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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1990
Avi Arad, Westpoint, CT (US);
Janos Beny, Vista, CA (US);
Berne E Danielson, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Tyco Industries, Inc., Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Abstract
A doll having a pair of mechanically driven legs for enabling the doll to move over a surface when held in an upright position. The doll includes a body portion for housing and supporting various elements of the doll. A pair of leg members are mounted on the body portion and extend therefrom for movement with respect to the body portion. A drive mechanism is drivingly connected to the leg members for moving the leg members with respect to the body portion and with respect to each other, such that the doll moves over a surface when held in an upright position. The doll includes a pair of feet positioned which are biased such that when the doll moves over a surface only the toe portions of the feet contact the surface. Additionally, the left arm and head member are drivingly connected to the drive mechanism such that when the leg members move, the head member and left arm member pivotally reciprocate with respect to the body portion to provide the doll with a ballerina-like fluidic motion. The right arm includes a switch which is actuated through the elbow joint to change the rotational direction of the leg members so that the doll can be selectively moved forward and rearward over the surface.