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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
James Austin Rucker, Pawtucker, RI (US);
Derek S. Handy, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Scott H. Derman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A toy apparatus includes a base piece configured to slide on a surface when an initial pushing force is applied to the toy. A base elongated member is coupled to the base piece, and has a distal end away from the base piece. A movable elongated member has a first end and a second end, and is movable between an open first position and a closed second position. A tether is coupled to the first end of the movable elongated member, wherein tension applied to the tether moves the movable elongated member. In the open first position, the second end of the movable elongated member is away from the distal end of the base elongated member. In the closed second position, the second end is closer to the distal end, and the base elongated member and the movable elongated member are capable of retaining a target piece.