Abstract: A driving mechanism for an animated toy includes a head having a movable mouth, a plurality of shafts having first ends and second ends connected to the limb and the head of the toy, a driving body securing thereon the shafts and a motor, an oscillating piece rotatably attached to the driving body and having a top hole engaging therin one of the first ends, a plurality of side holes each of which is capable of engaging therein another first end and a bottom hole, and a driving piece driven by the motor and having a protrusion which is eccentrical to the shaft of the motor and engages in the bottom hole such that when the motor is energized, the protrusion will oscillate the oscillating piece and in turn oscillate the shafts which in turn oscillate the limb and the head.

Abstract: A decorative ball device mainly comprises a transparent hollow sphere which contains a liquid. A puppet together with a plurality of small pieces are disposed in the sphere. The sphere has a pump case and a skirt at its bottom. A sealing ring locates between the inner periphery of the skirt and the outer periphery of the pump case. The sealing ring has a central aperture respectively communicating with an inlet and an outlet channels in the pump case. A supporting plate for supporting the puppet is disposed in the sphere. The supporting plate possesses a pair of holes each communicating with the central aperture. The holes respectively correspond to the outlet and inlet channels. In operation, when a blade in the pump case is driven to rotate by a motor. The pieces along with the liquid are driven to circulate within the sphere thereby creating a both dynamic and attractive effect.