US 2026/0166446 A1Published application

Transformable toy set

OwnerChris ENDERSCHMIDT, David SMALL +3inventors

InventorsChris ENDERSCHMIDT, David SMALL, Graham BROWNING, Mollie JAMESON, Emma J.E. PEAT

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Abstract

In an aspect, a transformable toy set is provided and includes, a transformable member, a cover layer, a plurality of drums and a plurality of tethers, and a motor. The cover layer is movable between extended and retracted positions to cover or expose the transformable member. Drum rotation draws the tethers to pull the cover layer towards the retracted position. The motor drives rotation of each drum at a respective point in time. The respective point in time and the drum perimeter for a first drum and for a final drum are selected based on first and final travel paths of an end of a first tether and an end of a final tether. The first travel path is longer than the final travel path.

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Dependent claims

A transformable toy set, including:

a transformable member;
a cover layer that is movable between an extended position in which the cover layer covers at least a portion of the transformable member, and a retracted position in which the cover layer exposes at least a portion of the at least a portion of the transformable member;
a plurality of drums and a plurality of tethers, each of the plurality of tethers having a first end that is connected to a respective one of the plurality of drums, and having a second end that is connected to a respective point on the cover layer,
wherein rotation of the plurality of drums draws the plurality of tethers so as to draw each of the second ends of the plurality of tethers through respective travel paths so as to pull the cover layer from the extended position towards the retracted position;
and
a drive source having an operative connection to each drum of the plurality of drums to drive rotation of each drum at a respective point in time for each drum, and wherein each drum has a drum perimeter,
wherein the respective point in time and the drum perimeter for a first drum from the plurality of drums are selected to draw the second end of a first tether of the plurality of tethers through a first travel path of the respective travel paths, and
the respective point in time and the drum perimeter for a final drum from the plurality of drums are selected to draw the second end of a final tether of the plurality of tethers through a final travel path of the respective travel paths,
wherein the first travel path is longer than the final travel path.

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A transformable toy set, including:

a base;
a cartridge that is releasably mounted to the base;
a transformable member positioned on the cartridge;
a cover layer that is movable between an extended position in which the cover layer covers at least a portion of the transformable member, and a retracted position in which the cover layer exposes at least a portion of the at least a portion of the transformable member;
at least one drum mounted in the cartridge and at least one tether, each of the at least one tether having a first end that is connected to a respective one of the at least one drum, and having a second end that is connected to a respective point on the cover layer,
a drive source having an operative connection to each of the at least one drum to drive rotation of each of the at least one drum to draw each second end of the at least one tether through a respective travel path so as to pull the cover layer towards the retracted position;
wherein the transformable member and the cartridge are removable together as a unit from the base when the cover layer is in the extended position on the transformable member, and
wherein the transformable member is removable from the cartridge while the cartridge remains mounted to the base when the cover layer is in the retracted position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.