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US 6,200,191 B1Granted
Structure of motion toy
AssigneeBlue Ridge Designs, Inc.
InventorJin-Long Chou
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Abstract
A motion toy includes a toy body having an upper part and a lower part pivotally connected together, and a power drive coupled between the upper part and the lower part of the toy body. The power drive is controlled to tilt the upper part and the lower part of the toy body alternatively inward and outward in reversed directions.
Claims79
A movable toy, comprising:
- a toy body, wherein the toy body includes:
- a first shoulder cover shell;
- a second shoulder cover shell;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first shoulder cover shell;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the second shoulder cover shell;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a bottom bracket coupled between the first and second waist cover shells;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell mounted between the first foot base member and the first waist cover shell, the first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the first waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell mounted between the second foot base member and the second waist cover shell, the second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the second waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member;
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- a power drive that moves the toy body such that the first and second leg cover shells alternately tilt in opposite directions, and the first and second waist cover shells tilt in directions which are opposite to the tilted directions of the first and second leg cover shells.
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A movable toy, comprising:
- a toy body, wherein the toy body includes:
- a shoulder cover unit;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a bottom bracket coupled between the first and second waist cover shells;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell connected between the first foot base member and the first waist cover shell, the first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the first waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell connected between the second loot base member and the second waist cover shell, the second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the second waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member;
- and
- a power drive that moves the toy body such that the first and second leg cover shells alternately tilt in opposite directions, and the first and second waist cover shells tilt in directions which are opposite to the tilted directions of the first and second leg cover shells.
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A toy body, comprising:
- a first shoulder cover shell;
- a second shoulder cover shell;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first shoulder cover shell;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the second shoulder cover shell;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a bottom bracket coupled between the first and second waist cover shells;
- a first foot base member:
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell mounted between the first foot base member and the first waist cover shell, the first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the first waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell mounted between the second foot base member and the second waist cover shell, the second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the second waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member.
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A toy body, comprising:
- a shoulder cover unit;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a bottom bracket coupled between the first and second waist cover shells;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell connected between the first foot base member and the first waist cover shell, the first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the first waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell connected between the second foot base member and the second waist cover shell, the second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the second waist cover shell and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member.
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A movable toy, comprising:
- a toy body, wherein the toy body includes:
- a first shoulder cover shell;
- a second shoulder cover shell;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first shoulder cover shell;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the second shoulder cover shell;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a bottom bracket extending from the first waist cover shell to the second waist cover shell;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member;
- and
- a power drive that moves the toy body such that the first and second leg cover shells alternately tilt in opposite directions, and the first and second waist cover shells tilt in directions which are opposite to the tilted directions of the first and second leg cover shells.
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A movable toy, comprising:
- a toy body, wherein the toy body includes:
- a shoulder cover unit;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a bottom bracket extending from the first waist cover shell to the second waist cover shell;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member;
- and
- a power drive that moves the toy body such that the first and second leg cover shells alternately tilt in opposite directions, and the first and second waist cover shells tilt in directions which are opposite to the tilted directions of the first and second leg cover shells.
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A toy body, comprising:
- a first shoulder cover shell;
- a second shoulder cover shell;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first shoulder cover shell;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the second shoulder cover shell;
- first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the first and second shoulder cover shells;
- a bottom bracket extending from the first waist cover shell to the second waist cover shell;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member.
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A toy body, comprising:
- a shoulder cover unit;
- a first trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second trunk cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a first waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a second waist cover shell pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder cover unit;
- a bottom bracket extending from the first waist cover shell to the second waist cover shell;
- a first foot base member;
- a second foot base member;
- a first leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot base member;
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- a second leg cover shell having a first end pivotally mounted with respect to the bottom bracket and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot base member.
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A movable toy, comprising:
- a toy body, wherein the toy bode includes:
- a shoulder unit;
- a first waist member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a second waist member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a first trunk member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a second trunk member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a hip bracket extending from the first waist member to the second waist member;
- a first foot support;
- a second foot support;
- a first leg member having a first end pivotally connected to at least one of the hip bracket or the first waist member, and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot support;
- a second leg member having a first end pivotally connected to at least one of the hip bracket or the second waist member, and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot support, wherein the first leg member includes a first rack and a second rack, the second leg member includes a third rack and a fourth rack, the first trunk member includes a fifth rack engaged with the first rack and a sixth rack engaged with the third rack, and the second trunk member includes a seventh rack engaged with the second rack and an eighth rack engaged with the fourth rack;
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- a power drive that moves the toy body such that the first and second leg members alternately tilt in opposite directions, and the first and second waist members tilt in directions which are opposite to the tilted directions of the first and second leg members.
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A toy body, comprising:
- a shoulder unit;
- a first waist member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a second waist member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a first trunk member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a second trunk member pivotally mounted with respect to the shoulder unit;
- a hip bracket extending from the first waist member to the second waist member;
- a first foot support;
- a second foot support;
- a first leg member having a first end pivotally connected to at least one of the hip bracket or the first waist member, and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the first foot support;
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- a second leg member having a first end pivotally connected to at least one of the hip bracket or the second waist member, and a second end pivotally mounted with respect to the second foot support, wherein the first leg member includes a first rack and a second rack, the second leg member includes a third rack and a fourth rack, the first trunk member includes a fifth rack engaged with the first rack and a sixth rack engaged with the third rack, and the second trunk member includes a seventh rack engaged with the second rack and an eighth rack engaged with the fourth rack.
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A toy body, comprising:
- a first upper body member having a lower portion provided with a pivot, wherein said first upper body member is a first waist cover shell;
- a second upper body member having, a lower portion provided with a pivot, wherein said second upper body member is a second waist cover shell;
- a first leg member having an upper portion provided with a pivot, said pivot of said first leg member being movable with and at a fixed position relative to said pivot of said first upper body member;
- a second leg member having an upper portion provided with a pivot, said pivot of said second leg member being movable with and at a fixed position relative to said pivot of said second upper body member;
- said members being laterally tiltable, said pivots being laterally movable when said members tilt;
- said members being mechanically coupled together to tilt the upper body members in one direction when said leg members are tilted in an opposite direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.