Toy with movement means
AssigneeOrigin Products Ltd.
InventorBrian Whitehead
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Abstract
The invention relates to the provision of a toy which comprises at least one article which is movable with respect to a play base and objects on the playbase. The article can have at least one part which is movable with respect to the remainder of the article and the movement is achieved via a magnetic arrangement which involves at least one magnet in the movable part of the article and at least one magnet in a movement means such that as the movement means and/or article move in sufficient proximity, the magnetic forces and field created cause movement of the said part of the article to provide an animated feature to the article.
Claims55
A toy comprising:
- at least one article with at least a first magnet provided therein and having one or more moveable parts to provide movement of one or more appendages of the article;
- movement means for imparting movement of said moveable parts, said movement means comprising a second magnet positioned out of direct contact from the article;
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- wherein the at least first magnet and the second magnet are arranged with respect to one another whereby movement of a one of the at least a first magnet or the second magnet imparts movement of the other of the at least a first magnet or the second magnet, thereby providing animation of one or more appendages of the article.
A toy comprising a play base;
- at least one article which is moveable about an upper surface of said play base, said at least one article having at least a first magnet located in one or more moveable joints;
- and a second magnet positioned remotely and out of contact with the article and arranged to impart movement of said one or more moveable joints thereby providing animation of the at least one article, by movement of the article and/or the second magnet with respect to each other.
A toy, said toy comprising at least one article with at least a first magnet positioned therein and having one or more moveable parts;
- and movement means with at least a second magnet rotatably positioned therein, to provide movement of one or more parts of said article when the said first and second magnets magnetically influence each other and wherein actuation of the movement means in a first direction results in movement of the part or parts of the article in a direction other than the said first direction.
A toy comprising:
- an article having a body including a cavity therein and at least a first magnet rotatably mounted in the cavity, said at least a first magnet attached to a first appendage extending from the body,
- movement means for imparting movement to said at least a first magnet, said movement means positioned out of direct contact from the article.
A toy comprising:
- an article having a body including a cavity therein and a first magnet rotatably mounted in the cavity, said first magnet attached to a first appendage extending from the body,
- a member having a distal end and a second magnet rotatably mounted on said distal end, and positioned to impart motion of the first magnet via the interaction of the magnetic fields of the first magnet and the second magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.