Activity doll

An animation toy representing a human figure including a body portion, a limb representing an arm of said figure and pivotally supported by said body portion for pivotal movement about the shoulder joint of the arm relative to said body portion to permit said arm to swing in a path in front of and laterally across said body portion, an operator supported for guided movement on said body portion, and having a first section extending into said body portion and a second section projecting externally of said body portion and accessible for the operation of said operator from a first to a second position, means guiding said operator for linear movement, an operating mechanism disposed within said body portion and connected to be engaged and operated by the movement of said operator, said arm being connected to said mechanism, said mechanism, when actuated, pivoting said arm from a normal position at one side of said body to another position after swinging across said body, biasing means urging said operator to said first position and said arm to return to said normal position after force is released against said operator, said operator first section being in operative engagement with said mechanism to actuate the latter upon operation of said operator from said first towards said second position, said mechanism providing a driving connection between said arm and said operator as the latter moves from said first towards said second position whereby energy for moving said operator towards said second position is transmitted through said mechanism to operate said arm to cause it to pivotally swing across said body towards said another position, said mechanism further including pivoted meshing first and second gear means and first and second pivots provided respectively for said first and second gear means, the first section of said operator engaging said first gear means, a projection extending radially from said second pivot and mounting said limb thereon, said second pivot comprising a center about which said limb moves, a crank secured to said first pivot, said operator having a slot extending generally perpendicular to the direction of movement of said operator and a pin extending from said crank into said slot and positioned parallel to said first pivot, said pin and said slot providing a lost motion connection between said operator and said first gear means.

An animation toy representing a human figure including a body portion, a limb representing an arm of said figure and pivotally supported by said body portion for pivotal movement about the shoulder joint of the arm relative to said body portion to permit said arm to swing in a path in front of and laterally across said body portion, an operator supported for guided movement on said body portion and having a first section extending into said body portion and a second section projecting externally of said body portion and accessible for the operation of said operator from a first to a second position, an operating mechanism disposed within said body portion and connected to be engaged and operated by the movement of said operator, said arm being connected to said mechanism, said mechanism, when actuated, pivoting said arm from a normal position at one side of said body to another position after swinging across said body, biasing means urging said operator to said first position and said arm to return to said normal position after force is released against said operator, said operator first section being in operative engagement with said mechanism to actuate the latter upon operation of said operator from said first towards said second position, said mechanism providing a driving connection between said arm and said operator as the latter moves from said first towards said second position whereby energy for moving said operator towards said second position is transmitted through said mechanism to operate said arm to cause it to pivotally swing across said body towards said another position, said mechanism further including a first pivot to which said limb is mounted, a lever, a second pivot mounting said lever at a point intermediate the ends of said lever, said pivots being perpendicular to each other, an extension from said limb engaging one end of said lever, said operator engaging the other end of said lever, cam means mounted in said body portion, said cam means including a fixed formation, said first operator section engaging said formation as said operator moves toward said second position whereby said first operator section moves sideways away from said lever as said operator moves toward said second position and upon reaching said second position is disengaged from said lever.

An animation toy representing a human figure including a body portion having a longitudinal axis, a limb representing an arm of said figure, said arm having a shoulder joint, first means pivotably supporting said arm at the shoulder joint thereof about a first axis perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, second means for pivoting said arm at the shoulder joint thereof about a second axis perpendicular to said first axis to permit said arm to swing in a lateral path relative to said body portion, an operator supported for guided movement on said body portion and having a first section extending into said body portion and a second section accessible from externally of said body portion for the operation of said operator from a first to a second position, an operating mechanism disposed within said body portion and connected to be engaged and operated by the movement of said operator, said arm being connected to said operating mechanism, said mechanism, when actuated by said operator, pivoting said arm laterally with respect to said body portion about said second axis from a normal position to another position, biasing means urging said operator to the first position thereof and said arm to return to said normal position after the force applied against said operator is released, said operator first section being in operative engagement with said mechanism to actuate the latter upon operation of said operator from said first toward said second position, said mechanism providing a driving connection between said arm and said operator as the latter moves from said first towards said second position whereby the force for moving said operator towards said second position is transmitted through said mechanism to operate said arm to cause it to pivotally swing laterally relative to said body portion toward said another position.

An animation toy representing a human figure including a body having a longitudinal axis, said body including front and rear body portions and a shoulder joint, a limb representing an arm of said figure and supported at the shoulder joint of said body for pivotal movement about an axis non-coincident with said longitudinal axis, said arm being swingable in an arcuate path from a first position to a second position, means disposed within said body and connected to said arm for pivoting said arm between said first and second positions, a linearly-movable operator supported for guided movement on said body in a direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis between a first operator position and a second operator position, said second operator position being located inwardly toward said body relative to said first operator position, said operator having a first section extending into said rear body portion and a second operator section accessible to a finger of a hand holding said body portion for application of a force to said second operator section, means associated with said operator for biasing said operator outwardly from said second operator position toward said first operator position after release of the force applied to said second operator section, the first section of said operator being operatively engaged internally of said body with said pivoting means for swinging said arm from said first position to said second position upon application of a force to said second operator section to actuate said operator from said first operator position inwardly toward said second operator position, said pivoting means including a shaft arranged along an axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, said shaft having a crank pin operatively connected thereto, the first section of said operator including means engaging said crank pin whereby upon actuation of said operator from said first operator position to said second operator position said shaft is rotated about its axis by said crank pin, said shaft having a first gear means affixed thereto and axially spaced from said crank pin, a second gear means operatively connected to said arm, said first gear means being drivingly connected with said second gear means.