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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1993
Wayne G Fromm, Toronto, CA;
Lee D Weinstein, Somerville, MA (US);
Steven E Merry, Wilmington, MA (US);
Peter M Nielsen, Quincy, MA (US);
The Fromm Group Inc., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
A toy assembly 10 including a ray gun 12 capable of projecting a focused beam of light 25, and an electro-mechanically actuatable target figurine 14 including a body 46, a support 48 for supporting the body of the figurine in an upright position upon a surface, a light receiver 58, a toppling mechanism 60 for causing the figurine to topple over when operated, an energy source 82 within the figurine for powering the toppling mechanism, and a control circuit 78 for initiating the operation of the toppling mechanism when the light receiver is struck by a beam of light projected by the ray gun.