Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
446376000 | Having movably joined body parts | 38 |
20090104844 | ELECTRONIC DINOSAUR TOYS - An exemplary electronic dinosaur toy includes a body, a neck, four legs, a tail, a head, four first actuators, and four pressure sensors. The neck, the legs and the tail are connected to the body. The head is connected to a distal end of the neck. The four first actuators are arranged inside the respective legs and configured for driving the corresponding leg to move. The four pressure sensors are arranged at distal ends of the respective legs, and configured for sensing a variation of a pressure applied to the leg and outputting a feedback signal. Thereby, the first actuator adjusts a movement of the leg based on the feedback signal. | 04-23-2009 |
20090233519 | Transformable toy, and accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy - A transformable toy which can be instantly transformed by merely reversibly changing its state between a horizontal state and a vertical state, without operating the toy with an intention to carry out transformation, and surprises and excites users; and an accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy. The transformable toy includes weight members swingably disposed therein and is reversibly transformed between first and second configurations by using a movement of the center of gravity of the weight members. The transformable toy assumes the first configuration in the horizontal state and the second configuration in the vertical state. The accommodating case includes a fixing device, for fixing a bottom surface of the transformable toy to a bottom plate of the accommodating case when the transformable toy is in the first configuration, and an abutment portion, which abuts with a rear portion of the transformable toy. | 09-17-2009 |
20100093254 | Doll With Dress That Transforms to Wings - Interactive and reconfigurable toy dolls are disclosed. The toy dolls have one or more associated movable components that may be actuated through user manipulation so as to transform a doll's dress into wings. | 04-15-2010 |
20100167624 | DOLL TOY - A doll toy is provided herein, of which thigh section extending ahead of its waist section can turn more upward within a large angular range toward its chest section. A doll toy ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100330871 | TRANSFORMABLE TOY - A transformable toy, in which exposure of a coupling mechanism is reduced and the turning range of the second exterior member with respect to the first exterior member is increased, is provided. An exterior main body for a shin section covers a part of an intermediate member and has an opening portion at a location opposing a thigh section when the shin section turns toward the thigh section. A movable exterior member, which moves through a link mechanism, is coupled to the intermediate member via the link mechanism, and configured to block the opening portion when it is at a first position and to be at least partially located inside the exterior main body when it is at a second position. | 12-30-2010 |
20110003529 | Magnetically coupled mannequin joint - The present invention is directed to a mannequin having one or more articulated joints capable of exhibiting a full range of motion and of supporting substantial weight. In particular, this invention relates to an apparatus for movably joining two parts of a mannequin. The apparatus includes a first element having an arcuate surface and a second element having a convex surface and a magnetic portion. The second element is movably engageable with the first element. | 01-06-2011 |
20110045735 | Fluid Engine and Method of Use Thereof - A fluid engine for a figure having a movable appendage, wherein the fluid engine comprises a pivoting container partially filled with fluid disposed within a cavity in the figure. A connector is disposed between the fluid engine and the appendage. Centrifugal force acts upon the fluid within the container and the fluid urges the container to change its disposition, thereby causing the appendage to move. | 02-24-2011 |
20110076915 | Reconfigurable Toy - A reconfigurable toy including a body, a first leg coupled to the body, and a second leg coupled to the body is disclosed. The reconfigurable toy can be disposed in a first configuration in which the toy resembles a toy vehicle and in a second configuration in which the toy resembles a power-suit configuration. | 03-31-2011 |
20110212666 | TRANSFORMING AND SPINNING TOY VEHICLE AND GAME - A transforming vehicle and launch system where the vehicle transforms between multiple configurations including a spinning top. The vehicle includes sliding front and rear segments, two sliding side segments and a receiving cavity. The launch mechanism includes a rotating launch shaft in communication with a power system and a release button. The power system includes the capability to generate and store energy. When the front and rear segments move toward one another, the two side segments are pushed outward directing a central shaft downward below the vehicle. The receiving cavity receives the launch shaft and transfers energy from the power system to the vehicle when it rotates. Energy generated and stored in the power system is transferred to the second configuration via the rotation of the launch shaft when a release button is triggered such that the vehicle separates and spins on the central shaft. | 09-01-2011 |
20110256799 | PHALLIC BOBBLE SYSTEM - The present invention is a bobble system, including a bobble configured to form a phallic symbol, a erection spring configured to connect the bobble to a body and a spring base attachment assembly coupled to a mounting pedestal, wherein the mounting pedestal is used as at least one of a stand alone bobble device or an attachment to another object for the display of the phallic symbol, wherein the bobble moves in a shaking or bouncing manner when touched or by transfer of motion from the object to which the mounting pedestal is attached. | 10-20-2011 |
20110306270 | TOY DEVICE - A toy device that enables a transformable toy to be played individually and in combination with another transformable toy. The toy device includes a transformable toy with a form which can be reversibly changed by turning a plurality of pivotable members, and a base unit on which the transformable toy is mountable. The transformable toy includes a pivoting mechanism for turning the plurality of pivotable members and an actuator for actuating the pivoting mechanism. The base unit includes an actuating part to which the actuator is coupled and an operating part for externally operating the actuating part. When the operating part is operated, the actuator operates via the actuating part, and the pivoting mechanism is actuated to turn the plurality of pivotable members, thereby changing the form of the transformable toy. | 12-15-2011 |
20120156960 | Transformable Toy Robot - A system for interconnecting discrete rigid member mating components creates different stable, freestanding three-dimensional figures such as robots. The mating components are positioned in tandem employ an elastic element through bores and each mating component has at least one slot that is aligned with a corresponding slot formed on adjacent mating component or body. The arrangement of the slots and elastic element permits each mating components to be maneuvered onto an adjacent mating component and retains its position without the use of hinges or other securing devices. A reconfigurable toy is constructed by interconnecting a plurality of different sized mating components. The mating components can thus be rearranged to form different-shaped figures including a robot that is reversibly transformable between a first configuration, which can comprise a myriad of forms, and a second configuration that is a cube. | 06-21-2012 |
20120282843 | BOBBLE DOLL - A bobble doll is formed and configured as a human figurine and, in a preferred embodiment, a female adult. The body of the doll has three portions, namely: an upper portion formed to include a head, arms and a torso; a mid-portion formed to include a buttocks and hips; and a lower portion formed to include legs and feet. The mid-portion is supported on a biasing element (e.g., a spring) and is movable in a reciprocating up and down and/or side to side motion relative to the upper and lower body portions. The doll is supported on a base that can be decorated to resemble a beach, sports field, dance floor or other environment. In a further embodiment, a motion sensor detects motion of the mid-portion and triggers activation of a battery powered sound producing device that emits audio from a speaker in the base. | 11-08-2012 |
20130045659 | BOBBLE DOLL WITH MOVABLE LOWER BODY - A bobble doll device is formed and configured to include a base, a support stanchion, a stationary upper body portion and a movable lower body portion. The support stanchion extends outwardly from the base and supports the upper body portion to remain stationary. An elastic object (such as a spring) is attached to a bottom part of the upper body portion and to an top part of the lower body portion such that the lower body portion is movable in a reciprocating motion in relation to the upper body portion. In a further embodiment, a motion sensor detects motion of the lower body portion and triggers activation of a sound producing device that emits audio from a speaker in the base. In yet a further embodiment, the lower body portion may be caused to move by an actuator located in the base or an actuator in the upper body portion. | 02-21-2013 |
20130052912 | DOLL HAVING MULTIPLE REMOVABLE LIMBS AND HEADS - Certain disclosed embodiments use utilize a doll having a body to which multiple heads and limbs may be removably attached and rearranged. Certain disclosed embodiments include clothing that may also be removably attached and rearranged. Certain disclosed embodiments include two heads and four limbs that may be used to create dual characters with a single doll, thereby encouraging children to be creative, mix characters using one doll, and provide a name for the doll that is a combination of the names of the two individual characters. | 02-28-2013 |
20130165016 | FRICTIONAL JOINT FOR A TOY FIGURE - Hip joint assemblies, and posable toy figures that incorporate the hip joint assemblies, including a pelvis housing having a front portion and a back portion, where the front and back portions in combination define side openings in the pelvis housing, and a contoured friction plate vertically disposed within the pelvis housing. The hip joint assembly further includes two leg sections, each leg section having a disk member attached via a hip post, and each leg combined with the pelvis housing so that the disk member lies within the pelvis housing and the hip post passes through a side opening so that the face of the disk member abuts a face of the contoured friction plate, and the frictional interaction between the disk face and the friction plate renders the attached leg posable as it pivots around the axis defined by its hip post. | 06-27-2013 |
20140315469 | ACTION FIGURE WITH ACCESSORIES - A toy is provided, the toy having: an action figure with a pair of appendages movably secured thereto for movement between a first separated position and a second un-separated position; a pair of accessories removably secured to the pair of appendages; and wherein the pair of accessories are configured to be secured to each other and form an item when the pair of appendages are in the second un-separated position and the pair of accessories are secured to the pair of appendages. | 10-23-2014 |
20140329435 | Toy Doll with Movable Portion - A toy doll with a movable portion is a toy doll with a first portion and a second portion that is movably coupled to the first portion and movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The first portion includes a trigger that may actuate at least one of an engagement assembly and a hinge assembly. The engagement assembly may retain the second portion in the first configuration until the trigger is actuated while the hinge assembly may move the second portion of the toy doll to the second configuration. | 11-06-2014 |
20140349549 | Posable Toy and Method of Interconnection - A toy with a frame assembly having a plurality of frame members each having a gear and centering aperture. Each gear has a plurality of rounded tetrahedral teeth. A flexible fastener connects the first and second frame members together with their gears in alignment with one another. The flexible fastener applies a force to the first and second gears to releasably engage said first and second gears with one another. | 11-27-2014 |
20150321109 | MODEL - A model includes arm parts each including a rotational shaft portion, and a body part including a shaft supporting portion and being connected to and rotatable relative to the arm part. The arm part includes a projecting portion. The body part includes a recessed portion into which the projecting portion is fitted when the rotational shaft portion is inserted into the shaft supporting portion. The rotational shaft portion and the shaft supporting portion include respective locking members that are engageable with each other and limit the movement of the rotational shaft portion in an axial direction within a range between a first position where the projecting portion is fitted in the recessed portion and a second position where the projecting portion is out of the recessed portion. | 11-12-2015 |
20150352457 | COMBINABLE TRANSFORMABLE TOY - A combinable transformable toy is provided with a doll body and a mounting body which can be externally mounted on the doll body. The mounting body is provided with a base portion in which an insertion port is opened, a movement portion which is provided to be movable relatively to the base portion, and transformation portions which are coupled to the movement portion. When a head portion of the doll body is inserted from the insertion port, the movement portion is pushed by the doll body to move together with the doll body so that the transformation portions can be transformed in conjunction with the movement of the movement portion. Thus when a mounting body is attached to a doll body, the doll body can change in appearance and the mounting body can be transformed in conjunction with the attachment operation. | 12-10-2015 |
20160008728 | ACTION CHARACTER MODELS AND ACCESSORIES WITH MOVABLE PARTS | 01-14-2016 |
20160136531 | ARTICULATED TOY ROBOT WITH FRAME, BASE, BUILDING ACCESSORIES, AND KITS THEREFOR - Disclosed are toy robots having a frame, base and building accessories and kits therefor. The toy has a system of blocks, gripping appendages, gears and pop-up joints threaded together by an elastic cable held in tension. This configuration allows the toy to stand tall or short, be configured in myriad poses In or outside its frame, on or off its accessories, and can allow for the discovery of a secret cavity. | 05-19-2016 |
20180021687 | TRANSFORMABLE TOY | 01-25-2018 |
20190143235 | TRANSFORMING BLOCK TOY | 05-16-2019 |
446378000 | And locking means for retaining body parts in adjusted position | 3 |
20090170401 | Toy systems with separate accessory pieces engageable by part of a plaything - A toy system with a body part insertable into an opening substantially defined by a separate band, retains the band to accessorize playthings by pushing them into a separate piece bearing accessories on the outer surface. Retention is by frictional or magnetic engagement. For frictional engagement, resilient material is used. A separation in the band allows it to spread apart; a coupling may limit the extent of separation. Geometric shapes of the part and opening may be substantially the same or different, as long as there are at least two points of contact for frictional engagement. A second part fits into the opening without engaging the piece and telescopes against a spring into the part engaging the piece. Removal is facilitated by a component that receives the second part, but not the part engaging the piece. Chamfers on the part inserted into the opening and/or on the opening facilitate insertion. | 07-02-2009 |
20110086573 | Toy systems with separate accessory pieces engageable by part of a plaything - A toy system with a body part insertable into a self-supported opening in a separate plastic piece self-supportable on a surface. The part frictionally engaging the piece with a protrusion projecting from one of the part or piece. Another part fits into the opening without engaging the piece and telescopes against a spring into the part engaging and picking up the piece upon release of the spring. An audible sound is produced upon inserting the part, releasing the spring, or both. Attaching the piece onto the part is done by placing the piece on a surface, positioning the biased parts over the opening with the lower proximate and pointed toward the opening, pushing down on the upper telescoping it over the lower and inserting the upper into the opening, then releasing the bias to move the two parts apart with the piece picked up by and retained on the upper. | 04-14-2011 |
20110111672 | Transformable toy - A transformable toy which is transformed without any direct touching by a user, displays visual information that is invisible before the form of the toy is changed, and has a game element in addition to the form change is provided. A transformable toy reversibly transformed between a first form and a second form includes a toy main body which changes its form to form the first form and the second form, a restricting mechanism which restricts the form change of the toy main body, and a transformation activating body for detecting physical stimulation from outside and releasing the restriction by the restricting mechanism. The toy main body includes a display body having visual information thereon, and the display body is disposed at such a position that the visual information of the display body is invisible to a user in the first form while the visual information of the display body is visible to the user in the second form. | 05-12-2011 |
446379000 | Including separate resilient member | 1 |
20120329363 | Toy Figure with Articulating Limb - A toy figure with articulating limb includes a torso and at least one appendage which is resiliently articulable about the toy figure. The at least one appendage is pivotally or rotatably coupled to the torso, and may also include a pivot assembly. At least one of the at least one appendages includes a resilient member which is biased to maintain the at least one appendage in a rest position and configured to return at least one appendage to a rest position if articulated away from this rest position. | 12-27-2012 |
446382000 | By bendable or pliant material connecting parts | 2 |
20110177752 | Bendable and Twistable Support Member and Toy Animal or Cartoon Character of Using Same - The present invention relates to a bendable and twistable support member and a toy animal using same. In one embodiment, the support member comprises a plurality of first cap-shaped elements, wherein each of said plurality of first cap-shaped elements comprises an opening end and a semispherical top end which has a central hole, the semispherical top end of one first cap-shaped element being inserted into the opening end of another first cap-shaped element such that said plurality of first cap-shaped elements are stacked together. The support member also comprises a string passing through the central hole on each of said stacked plurality of first cap-shaped elements to tie up them from being undetachable. | 07-21-2011 |
20150017874 | Toy Figurine with an Extensible Appendage - A toy figurine with an extensible appendage includes a body and a resilient member. The resilient member extends through the body and at least a portion of the resilient member is secured within the body without being coupled thereto such that the resilient portion may extend or stretch without affecting the body. In some embodiments, the body may include an outer shell and a tubular member and the resilient member may extend through the tubular member. The tubular member may be the only portion of the figurine composed from a stiff plastic and the remaining portions of the figurine may be composed of soft elastomers of varying resiliency. The composition and configuration of the figurine renders the figurine posable while also allowing the figurine to be launched as a projectile. | 01-15-2015 |
446383000 | Including joint allowing movement about plural axes | 7 |
20090253348 | Joint structure of toy - Disclosed is a joint structure of a toy including: a first block and a second block to structure the toy; a ball joint including: a ball portion provided on the first block to be able to take a predetermined position close to the first block and a separated position separated from the first block; and a ball shaped bearing provided on the second block to engage to the ball portion; and an engaging section structured to be able to engage and release the first block and the ball joint by hand to hold the ball portion at the predetermined position when in an engaged state and to allow the ball portion to move to the separated position when in a released state. | 10-08-2009 |
20090318056 | GAME PACKAGE - Disclosed is a game package comprising at least one action figure for simulating a plurality of mixed martial arts postures, and a mixed martial arts ring adapted to support the at least one action figure thereon. The action figure comprises an upper torso, a neck portion, a head portion, a first pair of limbs, a lower torso, and a second pair of limbs. The neck portion is movably coupled to a top end portion of the upper torso. The head portion is movably coupled to a top end portion of the neck portion. The first pair of limbs is movably coupled to a pair of side end portions of the upper torso. The lower torso is movably coupled to a bottom end portion of the upper torso. The second pair of limbs is movably coupled to a pair of side end portions of the lower torso. | 12-24-2009 |
20100048093 | LEG MEMBER FOR TRANSFORMABLE TOY - The invention provides a leg member for a transformable toy which prevents impairment of the aesthetic appearance even if the range of motion of a shin section relative to a foot section is increased. A first link member | 02-25-2010 |
20110189922 | TOY FIGURES - Toy figures may include a torso, an elongate member extending from the torso, an articulation element, and a limb having a socket. The elongate member may include an end region. The articulation element may be molded substantially around the end region and may be received within the socket. The socket may be configured for pivotable movement about the articulation element. Some examples of toy figures may include a hip joint assembly. | 08-04-2011 |
20140199912 | TOY FIGURE HAVING RECONFIGURABLE PORTIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A toy figure and associated method of use is disclosed, and comprises a body portion and at least one appendage extending from the body portion. The body portion comprises a resilient portion so that a user can apply a force to cause the toy figure to transition from an unstressed condition to an actuated condition. The resilient portion is configured to return the toy figure to the unstressed condition under an inherent restorative force. The at least one appendage comprises a reconfigurable portion that includes at least two movable segments so that at least a portion of the at least one appendage can transition between a collapsed and an expanded condition. The at least a portion of the at least one appendage configured to maintain one of the first condition and the second condition until deliberately reconfigured by a user. | 07-17-2014 |
20140273726 | JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR DOLLS - Disclosed is a joint assembly for dolls for connecting two limb portions. A first joining surface and a second joining surface are disposed at a connecting position of the limbs and a first embedding hole and a second embedding hole are formed at the center of the first joining surface and second joining surface respectively, and an expanding portion is formed and extended inwardly along an opening of each of the embedding holes for inserting an embedding column with circular protrusions at both ends, so as to improve the convenience of installation. The circular protrusions and the expanding portions can improve the smoothness of movement and prevent the limb portions from falling out. | 09-18-2014 |
20150306509 | TOY SPORTS-PLAYER FIGURE - Disclosed herein is a mini-figure that may be used with existing and standard toy block systems and also have the appearance of a sports figure. Improvements over traditional mini-figures include additional separate components in the arms and feet, an optional variation in torso shape, accessories which create visual impression of sports figures in natural use, unique markings identifiable by specific player or production, and a unique method of marketing and distribution. | 10-29-2015 |