Toy capable of executing multiple moving modes

• US 4,576,583 A
• Filed: 09/24/1984
• Issued: 03/18/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc.
• Inventors: Yoneda, Yosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nolan, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US06/654,167
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 446/285, 446/292, 446/293, 446/294, 446/279, 446/280, 446/93, 446/94, 446/95, 446/102, 446/103, 446/437, 446/448, 446/457, 446/465, 446/467, 446/469, 446/470, 446/471 , 446/330, 446/354, 446/355, 446/356
• US Class Current: 446/94
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/20 with pairs of legs, e.g. horses
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/004 Stunt-cars, e.g. lifting front wheels, roll-over or invertible cars

Abstract

A moving toy has a plurality of rotating elements located along opposite sides of its body. A motor is connected to these elements via a gear train so as to rotate the elements on the body. A plurality of sets of movable members each are capable of independently being connected to either the rotating elements or to both the rotating elements and the body. Each of the sets of the movable members when connected to the rotating elements are capable of moving the body in a unique manner which differs from the method of movement of any of the other of the sets of the members. The members can include eccentric rolling members, single walking members or compound walking members.

Claims

1. A moving toy which comprises:

a unitary body;

motor means mounted on said body;

at least two rotating elements permanently rotatively mounted on said body, each of said rotating elements operatively connected to said motor means so as to be rotated on said body by said motor means;

at least two sets of moving members, each of said sets of moving members independently temporarily connectable to said rotating elements, and when said moving members are connected to said rotating elements said moving member supporting said toy on a support surface, each of said sets of moving members differing from the other of said sets of moving members whereby one of said sets of moving members moves said toy on said support surface in a rolling manner and a further of said sets of moving members moves said toy on said support surface in a walking manner.

2. The toy of claim 1 including:

at least four of said rotating elements, said rotating elements located on said body in sets of two elements each, each of said rotating elements operatively connected to said motor means so as to rotated by said motor means.

3. The toy of claim 2 wherein:

one of said sets of moving members is detachably connectable to at least two of said sets of rotating elements.

4. The toy of claim 3 wherein:

a further of said sets of moving members is detachably connectable to only one of said sets of rotating elements.

5. The toy of claim 1 wherein:

said rolling manner is eccentric rotation.

6. The toy of claim 1 including:

a first set of connecting means located on said rotating elements, a second set of connecting means for movably connecting said moving members to said rotating elements and said body respectively, said moving members temporarily connectable to at least said first set of said first and said second sets of connecting means.

7. The toy of claim 6 wherein:

each of said sets of moving members independently temporarily connectable to said connecting means on said rotating elements, one of said sets of moving members further temporarily connectable to said connecting means on said body.

8. The toy of claim 1 including:

at least three of said sets of members.

9. The toy of claim 8 including:

one of said sets of members having two members, a further of said sets having four members and even further of said sets having six members.

10. The toy of claim 8 including:

six of said rotating elements arranged in a group of three on a first side of said body and a group of three on a second side of said body.

11. The toy of claim 1 including:

six of said rotating elements arranged in a group of three on a first side of said body and a group of three on a second side of said body.