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Rolling egg toy

  • US 4,698,043 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1986
  • Issued: 10/06/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A toy having an enclosure formed of two rollable sections movable axially with respect to one another between an open position and a closed position;

  • a figure contained within the enclosure; and

    a mechanism coupled to the two sections of the enclosure and to the figure to cause the sections to separate and the figure to pop out of the enclosure when the enclosure is rolled along the surface;

    said mechanism including a latch coupled to the enclosure sections to hold the sections in a closed position, means coupled to the latch to cause the latch to open after a predetermined number of rotations of the enclosure, and a spring connected to the sections to draw the sections apart to the open position when the latch is released.

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