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US 6,328,625 B1Granted
Toy figure with articulating joints
AssigneeC. J. Associates, Ltd.
InventorsJames S. W. Lee, Chiu Keung Kwan
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Abstract
A toy figure having multiple articulating limbs connected to the torso by pivot joints that are molded in a vertical injection molding step that forms and pivotally interconnects, in situ, one member of the pivot joint to a second, preformed member of the pivot joint.
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An articulating limb for attachment to the trunk of a toy figure, the articulating limb comprising:
- means for attaching the limb to the toy figure trunk;
- a first limb segment having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an internal pivot pin pivotally connecting the first limb segment to the attaching means, and the distal end of the first limb segment having an integral rotational member;
- a second limb segment having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an interior space sized and shaped to capture the rotational member;
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- a third limb segment comprising an elongate member having a proximal end defining a first bore and a distal end defining a second bore, wherein the distal end of the second limb segment has an internal pivot pin adapted to engage the first bore to pivotally connect the elongate member to the distal end of the second limb segment.
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An articulating limb for attachment to the trunk of a toy figure, the articulating limb comprising:
- means for attaching the limb to the toy figure trunk;
- a first limb segment having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an internal pivot pin connecting the first limb segment to the attaching means, and the distal end of the first leg segment having an integral rotational member;
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- a second limb segment having an interior space sized and shaped to capture the rotational member, wherein the second limb segment comprises a pair of complementary shells.
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An articulating limb for attachment to the trunk of a toy figure, the articulating limb comprising:
- means for attaching the limb to the toy figure trunk, said means having a distal end defining a bore;
- a first limb segment having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the first limb segment having an integral rotational member;
- a pivot pin adapted to fit in the bore to connect the proximal end of the first limb segment to the attaching means;
- a second limb segment having a proximal end captured by the distal end of the first leg segment to form a moveable joint;
- a retention seat sized and shaped to capture the rotational member, the retention seat being located within the proximal end of the second limb segment and comprising a wall, wherein one of the wall and the rotational member has a groove and the other of the wall and the rotational member has a complementary ridge that engages the groove when the first and second limb segment are in a preselected position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.