Form-convertible toy robot

• US 4,571,203 A
• Filed: 07/06/1983
• Issued: 02/18/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
• Inventors: Murakami, Katsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US06/511,158
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: 446/95, 446/94, 446/93, 446/96, 446/97, 446/99, 446/269, 446/268, 446/320, 446/321, 446/376, 446/431, 446/465, 446/470, 446/487, 446/433, 446/440, 446/230, D21/150, D21/128, D21/166, D21/87, D21/136
• US Class Current: 446/95
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/003 Convertible toys, e.g. robots convertible into rockets or vehicles convertible into planes

Abstract

A form-convertible toy robot comprises a body including a head, arms, shoulders, thighs, and legs. The head has a robot face on one surface thereof and a predetermined portion of the form on the other surface thereof. The arms with shoulders are mounted rotatably of the body and are in frictional engagement with the body. The thighs are mounted on the body either in fixed relation to the body or in rotational relation to the body. The legs are mounted on the thighs for rotational or slidable movement relative to the thighs. The toy robot can be converted into another form, such as a toy car, motorcycle, helicopter, tank or the like.

Claims

1. A toy robot convertible into another form, comprising:

a body including integrally interconnected and relatively movable head, arms, shoulders, thighs and legs;

said head having a robot face on one surface thereof and a predetermined portion of said form on the other surface thereof;

said arms with shoulders being mounted rotatably on said body and being in frictional engagement with said body so that said arms and shoulders can be held at a desired angle with respect to said body;

said thighs being so mounted on said body that said thighs can take one of two positions, one position being that of a fixed relation to said body, and the other position being that of a rotatable relation to said body and in frictional engagement with said body so that said thighs can be held at a desired angle relative to said body;

said legs being mounted on said thighs for frictional movement relative to said thighs so that said legs can be held at a desired angle relative to said thighs; and

upon said arms and shoulders being rotated to take a predetermined position, said thighs being caused to take one of said positions, and said legs being moved to take a predetermined position, said toy robot being converted into said another form.

2. A form-convertible toy robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said head is mounted rotatably and said predetermined portion is a hood for a car;

said arms and shoulders formed integral therewith are further mounted for compressing movement into and out of said body, each of said shoulders being provided with a front wheel rotatably mounted on an axle coupled to said shoulder;

said thighs take said one position; and

said legs are mounted for contracting and expanding movement relative to said thighs and are slidably on said thighs, each of said legs being provided with a rear wheel rotatably mounted on an axle coupled to each of said legs; and

wherein said another form takes a figure of said car.

3. A form-convertible toy robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said arms and shoulders formed integral therewith are held at an inclined angle relative to said body in order to serve as a bifurcated front fork for a motorcycle, said arms being provided at the end portions thereof with a front wheel rotatably mounted on an axle coupled between said end portions;

said thighs are rotatably mounted to be folded at a right angle relative to said body; and

said legs are rotatably mounted to be folded at a right angle relative to said right angularly folded thighs, said legs being provided at the end portions thereof with a rear wheel rotatably mounted on an axle coupled between said end portions;

and wherein said another form takes a figure of said motorcycle.

4. A form-convertible toy robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said shoulders are rotatably mounted within said body and said arms are rotatably mounted on said shoulders, and each of said arms is provided with front and rear wheels rotatably mounted on axles coupled within said each arm, whereby said arms can be positioned along and in front of said body for serving as ground arms for a helicopter;

said thighs are rotatably mounted to be inclined relative to said body;

said legs are rotatably mounted to be aligned in parallel relation to the lengthwise direction of said body, said legs being provided at the end portions thereof with a rear rotor for said helicopter, and

said body is further provided at the back portion thereof a main rotor for said helicopter, and wherein said another form takes a figure of said helicopter.

5. A form-convertible toy robot as set forth in claim 1, wherein

said thighs are rotatably mounted to be folded at a right angle relative to said body;

said legs are rotatably mounted to be folded at a right angle relative to said right angularly folded thighs, whereby said legs are positioned along and in front of said body for serving as a continuous tread for a tank; and

said body is further provided with guns on the back portion thereof; and

wherein said another form takes a figure of said tank.

6. A toy robot convertible into another toy which is different in nature and shape from said toy robot, comprising:

a body including integrally interconnected and relatively movable head, arms, shoulders, thighs and legs;

said head mounted rotably on said body and having a robot face on one surface thereof and a predetermined portion of said another toy on another surface thereof;

said arms and shoulders mounted rotatably on said body and being in frictional engagement with said body so that said arms and shoulders can be held at a desired angle with respect to said body;

said thighs mounted on said body such that said thighs can take one of two positions relative to said body, one position being that of a fixed relation to said body and the other position being that of a rotatable relation to said body and in frictional engagement with said body so that said thighs can be held at a desired angle relative to said body;

said legs being mounted on said thighs for frictional sliding relative movement relative to said thighs so that said legs can be held at a desired position relative to said thighs; and

upon said head, arms and shoulders being rotated to take a predetermined position, said thighs being caused to take one of said positions and said legs being moved to take a predetermined position, said toy robot being converted into said another toy.