Imitating serpentine motion in a mechanical figure

A mechanical device comprising:

• a plurality of segments interconnected consecutively at a pivot formed between two adjacent segments, the plurality of segments further defining at least a front segment, a rear segment, and at least one intermediate segment;
• a rotational motor and an eccentric weight secured about one segment, of the plurality of segments, and wherein the rotational motor is adapted to rotate the eccentric weight to create vibration forces in a portion of the device, and
• at least one pair of legs extending from one segment, of the plurality of segments, towards a contact surface, defining a front leg segment, and wherein each of the legs from the front leg segment has a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base and wherein each of the legs from the front leg segment is constructed from a flexible material and each of the legs from the front leg segment has an average axial cross-section of at least five percent of a length of the leg between the leg base and the leg tip, and the front leg segment is configured, as described herein, such that when the rotational motor generates a force that is directed downward and is suitable to deflect each of the legs from front leg segment to cause the front leg segment and thus the mechanical device to move in a substantially forward direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip and wherein as the vibration forces act to move the front segment substantially forward, the vibration forces further cause the rear and at least one intermediate segments being interconnected consecutively at the pivots to move in varying directions causing a continuously oscillating shape of the plurality of segments.

A mechanical device comprising:

• a plurality of segments interconnected consecutively, the plurality of segments further defining at least a front segment and a rear segment;
• a rotational motor and an eccentric weight secured about one segment, of the plurality of segments, and wherein the rotational motor is adapted to rotate the eccentric weight to create vibration forces in a portion of the device, and
• at least one pair of legs extending from one segment, of the plurality of segments, towards a contact surface, defining a front leg segment, and wherein each of the legs from the front leg segment has a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base and wherein each of the legs from the front leg segment is constructed from a flexible material and each of the legs from the front leg segment has an average axial cross-section of at least five percent of a length of the leg between the leg base and the leg tip, and wherein the rotational motor generates a force that is directed downward and is suitable to deflect each of the legs from the front leg segment to cause the front leg segment and thus the mechanical device to move in a substantially forward direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip and wherein as the vibration forces act to move the front leg segment substantially forward, the vibration forces further cause the rear segment being interconnected consecutively to move in a varying direction causing a continuously oscillating shape of the plurality of segments.

A mechanical device comprising:

• an elongated body defining a head section, a tail section, an intermediate section, a first interposed section defined between the head section and the intermediate section, and a second interposed section defined between the intermediate section and the tail section;
• a rotational motor and an eccentric weight secured about one section of the body, and wherein the rotational motor is adapted to rotate the eccentric weight such that a vibrational force is directed through the body;
• a first pair of legs extending from one section of the body towards a contact surface, defining a first leg segment, and wherein each of the legs from the first leg segment has a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base and wherein each of the legs from the first leg segment is constructed from a flexible material and each of the legs from the first leg segment has an average axial cross-section of at least five percent of a length of the leg between the leg vase and the leg tip, such that the first leg segment is configured to cause the body to move in a direction caused by the vibrational forces;
• and
• a second pair of legs extending from the intermediate section towards a contact surface, and defining a second leg section, and
• wherein the first pair of legs are further configured to move the first leg section in a forward direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor generates the vibrational forces, and the and wherein as the vibrational force acts to move the front leg segment substantially forward, the vibrational force further causes the tail and intermediate sections being interconnected consecutively to move in a varying direction causing a continuously oscillating shape of the elongated body.