Animated toy
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsMichael T. McKittrick, Jr., Nicholas DeAnda
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Abstract
An animated toy having a housing in the form of a body of a spider like insect with leg coupling members rotatably coupled thereto through ball and socket arrangements, with extensions thereof engaging cam follower members. The drive mechanism includes dual sided cam members with each cam having first and second cam portions for coaction with predetermined portions of the opening in a cam follower member to provide a modified "D" shape movement to the leg extensions, with the opposite cam portions on a given cam, and the position from cam to cam being mechanically phased to realistically simulate the walking movement of a spider like insect.
Claims16
In an animated toy, the combination comprising:
- a body member;
- a plurality of leg means pivotably coupled to said body member, each of said leg means having an extension thereof within said body member, said leg means and said body member being configured to provide ball and socket means for allowing pivotal movement of said leg means;
- a plurality of cam follower means within said body, each of said cam follower means being in engagement with the end of an extension of one of said leg means and each of said cam follower means having first and second cam follower portions;
- a drive mechanism;
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- a plurality of double sided cam members coupled for rotation by said drive mechanism with each cam on each side having first and second cam portions for coaction with said first and second cam follower portions of an engaging cam follower means for enabling synchronized phased movement of said leg means for enabling propulsion of said toy.
In an animated toy, the combination comprising:
- a generally hollow body member;
- a pluraliy of pairs of leg means pivotably coupled to said body member, each of said leg means having an extension thereof within said body member;
- a plurality of cam follower means within said body, each of said cam follower means being in engagement with the end of an extension of one of said leg means and each of said cam follower means having an opening with first and second cam follower edges;
- a drive mechanism within said body member;
- a plurality of double sided members coupled for concurrent rotation by said drive mechanism with each cam on each side having first and second cam portions for selective coaction with said first and second cam follower edges of an engaging cam follower means, the relative positioning of said cam portions on each side of each of said cam members, and the positioning of each of said cam members relative to an adjacent one enabling synchronized phased movement of said leg means for enabling propulsion of said toy, said cam members and said cam follower means being configured to provide a reclining generally D-shaped path of pivoting of the engaged extension of said leg means.
In an animated toy, the combination comprising:
- a body member;
- a plurality of leg means pivotably coupled to said body member, each of said leg means having an extension thereof within said body member;
- a plurality of cam follower means within said body, each of said cam follower means being in engagement with the end of an extension of one of said leg means and each of said cam follower means having first and second cam follower portions;
- a drive mechanism;
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- a plurality of double sided cam members coupled for rotation by said drive mechanism with each cam on each side having first and second cam portions for coaction with said first and second cam follower portions of an engaging cam follower means for enabling synchronized phased movement of said leg means for enabling propulsion of said toy, said cam members and said cam follower means being configured to provide a reclining generally D-shaped path of pivoting of the engaged end of the extension of said leg means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.