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Vibration mechanism for motion toy

US6692331B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 2003
Grant dateFeb 17, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 22, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18288
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention is to provide an improved vibration mechanism for a motion toy, which comprises a seat disposed on a top surface of a frame, two decorative member formed of a flexible bundle of plastic optical fibers and disposed in a pair of rollers being coupled together by gears in the seat, a drive link extended from one roller, a shaft extended from a drive device in the frame having an upper end coupled with one end of a horizontal rod, and a transmission rod having one end pivotably coupled to the other end of the horizontal rod and the other end pivotably coupled to an open end of the drive link so that, in response to a rotation of the drive device, the decorative members in the rollers vibrate rhythmically.

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