Patent ID: 11951411
Assignee: PIKE BRANDS LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An animation module configured for use on a marble run module of a plurality of physically interconnectable marble run modules, each marble run module configured to retain a marble and guide the travel of the marble through the module on at least a first surface, each marble run module having one or more connector tubes, the animation module comprising:
a connector configured to connect to a connector tube of a first marble run module of the plurality of physically interconnectable marble run modules;
an actuator having a button and a shaft, the actuator operably coupled to the connector to dispose at least a portion of the button below a bottom of a switch mount, the shaft coupled to extend upward from the button;
first and second switch contacts mounted at least indirectly on the switch mount, the first and second switch contacts having a closed state and an open state;
a motor operably coupled to the first and second switch contacts to rotate responsive to the first and second contacts transitioning from the open state to the closed state, or to rotate responsive to the first and second contacts transitioning from the closed state to the open state.