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US 9,345,976 B2Granted
Toy figurine with removable features
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsJosiah To Sang Li, William J. Kerner, James Austin Rucker
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Abstract
A toy figurine is disclosed. The toy figurine includes a body to which one or more plates are coupled. The toy figurine includes a launching mechanism that is used to launch a projectile from the toy figurine. The plates cover the launching mechanism when the plates are mounted to the body.
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A toy figurine, comprising:
- a body including a launching mechanism having an actuator, the body including an actuating opening formed therein;
- a plate releasably coupled to the body, the plate being configured to cover a portion of the body when coupled thereto;
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- a projectile configured to be launched by the launching mechanism in response to activation of the actuator, the actuating opening being configured to receive the projectile, wherein pushing the projectile inwardly through the actuating opening releases the plate from the body.
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A toy figurine, comprising:
- a body including a first opening and a second opening formed therein, the body including a launching mechanism and an actuator;
- a cover portion removably coupled to the body, the cover portion including a mounting component insertable into the first opening of the body;
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- a projectile removably coupled to the body, the projectile being insertable into the second opening of the body and engageable with the actuator, wherein insertion of the projectile into the second opening of the body moves the actuator to engage the mounting component in the first opening and release the cover portion from the body.
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A toy figurine, comprising:
- a body including one or more plates releasably coupled to the body and configured to cover a portion of the body when coupled thereto;
- a launching mechanism configured to receive and launch one or more projectiles;
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- an actuator capable of a first actuation and a second actuation, the second actuation occurring at a point in time after the first actuation, the actuator releasing the one or more plates upon the first actuation and launching the one or more projectiles from the launching mechanism upon the second actuation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.