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Gyroscopic figurine

  • US 5,957,745 A
  • Filed: 01/26/1998
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A figurine comprising a body portion and a gyroscope mounted within said body portion, said gyroscope having a rotatable wheel having an axis of rotation and an axle mounted to said rotatable wheel having a longitudinal axis of rotation, said wheel axis of rotation being oriented at an angle to said axle axis of rotation, whereby the angled orientation of the axle axis with respect to the wheel axis causes the gyroscope to vibrate during rotation which in turn causes the figurine to slide relative to a surface supporting the figurine.

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