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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
Don Cameron, Riverside, RI (US);
Mark A. Poirier, Hubbardston, MA (US);
Richard J. Maddocks, Barrington, RI (US);
Don Cameron, Riverside, RI (US);
Mark A. Poirier, Hubbardston, MA (US);
Richard J. Maddocks, Barrington, RI (US);
Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Abstract
A toy drive mechanism having extensions such as leg and neck members covered with a plush covering. The drive mechanism is operative to move the leg, back, and head members in coordinated movements imitating an animal tugging or pulling on a rope. The realistic movement is provided by a series of rotating devices, some on differing axes relative to the drive shaft, and an information processor activated by one or more switches located throughout the body. One switch in particular, located between the neck and head and motivated by a user pulling on the rope in the toy's mouth, will cause the toy to exert a pulling motion accompanied by sound effects.