Puppet controlled from above
OwnerThomas O. Newbyinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for animating a figure includes a head pivotably connected to a body, a control rod having a lower end fixed in the head and an upper end pivotable about an axis through a handle, and a second rod suspending the body from the handle remotely from the pivot axis, whereby pivoting the control rod about the pivot axis causes the head to pivot with respect to the body, giving the appearance of a change in posture. The head is preferably mounted for universal movement with respect to the body, and the rod is mounted for rotation with respect to the handle about a longitudinal rod axis which is perpendicular to the pivot axis. Rotating the control rod thus causes the head to rotate with respect to the body, giving the impression of looking left and right.
Claims13
Apparatus for animating a figure, said apparatus comprising
- a body,
- a head pivotably connected to said body,
- a control handle having a pivot axis therethrough,
- a control rod mounted to said handle for pivoting movement about said pivot axis, said pivot axis extending transversely through said rod, said control rod having a lower end fixed to said head, and
- body suspension means suspending said body pivotably from said handle, said body suspension means being connected to said handle remotely from said pivot axis and being pivotably connected to said handle remotely from said head, whereby
- pivoting said control rod about said pivot axis causes said head to pivot with respect to said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.