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US 6,648,647 B2Granted
Toy having rotating element
AssigneeLeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsMichael C. Wood, Jorge Gabriel Soto, Barbara Mattson
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Abstract
A toy is disclosed. In one embodiment, the toy includes a base. A rotating element is on the base and rotates about an axis. A child can cause the rotating element to rotate about the axis by pressing an actuator at the center of the rotating element. A set of image elements can be on the rotating element.
Claims28
A toy comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a rotating element on the base, wherein the rotating element is adapted to rotate about an axis;
- c) a first set of image elements on the rotating element, wherein each image element in the first set is positioned at a first radial distance from the axis;
- and
- d) a second set of image elements on the rotating element, wherein each image element in the second set is positioned at a second radial distance from the axis,
- wherein the first distance is different than the second distance, and
- wherein the toy further comprises an actuator capable of causing the rotating element to rotate, wherein the actuator comprises a depressible element centered about the axis.
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A toy comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a rotating element on the base, wherein the rotating element is adapted to rotates about an axis;
- c) a set of image elements on the rotating element, wherein each image element in the set is positioned at a radial distance from the axis;
- and
- d) an actuator coupled to the rotating element, and
- wherein dip toy further comprises a cover that is disposed over the rotating element, wherein the actuator passes through the cover.
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A toy comprising:
- a) a base;
- b) a rotating element on the base, wherein the rotating element is adapted to rotate about an axis;
- c) a first set of image elements on the rotating element wherein each image element in the first set is positioned at a first radial distance from the axis;
- d) a second set of image elements on the rotating element, wherein each image element in the second set is positioned at a second radial distance from the axis,
- wherein the first distance is different than the second distance;
- e) an actuator capable of causing the rotating element to rotate, wherein the actuator is a depressible element centered about the axis;
- f) a cover disposed over the rotating element, wherein the actuator passes through the cover;
- g) a processor in the base;
- h) a memory in the base and operatively coupled to the processor;
- i) a first window exposing one of the first image elements through the cover;
- j) a set of windows exposing a plurality of image elements in the second set of image elements;
- k) a plurality of sliding doors associated with the set of windows;
- and
- l) a plurality of switches coupled to the sliding doors and coupled to the processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.