Patent ID: 7118443
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A multi-persona toy, comprising: a body adapted to function in a plurality of modes, including a first mode imitating a first persona, and a second mode imitating a second persona; a manual actuator adapted to change a function of the body between the first mode and the second mode; at least one appendage rotatably connected and adapted to move relative to the body, wherein the manual actuator is incorporated in the at least one appendage, and the manual actuator is actuated by moving the at least one appendage from a first position to a second position, wherein the body includes a posterior end, the at least one appendage includes a leg adjacent to the posterior end, and the leg includes a foot, and further wherein the leg is able to be rotated to assume a plurality of rotational positions relative to the body; a support plane defined by the posterior end of the body and the foot, wherein the support plane is adapted to rest on a surface, and wherein for each rotational position of the at least one appendage, the body is able to be maintained in a different position relative to the support plane; a head mounted on the body; and a lever assembly connecting the at least one appendage to the head, wherein for each rotational position of the at least one appendage, the lever assembly is adapted to hold the head in a different position relative to the body and maintains the head in an approximately level orientation relative to the support plane.