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US 6,142,851 AGranted
Toy with motion transmitting elements
AssigneeHasbro, Inc.
InventorsDavid P. Lewinski, David W. Dewar
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Abstract
A toy includes a first pivot joint, a second pivot joint, a first shaft held by the first pivot joint such that the first shaft can pivot in any direction, a second shaft held in the second pivot joint such that the second shaft can pivot in any direction, and a coupling between the first shaft and the second shaft configured such that motion applied to one shaft produces a mirrored motion in the other shaft. The toy may be configured to have the appearance of a dinosaur such as triceratops.
Claims20
A toy figure comprising:
- a toy figure body;
- having two movable members extending therefrom
- a first pivot joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a second pivot joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a first shaft within said second movable member held by the first pivot joint such that the first shaft can pivot about the first pivot joint;
- a second shaft within said second movable member held in the second pivot joint such that the second shaft can pivot about the second pivot joint;
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- a coupling between the first shaft and the second shaft extending through said toy figure body, the coupling being configured such that pivoting one of the shafts and movable member in a first direction about the shaft's respective pivot joint causes a pivoting of the other shaft and movable member in the first direction.
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A toy figure, comprising:
- a toy figure body having a head and a tail;
- a head joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a tail joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a head shaft encased by the head such that the head shaft moves with the head, the head shaft being held by the head joint such that the head shaft can be pivoted and rotated within the head joint;
- a tail shaft encased by the tail such that the tail shaft moves with the tail, the tail shaft being held by the tail joint such that the tail shaft can be pivoted and rotated within the tail joint;
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- a coupling between the head shaft and the tail shaft constructed such that pivoting and rotational motion applied to the tail in a first direction causes pivoting and rotational motion of the head in the first direction.
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A toy figure comprising:
- a toy figure body;
- a first ball and socket joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a second ball and socket joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a first shaft held by the first ball and socket joint such that the first shaft can pivot in any direction;
- a second shaft held in the second ball and socket joint such that the second shaft can pivot in any direction;
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- a coupling between the first shaft and the second shaft, the coupling being configured such that pivoting one of the shafts in a first direction causes a pivoting of the other shaft in the first direction.
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A toy figure comprising:
- a toy figure body;
- a first pivot joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a second pivot joint carried by the toy figure body;
- a first shaft held by the first pivot joint such that the first shaft can pivot in any direction;
- a second shaft held in the second pivot joint such that the second shaft can pivot in any direction;
- and
- a coiled wire coupling between the first shaft and the second shaft, the coupling being configured such that pivoting one of the shafts in a first direction causes a pivoting of the other shaft in the other direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.