US 6,273,781 B1 · Tambourine playing toy figure

Abstract

A toy figure supports a pair of arm carriers pivotally secured within the torso interior near the shoulder of the toy figure. Each arm carrier includes an arm attachment apparatus and an inwardly extending arm shaft. A pair of pivot bearings pivotally support the arm shafts for pivotal motion in a horizontal plane. The arm shafts are carried within tight-fitting bores of the pivot bearings to facilitate rotational motion of the arm carriers and the supported arms about the shoulders in a vertical plane. A button is supported within the torso and extends outwardly through an aperture in the rear of the torso. The button is coupled to a pivotable yoke which is coupled to the interior ends of the arm shafts such that pivotal motion of the yoke causes pivotal motion of the arm shafts in a horizontal plane. A return spring urges the yoke and arm carriers toward the arms apart position of the figure and pressing the rear button pivots the arms forwardly to a hands together position which simulates a tambourine play.

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Dependent claims

A toy figure comprising:

a body having a torso defining a front, a rear, shoulders, head and neck;
a pair of pivot bearings pivotally supported for front-to-rear pivotal movement relative to said torso by said torso proximate said shoulders, each pivot bearing defining a bore therethrough;
a pair of arm carriers each having cylindrical outer portions and inwardly extending arm shafts having inner ends, said arm shafts passing tightly through said bores;
a pair of forwardly extending arms joined to said cylindrical portions each having a hand;
a yoke pivotally supported within said torso having an upper portion coupled to said inner ends of said arm shafts and a lower end;
a slidable button supported by said torso and coupled to said lower end;
and
a return spring urging said yoke to pivot said upper portion forwardly,
said button being pressed to pivot said upper end of said yoke rearwardly pivoting said arm carriers to bring said hands together, said inwardly extending shafts and said pivot bearing bores cooperating to allow said pair of arms to be posed at raised or lowered or forwardly extending positions independent of movement of said hands apart or together.

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