Animated toy figure
US7115014B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H13/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy animal having a rigid body with movable legs, head and tail, is operated by internal gear mechanisms powered by a single, reversible, battery-powered motor operated in different directions. A hand controller is attached to the body to actuate the single motor in a selected direction to either move a plurality of legs to cause movement of the body while wagging the animal's tail, and to then cause the toy animal to urinate, or to move the head and actuate a tongue held in the head to lick a person holding the toy animal, or ingest fluid. The toy animal may also include a speaker and related circuitry that is actuated to cause the toy animal to make sounds, such as a bark, panting, a whimper and/or a tinkling sound at appropriate times.
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