Patent ID: 6287166
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A63H,B29C,C08L

Abstract:
A toy figure having a trunk comprising:an upper torso member;a lower torso member; anda ball joint having a ball member and a ball enclosure defining a socket, the ball member pivotally and rotatably mounted in the socket of the ball enclosure, the ball member including a shaft extending therefrom, the ball enclosure of the ball joint being mounted in one of the upper torso and the lower torso, and the shaft of the ball joint being mounted in the other of the upper torso and the lower torso enabling the upper torso member to pivot and rotate in relation to the lower torso member,wherein a portion of the ball member opposite the shaft is enclosed by and abuts a portion of the ball enclosure, the portion of the ball member is made from a first material and the portion of the ball enclosure comprises a second material, and one of the first material and the second material is softer than the other of the first material and second material, thereby producing a coefficient of friction between the ball member and the body member that resists movement of the ball member within the socket but is normally overcome by a user's input, wherein the ball enclosure has an engaging rail and is mounted to a mounting structure shaped to receive the engaging rail, the mounting structure being disposed within one of the upper torso and the lower torso and comprising a bottom wall and a pair of side walls.