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US4992070:
Finger actuated toy figure
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Mullen, Charles F.; Seabrook, TX 77586
Mullen, Daniel C.; Milwaukee, WI 52317
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-02-12
/ 1986-05-02
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| Application Number: |
US1986000858810
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63H 3/14;
IPC-7:
A63H 3/20;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63H3/14;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/359;
446/327;
446/367;
Original:
446/359;
446/367;
446/327;
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| Field of Search: |
446/327,367,359,329
063/015
024/546,551
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| Priority Number: |
| 1986-05-02 |
US1986000858810 |
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| Abstract: |
Am improved manipulative articulated toy figure has rings attached to certain movable limbs and is operated by the fingers of a human hand for reproducing lifelike human or animal movement. The figure has a central body portion and a plurality of limbs movably mounted thereto. The rings extend outwardly from the limbs and each receives a human finger for independent manipulation of the limbs to control the movements of the articulated figure. The rings allow the figure to be selectively used as a conventional articulated toy figure or as a finger actuated puppet figure.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Roddy, Kenneth A. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Yu, Mickey;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. An improved manipulative articulated toy figure selectively convertible between use as an articulated toy figure and a figure manipulated by the fingers of a human operator for reproducing lifelike human or animal movement comprising;
- a central body portion,
- a plurality of generally cylindrical limbs movably mounted to said central body portion and having longitudinally spaced portions of varying transverse dimension defining a circumferential ring receiving groove,
- a ring releasably attached to certain ones of said limbs in said ring receiving groove and positioned immediately adjacent the limb to which it is attached with the ring axis substantially parallel to the limb to which it is attached,
- each said ring formed of a single unit of plastic material having a circular finger receiving portion and an integral expandable semi-circular limb attachment portion contiguous and immediately adjacent the finger receiving portion to be releasably engaged in said ring receiving groove whereby said ring is releasably maintained on the limb,
- the circular finger receiving portion of each said ring adapted to receive the portion of a human finger between the first and second joints immediately adjacent and parallel to the limb to which said ring is attached for independent manipulation of said limbs to control the movements of the articulated figure,
- said central body portion of the figure being of sufficient size and proportion to be self supported on said limbs with no auxiliary support means and to reside closely adjacent to the fingers of the operator when properly positioned,
- said rings capable of being selectively removed from the limbs to allow manipulation of the limbs in a conventional manner when removed therefrom or selectively converted to a finger manipulated figure controlled by the fingers of a human operator when attached to said limbs, and
- said rings of sufficient size to allow manipulation of the limbs in a conventional manner with said rings attached and the fingers removed therefrom.
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