Suspending and propelling means for toy figures

• US 4,244,136 A
• Filed: 11/19/1979
• Issued: 01/13/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: MEGO Corporation
• Original Assignee: MEGO Corporation
• Inventors: Kublan, Neal
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US06/095,581
• Time in Patent Office: 421 Days
• Field of Search: 46/1 R, 46/77, 46/32, 46/1 H, 46/116, 254/188, 254/169, 273/413, 272/24, 104/180, 104/173 R, 104/112, 248/328, 248/329, 248/331
• US Class Current: 446/228
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/04 Climbing figures moving up-and-down
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/50 Frames, stands, or wheels for dolls or toy animals

Abstract

A suspending and propelling means is provided to impart a "flying" action to toy figures, wherein a support clip, with means for quick attachment and detachment with respect to the back or other body part of a toy figure, is suspended on two lengths of a continuous strand extending between fixed and movable pulley members, one end of said strand being secured to the fixed pulley member, and the other end of said strand being movable with respect to said fixed pulley member and secured to one end of said support clip. From a starting position in which the supported figure is adjacent the movable pulley member, pulling on the latter causes the toy figure to "fly" toward the fixed pulley member.

Claims

1. A suspending and propelling means for imparting a "flying" action to toy figures and objects comprising a support clip disposed between fixed and movable pulley members, said support clip being a generally rectangular member with upstanding ends having aligned apertures adjacent the side extremities thereof, one of said upstanding ends having a central strand coupling means, and said support clip and pulley members being united by an elongated flexible strand, said flexible strand having one end secured to said clip at said central strand coupling means, and passing through said fixed pulley member, then through the aligned apertures at one side of said clip and through the movable pulley member, then back through the aligned apertures at the other side of said clip and to the fixed pulley member to which the other end of said strand is secured, and the length of said strand being such that when the support clip is adjacent the movable pulley members, and under slight tension, the distance between the support clip and fixed pulley member will be in excess of about three feet, whereby grasping and pulling on said movable pulley member causes a toy figure or object secured to said support clip to be suspended, and moved toward said fixed pulley member.

2. A suspending and propelling means, as defined in claim 1, wherein said support clip has upwardly extending hooks, centrally of opposed sides thereof, said hooks cooperating with looped ends of an encircling elastic band in securing a toy figure or object to said support clip.

3. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 2, wherein said hooks have inwardly turned upper ends.

4. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 1, wherein said support clip and pulley members are formed wholly of molded plastic material.

5. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 4, wherein the assemblage of said support clip and pulley members, united by the gate means formed in the molding thereof, constitutes a practical article of commerce.

6. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 1, wherein said support clip and pulley members are formed primarily of molded plastic but have metal supplements at wear portions thereof.

7. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 6, wherein said metal supplements include eyelets seated in the aligned apertures of said support clip.

8. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 6, wherein said metal supplements include transverse spindles providing strand engaging portions of said pulley members.

9. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 8, wherein said spindles carry rotatable pulleys facilitating movement of said strand members through said pulley members.

10. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 1, wherein said strand member has the strength and flexibility characteristic of fishing line.

11. A suspending and propelling means as defined in claim 10, wherein said strand member is of the plastic and monofilament type.