to move along the guide track when the drive motor is operated to move the figurine, and the appendage motor is operable to rotate the two lower projecting appendages as the figurine is raised and lowered.

A movable figurine assembly comprising:

• a support including a guide track;
• a figurine including a movable body and a traveler that engages with the guide track;
• and
• a movement mechanism including a coupling and a motor, the motor operatively coupled to the figurine by the coupling to move the figurine,
• wherein the traveler engages with the guide track and guides the figurine to move along the guide track when the motor is operated to move the figurine.