Apparatus for actuating a toy
AssigneeHasbro, Inc.
InventorsRobert P. Felice, Richard Maddocks
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Abstract
An apparatus for a moving a toy appendage includes a moveable device within a toy appendage that is attached to a body of a toy and an actuator connected to the moveable device. The actuator is configured to rotate the moveable device about a drive axis that is fixed relative to the body of the toy. The actuator is configured to rotate at least a first portion of the moveable device relative to at least a second portion of the moveable device about a device axis that is fixed relative to the moveable device.
Claims23
An apparatus for moving a toy appendage, the apparatus comprising:
- a moveable device within a toy appendage that is attached to a body of a toy, the moveable device including an elongated device extending from the toy body;
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- an actuator including a lever mounted to a drive shaft that rotates about a drive axis, the drive axis being fixed relative to the toy body, the lever connected to the elongated device of the moveable device to rotate the moveable device about the drive axis and to rotate at least a first portion of the moveable device relative to at least a second portion of the moveable device about a device axis that is fixed relative to the moveable device as the drive shaft rotates the lever about the drive axis.
A method of actuating an appendage attached to a body of a toy, the method comprising:
- rotating a lever mounted to a drive shaft about a drive axis that is fixed relative to the body of the toy, the lever being connected to an elongated device that extends along the appendage;
- in which rotation of the lever causes the appendage to rotate about the drive axis and causes at least a first portion of the appendage to rotate relative to at least a second portion of the appendage about a device axis that is fixed relative to the appendage.
An apparatus for a moving a toy appendage, the apparatus comprising:
- a moveable device within a toy appendage that is attached to a body of a toy, the moveable device including:
- a flexible strip,
- a plate transversely connected to the flexible strip and positioned within a first portion of the moveable device, and
- an elongated device that intersects the plate;
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- an actuator coupled to the moveable device to rotate the moveable device about a drive axis, the actuator coupled to the at least first portion of the moveable device to rotate the at least first portion of the moveable device relative to at least a second portion of the moveable device about a device axis that is fixed relative to the moveable device.
An apparatus for moving an appendage of a toy, the apparatus comprising:
- a moveable device within a toy appendage that is attached to a body of the toy;
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- an actuator including a motor having a drive shaft configured to rotate about a drive axis and being connected to the moveable device such that as the drive shaft rotates about the drive axis, the actuator causes the moveable device to rotate about an axis that is parallel with the drive axis and causes at least a first portion of the moveable device to rotate relative to at least a second portion of the moveable device about a device axis that is fixed relative to the moveable device.
An apparatus for moving an appendage of a toy, the apparatus comprising:
- a moveable device within a toy appendage of the toy;
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- an actuation system coupled to a motor and to the moveable device, the actuation system being constrained to rotate about a single drive axis such that the actuation system causes the moveable device to rotate about an axis that is parallel with the drive axis and causes at least a first portion of the moveable device to rotate relative to at least a second portion of the moveable device about a device axis that is fixed relative to the moveable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.