Toy with rolling means for movement down an incline
AssigneeLesney Products & Co. Limited
InventorWilliam F. Clark
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Abstract
A toy moves downwardly along an incline under the action of gravity in a manner simulating a walking, shuffling, swinging or like motion. The toy is of pendular configuration, having a portion arranged to make rocking contact with a suitably disposed grade, rail or the like affording the incline, and having at least one ball, roller, or wheel which projects displaceably from that portion in such a way that, upon displacement of the or each ball, roller, or wheel, relative thereto, the position of the center of gravity of the whole toy, with respect to the incline, will be altered. The toy may be in the form of a skier and may have sufficient momentum to push obstructions from its path, open gates, etc, or to pick up an object in transit, by means of hooks, magnets, and the like.
Claims10
A toy which will move downwardly along an incline under the action of gravity in a manner simulating walking, shuffling, swinging or like motion, comprising:
- a portion having a surface arranged to make rocking contact with a suitably disposed incline, said surface having means in the form of a textured area at least at the leading part thereof, in a downhill direction, to minimize slippage relative to such incline;
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- rolling means, in the form of at least one ball, roller or wheel, which is mounted in and projects displaceably from said portion in such a way that said rolling means may move along the line of said rocking contact either independently of the remainder of the toy or while supporting the remainder of the toy, whereby, upon displacement of said rolling means relative to said portion and along said line, the position of the center of gravity of the whole toy, with respect to the incline, will be altered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.