Figure toy with projectile launching mechanism

• US 4,689,034 A
• Filed: 02/07/1986
• Issued: 08/25/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coleco Industries Incorporated (Ranger Industries, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Coleco Industries Incorporated (Ranger Industries, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mercurio, Dominic G., Dubois, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/827,335
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 446/309, 446/330, 446/359, 446/368, 446/376, 446/378, 446/433, 446/435
• US Class Current: 446/309
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/205 performing turtle-like motion
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/10 shooting arrows or other missiles

Abstract

A creature figure toy having walking action capability utilizes a pair of ring members which are mounted for counter-rotation within the body. Projectile launching means is also incorporated.

Claims

1. A creature toy having movable appendages, comprising:

a body having mounting means therewithin;

a superimposed pair of ring members disposed upon said body mounting means for rotation about a common axis, each of said ring members having thereon an actuating element accessible externally of said body and at least one appendage projecting from said body; and

means attached to said ring members for biasing them in opposite directions about said axis, whereby simultaneous force upon said actuating elements may effect counter-rotation of said ring members for animation of said appendages.

2. The toy of claim 1 wherein said ring members are substantially identical and are disposed in an inverted relationship to one another.

3. The toy of claim 2 wherein said each of ring members comprises an annular portion from which said actuating element and appendage project outwardly in a non-diametric relationship to one another.

4. The toy of claim 3 wherein said actuating elements and appendages are symmetrically disposed on said body, and wherein said actuating elements are adjacent to one another.

5. The toy of claim 4 wherin said biasing means acts between said ring members.

6. The toy of claim 5 wherein said biasing means acts to separate said actuating elements, animation of said appendages being effected by alternatley squeezing together and releasing said actuating elements.

7. The toy of claim 2 wherein each of said ring members has a plurality of appendages thereon arranged to dispose at least one on each side of said body and adjacent an appendage of the other ring member, whereby rotation of said ring members will cause said adjacent appendages on each side to move toward and away from one another.

8. The toy of claim 3 wherein said mounting means comprises a generally cylindrical seat portion disposed within said body.

9. The toy of claim 8 wherein, in the normal disposition of said toy, said seat portion is vertically oriented and is slightly tapered in the upward direction.

10. The toy of claim 9 wherein said annular portions of each of said ring members has a multiplicity of rib formations projecting inwardly at equidistantly spaced locations thereabout to provide bearing surfaces thereon.

11. The toy of claim 1 wherein said body, appendages and actuating elements are configured, respectively, to resemble the body, limbs and tail of a turtle-like creature.

12. The toy of claim 1 wherein, in the normal orientation of said toy, said body has a top wall in which is defined an upwardly opening recess of circular cross section, and wherein said toy additionally includes a turret assembly having a circular base member rotatably mounted within said recess and an upstanding turret member having object-launching means thereon.