Random action toy

A toy which comprises:

• a housing;
• an indicator means movably mounted on said housing to move between an indicating position and a non-indicating position;
• an indicating moving means operatively associated with said indicator means and capable of moving said indicator means from said non-indicating position to said indicating position;
• a control means mounted on said housing and operatively associated with said indicator means, said control means capable of reversibly maintaining said indicator means in said non-indicating position, at least a portion of said control means movable on said housing between a plurality of discrete positions, said indicator means capable of being reversibly maintained in said non-indicating position by said control means independent of which of said discrete positions said movable portion of said control means is located in;
• a plurality of individual operator means mounted on said housing, each of said plurality of said operator means independently movable by the operator of the toy between a first position and a second position and for each of said discrete positions of said movable portion of said control means at least one of said individual operator means being operatively connected to said control means so as when said individual operator means which is operatively connected to said control means is moved from said first position to said second position said indicator means moves from a non-indicating position to said indicating position;
• said control means includes a retaining means and a randomizing means;
• said retaining means operatively associated with said indicator means and capable of reversibly maintaining said indicator means in said non-indicating position;
• said randomizing means movably mounted on said housing to move between said plurality of discrete positions in a seemingly random manner, said randomizing means operatively associated with said retaining means in each of said discrete positions and operatively associated with only one of said individual operator means in each of said discrete positions such that when said randomizing means is operatively associated with one particular operator means and said particular operator means associated with said randomizing means is moved from said first position to said second position said movement is transferred to said retaining means and if one of the other of said operator means not operatively assoicated with said randomizing means for the particular position is moved said movement is not transferred to said randomizing means;
• said randomizing means includes a first member rotatively mounted in said housing and a second member pivotably mounted on said first member;
• said first member movable between said discrete positions positioning said second member in operative association with one of said operator means for each of said discrete positions;
• said second member in operative association with said retaining means in each of said discrete positions;
• a plurality of second members each pivotably mounted on said first member, one of said plurality of second members operatively associated with one of said operator means in each of said discrete positions;
• said first member comprises a disc rotatively mounted in said housing;
• said retaining means comprises a third member slidably mounted in said housing at the center of rotation of said disc between a retaining position wherein said third member retains said indicating means in said non-indicating position and a non-retaining position wherein said third member releases said indicator means allowing said indicator means to move to said indicating position;
• when said indicator means is in said non-indicating position said indicator means is located within said housing and when said indicator means is in said indicating position a portion of said indicating means is exposed outside of said housing.