Abstract: A robot toy includes a body and a controller. The body includes right and left arms, legs, arm-actuating mechanisms, thrust mechanisms, and a driving unit. The arms can be extended forward and back, and are pulled back by a predetermined biasing force in a normal condition. The arm-actuating mechanisms provided at the respective arms allow the corresponding arms to be extended in front of the body against the biasing force. The thrust mechanisms provided at the respective legs allow the corresponding legs to move forward. The driving unit drives one of a pair of the left arm-actuating mechanism and the left thrust mechanism and a pair of the right arm-actuating mechanism and the right thrust mechanism. The driving unit simultaneously drives the arm-actuating mechanism and the thrust mechanism in the same pair.

Abstract: A robot toy includes a body and a controller. The body includes right and left arms, legs, arm-actuating mechanisms, thrust mechanisms, and a driving unit. The arms can be extended forward and back, and are pulled back by a predetermined biasing force in a normal condition. The arm-actuating mechanisms provided at the respective arms allow the corresponding arms to be extended in front of the body against the biasing force. The thrust mechanisms provided at the respective legs allow the corresponding legs to move forward. The driving unit drives one of a pair of the left arm-actuating mechanism and the left thrust mechanism and a pair of the right arm-actuating mechanism and the right thrust mechanism. The driving unit simultaneously drives the arm-actuating mechanism and the thrust mechanism in the same pair.

Abstract: One example embodiment includes a movable puzzle. The movable puzzle includes a puzzle, where the puzzle forms a three dimensional shape when completed. The movable puzzle also includes a motor, where the motor is configured to move the completed puzzle.

Abstract: An apparatus hovering winged objects. The apparatus includes an elongate support and a driver with an output shaft that supports a first end of the support. The driver imparts an oscillating displacement to the first end of the support. A body is mounted at a second end of the support and wings are attached to the support at an offset distance from the body. The body is positioned near the second end to swivel or pivot in response to vibration of the support. The driver vibrates the first end at a frequency that shapes the support as a wave, and the frequency is selected or tuned such that the wings are displaced more than the body such by imparting a harmonic frequency on the support. The output shaft is positioned by the driver in angular positions to move the first end of the support and the body and wings.

Abstract: Pose and play dolls that will stand on a platform by magnetic attraction and dance with lifelike animation, but which may be removed from the stand for ordinary play. The dolls include animation powered from the platform through the legs of the doll. A motor in the doll animates the doll body, arms and head, with proportional feedback allowing control by a controller in coordination with music being played. The doll head may rotate or gyrate, and the arms swing as a unit or with the lower arms bending as the arms swing. In one form of platform simply rotates through controlled angles, again in coordination with the music being played. In another form of doll, the hips are configured to swing back and forth, and another form of platform controls the hip movement, again in coordination with the music being played. Various other features and capabilities are disclosed.

Abstract: A gaming device for enhancing sporting event on television including an assembled unit loaded with a number of pins/flags and a remote control through which the unit receives radio/infrared signals in order to actuate the device. A right arm of the figurine is connected to a stepper motor and can be placed on top of the assembled unit. When the user depresses the button on the remote control the stepper motor makes one revolution and the hand portion of the arm makes contact with the pin/flag and ejects the pin/flag out of the assembled unit in order to signal rule infractions associated with a game. The device simply gives users the satisfaction of calling their own penalties, and or counts the number of actual penalties in the game.

Abstract: Pose and play dolls that will stand on a platform by magnetic attraction and dance with lifelike animation, but which may be removed from the stand for ordinary play. The dolls include animation powered from the platform through the legs of the doll. A motor in the doll animates the doll body, arms and head, with proportional feedback allowing control by a controller in coordination with music being played. The doll head may rotate or gyrate, and the arms swing as a unit or with the lower arms bending as the arms swing. In one form of platform simply rotates through controlled angles, again in coordination with the music being played. In another form of doll, the hips are configured to swing back and forth, and another form of platform controls the hip movement, again in coordination with the music being played. Various other features and capabilities are disclosed.

Abstract: An actuation device is provided herein to give self-acting toys more lively and appealing moves. The major characteristic of the present invention lies in that a motor is used to drive a gear assembly which in turn drives a gear on top of the gear assembly to rotate around the axle of the gear assembly. The gear therefore sequentially and periodically gets into contact with a number of eccentric gears arranged along the rotational path. These eccentric gears in turn drive their connecting rods which are connected to various parts of the self-acting toy to swing in various manners.

Abstract: A vibrating motion base includes at least two motors each driving a respective eccentric load, wherein the motors may be controlled independently or in coordination with one another to selectively generate vibrations resulting in translational motion of the support frame, pivotal motion of the support frame, or a combination of translational and pivotal motion of the support frame.

Abstract: A bobble head doll shaker includes a base and housing and a supporting platform that is hingedly mounted to the housing. A motor drives an agitator that lifts and releases the supporting platform, thereby imparting an oscillating motion to a bobble head doll supported on the platform. The agitator includes engagement portions that lift the supporting platform. The motor has variable speed and agitator elements having different profiles that may be interchanged to achieve a greater variability of the oscillating motion. Moreover, with the hinge attachment, the bobble head doll's position and corresponding movement may be varied by changing its location on the supporting platform. A riser element may also be placed under the doll to increase the instability of the doll and provide for further varying the bobble head doll motion.

Abstract: An amusement device used to move a supported display object through an erratic path. The amusement device includes a base element in which is disposed a motorized assembly. A support spring is used to interconnect a display object to the motorized assembly in the base element. The support spring has a first end and a second end. The first end of the support spring is coupled to the motorized assembly within the base element, wherein the support spring is caused to move by the vibrating assembly. The remainder of the support spring extends freely from the base element. The display object is coupled to the second end of the support spring.

Abstract: A toy consists of a base, a cap and a toy model. The base has stationary wheels and a movable wheel located on the bottom section thereof. The movable wheel may be driven through a gear set by battery power for moving the base around. The cap has a hollow casing located on the top section to house a motor that is driven by a battery for rotating the cap through another gear set. The base has an arched gear rack located on the top surface. By way of an elastic element and a lever to couple with the gear sets and arched gear rack, the cap may be moved to the left and right, and rotated positively and reversely to generate a wide variety of simulative motions.

Abstract: A swinging structure for a mechanical animal includes a housing and a shell. The housing has disposed therein a shaft and a rod. The shaft has an eccentric wheel and a worm gear mounted thereon. The rod is provided with a worm that engages the worm gear. The outer wall of the shaft is provided with at least one post. These posts are fitted with a T-shaped actuated plate. The end of the actuated plate that is connected to the posts is provided with an elongated groove. The opposite end thereof is provided with a pin. The other side of the elongated groove is provided with a notch that can just accommodate the outer edge of the eccentric wheel. The shell is provided with an actuated rod corresponding to the pin. When the eccentric wheel rotates, due to the notch that moves along the outer edge of the eccentric wheel, the actuated plate can oscillate within the elongated groove thereof, and the pin thereon can actuate the actuated rod to cause the shell to oscillate.

Abstract: A Christmas tree shaped toy structure includes a support base, a first actuating set, a scenic base, a second actuating set, a scenic assembly, a housing, and a top hood. The support base includes a hollow support, a battery, and a circular plate. The first actuating set includes a circular first support plate, a circular second support plate, a gear set, and a circular third support plate. The scenic base is secured on the circular plate of the support base for receiving the first actuating set therein. The second actuating set includes a second motor, a second belt gear, a second belt, a plurality of driven gears, an eccentric wheel, two swing arms, and three planetary gears. The scenic assembly includes an annular rack, a curved rotary doll, an annular decorative plate, a circular platform, and two slidable dolls. The housing includes a semi-conic rear hood, and two front hoods. The top hood is secured on the flange of the rear hood of the housing and includes an embedded lamp, and a lighting decoration.

Abstract: An ornamental motion toy includes a book-shaped housing having a front design and a plurality of windows in the front design, a plurality of ornaments suspended in the windows, a driving unit, a transmission unit driven by the driving unit to move the ornaments in the windows along different paths, light and sound producing means installed in the housing and controlled to produce light and sound effects.

Abstract: An ornamental display apparatus suited for the Christmas season having a concealable figurine that is movable from a concealed position to a display position. While the figurine is in the display position, seasonal music is broadcasted. The ornamental display apparatus generally comprises a base, a botanical model, a housing, a figurine, a motorized drive assembly and a music broadcasting means. The botanical model is disposed on the base, and the housing is enclosed within the botanical model. The botanical model is movable between an open and closed position. The figurine resides atop the base and is movable between a concealed position within the housing and an exposed position external to the botanical model. The motorized drive assembly moves the figurine between the concealed and exposed position, as well as the botanical model between the open and closed position.

Abstract: A toy device has a base seat, a platform disposed on the base seat, a first drive mechanism disposed between the base seat and the platform, and a first toy figure disposed on the platform. The base seat has a hollow interior, and an inner periphery recess. The platform is inserted in the inner periphery recess of the base seat. The first toy figure has a trunk, a pair of lower limbs connected to the trunk, and a pair of upper limbs connected to the trunk. The first drive mechanism drives the lower limbs of the first toy figure to vibrate.

Abstract: A motion toy includes a hollow base having two upright top lugs, two leg members respectively pivoted to the two upright top lugs, a trunk member pivoted to the leg members remote from the base, a head member pivoted to the trunk member, a transmission gear meshed between a toothed portion at one leg member and a bottom rack at the head member, spring means connected between the leg members to pull the leg members toward each other, and a power drive mounted inside the hollow base and controlled to turn the leg members back and forth on the upright top lugs.

Abstract: A toy having a motorized portion in the form of an inanimate object and a non-motorized portion in the form of an animate object. The two portions are tethered together, and the motorized portion is driven such that the non-motorized portion in the form of an animate object appears to be alive and in pursuit of the inanimate motorized portion. The motorized portion preferably is in the form of a substantially spherical hollow ball within which an eccentric driving mechanism is placed. The non-motorized portion is an animal with a furry body or bushy tail and is preferably a weasel, embodies by a furry tail having a face invisibly connected to the ball. The non-motorized portion is preferably tethered to the motorized portion with a substantially invisible attachment so that from a distance the two portions of the toy do not appear to be connected together.

Abstract: The toy and movable article which are the subject of this application provide for the article to be moved along a playbase by mechanical assembly and/or variable magnetic field which are remote from and not in physical contact with the article thereby giving the article the effect of being independently movable. The exertion of the movement is via a magnetic arrangement between the mechanical assembly and/or variable magnetic field and article and which, if the article is a scale model of a human character can be arranged in conjunction with the shape of the article, to impart a walking effect on the article as it moves thereby adding to the realism of the toy and article.

Abstract: A vibrating toy is provided and includes a housing, a battery mounted within the housing, a motor mounted within the housing activated by the battery, a shaft driven by the motor, a mechanism on the shaft for imparting an eccentric vibration from the housing, a play element outside of the housing, and a mechanism for connecting the play element to the housing and through which the play element can receive vibrations generated from the mechanism that imparts the eccentric vibration. A weighted element attached to the shaft in a manner to unsymmetrically distribute weight imparts the eccentric vibration. In a particularly preferred embodiment, a vibration is transferred to the housing which in turn through contact vibrates a wire serving as the mechanism that connects to the play element. The invention further concerns a method whereby a live pet animal can be entertained by interaction with the aforementioned vibrating toy.

Abstract: An animated display device includes a vertical main shaft, a body rotatably secured to the main shaft, and a drive device for driving the body to oscillate about the main shaft. In one embodiment, the display device also includes a rotatable appendage secured to the main body and a linkage for converting oscillating movement of the body about the main shaft into oscillating movement of the appendage. In another embodiment, the body is secured to a horizontal shaft which oscillates about the vertical shaft, and the body is also oscillatable about the horizontal shaft. The linkage converts the oscillating movement of the horizontal shaft about the main shaft into oscillating movement of the body about the horizontal shaft.

Abstract: A toy carrousel comprising a body which is formed by a stationary base part and a top part supported above the base part for rotation about a vertical axis. The base part includes a vertical shaft having an upper end reaching into the top part. The top part supports at least one decorative figure atop. The toy carrousel includes a drive mechanism provided in the base part for rotating the top part, which is formed by a motor and a train of gears to be driven by the motor to rotate the top part. The toy carrousel further includes a drive transmission mechanism provided at the upper end of the shaft for setting the decorative figure into individual motion relative to the top part upon rotation of the top part.

Abstract: A system for simulating human gait embodied as a human-like model, for example, a mannequin, a scarecrow and the like depending on the intended application of the system, driven by a driving system along a pair of tracks. The driving system includes rotatable terminals for reversing the direction of advancement of the model. The model has legs which are pivotally connected to one another in a spaced alignment at a waist enabling a scissor-like action during the step-by-step advancement of the model along the tracks. The waist includes a balancing mechanism for maintaining a substantially even keel of the model during the gait-like motion. Furthermore, the legs include an upper segment pivotally connected at a knee-like joint to a lower segment such the legs have a tendency for a flexion movement and urging mechanisms for straightening them. Still further, the legs terminate in feet pivotally connected thereto which are provided with front and rear shock absorbers for smoothing the gait-like motion.

Abstract: A unique, visually exciting, fully animated crystal ball or globe display system is attained by providing a dual chamber globe assembly, with one chamber substantially peripherally surrounding the second chamber and incorporating any desired fluid therein. With the animated scene in the second chamber, the resulting crystal ball or globe display system provides the visual impression of being fully animated and fluid-filled. In the preferred embodiment, the fluid comprises any desired liquid and contains particles therein for further visual enhancement. In addition, the liquid and particles are continuously recirculated throughout the chamber to enable both the liquid and particles to be continuously swirling, thereby providing additional visual enhancements and entertainment.

Abstract: An actuated toy device including a recognizable character such as a Santa Claus doll reclining in a bed. The doll character chest portion is moved up and down vertically by a battery-powered gear unit through a first linkage mechanism provided in a housing attached below the bed, so as to simulate breathing action by the doll. The toy device includes an audio unit mounted in the housing. Also a second linkage mechanism is provided and arranged to periodically raise the doll head and torso portions upward from a reclining position to a near sitting position and then fall back to the reclining position in the bed.

Abstract: A spiral spring toy having a pulling string, a string windup spiral spring, first and second turning bodies, a driving spiral spring, a spiral-shaped guide groove and a floating means. The first turning body is connected with the driving spiral spring so that the driving spiral string biases the first turning body in a first rotational direction and rotation of the first turning body in a second rotational direction charges the driving spiral spring. The second turning body is connected with the pulling string and the string windup spiral spring so that the string windup spiral spring biases the second turning body in the first rotational direction. When the pulling string is pulled, the second turning body rotates in the second rotational direction and charges the string windup spiral spring. The spiral-shaped guide groove has an end portion and is provided on either the first or the second turning body.

Abstract: A small decoration capable of exhibiting play characteristics sufficient to provide a key ring with unexpectedness. The small decoration includes a container provided with a key ring mounting section. In the container is arranged a spring drive unit including a drive mechanism which includes a plurality of gears driven by a spiral spring. The drive mechanism also includes two gear shafts arranged so as to vertically project from the spring drive unit. One of the gear shafts is mounted with a decorative element such as a doll and the other gear shaft is mounted with a spring winding-up element. The spring winding-up element is adapted to wind up the spiral spring in association with closing of a lid member pivotally connected to the container and be returned to the original state while unwinding the spiral spring to actuate the decorative element when the lid member is open.

Abstract: A mechanism is used for transmitting the power output of a power drive source such as a wind-up music to an ornament supported thereon. The transmission mechanism has a first drive wheel mounted on a power output shaft of the power drive source at one end of the power output shaft. A drive gear is mounted on the power output shaft of the power drive source at the other end of the power output shaft. A second frame is fixed to the first frame sopporting the power drive source. An idler gear is supported on the second frame by a first shaft and meshed with the drive gear. An output gear is supported on the second frame at the far side of the drive gear and meshed with the idler gear. A second drive wheel is supported on the second frame and securely connected to the output gear through a second shaft. A support plate having a hole formed thereon is pivoted to the first drive wheel at one end and the second drive wheel at the other end.

Abstract: A music box having a hollow base within which a power supply and a driving mechanism are installed. A platform is rotatably mounted on the base to be driven by the driving mechanism on which a music playing doll and a dancing doll are movably and rotatably mounted. Each of the dolls has a driving rod secured thereon and the driving rods are guided by an activity generation plate which is disposed under the platform and driven by the driving mechanism to move and rotate the dolls. The activity generation plate has a circumferential groove in a wavy form in a plane parallel with the activity generation plate to receive therein an offset extension of one of the driving rods so as to move the extension portion in a radial direction and thus rotate the driving rod forth and back as the activity generation plate rotates. The activity generation plate further includes several ridge portions thereon to move the other driving rod up and down when the activity generation plate rotates.

Abstract: A number of miniature passenger figures and/or other objects are disposed along the loading platform of a toy train station awaiting arrival of a train. When the train stops at the station, a control switch is operated to swing the passengers upward to a hidden area under the station roof. When the train leaves the station, the passengers are no longer in view on the platform and appear to have boarded the train. A reverse action simulates the detraining of passengers when a train arrives at an empty platform. The passenger figures are mounted along a common base plate having a vertical lift bar connected by a linkage and slide plate mechanism to a dual coil electromagnetic drive. A controller actuates the drive and linkages to swing the plate and passengers upward through an arc to a horizontal position under the roof out of view. The controller and drive also return the passengers to the platform for the reverse sequence.

Abstract: A toy band assembly including a stage assembly, a plurality of movable toy figures, such as toy frog figures, a plurality of toy musical instruments, a sound pick-up unit, a stage lights assembly, power supply, a power supply switch, an integrated circuit, a front transmission mechanism, a front reciprocating mechanism, a rear transmission mechanism, and a rear reciprocating mechanism. When the power supply switch is switched on, light bulbs in a stage lights assembly start to flash and the sound pick-up unit picks up sound signals from the surroundings and directs electric signals to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit electrically connects the power supply means to a front and a rear motor when sufficient electrical signal is received. The front and rear motors rotate and translate their rotations to the front and rear transmission mechanisms and to the front and rear reciprocating mechanisms.

Abstract: It is a toy transmission device, which includes a U-shaped frame being mounted with a spring motor. The spring motor is engaged with gear train and a shaft, on which a music code roller and a number of cam wheels are mounted. Each of the cam wheels is engaged with a cam lever for pulling a member of a toy. Whenever the spring motor is running, a music will be played while the toy makes various gestures as if playing the music.

Abstract: Artificial flower driving mechanism to drive the flowering twig of an artificial flower to twist and the petals of such an artificial flower to simultaneously close and open. A base board is connected with an upper board defining therebetween an enclosure for the mounting therein of a motor and a gear mechanism. A mounting plate is secured to the bottom side of the board for the mounting thereon of a toothed wheel and a pinion, wherein the toothed wheel and the pinion are engaged together and driven to rotate by the gear driving mechanism. During operation the motor drives the gear driving mechanism to carry a flexible tube to twist and simultaneously drive the toothed wheel to rotate permitting a T-post thereon to carry a rigid cord to move up and down so as to simultaneously drive artificial petals to close and open on a petal holder.

Abstract: System for the simulation of human movements of a puppet as used in a programmable puppet show, which puppet is provided with mutually hingeable parts of the body, in which a number of cam disks to be driven synchronously by a motor (3) are present, each of which can be followed by a roll (4) attached to one end of a lever (6), while the other end of the lever (6) is connected to a Bowden cable (11) capable of transmitting the movement of the lever (6) to a mechanical construction which can make a part of the body perform a desired movement.

Abstract: An arm-bending apparatus for toys is disclosed which can allow toys to embrace their user or hang on their user's neck in response to their user's embrace. The apparatus desirably includes a motorized arm-bending means installed inside the toy's body and linked to its arms by strings, and a switching means attached to the bosom or neck of the toy's body likely to have contact with the user's body. When the toy is embraced or released, the switching means controls the operation of the motorized arm-bending means, causing the arms to be bent or spread out respectively.

Abstract: A dancing doll which alternately moves its hips left and right while alternately rotating 180.degree. clockwise and counterclockwise to a melody. The doll includes an upper portion, a hip portion, a leg portion, and a base portion. The upper portion resembles the head to hip portion of a human; the hip portion resembles the hips of a human; and the leg portion resembles the legs through feet of a human. The base portion includes a covering case with a rotating disc at its bottom, a base plate that is pivotally connected to the rotating disc, a switch, a battery, a motor, an I.C. Unit, a speaker, a prime gear, a cam, an actuator, and gearing which will transmit the motion of the motor to the cam and to the actuator and will cause the alternate turning of the rotating disc. A pin pivotally connects the upper portion to the hip portion and a torso supporter, which extends from the right leg into a cavity in the upper portion. The feet are connected to the top of the covering case.

Abstract: A music box toy comprises a casing (1), a music box (7) housed therein, a stationary toy member (1a) provided on a front surface of the casing, a converting mechanism provided in the casing for converting a rotational driving force derived from a power spring of the music box (7) into a vertical reciprocating driving force, a movable toy member including a head member (4) and a trunk member (3), the trunk member being operatively connected to the converting means to perform a reciprocating movement during an operation of the music box, the head member being rotatably supported by the trunk member.

Abstract: A rocking mechanism for providing an interesting, apparently random motion for a toy or game using an electric motor with very low battery drain, wherein an unbalancing weight is mounted on a driven wheel driven by a small PM motor, the wheel carrying a cam which controls the action of a first switch connecting the motor to a battery with a second horizontal sensing switch connected in parallel with the first switch, all mounted in a frame which allows it to rock three-dimensionally. In a modified form of rocking mechanism for providing apparently random motion using a spring-loaded motor, an unbalancing weight is mounted on a driven wheel driven by a spring motor linked by a gear train to an oscillating escapement and pin actuator for controlling the unwinding of the motor spring, all mounted in a frame which allows it to rock three-dimensionally.

Abstract: This toy has a kicking foot driven through a mechanical linkage from a battery-powered motor under the control of a manual switch. A toy figure in front of the kicking foot has an articulated leg which is part of a mechanical linkage coupling it to the motor. This articulated leg operates a linkage rod inside the torso of the toy figure to move the figure's arms, turn its head, and cause its jaw to drop open when a kick is delivered. A lamp near the figure's posterior is turned on when the kick is delivered.