Feature-altering toy
First Claim
1. A toy system comprising:
- a first body;
at least one accessory having an activation feature;
at least one first mechanism adapted to alter the first body; and
a first sensor adapted to sense the activation feature and to activate selectively the at least one first mechanism when the activation feature is sensed.
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Abstract
One example of a toy system includes a first body, at least one accessory having an activation feature, at least one mechanism adapted to alter the first body, and a first sensor adapted to sense the activation feature and to activate selectively the at least one mechanism when the activation feature is sensed. The body may include first and second body elements that are moveable relative to each other, a drive element, and a sensor mounted relative to the body and adapted to be activated by a user. The second body element may also have a characteristic that is changeable. A first mechanism may have a plurality of operative states, and a function may be controlled based on the operating state.
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32 Claims
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1. A toy system comprising:
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a first body;
at least one accessory having an activation feature;
at least one first mechanism adapted to alter the first body; and
a first sensor adapted to sense the activation feature and to activate selectively the at least one first mechanism when the activation feature is sensed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A toy comprising:
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a body including first and second body elements, the first and second body elements being movable relative to each other and the second body element having a characteristic that is changeable;
a drive element;
a sensor mounted relative to the body and adapted to be activated by a user;
a first mechanism activated by the sensor when the sensor is activated and mounted relative to the first body element and the drive element, the first mechanism being adapted to move the drive element relative to the second body element, and to move the second body element relative to the first body element during movement of the drive element; and
a second mechanism mounted relative to the second body element, adapted to perform a function on the characteristic of the second body element in response to movement of the drive element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A toy comprising:
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a body having a first body element and a second body element;
a first mechanism mounted relative to the body and having a plurality of operative states; and
a second mechanism configured to perform a first function corresponding to the state of the first mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A toy system comprising:
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a body having a plurality of body elements, wherein at least one first body element has an inner chamber and an outwardly extending aperture;
an extensible member supported relative to the first body element; and
a body-altering assembly adapted to urge selectively the extensible member through the aperture while rotating the extensible member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A toy comprising:
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a body including first and second body elements, the first and second body elements being moveable relative to each other and the second body element having a characteristic that is changeable;
a drive element;
a plurality of different accessories;
a sensor mounted relative to the body and adapted to detect the plurality of different accessories;
a first mechanism activated by the sensor when the sensor is activated and mounted relative to the first body element and the drive element, the first mechanism being adapted to move the drive element relative to the second body, and to move the second body element relative to the first body element during movement of the drive element;
a controller coupled to the first mechanism and to the sensor, and adapted to control operation of the first mechanism differently when the sensor detects the different accessories; and
a second mechanism mounted relative to the second body element, adapted to change the characteristic of the second body element in response to movement of the drive element.
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29. A toy comprising:
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a body including at least a first body element having a characteristic that is changeable, the body further having a chamber with an outwardly opening aperture;
an extensible member supported relative to the first body element; and
a first mechanism mounted relative to the first body element and adapted to perform a function upon the characteristic by urging the extensible member through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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