Electromechanical toy
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1. A toy comprising:
- a body at least partly directly contacting a horizontal supporting surface;
a motor within the body;
an appendage having a body portion that is coupled to the body of the toy, and a support portion that at least partly directly contacts the horizontal supporting surface to at least partly support the body, wherein the appendage is actuated by the motor to move relative to the body along a first path including movement of the support portion of the appendage along a non-circular path without advancing the body along the horizontal supporting surface;
a tail device coupled to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to move relative to the body along a second path; and
a neck device coupled to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to move relative to the body along a third path.
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Abstract
A toy includes a body, a motor within the body, an appendage coupled to the body of the toy, a tail device coupled to the body of the toy, and a neck device coupled to the body of the toy. The appendage is actuated by the motor to move along a first path. The tail device is actuated by the motor to move along a second path. The neck device is actuated by the motor to move along a third path.
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47 Claims
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1. A toy comprising:
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a body at least partly directly contacting a horizontal supporting surface; a motor within the body; an appendage having a body portion that is coupled to the body of the toy, and a support portion that at least partly directly contacts the horizontal supporting surface to at least partly support the body, wherein the appendage is actuated by the motor to move relative to the body along a first path including movement of the support portion of the appendage along a non-circular path without advancing the body along the horizontal supporting surface; a tail device coupled to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to move relative to the body along a second path; and a neck device coupled to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to move relative to the body along a third path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 46, 47)
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24. A toy comprising:
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a body at least partly contacting a horizontal supporting surface; a motor within the body; an appendage coupled at a first end to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to rotate at the first end relative to the body about a first axis such that rotation at the first end causes movement of a second end of the appendage along a non-circular path without advancing the body along the horizontal supporting surface wherein the second end of the appendage at least partly directly contacts the horizontal supporting surface to at least partly support the body; a tail device coupled to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to rotate relative to the body about a second axis that is perpendicular with the first axis; a neck device coupled to the body of the toy and actuated by the motor to rotate relative to the body about a third axis that is parallel with the first axis; and a flexible skin over at least the body and the appendage, and being attached to a part of the second end such that the flexible skin periodically tensions and slackens at the second end of the appendage as the second end of the appendage moves along the non-circular path. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A toy comprising:
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a body at least partly directly contacting a horizontal supporting surface; a driving device within the body, the driving device including a drive shaft driven by a motor and a rotating device attached to the drive shaft to rotate as the drive shaft rotates; an appendage at least partly directly contacting the horizontal supporting surface to at least partly support the body, and having a first end that is connected to the rotating device to rotate relative to the body about a first axis that is parallel with the axis of the drive shaft in response to rotation of the rotating device; and a tail device having a piece that interfits with a portion of the rotating device to rotate relative to the body about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis in response to rotation of the rotating device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of actuating a toy having a body at least partly directly contacting a horizontal surface, a motor within the body, an appendage having a body portion that is coupled to the body and a support portion that at least partly contacts the horizontal supporting surface to at least partly support the body, a tail device coupled to the body, and a neck device coupled to the body, the method comprising:
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rotating the body portion of the appendage relative to the body about a first axis including moving the support portion along a non-circular path by actuating the motor without advancing the body along the horizontal supporting surface; rotating the tail device relative to the body about a second axis that is perpendicular with the first axis by actuating the motor; and rotating the neck device relative to the body about a third axis that is parallel with the first axis by actuating the motor.
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