Abstract: A toy includes a first pivot joint, a second pivot joint, a first shaft held by the first pivot joint such that the first shaft can pivot in any direction, a second shaft held in the second pivot joint such that the second shaft can pivot in any direction, and a coupling between the first shaft and the second shaft configured such that motion applied to one shaft produces a mirrored motion in the other shaft. The toy may be configured to have the appearance of a dinosaur such as triceratops.

Abstract: A doll includes a torso supporting a pivotally attached arm and a string winding spool. A slide is moveably supported within the torso and is coupled to a button extending outwardly from the rear of the doll torso. A pivotable arm is secured to the torso and is operated through a predetermined pivot angle in response to the vertical movement of the button. A spring urges the button to its upper most position. A string passes through an aperture formed in a dolls arm and is wound partially upon the interior string winding mechanism. The outer end of the string supports a simulated yoyo object. As the button is pressed downwardly against the return spring by the user the arm pivots upwardly and the string winds upon the winding spool raising the yoyo. As the button is released the return spring raises the button allowing the arm to pivot downwardly and unwinding a quantity of the supporting string from the spool causing the simulated yoyo to descend.

Abstract: A toy figure resembling an insect such as an ant includes an upper torso pivotally coupled to a lower torso. A pair of legs support the lower torso and a pivotally moveable shell portion is attached to the lower torso. A drive button is slidingly supported within the lower torso and is raised against the shell portion by an internal return spring operative upon the button. A pair of arms are secured to the upper torso and are pivotable at their respective elbow joints. The arms support hands which in turn receive the handle grips of a simulated weapon each weapon comprising a pivotal arm and an outer ball and weight. A gear and rack mechanism is driven by the slidable button and is coupled to the upper torso by a flexible shaft such that pressing and releasing the shell portion moves the button and gear rack correspondingly to produce pivotal movement back-and-forth of the upper torso which in turn moves the simulated weapons.

Abstract: A doll includes a torso supporting a pair of legs each having a simulated skate supported of the lower end thereof. The torso further supports a head which is coupled to a neck portion of the doll by a freely pivoting coupler. A housing within the doll torso supports a pivoting yoke coupled to a gear and rack drive mechanism. The gear rack is coupled to a depressible push button which the user actuates by squeezing the doll torso. A pair of arms are pivotally supported upon the torso and coupled to a gear drive mechanism responsive to the push button to move the arms back-and-forth in opposite pivotal directions as the push button repetitively squeezed and released.

Abstract: A dancing toy device has a trunk, a head portion connected to the trunk, and a base portion connected to the trunk. An outer casing covers the trunk. The base portion has a base panel, two pivot joint devices connected to the trunk, and two connection limbs connected to the pivot joint devices. The connection limbs are disposed on the base panel. A drive mechanism is disposed in a center portion of the trunk. The drive mechanism has a power device, a rotating plate, a displacement plate, a fixed plate, a drive plate, and a driven plate. A first vibration device is disposed in a lower portion of the trunk. A second vibration device is disposed in an upper portion of the trunk.

Abstract: A doll includes a sound and movement unit within the torso thereof operative to simultaneously raise and lower the doll's head to mimic a hiccupping motion. A sound circuit within the sound and movement unit is operative to provide accompanying hiccup sounds. The movement and sound unit includes an inertia switch and a mouth switch both of which cooperate to allow the user to attempt appropriate action to terminate the doll's hiccupping.

Abstract: A hand held doll includes a body supported by a pair of legs and having a pair of arms and a head. One of the arms is pivotally supported upon the torso portion of the body and holds a simulated whip formed of a flexible cord and end weight. The drive mechanism within the body interior includes a movable panel which is pressed inwardly when the body is squeezed and a return spring which restores the panel position when the torso is released. A gear drive mechanism operatively couples the pivotally moving panel and an arm gear such that panel movement during successive squeezes and releases of the doll torso causes the whip holding arm to be rapidly raised and lowered to "crack" the whip. A flexible reed within the doll interior is caused to make clicking sounds as the panels moves in and out.

Abstract: A doll includes a waist belt rotatably secured between upper and lower torso portions of the doll. A spring driven windup mechanism is supported within the upper torso of the doll and is operative to rotate the upper and lower torsos with respect to the waist belt. The waist belt further includes a pair of outwardly supported belt loops which may be used to hold the waist belt of the doll as the upper and lower torsos spin to simulate activities such as skating or dancing. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, a cooperating support doll is configured to couple to the waist belt to simulate support typical of pairs skating or pairs dancing.

Abstract: A pecking bird toy comprising: a hollow paddle portion, a pecking bird portion and a ball. The hollow paddle portion has a handle and an interior circular raceway. The pecking bird portion is mounted on the top of the hollow handle portion. The pecking bird portion includes a fixed body with a cavity in its lower portion, a head and neck part and a mechanism which imparts a pecking motion to the head and neck part. The head and neck part is pivotally mounted within the cavity. The mechanism is pivotally attached to the end of the head and neck part and includes an actuating pin, with a shallow or truss head, extending through the top of the hollow handle portion into the raceway. The ball is trapped within the raceway as the hollow handle portion is assembled. The invention is designed so that the raceway has a width slightly larger than the diameter of the ball and the distance between the head and the bottom of the raceway is less than the diameter of the ball.

Abstract: An electrically-powered device incorporated in a toy comprising a motor-driven mechanism and a pair of robotic-limbs each with a resilient sucker to emulate human walking motion on vertical wall or on ceiling, providing the surface is virtually smooth and leveled. The motor and gear assembly is housed in the gearbox while a gear-engaged shaft adjoins a pair of driving wheels, which output the force to a pair of geneva wheels. The geneva wheels that are coupled with the limbs rotate in varied velocity as long as the driving studs of the driving wheel dwells. A lever is disposed in the limb and is actuated by the driven wheel to lift up the sucker that is located at the bottom of the limb, whenever the limb is designated to leave the surface. The pair of driving wheels are properly orientated while one of the geneva wheels is arranged at 180 degree out of phase to its counterpart to ensure either one of the limbs clinched firmly onto the surface.

Abstract: A toy figure includes a lower torso, an upper torso rotatably attached to the lower torso, and a head and two arms each rotatably attached to the upper torso. A spring connected with the lower torso and the upper torso rotates the upper torso from a second to a first position with respect to the lower torso. A friction clutch retards rotation of the upper torso about the lower torso. A drive gear is connected with the lower torso. Two driven gears are engaged with the drive gear and mounted to a separate arm shaft of the arms. The driven gears roll around the drive gear and rotate the arms in opposite directions when the upper torso rotates about the lower torso. Upper and lower arm sections can be fixed together or hinged. Where hinged, a linkage between the lower arm and upper torso rotates each lower arm section about an upper arm section as the arm rotates about the upper torso.

Abstract: A robot system including a robot, an operator control center and having a communication system connecting the robot and control center wherein an operator in the control center responds with natural movements to stimulus signals from the robot environment by issuing commands that control the robot. In one embodiment, the operator occupies a command chair with an exoskeletal arm that is secured to the "shoulder" (backrest) of the chair. The operator slides his hand into a glove of the invention attached to the end of the exoskeletal arm. He views the robot environment through a video screen and exerts control in response to views presented on the screen. The communication system sends signals to the operator glove in response to conditions at the robot site prompting the operator to take appropriate action.

Abstract: A toy figure representing a fanciful insect includes a stable leg and a pivotally supported spring loaded leg which undergoes a kicking motion when a trigger within the figure is released. The figure also supports a plurality of arm appendages and a pair of pivotally supported wings. An internal drive mechanism couples the pivotal motion of the wings as the user squeezes and releases them together and apart to provide erratic motion of the arms.

Abstract: A motion toy includes a frame structure covered with a decorated shell and a power drive controlled to move parts of the frame structure. The frame structure has two vertical upper side boards and two vertical lower side boards hinged together, a horizontal shoulder board coupled between the vertical side boards at the top, a horizontal upper link coupled between the vertical upper side boards and the vertical lower side boards, and a horizontal bottom link coupled between the vertical lower side boards at the bottom side. This bottom line is reciprocated by the power drive. Each vertical upper side boards has a respective sector gear respectively meshed with a respective sector gear on the vertical lower side boards.

Abstract: A motion toy includes a toy body having an upper part and a lower part pivotally connected together, and a power drive coupled between the upper part and the lower part of the toy body. The power drive is controlled to tilt the upper part and the lower part of the toy body alternatively inward and outward in reversed directions.

Abstract: A toy animal is provided with an electrically powered motor which drives a curled tongue through a generally orbital motion that realistically resembles a licking motion. A switch for actuating the motor may be pressure responsive and may be disposed at a location on the body and/or the head of the animal that may be petted or squeezed. The toy animal may further include a sound chip for generating an appropriate noise when the switch is actuated. Portions of the head near the tongue are formed from a soft deformable material to achieve facial movement simultaneously with the licking motion.

Abstract: A walking mechanism for a toy doll or character having at least one pair of legs. Each leg has a hip end and a foot end. A pair of elliptical idler gears are mounted for rotation about a common shaft, 180 degrees out-of-phase. A second pair of elliptical gears, each in driving relationship with a respective one of the elliptical idler gears are also 180 degrees out-of-phase. The hip end of each leg is mounted for movement with a stub shaft that is in a driven relationship with a respective one of the 180 degree out-of-phase elliptical driving gears to produce a varying speed, generally elliptical orbital movement of the legs to simulate walking.

Abstract: A climbing toy machine has a motor, a drive pinion set, a climbing gear set, a first rack plate, a second rack plate, and a retard gear. The drive pinion set and the climbing gear set are disposed between the first rack plate and the second rack plate. The drive pinion set engages with the climbing gear set. A disk is disposed under the first and the second rack plates. A seat is disposed on the disk. A first and a second U-shaped plates are disposed on the seat to receive the first rack plate. A third and a fourth U-shaped plates are disposed on the seat to receive the second rack plate. A movable plate is disposed between the first and the second rack plates. A press plate is connected to the movable plate. A protruded bar is disposed on the movable plate. A separator is disposed between the movable plate and the second rack plate. A spool is disposed between the separator and the second rack plate.

Abstract: A doll includes a torso having an opening. A simulated bowel movement may be moved through the opening between positions respectively inside and outside the torso.

Abstract: The toy gun disclosed includes a trigger mechanism for launching projectiles from a flexible tail or other appendage. The tail bends and compressed gas is released in response to pulling the trigger to its full extent so that the projectile is launched when the flexible tail is bent.

Abstract: A toy basketball game having a court floor, a stand attached to the floor for a backboard ring and net, an articulated player and a movable base for the player. The player contains a compressible spring in one leg which is held compressed by a lever on the player's leg, which lever releases the spring to cause the player to jump and to raise its arm having in its hand a releasable ball, which ball releases when the player's arm contacts the ring of the basketball basket. The base has a rotatable wedge-shaped plate for changing the angle of jump of the player so as to cause the player to be projected toward the ring from any location of its stand on the court. If desired, the ring and the arm of the player may be provided with adhering roughened surfaces so that the player can hang on the ring.

Abstract: A board game for simulating a sport such as basketball or ice hockey in which the game board has a flat playing surface on which can be moved a number of playing members that can manipulate a small object such as a puck or ball. Each member includes a main body portion extending upwardly from the playing surface and an object manipulating portion pivotally connected to the body portion. A flexible line can be used to pivot the manipulating portion relative to the body portion. Each member has a short vertical shaft that extends through a slot in the game board and a first gear is mounted on the bottom end thereof. Horizontal rod mechanisms are used to move the members along their respective slots. The rod mechanism comprises a hollow tube on which a second gear is fixedly mounted. This second gear is arranged to turn the first gear when the tube is turned about its axis. The line extends through the tube and there is a sliding control member at the outer end of the tube for pulling the line.

Abstract: An actuating mechanism for a doll includes a pair of arms rotatably attached to a body member for rotation about a horizontal axis, and a lever connected to the proximal ends of the arms. The first end of a deflectable member is attached to the body member, and the second of the deflectable member is movable along the body member. The deflectable member include outwardly bowing intermediate portions. The first ends of a pair of tendons are attached to the arms, and the second ends are anchored to the body member at a point between the ends of the deflectable member. The tendon is curved around the second end of the deflectable member, past the first end, and into the arms through the lever. When the deflectable member is compressed, such as when the doll is hugged by a person, its second end is deflected away from the first end. The tendons are thus pulled by the second end of the deflectable member, and the lever is rotated by the tendons to raise the arms to a hugging position.

Abstract: A toy set for fishing play mainly includes a casing having an animal contour, inside which there is arranged a driving mechanism and a plurality of toothed rotary trays. The driving mechanism drives various gear sets, which are linked with eyeballs and limbs of the fake animal. As a result, the toy set can imitate a variety of gestures of the animal while fishing play is going on, showing great fun.

Abstract: A platform on which is mountable a doll resembling a figure skater, the platform serving as a stage simulating a skating rink. Housed within the platform in a finger-actuated mechanism operatively coupled to the lower end of a shaft extending through an upright bearing anchored on the stage. The upper end of the shaft which is slidable in the bearing is clamped to one leg of the doll to support it above the stage. When the mechanism is actuated by a finger on one hand of the player, it then causes the shaft to rotate and thereby spin the doll. When the mechanism is actuated by a finger of the other hand, it then acts to raise the shaft and thereby lifts the doll above the stage. The player, therefore, by concurrently causing the figure skating doll to spin and lift, simulates a figure skating movement.

Abstract: A doll toy head rotation device of which the head parts can be switched instantly and in which because the head parts are rotated inside the chest part and the back part with these parts fully open the head parts can be switched smoothly without catching on anything. A front plate 43 is open/closably mounted in a front opening 15 in a torso part 11, a rear plate 50 is open/closably mounted in a rear opening 17, and an upper plate 60 is rotatably mounted in an upper opening 16. An upper head part 70 is mounted on the upper surface of the upper plate 60 and a lower head part 72 is mounted on the lower surface. The front plate 43 and the rear plate 50 are linked together and open substantially simultaneously. A pinion 66 is provided on the upper plate 60. A rack 54 which meshes with the pinion 66 is provided on the rear plate 50. When the rear plate 50 opens, the pinion 66 rotates and inverts the upper plate 60.

Abstract: An integrated compliance electrohydraulic servovalve system connected to a load such as a simulated living being to provide more realistic movement thereto. The system includes a pressure transducer for sensing the pressure appearing at the output of the electrohydraulic servovalve and which is applied to an actuator connected to the load. The pressure as sensed is developed into a corresponding electrical signal which is used as a feed back signal to the drive motor of the electrohydraulic servovalve. The actuator position signal is also provided and is summed with the position command input signal to provide the command signal which is also summed with the pressure signal prior to application to the drive motor. The utilization of the pressure feed back signal provides compliance to the over all system resulting in a realistic movement of the simulated living being.

Abstract: A platform for animating a doll mounted thereon, the platform being provided with a base having a circular well recessed in its underside. Anchored on the base is an upright bearing in which is received a shaft whose upper end projects above the bearing and is clamped to one leg of the doll to support it above the base. The lower end of the shaft projects into the well and is joined to an actuator having an eccentric tip which frictionally engages the horizontal play surface on which the platform is placed. When a player pushes the platform back and forth along this surface the tip is then caused to sweep in a circular path within the well and in doing so to cause the shaft and the doll clamped thereto to rotate. Thus as the platform is pushed, the advancing doll rotates to execute a pirouetting dance movement.

Abstract: A combination doll and clothes hanger assembly includes an elongated frame member of a dimension to hang clothing. The frame member can have articulated joints to permit movement so that in one mode, it can act as a toy object, while in the other mode, it can be positioned to support the hanging of clothing. A doll member is integrally connected to the frame member and is configured to provide a plush toy for the enjoyment of the child.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a dynamic driving structure for the ornamental box comprising an eccentric shaft, a link rack driven by the eccentric shaft, a bracing pedestal used for supporting the link rack and other components, wherein the link rack is a tabulate plastic, and two grooves separated with a space are formed on the middle thereof so as to make the link rack flexible. The ends of the link rack are connected with the bracing pedestal to form a rectangle, and the other two grooves are formed on the junctions between them. Moreover, the end of the eccentric shaft on the music bell is rotated between the two side walls of the link rack, so the link rack is driven to perform a swinging phenomenon.

Abstract: A toy vehicle includes a body supporting a pair of rear wheels and a pivotally secured lower jaw portion supporting a pair of front wheels. The vehicle further includes a pair of pivotally secured pincers movable between a rearward or closed position and a forwardly extending or open position. Each pincer is coupled to a gear portion which in turn is coupled to one side of a two-sided gear rack movable within the vehicle body in response to a pivoting actuator. As the actuator is pivoted, the gear rack is driven forwardly or rearwardly to cause pivotal motion of the pincers. A resilient body is secured to the vehicle body and includes a plurality of flexible tubular tentacles which extend from the resilient body and are coupled to each of the pincers. As a result, the toy vehicle is configured in a relatively standard appearance closed position or a monster-like alternate configuration as the actuator is moved between alternative positions.

Abstract: This clearance indicating device has a pivotal rod for contacting an automobile when the latter is driven close to a wall surface. The pivotal rod causes a sliding rod to slide upwards from a support frame. The closer the automobile is positioned to the wall surface the higher the sliding rod will extend upwards from the support frame. Two pivotally mounted cantilever arms are mounted on the support frame. The arms are connected to two ends of a sliding cord coupled to the sliding rod such that the arms will swing upwards in various degrees to indicate the closeness of the automobile to the vertical wall surface.

Abstract: A rotating clothes hanger including a hanger base having an upright coupling portion, a toy doll covered on the hanger base and having a hole for passing the upright coupling portion of the hanger base, a swivel hook rotatably coupled to the upright coupling portion of the hanger base by a ball and socket joint, and a cap mounted around the upright coupling portion to hold down the periphery of the hole on the toy doll.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for animating motor-driven puppets includes drive units for individual parts or segments of the puppets, a manual input control system for controlling the drive units and generating control signals, and a computer having a memory in which the control signals can be stored for controlling the drive units. Further sub-control signals are superimposed on the control signals for modifying them in order to refine the movements and expressions of the puppet and to generate automatically controlled sequences of movements which form expressions and lifelike behaviors. Certain behaviors and expressions can be pre-stored for superpositioning on the movements of the puppet during a performance.

Abstract: A toy figure includes a torso supporting a pair of pivotally secured legs and a pair of pivotally secured arms. One of the legs is further pivotable in an inward direction and is coupled to a pivotal lever supported within the torso interior. One of the arms is coupled to a grasping claw having a fixed jaw and a movable jaw pivotal with respect thereto. A cable mechanism is coupled between the movable jaw and the internally supported lever to provide opening and closing of the grasping claw in response to inward motion of one leg with respect to the torso. The opening and closing of the grasping claw is independent of the pivotal motion of the arm and the rotational motion of the grasping claw and is instead solely dependent upon the inward motion of the coupled leg.

Abstract: A doll with baby-hugging capabilities having a main body portion with a chest and with arms extending outwardly therefrom; a motion imparting mechanism within the doll having a horizontally-disposed central plate, the plate having a forward end with a shield positionable in the chest area of the doll; a secondary plate positioned beneath the central plate, the secondary plate being adapted to move toward and away from the shield upon the application of forces to the rear surface of the secondary plate; a pair of similarly-shaped squeezer arms in an L-shaped configuration with short interior segments and long exterior segments positioned in the arms of the doll; first pivot pins securing the interior ends of the squeezer arms to the central plate adjacent to its rearward edges thereof for rotational movement with respect thereto, the apertures in the L-shaped plates being elongated; and secondary pivot pins securing the central sections of squeezer arms to the lower plate.

Abstract: Doll with head turning mechanism including a pair of opposed doll heads mounted on an upper plate mounted rotatably in an upper or neck opening provided on the trunk portion of the doll. The trunk portion is provided with openable and closeable internal cavity providing apparatus. One doll head is normally exposed and the other doll head is normally received and concealed in the internal cavity. Upon the operator of the doll rotating the normally exposed head, the normally exposed head is rotated, received and concealed in the internal cavity and the normally concealed head is rotated into an exposed position. The upper plate and the cavity providing apparatus are provided with engageable members which engage upon the doll heads being reversed and prevent the upper plate from rotating and returning the doll heads to their original positions under the influence of a bias member which biases the upper plate to normally maintain the doll heads in their original positions.

Abstract: A doll action mechanism which comprises a plurality of movable members for a doll or the like, a plurality of rotational drive sources arranged outside of the doll or the like, and a plurality of drive shafts individually connected to the rotational drive sources and the movable members and arranged on a common axis. Further, in another construction, a doll action mechanism has a plurality of movable members and a plurality of rotational drive sources individually coupled to the movable members. The improvement comprises a first rotational drive source for imparting an initial motion, a first movable member enabled to move by the first rotational drive source, a second movable member connected to the first movable member through a planetary gear mechanism, and a second rotational drive source for driving the second movable member.

Abstract: A robotic assembly is provided that simulates the size, appearance and movement of a human torso. The torso includes a unique combination of high speed rotary and linear actuators arranged in a geometry that enables anatomically correct human-like movement, and which provides sufficient internal room and mounting surfaces for the actuators and related equipment such as hydraulic or pneumatic lines, electronic control circuits, valves, and audio playback devices. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides up to nine degrees of freedom. The upper torso includes a pair of rotary arm actuators ("rotacs") for rotating arms up to 200 degrees. The rotacs are pivotally attached to a centrally located mounting structure for up-and-down motion (shoulder shrugging) and for forward-and-back motion (shoulder forward).

Abstract: A toy animal which can mimic the walking movement of real animals, including a flexible housing accommodating therein a driving device consisting of a body and various elements supported by the body. These elements include a battery set, a motor, a retarding device, and a main shaft retarded and driven by the retarding device. The main shaft has a cam in the middle thereof, with two eccentric wheels provided at either end of the main shaft. The cam drives a tail rod at a tail shaft of the body to swing left and right, while the two eccentric wheels respectively drive a left foot support and right foot support pivotally disposed on a pair of side shafts at either side of the body to alternately oscillate back and forth. Each foot support has a slide plate which, when the foot support swings forward, projects from the sole and lifts up the foot support so that when the foot support swings backward, a forward thrust force is produced.

Abstract: This invention relates to a mechanism for animating toy figures, including stuffed animals and dolls. The actuating mechanism includes at least two resiliently deflectable elements that are connected at respective first and second ends so that by urging the first ends toward the second ends the deflectable elements deflect and the middle portion of each element moves away from the middle portion of the other element. The first end of one of at least two tendons is attached to the middle portion of a deflectable element and the first end of the other tendon is attached to the middle portion of the other deflectable element so that a portion of each tendon including the second end extends beyond the opposing deflectable element and when the elements are deflected they pull the first and second tendons past one another and urge the second ends of the tendons toward the deflectable elements.

Abstract: A movable toy includes a toy body having movable hands and tail, a motor and an electric board are disposed in the toy body, a pair of barrels are located close to the hands for rotatably supporting two shafts which extend into the hands, a stub is located close to the tail portion for rotatably supporting a rod which extends into the tail portion, the shafts and the rod are coupled to the motor and driven by the motor, the hands and the tail portion are rotated when the motor is energized. A light-sensitive resistor is connected to the motor for controlling the motor.

Abstract: A toy vehicle includes a chassis supported by a plurality of wheels. A body includes a jaw which supports a plurality of teeth and is pivotally secured with respect to the chassis. A lever mechanism is coupled to the body and jaw and operates in response to user imposed force to configure the vehicle in either a closed or open mouth configuration.

Abstract: A toy robot which can make realistic movement of boxing. The robot has plural driver devices each having an electric motor. The robot has arms driven by the driver devices. The driver devices are remotely controlled to operate the arms. The robot has a waist and a pillar protruding upward from this waist. One of the driver devices rotates the trunk through a given angle against the action of a return spring. One arm is held to a pivot mounted at one shoulder portion such that the arm can rotate laterally. An operating member is mounted to the pivot. As the trunk turns, the operating member pushes the underside of the bearing portion of the arm. The other arm can be bent at its elbow and consists of an upper arm and a forearm which are joined together by a link. When the upper arm is directed forward, the upper arm and the forearm are made substantially straight. Another driver device rotates the upper arm forwardly from below.

Abstract: A plush toy is configured to replicate a dog and includes a battery-powered squeeze-operated light within one of the dog's front feet. The light is operated by raising the light supporting foot and squeezing the foot to energize the battery-powered light. A control circuit within the toy body controls a plurality of flashing lights and a sound output speaker to produce a series of predetermined sounds together with flashing lights when the control circuit is triggered. A pair of light responsive motion sensors are supported within the toy body and respond to changes of seam in close proximity to the front portion of the toy to trigger the operation of the control circuit and the production of sound and flashing lights. A manual trigger switch is also provided to initiate sound and light flashing.

Abstract: An animated toy doll which simulates a baby falling asleep is provided. Initially, the doll sits upright. A mechanical internal mechanism is provided for tilting or nodding the head forward, and then tilting the entire torso rearward to a final reclined sleeping position. The motions of the doll are triggered by squeezing one of the feet of the doll. Motion of the internal mechanism is dampened by a thick silicone gel to ensure slow and smooth movement of the mechanism to achieve a realistic, graceful animation of the doll. No electrical device or motor is required.

Abstract: The doll of the invention incorporates a mechanism and electric circuit that, originating from a general activation motor which moves a series of engagements, brings about a correlative series of movements which cause the doll to crawl and give out a message and, subsequently, to stop crawling and raise the trunk of its body and head, to turn its head and give out a new message. These movements are based on the eccentric operating several elements related to the arms, legs and head. Likewise, the emission of the messages is based on parts which are independent but combined electrically and mechanically with the general mechanism in order that, altogether, they achieve a succession of movements which are repeated constantly until a general switch is activated by means of, for example, a dummy, or by means of a ball switch activated automatically when the doll is picked up and put upright.

Abstract: A garment hanger and toy combination comprises a head and body disposed along a longitudinal axis and limbs extending outwardly from the body transversely of the axis. Support means are provided for hanging the combination and the support means is is extendible outwardly from a recess within a top portion of the head when the combination is to be used as a garment hanger, and is retractable into the recess when the combination is to be used as a toy. Movement of the support means is along the axis and is limited to axial movement only, with negligible rotational movement. Preferably, the support means is subjected to an outwardly directed resilient force, and the support means can be latched with a latch structure against the outwardly directed force to hold the support means retracted. The latch structure can be released by direct application of a force to a lower portion of the body, or alternatively can be released by bending the limb sufficiently to release the latch.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods to animate and impart life-like qualities and actions to an animal-type puppet. The apparatus having a tail which when pulled or released causes, via a linkage, one or more appendages, such as arms, legs or wings, of the puppet to become remotely animated. The appendage comprises a remotely actuated, cantilevered lever or pivotal rocker arm which moves through a generally curved path or pivotal arch in response to longitudinal movement of the tail.

Abstract: A doll including a torso, a pair of arms rotatably joined to the torso, a pair of legs rotatably fixed to the torso, a pair of feet rotatably fixed to the legs, apparatus within each of the legs for raising the feet, and apparatus actuated by movement of the arms for actuating the apparatus within each of the legs for raising the feet.