Toys with driven characters
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1. A toy comprising:
- a housing;
at least two characters;
each of the at least two characters having at least one appendage;
each of the at least two characters being carried by the housing and mounted for movement with respect to the housing;
a drive assembly, carried by the housing, simultaneously driving the body of each of the at least two characters to move relative to the housing and driving the at least one appendage of each of the at least two characters to move relative to the respective body of each of the at least two characters; and
a single motor powering the drive assembly.
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Abstract
Toys for infants in the form of soothers, mobiles, swings, and gyms are provided with a housing, at least one character carried by the housing for movement relative to the housing, the at least one character having a body and at least one appendage that is carried by the body for movement relative to the body, a drive assembly carried by the housing to simultaneously drive the body of the at least one character to move relative to the housing and drive the at least one appendage to move relative to the body.
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11 Claims
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1. A toy comprising:
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a housing; at least two characters; each of the at least two characters having at least one appendage; each of the at least two characters being carried by the housing and mounted for movement with respect to the housing; a drive assembly, carried by the housing, simultaneously driving the body of each of the at least two characters to move relative to the housing and driving the at least one appendage of each of the at least two characters to move relative to the respective body of each of the at least two characters; and a single motor powering the drive assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A toy comprising:
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a housing; at least one character; the at least one character being carried by the housing for movement relative to the housing; the at least one character having a body and at least one appendage that is carried by the body for movement relative to the body; a drive assembly camed by the housing to simultaneously drive the body of the at least one character to move relative to the housing and drive the at least one appendage to move relative to the body; the drive assembly including at least one disk, having a center, that rotates relative to the housing; and at least one shaft that is carried by the at least one disk, radially offset from the center of the disk, for driven rotation relative to the disk. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A toy comprising:
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a housing having a generally centrally disposed axis; at least one character; the at least one character being carried by the housing for movement relative to the housing; the at least one character being carried by the housing for movement relative to the housing rotates around the generally centrally disposed axis; the at least one character having a body and at least one pair of appendages that are carried by the body for movement relative to the body; the at least one pair of appendages each having a portion extending into the body; a drive assembly carried by the housing to simultaneously drive the body of the at least one character to move relative to the housing and drive the at least one appendage to move relative to the body; and the drive assembly includes a cam that enaaaes the extending portion of each of the at least one pair of appendages. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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