Patent · US Expired

Running toy

US6500044B1 · kind B1 · utility

3Cited by
4References
8Claims
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Filing dateJun 4, 2002
Grant dateDec 31, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H11/18
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A running toy capable of running stably regardless of a state of a floor, a road or the like. The running toy comprises: right and left leg parts provided so as to rotate forward and backward on a first horizontal axis; right and left rotating members provided so as to rotate on a second horizontal axis; a motor for driving the rotating members, wherein the leg parts engage with the rotating members at eccentric positions respectively, phases at the eccentric positions are different from each other, and the leg parts rotate forward and backward according as the rotating members rotate; and right and left grips provided at soles of the leg parts respectively, so as to be projected from and retracted in the soles respectively, and so as to be projected from the soles when the leg parts rotate from forward positions to backward positions respectively.

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